Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6512 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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14	14	J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
15	15	AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLAT IVE
16	16	COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND
17	17	Introduced By: Representatives Diaz, Caldwell, Casimiro, Slater, Tanzi, Shallcross
18	18	Smith, Fogarty, and Edwards
19	19	Date Introduced: June 10, 2023
20	20	Referred To: House Health & Human Services
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23	23	WHEREAS, The Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care (the "Commission") 1
24	24	was established by a Joint Resolution in 1989, and has been meeting faithfully since that time to 2
25	25	develop and recommend policies and legislation that will provide for quality, affordable, and 3
26	26	accessible child care and early education services in Rhode Island; and 4
27	27	WHEREAS, Seventy-two percent (72%) of Rhode Island children under age six and 5
28	28	seventy-seven percent (77%) of Rhode Island children ages six to seventeen have all parents in 6
29	29	the workforce; and 7
30	30	WHEREAS, Since the Commission was established, research has shown that 8
31	31	participating in high-quality early childhood programs supports children's learning and 9
32	32	development, can improve the trajectory of families' lives, and can close achievement gaps that 10
33	33	appear prior to kindergarten; now, therefore be it 11
34	34	RESOLVED, That the Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care in Rhode 12
35	35	Island, created by resolution No. 217 passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 13
36	36	1989, and approved July 7, 1989, entitled "Joint Resolution Creating A Permanent Legislative 14
37	37	Commission On Child Care In Rhode Island," amended by resolution No. 219 passed by the 15
38	38	General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 1991, and approved June 20, 1991, entitled "Joint 16
39	39	Resolution In Amendment of The Joint Resolution Creating A Permanent Legislative 17
40	40	Commission On Child Care In Rhode Island," further amended by resolution No. 325 passed by 18
41	41	the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 1998, and approved by the General Assembly 19
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45	45	on June 27, 1998, entitled "Joint Resolution Amending the Joint Resolution Creating a Permanent 1
46	46	Legislative Commission on Child Care in Rhode Island," as further amended by resolution No. 2
47	47	346 passed by the General Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2007, and approved by the 3
48	48	General Assembly on June 13, 2007, entitled "Joint Resolution Amending the Joint Resolution 4
49	49	Creating a Permanent Legislative Commission on Child Care In Rhode Island," and as further 5
50	50	amended by resolution No. 410 passed by the General Assembly on July 6, 2007, entitled "Joint 6
51	51	Resolution Amending the Joint Resolution Creating a Permanent Legislative Commission on 7
52	52	Child Care in Rhode Island" and as further amended by resolution No. 372 passed by the General 8
53	53	Assembly at its January session, A.D. 2010, and approved by the General Assembly on June 25, 9
54	54	2010, entitled "Joint Resolution Amending the Joint Resolution Creating a Permanent Legislative 10
55	55	Commission on Child Care in Rhode Island" be and the same is hereby amended, as follows: 11
56	56	The Commission shall be known as "The Permanent Legislative Commission on Child 12
57	57	Care and Early Learning". 13
58	58	The purpose of the Commission shall be to review, develop, and recommend policies and 14
59	59	legislation to the General Assembly to ensure that Rhode Island has a network of child care and 15
60	60	early learning services that are high quality, affordable, accessible, and equitable, and to plan for 16
61	61	the state's current and future needs for child care, as well as early learning services, including the 17
62	62	expansion of pre-kindergarten. 18
63	63	The Commission shall consist of thirty-one (31) members: five (5) of whom shall be 19
64	64	members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, not more than four (4) from the same 20
65	65	political party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; four (4) of whom shall be members 21
66	66	of the Rhode Island Senate, not more than three (3) from the same political party, to be appointed 22
67	67	by the President of the Senate; one of whom shall be from the Rhode Island Department of 23
68	68	Human Services State Child Care Licensing Office, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; 24
69	69	one of whom shall be from the Rhode Island Department of Human Services State Child Care 25
70	70	Subsidy Program, to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall be the Director of 26
71	71	the Head Start Collaboration Office, or designee; one of whom shall be the Child Advocate of the 27
72	72	State of Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the Commissioner of the Rhode Island 28
73	73	Department of Education, or designee; one of whom shall be a representative from Business 29
74	74	Owners of Childcare Association (BOCA), to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of 30
75	75	whom shall be a representative from the State Alliance of YMCAs, to be appointed by the Senate 31
76	76	President; one of whom shall be a representative from the Rhode Island Childcare Directors 32
77	77	Association (RICCDA), to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a 33
78	78	representative from the RI Head Start Association, to be appointed by the Senate President; one 34
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82	82	of whom shall be a representative from Family Child Care Homes of Rhode Island, to be 1
83	83	appointed by the Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be a representative from the SEIU 2
84	84	1199 Family Care Providers Union, to be appointed by the Senate President; one of whom shall 3
85	85	be a representative from the Rhode Island Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, to be appointed by the 4
86	86	Speaker of the House; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Rhode Island Parent 5
87	87	Information Network, Inc., or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of Rhode 6
88	88	Island KIDS COUNT, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director at The 7
89	89	Economic Progress Institute, or designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the 8
90	90	Rhode Island Association for the Education of Young Children, or designee; one of whom shall 9
91	91	be the Commissioner of the Office of the Postsecondary Education who has direct knowledge of 10
92	92	and experience working with an institution's early childhood education program or department, or 11
93	93	designee; one of whom shall be the Executive Director of the Local Initiatives Support 12
94	94	Corporation (LISC Rhode Island), or designee; one of whom shall be the President and Chief 13
95	95	Executive Officer of the United Way of Rhode Island, or designee; one of whom shall be the 14
96	96	Executive Director of the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council, or designee; one of 15
97	97	whom shall be the Executive Director of Parents Leading for Educational Equity (PLEE), or 16
98	98	designee; and one of whom shall be an early childhood program leader in Rhode Island who has 17
99	99	expertise in early childhood through their own education and experience, focuses their work in 18
100	100	the urban core or similar community that is traditionally underserved, and whose work 19
101	101	predominantly serves historically marginalized populations, to be appointed jointly by the 20
102	102	Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate from a list provided by the Commission 21
103	103	Chairs. 22
104	104	When making appointments, consideration shall be given to increasing diversity on the 23
105	105	Commission to more closely reflect the demographics of the State of Rhode Island. 24
106	106	Membership in the Commission shall be reviewed and updated every two (2) or three (3) 25
107	107	years. 26
108	108	The Commission shall be hosted by the House of Representatives in even-numbered 27
109	109	years and by the Senate in odd-numbered years. 28
110	110	The Commission shall organize and execute an annual event for Child Care and Early 29
111	111	Education Awareness Day, and a planning retreat to discuss child care and early education 30
112	112	initiatives every two (2) or three (3) years. 31
113	113	The Commission may be allotted an annual budget up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) 32
114	114	via grant funding, subject to approval by the Speaker of the House and the President of the 33
115	115	Senate, to support activities and costs associated with Child Care Awareness Day and the 34
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126	126	EXPLANATION
127	127	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
128	128	OF
129	129	J O I N T R E S O L U T I O N
130	130	AMENDING THE JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A PERMANENT LEGISLATIV E
131	131	COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE IN RHODE ISLAND
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133	133	This resolution would amend the commission name, membership, appointment process, 1
134	134	purpose, funding allowance designation, timeline for membership, and meeting schedules. 2
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