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A 492

Establishes the statewide childcare workforce living wage fund; appropriation

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Noah Burroughs and 8 co-sponsors

Creates a statewide childcare workforce living wage fund and authorizes funding to raise wages for childcare workers, boosting recruitment, retention, and service quality.

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Bill Summary · A 492

Summary: Bill A 492 (A492A) — Establishes statewide childcare workforce living wage fund; appropriation

This summary captures the bill’s purpose, potential impact, and key procedural details based on the provided bill information and actions.

Overview and Intent

  • The bill seeks to establish a statewide childcare workforce living wage fund and to authorize an appropriation to support paying a living wage to workers in the statewide childcare sector.
  • The primary aim is to improve compensation for individuals providing childcare, with the expectation that higher wages would enhance recruitment, retention, and overall quality of childcare services.

Key Provisions (What the bill would do)

  • Create a statewide fund dedicated to supporting a living wage for the childcare workforce.
  • Authorize an appropriation to fund this initiative.
  • The specific mechanisms (eligibility criteria, how funds are distributed, wage standards, oversight, and administration) are not detailed in the provided text. The actual text would define program structure, administration, reporting, and accountability requirements.

Note: The material provided includes bill metadata and action notes but does not include the full substantive text of A492 or A492A. As a result, the precise operational provisions (e.g., eligibility, grant or subsidy formulas, periods of availability, and oversight) are not explicitly available here.

Affected Parties and Scope

  • Primary beneficiaries: childcare workers and staff across the statewide childcare system.
  • Secondary beneficiaries: childcare facilities, providers, and organizations employing or contracting with childcare workers, as well as families relying on childcare services who may experience improved workforce stability and service quality.
  • Government: state or designated agency would administer the fund and oversee compliance and outcomes (exact agency and governance details would be in the bill text).

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced: January 8, 2025.
  • Committee action: Referred to the House committee on Children and Families (January 8, 2025).
  • Legislative actions (as listed):
    • January 8, 2025: Referred to Children and Families.
    • February 26, 2025: Amendments (T) and recomitted to Children and Families.
    • February 26, 2025: Print number updated to 492A.
  • Related actions include the bill’s companion and prior-session related measures (A 5753; S 5533).

Sponsors

  • Primary sponsor: Andrew Hevesi
  • Cosponsors include: Sarahana Shrestha, John T. McDonald III, MaryJane Shimsky, Noah Burroughs, Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Maritza Davila, Phara Souffrant Forrest, Yudelka Tapia

Related Legislation

  • A 5753 (prior-session version)
  • S 5533 (companion bill)

Practical Considerations and Next Steps

  • Once the full text of A492A is available, reviewers should assess:
    • The exact funding level and duration of the appropriation.
    • How eligibility, wage standards, and distributions would be defined.
    • Administrative structure (agency responsible, governance, reporting requirements).
    • Legislative deadlines, potential amendments, and final status.

This summary reflects the information provided. For a deeper understanding, the enacted language of A492A and any fiscal notes or committee statements would be essential.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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