OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6558
AN ACT CONCERNING ISSUES RELATING TO THE PROVISION
OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SERVICES IN
CONNECTICUT.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 9463
File Copy No.: 646
House Calendar No.: 465
Primary Analyst: ES 5/27/21
Contributing Analyst(s): (FN)
OFA Fiscal Note
See Fiscal Note Details
The amendment results in a cost to the Office of Early Childhood
(OEC) associated with expanding eligibility for the Care4kids program
to parents and caretakers participating in various higher education, job
training, and adult education programs. The amendment also specifies
those qualifying under these provisions can participate in a program
provided at a state-contracted child care center.
The extent of the cost depends on the number of qualifying
participants and subsidy amount paid under the program. The
amendment specifies that individuals are only eligible under the
expansion if certain federal funds are designated for such benefits, and
therefore does not require the expenditure of state funds.
The amendment also adds Danbury to the list of locations in which
OEC can issue a family child care home license to provide care in a space
outside a private family home from FY 22 through FY 26. This has no
fiscal impact.
The amendment makes other clarifying and technical changes that
have no fiscal impact. 2021HB-06558-R00LCO09463-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.