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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5003
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND
EDUCATION FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending 1
June 30, 2025, after the accounts for the General Fund have been closed 2
and the Comptroller has determined the amount of unappropriated 3
surplus, if any, in said fund, the amount of such surplus to a maximum 4
of one hundred million dollars shall be transferred by the Treasurer to 5
the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund established pursuant to 6
section 10-511 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 7
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, after the accounts for the 8
General Fund have been closed and the Comptroller has determined the 9
amount of unappropriated surplus, if any, in said fund, the amount of 10
such surplus to a maximum of one hundred million dollars shall be 11
transferred by the Treasurer to the Early Childhood Care and Education 12
Fund established pursuant to section 10-511 of the general statutes, as 13
amended by this act. 14
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in determining the amount of unappropriated surplus to be transferred 16
to the Budget Reserve Fund pursuant to subsection (b) of section 4-30a 17
of the general statutes. 18
Sec. 2. Section 10-511 of the general statutes is repealed and the 19
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 20
(a) There is established the Early Childhood Care and Education 21
Fund. Said fund may contain any moneys required or permitted by law 22
to be deposited in the fund and shall receive and hold all payments and 23
deposits for contributions intended for said fund, as well as gifts, 24
bequests, endowments or federal, state or local grants and any other 25
funds from any public or private source and all earnings until disbursed 26
in accordance with the provisions of this section. 27
(b) The amounts on deposit in said fund shall not constitute property 28
of the state and said fund shall not be construed to be a department, 29
institution or agency of the state. Amounts on deposit in said fund shall 30
not be commingled with state funds and the state shall have no claim to 31
or against, or any interest in, such deposits. Any contract entered into 32
by or any obligation of said fund shall not constitute a debt or obligation 33
of the state and the state shall have no obligation to any person on 34
account of said fund and all amounts obligated to be paid from said 35
fund shall be limited to amounts available for such obligation on deposit 36
in said fund. Said fund shall retain at the end of any fiscal year an 37
amount not less than ten per cent of any transfers or deposits in said 38
fund during such fiscal year. Said fund shall continue in existence as 39
long as it holds any deposits or has any obligations and until its 40
existence is terminated by law. 41
(c) The Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in said fund in 42
a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of said 43
fund, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar 44
circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer shall give due 45
consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of 46
the total portfolio within said fund, liquidity, the projected 47 Committee Bill No. 5003
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disbursements and expenditures and the expected payments, deposits, 48
contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not require 49
said fund to invest directly in obligations of the state or any political 50
subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered 51
by the Treasurer. The assets of said fund shall be continuously invested 52
and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of said fund 53
until disbursed by the Comptroller in accordance with the provisions of 54
this section. 55
(d) The Treasurer, on behalf of said fund and for purposes of said 56
fund, may: 57
(1) Receive and invest moneys in said fund in any instruments, 58
obligations, securities or property in accordance with this section; 59
(2) Enter into one or more contractual agreements, including 60
contracts for legal, actuarial, accounting, custodial, advisory, 61
management, administrative, advertising, marketing and consulting 62
services for said fund and pay for such services from the assets of said 63
fund; 64
(3) Procure insurance in connection with said fund's property, assets, 65
activities or deposits to said fund; 66
(4) Apply for and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or 67
private sources to enable said fund to carry out its objectives; 68
(5) Adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 for purposes of 69
this section; 70
(6) Sue and be sued; 71
(7) Establish one or more accounts within said fund; and 72
(8) Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of this 73
section and incidental to the duties imposed on the Treasurer pursuant 74
to this section. 75 Committee Bill No. 5003
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(e) The amounts on deposit in said fund shall be used for the 76
purposes of supporting early childhood education in, and child care 77
needs of, the state, including expansion of the child care subsidy 78
program, established pursuant to section 17b-749, as amended by this 79
act, salary increases for early childhood educators, subsidies for health 80
care plans for employees of early care and education programs, in 81
accordance with section 5 of this act, and providing administrative and 82
technical assistance for the implementation of the competitive grant 83
program to provide grants for capital expenses related to the 84
construction and renovation of early childhood education and child care 85
facilities established pursuant to section 8 of this act, and shall not be 86
expended for any other purpose. 87
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Early 88
Childhood shall develop a report on the cost to increase provider 89
payment rates under the child care subsidy program, established 90
pursuant to section 17b-749 of the general statutes, as amended by this 91
act, to cover the cost of care, as described in the Connecticut Narrow 92
Cost Analysis prepared for the Office of Early Childhood in June 2024, 93
(1) using the current registry salary levels noted within the analysis and 94
to provide bonuses of ten per cent to programs operating in a child care 95
desert, as determined by the office, and twenty-five per cent to 96
programs accredited by the National Association for the Education of 97
Young Children or the National Association for Family Child Care, and 98
(2) using the workforce compensation schedule mid-career levels noted 99
within the analysis and to provide bonuses of ten per cent to programs 100
operating in a child care desert, as determined by the office, and twenty-101
five per cent to programs accredited by the National Association for the 102
Education of Young Children or the National Association for Family 103
Child Care. Such report shall include a proposal for an implementation 104
plan and timeline that phases in such increased provider payment rates 105
over a five-year period, commencing in the fiscal year ending June 30, 106
2026. 107
(b) Not later than September 1, 2025, the commissioner shall submit 108
such report on its findings and recommendations to the Early 109 Committee Bill No. 5003
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Childhood Care and Education Fund Advisory Commission, 110
established pursuant to section 10-511a of the general statutes, as 111
amended by this act, and the joint standing committees of the General 112
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, education, 113
finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations and the budgets of 114
state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 115
general statutes. 116
Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 10-511a of the general statutes is 117
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 118
2025): 119
(c) The commission shall: 120
(1) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, submit a 121
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 122
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 123
matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, 124
finance, revenue and bonding, education and children, on the financial 125
health and status of the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund, 126
including, but not limited to, (A) the amounts on deposit in said fund, 127
(B) disbursements made or expected to be made from said fund for the 128
applicable fiscal year, (C) the rates of return on investments made by the 129
Treasurer pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (D) a statement as to 130
the sufficiency of the amounts on deposit in said fund to achieve the 131
purposes of said fund, and (E) any recommendations for policy changes 132
and amendments to the general statutes necessary to further the 133
purposes of said fund, including recommendations for implementing 134
the findings in the report developed pursuant to section 3 of this act to 135
increase provider payment rates under the child care subsidy program, 136
established pursuant to section 17b-749, as amended by this act; 137
(2) Not later than January 1, 2026, submit a five-year plan, in 138
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 139
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 140
relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, 141 Committee Bill No. 5003
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revenue and bonding, education and children, of recommendations of 142
expenditures from said fund that would best support early childhood 143
education in, and child care needs of, the state. The commission shall, in 144
developing such plan, consider reports on (A) the state of [(A)] (i) early 145
childhood care and education in the state, and [(B)] (ii) kindergarten 146
readiness in the state, as well as best practices in other states, and (B) 147
increasing provider payment rates developed pursuant to section 3 of 148
this act under the child care subsidy program, established pursuant to 149
section 17b-749, as amended by this act. The commission shall update 150
such plan at least annually and submit such updated plan annually to 151
said committees; and 152
(3) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, hold a 153
public hearing annually on the state of the fund and of early childhood 154
education and child care in the state. 155
Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 156
(1) "Early care and education program" means a program providing 157
child care services, as described in section 19a-77 of the general statutes, 158
that is licensed by the Office of Early Childhood; 159
(2) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as provided in section 160
38a-1080 of the general statutes; and 161
(3) "Partnership plan" has the same meaning as provided in section 3-162
123aaa of the general statutes. 163
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 164
thereafter, the Comptroller shall establish a program to provide a 165
subsidy, within available appropriations, to an individual who (1) opens 166
a health savings account, pursuant to Section 223 of the Internal 167
Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal 168
revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, or is 169
eligible for Medicare and enrolls in a high deductible health plan, and 170
(2) is employed by an early care and education program. Such subsidy 171
shall be in an amount up to a certain percentage, as specified by the 172 Committee Bill No. 5003
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Comptroller, of the deductible for the health plan in which such 173
individual is enrolled, minus the amount of any employer contributions 174
to a health savings account or health reimbursement account, and not 175
exceeding an amount specified by the Comptroller. No individual may 176
receive more than one subsidy in any fiscal year pursuant to this section. 177
The Comptroller may work with the provider of an early care and 178
education program that employs such individual to distribute such 179
subsidy. 180
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 181
thereafter, the Comptroller shall establish a program to provide a 182
subsidy, from any funds appropriated for such purpose, to providers of 183
early care and education programs that provide coverage to its 184
employees and their dependents under a health benefit plan or a 185
partnership plan for such fiscal year or any portion thereof. Such 186
subsidy shall be (1) in an amount of not more than ten per cent of the 187
aggregate premium cost, inclusive of the employee and employer shares 188
of such cost, paid by such provider for coverage under such health 189
benefit plan or partnership plan, divided by the number of employees 190
of such provider who are enrolled in health coverage, and (2) used to 191
offset the employee's share of such premium cost that is deducted from 192
the payroll check of each employee of such provider during any pay 193
period during such fiscal year. The provisions of this subsection shall 194
not apply to any early care and education program provider that 195
provides coverage under a high deductible health plan, as such term is 196
described in subsection (f) of section 38a-520 of the general statutes. 197
(d) The Comptroller and the Early Childhood Care and Education 198
Fund Advisory Commission, established pursuant to section 10-511a of 199
the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall enter into a 200
memorandum of understanding, in accordance with the provisions of 201
section 4-97b of the general statutes, to allow the Comptroller to utilize 202
the sum of ____ that is appropriated to the Early Childhood Care and 203
Education Fund, established pursuant to section 10-511 of the general 204
statutes, as amended by this act, to implement the provisions of this 205
section. 206 Committee Bill No. 5003
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Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 17b-749 of the general statutes is 207
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 208
2025): 209
(b) The commissioner shall establish income standards for applicants 210
and recipients at a level to include a family with gross income up to 211
[fifty] eighty-five per cent of the state-wide median income, except the 212
commissioner: (1) May increase the income level up to the maximum 213
level allowed under federal law, (2) upon the request of the 214
Commissioner of Children and Families, may waive the income 215
standards for adoptive families so that children adopted on or after 216
October 1, 1999, from the Department of Children and Families are 217
eligible for the child care subsidy program, [and] (3) shall establish a 218
two-tiered income eligibility threshold in accordance with 45 CFR 219
98.21(b), as amended from time to time, and (4) shall permit recipients 220
whose gross income subsequently exceeds eighty-five per cent of the 221
state-wide median income to continue to receive prorated benefits until 222
such recipients' gross income meets or exceeds one hundred per cent of 223
the state median income. The commissioner may adopt regulations in 224
accordance with chapter 54 to establish income criteria and durational 225
requirements for such waiver of income standards. 226
Sec. 7. (Effective July 1, 2025) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, 227
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Early Childhood 228
shall exempt from the family fee requirement of the child care subsidy 229
program, established pursuant to section 17b-749 of the general statutes, 230
as amended by this act, any person or family who is (1) an active 231
participant in the child care subsidy program, and (2) employed by a 232
licensed early care and education program providing child care 233
services, as described in section 19a-77 of the general statutes. 234
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 235
30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Early Childhood 236
shall design and administer a competitive grant program to provide 237
grants for capital expenses related to the construction and renovation of 238
early childhood education and child care facilities. An operator of an 239 Committee Bill No. 5003
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early care and education program that provides child care services, as 240
described in section 19a-77 of the general statutes, may submit an 241
application for a grant to the office, in accordance with the provisions of 242
subsection (b) of this section. 243
(b) On and after July 1, 2025, an operator of an early care and 244
education program may apply, at such time and in such manner as the 245
commissioner prescribes, to the office for a capital grant for the purposes 246
described in subsection (a) of this section. To be eligible to receive a 247
grant under this section, an applicant operator shall (1) demonstrate that 248
it has a need for constructing a new or renovating an existing child care 249
facility, using information requested by the commissioner on a form 250
prescribed by the commissioner, and (2) submit a plan for the 251
expenditure of grant funds received under this section that outlines how 252
such operator will use such funds, including, but not limited to, how the 253
construction or renovation of the child care facility may increase access 254
to child care for families in the community. The commissioner shall give 255
priority to those operators that demonstrate the greatest need for the 256
construction or renovation of a child care facility. 257
(c) Each operator of an early care and education program receiving a 258
grant under this section shall submit an annual report, on a form and in 259
a manner prescribed by the commissioner, to the Office of Early 260
Childhood regarding the enrollment and operation of the early care and 261
education program. 262
(d) The commissioner may contract with nongovernmental entities, 263
including, but not limited to, nonprofit organizations, lending 264
institutions and technical assistance providers, to carry out the 265
provisions of this section. 266
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) There is established an account 267
to be known as the "early care and education program competitive 268
capital grant account" which shall be a capital projects fund. The account 269
shall contain the amounts authorized by the State Bond Commission in 270
accordance with section 10 of this act and any other moneys required by 271 Committee Bill No. 5003
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law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be 272
expended by the Office of Early Childhood for the purposes of the 273
competitive grant program established pursuant to section 8 of this act. 274
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the purposes described 275
in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have 276
the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the 277
state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in 278
the aggregate one hundred million dollars, provided twenty million 279
dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2025, twenty 280
million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2026, 281
twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 282
2027, twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 283
1, 2028, and twenty million dollars of said authorization shall be 284
effective July 1, 2029. The amount authorized for the issuance and sale 285
of such bonds in each of the following fiscal years shall not exceed the 286
corresponding amount for each such fiscal year, provided, to the extent 287
the Office of Early Childhood does not provide for the use of all or a 288
portion of such amount in any such fiscal year, such amount not 289
provided for shall be carried forward and added to the authorized 290
amount for the next succeeding fiscal year, and provided further, the 291
costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the 292
capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts 293
shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated. 294
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 295
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Early 296
Childhood for the purposes of the competitive grant program 297
established pursuant to section 8 of this act. 298
(c) The State Bond Commission shall approve a memorandum of 299
understanding between the Commissioner of Early Childhood and the 300
state, acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 301
Management and the Treasurer, providing for the issuance of said 302
bonds for the purposes of the competitive grant program established 303
pursuant to section 8 of this act, including provisions regarding the 304 Committee Bill No. 5003
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extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or 305
thereafter to be made available for costs should be added to the proceeds 306
of the bonds authorized pursuant to this section for such project or 307
program. The memorandum of understanding shall be deemed to 308
satisfy the provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes and the 309
exercise of any right or power granted thereby that is not inconsistent 310
with the provisions of this section. 311
(d) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the 312
exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not 313
inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and 314
shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission 315
pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the 316
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 317
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 318
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 319
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 320
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 321
authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except 322
upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed 323
with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf 324
of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such 325
terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. 326
Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations 327
of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are 328
pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds 329
as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of 330
the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts 331
necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby 332
made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as 333
the same become due. 334
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Not later than July 1, 2026, the 335
Office of Early Childhood shall develop and administer a system of 336
presumptive eligibility for applicants to the child care subsidy program, 337
established pursuant to section 17b-749 of the general statutes, as 338 Committee Bill No. 5003
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amended by this act. Such system shall (1) include a screening tool that 339
will permit applicants to determine presumptive eligibility under the 340
child care subsidy program, (2) provide applicants who have been 341
determined to be presumptively eligible for the child care subsidy 342
program to receive services for a sixty-day trial period, (3) require 343
applicants who receive services under such sixty-day trial period to 344
complete the full application for participation in the child care subsidy 345
program in order to continue to be eligible, and (4) require the office to 346
make a final eligibility determination for such applicant prior to the 347
expiration of such sixty-day trial period. 348
Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2025, the Office of 349
Early Childhood shall implement a prospective payment system for the 350
child care subsidy program, established pursuant to section 17b-749 of 351
the general statutes, as amended by this act, in accordance with federal 352
law. 353
Sec. 13. Subsections (f) and (g) of section 17b-749 of the general 354
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 355
(Effective July 1, 2025): 356
(f) A provider under the child care subsidy program that qualifies for 357
eligibility and subsequently receives payment for child care services for 358
recipients under this section shall be reimbursed for such services until 359
informed by the office of the recipient's ineligibility. For the fiscal year 360
ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the commissioner 361
shall (1) limit the total amount of payments under this section to any 362
provider that operates, directly or through an affiliate, more than ten 363
child care centers, as described in section 19a-77, to not more than one 364
per cent of the total appropriation under this section for that fiscal year, 365
unless the commissioner determines that making payments to such 366
provider in an amount greater than one per cent of such total annual 367
appropriation is in the best interests of the state, and (2) require any such 368
provider to (A) demonstrate a willingness to enroll more children of 369
families who are recipients under the child care subsidy program at each 370
child care center location operated by such provider or its affiliate, and 371 Committee Bill No. 5003
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(B) annually provide the office with an audited financial statement 372
detailing how payments received under this section have been 373
expended during that fiscal year. 374
(g) All licensed child care providers and those providers exempt from 375
licensing shall provide the office with the following information in order 376
to maintain eligibility for reimbursement: (1) The name, address, 377
appropriate identification, Social Security number and telephone 378
number of the provider and all adults who work for or reside at the 379
location where care is provided; (2) the name and address of the child's 380
doctor, primary care provider and health insurance company; (3) 381
whether the child is immunized and has had health screens pursuant to 382
the federal Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment 383
Services Program under 42 USC 1396d; [and] (4) the number of children 384
cared for by the provider; (5) the type of business entity of the provider; 385
and (6) the names of all officers, directors and owners of the provider 386
or, in the case of an affiliate of the provider that is receiving payments 387
under this section, the names of all officers, directors and owners of such 388
affiliate. 389
Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the fiscal year ending 390
June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, each provider of child care 391
services, as described in section 19a-77 of the general statutes, shall 392
annually submit to the Office of Early Childhood the tuition rates being 393
charged to families during the fiscal year and the amount of any change 394
in such tuition rates from the previous fiscal year. 395
(b) The Office of Early Childhood shall annually publish on its 396
Internet web site the information collected pursuant to subsection (a) of 397
this section regarding tuition rates and changes in tuition amounts. 398
Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2025, the 399
Commissioner of Early Childhood shall enter into a data sharing 400
agreement with the Children's Funding Project for the purpose of the 401
creation of a fiscal map that shows a comprehensive view of state 402
funding and spending for children in the state. The commissioner shall 403 Committee Bill No. 5003
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not be required to enter into such agreement under this section if the 404
Children's Funding Project requires a direct fee for its services. 405
Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) The Office of Early Childhood, in 406
collaboration with the Insurance Department and the Attorney General, 407
shall conduct a joint study regarding the prevalence, appropriateness 408
and affordability of liability insurance for child care centers and family 409
child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77 of the 410
general statutes. Such joint study shall include, but need not be limited 411
to, an assessment of the factors that have given rise to increasing liability 412
insurance costs. Not later than January 1, 2026, the office shall submit a 413
report on the findings of such joint study, and any recommendations, to 414
the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 415
cognizance of matters relating to children, education and insurance, in 416
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 417
Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) The Office of Early Childhood shall 418
conduct a study concerning the prevalence of men in the child care and 419
early childhood education workforce. Such study shall include, but 420
need not be limited to, an analysis of the factors affecting and reasons 421
why so few men are employed in child care or early childhood 422
education and recommendations for ways to increase the representation 423
of men in such fields. Not later than January 1, 2026, the office shall 424
submit a report on the findings of such study, and any 425
recommendations, to the joint standing committees of the General 426
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, education 427
and labor, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 428
general statutes. 429
Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) The Office of Early Childhood, in 430
consultation with the Department of Emergency Services and Public 431
Protection, shall develop a report on background checks for early 432
childhood educators. Such report shall include, but need not be limited 433
to, (1) an examination of (A) the average processing time for background 434
checks for early childhood educators, (B) strategies to improve the speed 435
at which background checks are processed, and (C) strategies to 436 Committee Bill No. 5003
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improve the convenience and ease with which early childhood 437
educators are able to be fingerprinted and to submit background check 438
materials for processing, and (2) an assessment of whether it is possible 439
for an early childhood educator to share his or her fingerprint and 440
background check results with multiple prospective employers. Not 441
later than January 1, 2026, the office shall submit a report on its findings, 442
and any recommendations, to the joint standing committees of the 443
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, 444
education and public safety, in accordance with the provisions of section 445
11-4a of the general statutes. 446
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 10-511
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 10-511a(c)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 17b-749(b)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 8 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 10 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 12 from passage New section
Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 17b-749(f) and (g)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 15 from passage New section
Sec. 16 from passage New section
Sec. 17 from passage New section
Sec. 18 from passage New section
KID Joint Favorable
ED Joint Favorable