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MA S2973

To expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care

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Introduced
06/30/2022
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

To expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care. The key provisions include: - Exempting child care and school-age programs that contract with the Department of Early Education and Care from certain price limitations. - Establishing the Early Education and Child Care Workforce Development Trust Fund to strengthen the pipeline of early childhood educators and promote professional development opportunities. - Creating scholarship and loan forgiveness programs for early education and child care sector educators. - Defining key terms like "caregiver," "child care provider," "high needs," and "subsidized child care provider." - Requiring the Department of Early Education and Care to establish a rate structure and sliding fee scale for subsidized child care programs, with no fees charged for families at or below the federal poverty level. - Creating an Early Education and Child Care Workforce Development Advisory Council and a Data Advisory Commission to provide recommendations and oversight. - Expanding eligibility and access to child care subsidies for low- and moderate-income families. - Establishing an operational grant program for child care providers and developing an early education and care career ladder. - Requiring various reports and implementation plans from the Department of Early Education and Care and other state agencies.

Sponsors (56)

Brian Ashe (D),  Mike Barrett (D),  Joseph Boncore (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Harriette Chandler (D),  Sonia Chang-Díaz (D),  Nick Collins (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Brendan Crighton (D),  John Cronin (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Sal DiDomenico (D),  Diana Dizoglio (D),  Carol Doherty (D),  Jamie Eldridge (D),  Dylan Fernandes (D),  Cindy Friedman (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Anne Gobi (D),  Adam Gómez (D),  Chris Hendricks (D),  Adam Hinds (D),  Vanna Howard (D),  Pat Jehlen (D),  Hannah Kane (R),  John Keenan (D),  Kay Khan (D),  Kathy LaNatra (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Eric Lesser (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Joan Lovely (D),  Joe McGonagle (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  Mark Montigny (D),  Mike Moore (D),  Susan Moran (D),  Matt Muratore (R),  James Murphy (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Marc Pacheco (D),  Sarah Peake (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Becca Rausch (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  John Rogers (D),  Mike Rush (D),  Jon Santiago (D),  Adam Scanlon (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Walter Timilty (D),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  John Velis (D), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Committee on Education (J), Senate Committee on Ways and Means (S)

Last Action

Reprinted, as amended, see S2997 (on 07/07/2022)
(7 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2973
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2973.pdf
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