Provides categorical eligibility for subsidized child care services to certain child care workers.
This bill creates a new eligibility category for subsidized child care services, allowing qualifying child care workers to receive assistance regardless of their household income. It specifically covers educators or staff employed at least 30 hours weekly by licensed child care centers or registered family child care providers who have children aged zero to five and are not already eligible for the state's child care program. The state Human Services Commissioner must establish a verification process for employment hours and secure federal waivers to maintain funding under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. The bill also requires a report to the legislature within three years detailing how many workers qualified and received benefits, and whether the program improved recruitment and retention at child care facilities.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Yvonne Lopez
DDemocratic
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