PA HR41

Directs the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on emergency child care in Pennsylvania, with a report due within 18 months of adoption

Study must analyze current emergency child care availability, expansion challenges, federal/state funding sources, Medicare/Medicaid funding options, and practices in other states

Pennsylvania currently has only 12 crisis nurseries, while nearly 60% of residents live in child-care deserts where children outnumber available openings by 3 to 1

Child-care worker wages average $12.43 per hour in Pennsylvania, contributing to staffing shortages across facilities

Requires an advisory committee including the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, county representatives, emergency child-care workers, parents who have used services, and private provider representatives