AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR FULL-TIME POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Plain English Breakdown

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Child Care Help for College Students

This act allows full-time college students pursuing associate or bachelor's degrees to get help with child care costs.

What This Bill Does

• Makes full-time post-secondary education students eligible for child care assistance if they are studying for an associate or baccalaureate degree.
• Adds the name of Delaware’s child care program, 'Purchase of Care' (POC), to Chapter 5 of Title 31 in the state code.
• Fixes small errors in the existing law to match new standards.

Who It Names or Affects

• Full-time college students who are parents and studying for an associate or bachelor's degree.
• The child care program 'Purchase of Care' (POC) in Delaware.

Terms To Know

Associate Degree

A type of college degree that usually takes two years to complete.

Baccalaureate Degree

Another name for a bachelor's degree, which is typically earned after four years of full-time study in college.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not provide details on how much child care assistance students will receive.
• It only applies to full-time post-secondary education students studying for associate or baccalaureate degrees.

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR FULL-TIME POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
This Act makes full-time students attending post-secondary education for an associate or baccalaureate degree eligible for child care assistance.

This Act also adds the name of this State's child care assistance program, "Purchase of Care" or "POC" to Chapter 5 of Title 31 and makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

This Act is effective immediately because under § 10113 of Title 29, amendments that make existing regulations consistent with changes in basic law are exempt from the procedural requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act.