KY HB561 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms, to establish operations and requirements of a Certified Child Care Community Designation Program to be administered by the Cabinet for Economic Development for the purpose of creating new opportunities for local governments to help increase the supply of child care and early childhood education services in their communities through voluntary actions related to zoning reform and programming at the local level, and to require annual reporting to the General Assembly related to the operation of the program; amends KRS 199.881 to remove the pilot program designation of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership; amends KRS 199.887 to establish new requirements for an employee and a child care provider who receives child care assistance from his or her employer; amends KRS 199.888 to establish a new requirement of the cabinet to develop and implement strategies and programs to promote awareness of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership; and establishes a new requirement in KRS Chapter 199 to require the cabinet to submit by December 1, 2024, a draft standardized application for certification and draft instructions for the Certified Child Care Communities Designation Program to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children.

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Title

AN ACT relating to child care.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-27 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 379 (Y: 86 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-21 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 3024 (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 161 (Y: 77 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-05Housesigned by Governor (Acts Ch. 88)
2024-03-27Housedelivered to Governor
2024-03-27Houseenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2024-03-27Houseenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2024-03-27Housepassed 86-9
2024-03-27HouseHouse concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2024-03-25Houseposted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2024-03-22Houseto Rules (H)
2024-03-22Housereceived in House
2024-03-21Senate3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
2024-03-15Senatepassed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2024-03-14Senatepassed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
2024-03-13Senateposted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 14, 2024
2024-03-13Senate2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
2024-03-12Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2024-03-01Senateto Families & Children (S)
2024-02-28Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2024-02-28Senatereceived in Senate
2024-02-27House3rd reading, passed 77-14 with Committee Substitute (1)
2024-02-26Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 27, 2024
2024-02-23House2nd reading, to Rules
2024-02-22Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2024-02-20Houseto Families & Children (H)
2024-02-15Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2024-02-15Houseintroduced in House

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