24RS HB 550

Actions

Last Action	02/14/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to early childhood programs.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1968
Sponsors	J. Raymond, P. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program"; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.896 to define additional eligibility requirements in the Child Care Assistance Program; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate regulations for implementation; amend KRS 157.3175 to define "at risk of educational failure" to include three and four-year old children experiencing any of the listed circumstances; require that children will be identified for preschool based on their risk of educational failure rather than free lunch eligibility; specify that eligible school districts shall receive funding for three and four-year old children identified as at risk of educational failure.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Preschool education program, eligibility Public Assistance - Child Care Assistance Program, eligibility State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Child Care Assistance Program, eligibility Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Child Care Assistance Program, eligibility Children and Minors - Child Care Assistance Program, eligibility Children and Minors - Preschool education program, eligibility