Children: child care; tri-share child care program; establish. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 6b.
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- Passed House
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Overview
This bill establishes the Tri-Share Child Care Program within the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential. It creates a dedicated fund to support this program, which aims to continue a pilot project focused on employer-supported childcare. The program will be administered by the department and can fund existing and potentially new child care facilitator hubs, prioritizing expansion to more counties or statewide employers.
Key provisions
- Establishes the Tri-Share Child Care Program.
- Creates a dedicated fund within the state treasury.
- Authorizes the state treasurer to manage and invest the fund's assets.
- Requires funds in the fund to remain available for future use.
- Designates the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential as the administrator of the fund.
- Allows the department to fund existing and potentially new child care facilitator hubs.
- Specifies eligible types of organizations that can receive funds (nonprofit, LLC, corporation, or sole proprietor).
- Prioritizes expanding the program to more counties or statewide employers.
Who is affected
- Child care providers
- Employers
- Parents of young children
- State government (Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential)
- The general public through access to childcare
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