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FL H1319
Bill
Status
Failed
3/14/2022
Primary Sponsor
Angela Nixon
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of "economically disadvantaged" for school readiness eligibility to include families with income up to 150% of the federal poverty level or 70% of the state median income, whichever is greater
- Requires early learning coalitions to adopt a payment rate schedule with a minimum payment rate for each provider type and care level, replacing the previous payment schedule structure; minimum payment rate reimbursements must be charged as direct services
- Directs the Division of Early Learning within the Department of Education to amend its Child Care and Development Fund Plan to classify child care personnel as essential workers, making their children eligible for the school readiness program
- Requires the division to annually collect and report data on the number of child care personnel whose children were determined eligible, the number of such children served (disaggregated by county and age), total costs, and whether eligibility aided in retaining child care workers
- The essential worker and data collection provisions expire on September 30, 2024, unless reenacted by the Legislature; the act takes effect July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
School Readiness Program
Last Action
Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
3/14/2022
Committee Referrals
Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee2/7/2022
Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee1/14/2022
Full Bill Text
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