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This bill allows child care providers that receive state aid to organize and collectively bargain with the Department of Health. It establishes the child care provider fund, a separate state fund to implement the monetary terms of any such agreements. The bill also expands tax credits related to child care expenses and facilities. Key provisions include allowing child care providers to form bargaining units and hold elections to select exclusive representatives, establishing unfair labor practices, and outlining the process for collective bargaining and resolving disputes. The bill appropriates $15 million to the child care provider fund and indexes certain tax credit limits for inflation.

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