Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00934 Compare Versions

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 934
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12	10		Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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20	19		AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY IN THE CARE4KIDS PROGRA M TO
21	20		PARENTS ENROLLED IN OTHER TYPES OF SCHOO L.
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 17b-749 of the general statutes is 1
26	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
27	26		1, 2019): 3
28	27		(a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and 4
29	28		operate a child care subsidy program to increase the availability, 5
30	29		affordability and quality of child care services for families with a 6
31	30		parent or caretaker who (1) is working or [attending] enrolled in high 7
32	31		school, a public or independent institution of higher education, an 8
33	32		adult education program pursuant to section 10-69, an English as a 9
34	33		second language program or a private occupational school authorized 10
35	34		pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o, inclusive, or (2) receives cash 11
36	35		assistance under the temporary family assistance program from the 12
37	36		Department of Social Services and is participating in an education, 13
38	37		training or other job preparation activity approved pursuant to 14
39		-	subsection (b) of section 17b-688i or subsection (b) of section 17b-689d. 15
40		-	Services available under the child care subsidy program shall include 16 Raised Bill No. 934
	38	+	subsection (b) of section 17b-688i or subsection (b) of section 17b-689d. 15 Raised Bill No. 934
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	44	+	Services available under the child care subsidy program shall include 16
47	45		the provision of child care subsidies for children under the age of 17
48	46		thirteen or children under the age of nineteen with special needs. The 18
49	47		Office of Early Childhood shall open and maintain enrollment for the 19
50	48		child care subsidy program and shall administer such program within 20
51	49		the existing budgetary resources available. The office shall issue a 21
52	50		notice on the office's Internet web site any time the office closes the 22
53	51		program to new applications, changes eligibility requirements, 23
54	52		changes program benefits or makes any other change to the program's 24
55	53		status or terms. [, except the office shall not be required to issue such 25
56	54		notice when the office expands program eligibility.] Any change in the 26
57	55		office's acceptance of new applications, eligibility requirements, 27
58	56		program benefits or any other change to the program's status or terms 28
59	57		for which the office is required to give notice pursuant to this 29
60	58		subsection, shall not be effective until thirty days after the office issues 30
61	59		such notice. 31
62	60		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
63	61		sections:
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65	63		Section 1 July 1, 2019 17b-749(a)
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	65	+	Statement of Purpose:
	66	+	To expand eligibility in the Care4Kids program to parents who are
	67	+	enrolled in school, in addition to high school, and require advance
	68	+	notice of expanded program eligibility.
	69	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	70	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	71	+	not underlined.]
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