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HB0096 • 2007
AN ACT relating to child care; providing appropriations for the quality child care program; reappropriating a prior appropriation; providing an appropriation for the child care development fund program; and providing for an effective date.
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2nd reading • SEMLEK
Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by SEMLEK
Standing Committee • H05
Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H05
2nd reading • SCOTT
Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SCOTT
Standing Committee • SCOTT
Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT
Standing Committee • NICHOLAS
Plain English: Failed Standing Committee by NICHOLAS
Assigned Chapter Number - 157
Governor Signed HEA0104
S President Signed HEA No. 0104
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 104
Assigned Number HEA0104
H Did Concur
H Received for Concurrence
S Passed 3rd Reading
S Passed 2nd Reading
Amendment Adopted
S Passed CoW
Amendment Failed
Amendment Adopted
S Amendments Adopted
S Placed on General File
S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
S Rereferred to S02
S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
S Introduced and Referred to S10
S Received for Introduction
H Passed 3rd Reading
H Passed 2nd Reading
Amendment Failed
H Passed CoW
Amendment Adopted
H Amendments Adopted
H Placed on General File
H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
H Introduced and Referred to H02
H Received for Introduction
Bill Number Assigned
2007 General Session Summary for HB0096 Bill No.: HB0096 Drafter: JWL LSO No.: 07LSO-0306 Effective Date: 7/1/2007 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0104 Chapter No.: Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee Catch Title: Quality child care appropriations. Subject: Appropriations related to Quality Child Care (see HB0095/HEA0103). Summary/Major Elements: This act reappropriates funds in support of the quality child care system and appropriated by the 2006 Legislature. The system is amended by 2007 House Bill 95 (HEA 103). The appropriations include: $1,553,000 distributed for: o $300,000 for educational grants; o $300,000 for continuing education training grants; o $100,000 for business management services; o $500,000 for parent education and public awareness programs; o $100,000 for technical assistance to child caring facilities; o $100,000 for family strengthening programs; o $153,000 for administrative costs. $4,534,308 to increase reimbursement for child care under the Child Care Development Fund to 75% of the statewide average market rate, and to provide an additional $1.40/hour for care of children less than one year old, and an additional $1.50/hour for care of children between one and two years old.
WORKING DRAFT ORIGINAL HOUSE BILL NO. 0096 ENROLLED ACT NO. 104, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2007 GENERAL SESSION AN ACT relating to child care; providing appropriations for the quality child care program; reappropriating a prior appropriation; providing an appropriation for the child care development fund program; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming : Section 1. (a) For the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2008, one million five hundred fifty-three thousand dollars ($1,553,000.00) of funds remaining from the appropriation made in 2006 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 64, Section 4 for the purpose of funding a quality child care program pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 201 et seq., is hereby reappropriated to the department of workforce services for the following purposes: (i) Educational grants pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 204(a) – three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00); (ii) Continuing education training grants pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 204(c) – three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00); (iii) Business management services pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 205(b) – one hundred thousand dollars ($ 1 00,000.00); (iv) Parent education and public awareness programs pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 206 – five hundred thousand dollars ($ 5 00,000.00); (v) Technical assistance pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 205(b) – one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00); (vi) Family strengthening programs pursuant to W.S. 14 ‑ 4 ‑ 205(c) – one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00); and (vii) Administrative costs – one hundred fifty-three thousand dollars ($153,000.00). Section 2. For the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2008, four million five hundred thirty-four thousand three hundred eight dollars ($4,53 4 ,308.00) of funds remaining from the appropriation made in 2006 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 64, Section 4 for the purpose of funding a quality child care program pursuant to W.S. 14-4-201 et seq., is hereby reappropriated to the department of family services to increase the reimbursement for child care under the Child Care Development Fund 45 C.F.R. 98 to the seventy-fifth percentile of the statewide average market rate and to provide an additional one dollar and forty cents ($1.40) per hour of reimbursement for the care of children less than one (1) year of age and an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour of reimbursement for care of children one (1) year of age but less than two (2) years of age. All increases apply for qualifying families beginning July 1, 2007. Section 3 This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution. (END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED: _________ DATE APPROVED: _________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the House. Chief Clerk 1