General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 130 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1167 *01167* Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 130 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1167 *01167* Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. PORTER, 94th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXPANSION OF THE CARE 4 KIDS PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 17b-749 of the general statutes be amended to (1) extend applicant eligibility in the child care subsidy program from eight months to one year, (2) allow parents or caretakers who are attending institutes of higher education to be eligible for child care subsidies, and (3) allow information regarding participants in the child care subsidy program to be shared with other government-sponsored programs in which the participants may be enrolled. Statement of Purpose: To lessen the difficulties parents face when applying for the Care 4 Kids program.