HB 27-01: Reduction of Childcare Costs Act (Senate Version At Vote)

[Mike Thick]

A BILL

To mitigate the costs of childcare due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Be it ordained by the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Section I. Title
i. The title of this legislation shall be the Reduction of Childcare Costs Act
ii. The purpose of this legislation is to reduce childcare costs

Section II. Provisions
i. In response to the declared public health emergency, to hereby establish a national child care stabilization fund
ii. The national child care fund shall be financed through taxation
iii. To establish categorical grants to each state in the Republic of Atlasia, child care stabilization grants shall be authorized to the appropriate agency of each state
iv. The fund shall not exceed an amount of $50,000,000 $300,000,000
v. The fund may also be used to grant child care tax subsidies to states through revenue sharing, which in turn, can direct them to municipalities

Section III. Use of Grants
i. The state agency may only use the grants established by law to carry out activities to improve the supply and quality of child care such as conducting community assessment of child care centers OR to aid individuals in reducing their childcare costs by applying to the appropriate state agency
ii. The grant amount shall be based on the operating expenses of centers

People's House of Representatives
Passed 6-1-0-2 in the House of Representatives

Senate
Passed 6-0-0-0 in the Senate

[Mike Thick]

Since this bill has already passed the House, the amended version is up for an immediate vote. Amended portion of the bill is (obviously) blued.

Representatives, please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

[Rep Jessica]

aye

[Left Wing]

Aye

[SevenEleven]

Aye.

[Poirot]

Since this bill has already passed the House, the amended version is up for an immediate vote. Amended portion of the bill is (obviously) blued.

Representatives, please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

The cost icreases 6 times, that is a lot from what the House adopted but I wasn't there.

[The Dowager Mod]

Aye.

[Joseph Cao]

Aye.

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[Poirot]

aye

(since people don't seem to care about the big jump in budget)

[Mike Thick]

This has enough votes to pass. 24 hours to change your votes.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Aye

[Mike Thick]

Alright! Closing this baby up. Thanks.

The bill passes with eight ayes, zero nays, zero abstentions, and one Representative not voting.

[Mike Thick]

A BILL

To mitigate the costs of childcare due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Be it ordained by the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Section I. Title
i. The title of this legislation shall be the Reduction of Childcare Costs Act
ii. The purpose of this legislation is to reduce childcare costs

Section II. Provisions
i. In response to the declared public health emergency, to hereby establish a national child care stabilization fund
ii. The national child care fund shall be financed through taxation
iii. To establish categorical grants to each state in the Republic of Atlasia, child care stabilization grants shall be authorized to the appropriate agency of each state
iv. The fund shall not exceed an amount of $50,000,000 $300,000,000
v. The fund may also be used to grant child care tax subsidies to states through revenue sharing, which in turn, can direct them to municipalities

Section III. Use of Grants
i. The state agency may only use the grants established by law to carry out activities to improve the supply and quality of child care such as conducting community assessment of child care centers OR to aid individuals in reducing their childcare costs by applying to the appropriate state agency
ii. The grant amount shall be based on the operating expenses of centers

People's House of Representatives
Passed 6-1-0-2 in the House of Representatives

Senate
Passed 6-0-0-0 in the Senate

House (Revised)
Passed 8-0-0-0 in the House