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SB311 • 2026

Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require. Creates new act.

Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require. Creates new act.

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Sponsor
Rosemary Bayer (District 13)
Last action
2026-05-20
Official status
referred to Committee on Families and Veterans
Effective date
Not listed

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Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require. Creates new act.

Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require.

What This Bill Does

  • Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require.
  • Creates new act.

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Amendments

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S-1

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REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)

Plain English: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) 5

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-20 SJ 45 Pg. 551

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 103 YEAS 21 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

  2. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 636

    received on 05/20/2026

  3. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 644

    read a first time

  4. 2026-05-20 HJ 39 Pg. 644

    referred to Committee on Families and Veterans

  5. 2026-05-19 SJ 44 Pg. 532

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)

  6. 2026-05-19 SJ 44 Pg. 532

    SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN

  7. 2026-05-19 SJ 44 Pg. 532

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)

  8. 2026-03-25 SJ 29 Pg. 281

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 3/24/2026

  9. 2026-03-25 SJ 29 Pg. 281

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  10. 2025-05-15 SJ 45 Pg. 575

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ROSEMARY BAYER

  11. 2025-05-15 SJ 45 Pg. 575

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES

Official Summary Text

Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require. Creates new act.

Current Bill Text

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SB-311, As Passed Senate, May 20, 2026

OOH S01795'25 (S-1)_SB311_APS_1 f7q3gk

SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 311
A bill to require the adjustment of reimbursements made to
child care providers under the child development and care program
for inflation; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain
state and local governmental officers and entities .
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act: 1
(a) "Child care provider" means that term as defined under 2
section 2 of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.622. 3
(b) "Department" means the department of lifelong education, 4
advancement, and potential. 5
(c) "Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Consumer Price Index" means the 6
most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the 7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area from the United States Department of 8
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OOH S01795'25 (S-1)_SB311_APS_1 f7q3gk
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1
(d) "Program" means the child development and care program. 2
Sec. 3. (1) Beginning 90 days after the effective date of the 3
amendatory act that added this section and every July 1 thereafter , 4
the department must determine the average percent change to 5
inflation for the preceding 12 months of the Detroit -Warren 6
Dearborn Consumer Price Index. 7
(2) Beginning October 1, 2027 and every October 1 thereafter , 8
the department must adjust payment rates under the program made to 9
a child care provider for the corresponding fiscal year by the 10
average percent change to inflation as determined in subsection (1) 11
if both conditions are met: 12
(a) The determination in subsection (1) would result in an 13
increase in payment rates. 14
(b) The department has not adjusted payment rates for the 15
corresponding fiscal year in accordance with 45 CFR 98.45. 16