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GA HR1592
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/7/2016
Primary Sponsor
Valerie Clark
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Child Care Assistance, composed of seven members: six House members appointed by the Speaker and the executive director of the Atlanta Women's Foundation
- Directs the committee to study accessibility of child care assistance for low-income families, reimbursement rates and funding, geographic gaps in child care providers, provider development, and best practices nationwide
- Notes that Georgia's child care assistance program serves only 5.9 percent of low-income children under age 13, with income eligibility requirements more stringent than 32 other states and reimbursement rates below market rates
- Cites that child care assistance increases the probability of a single mother working full-time from 38 percent to 53 percent, and that child care disruptions cost U.S. businesses an estimated $3 billion annually
- Requires the committee to file a report of findings and any proposed legislation with the Clerk of the House before the committee's abolishment date of December 1, 2016
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Child Care Assistance; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/10/2016
Full Bill Text
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