SB 111-17: Childcare Opportunity Act (Debating)

[WD]

Childcare Opportunity Act

An act to provide affordable and effective childcare options to all Atlasians -

This Act may be cited as the “Child Care for Working Families Act”.

Section 1. Purposes

a. To ensure that no low- to moderate-income family pays more than 7 percent of its household income on child care.

b. To support working parents in making their own decisions regarding the child care services that best suit their family’s needs.

c. To support productive, high-quality, and inclusive childcare for all children and those with disabilities.

d. To provide before- and after-school and summer care services for school-age children.

e. To help child care programs meet evidence-based or national standards to improve the quality of child care.

f. To support regionwide systems to support the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, better coordinate child care and other services, and assist regions in increasing the number of child care providers that provide high-quality and inclusive care to families of infants or toddlers with disabilities and families of children with disabilities.

Section 2. Eligibility.

1. Application for Appropriations
Plan Requirement

i. SUPPORTING WORKING PARENTS.—Support working parents by providing assurances that the government supports their needs to provide their children with the best opportunities possible.


ii. to enroll such child with a child care provider who has received a child care certificate from such parent or parents;”;


iii. the region’s tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers.

iv. to establish a description of the national standards or other equally rigorous and evidence-based standards tied to child outcomes that the regions use.

v. to establish the payment rates referred for providers at each tier of such system; and

vi the number and percentage of eligible providers at each tier of such system, in total and disaggregated by geographic location.

vii. information on opportunities for staff of child care providers to improve their skills and credentials, including information about training opportunities and professional organizations that provide such training.”;

2. TIERED AND TRANSPARENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.—The regional plan shall describe how the region will develop or revise with input from child care providers, from families, and from organizations representing child care directors, teachers, and other staff, within 3 years after the date of submission of the regional application, systems for measuring the quality of eligible child care providers who provide services for which assistance is made available under this subchapter, that consist of—
a tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of eligible child care providers who serve eligible children, that—
applies to eligible child care providers (except providers of family, friend, or neighbor care that elect to be covered under clause (ii));
includes a set of standards, for determining the tier of quality of a child care provider, that—
uses other equally rigorous and evidence-based standards that are tied to child outcomes;
includes indicators that are appropriate for different types of providers, including child care centers and family child care providers, and are appropriate for providers serving different age groups (including mixed age groups) of children, while maintaining a high level of quality child care by all of the different types of providers and for all of the different age groups (including mixed age groups);
includes a different set of standards that includes different indicators, to be applied, when appropriate, for care during nontraditional hours of operation; and
in conjunction with the increasing payment rates under paragraph (4) (increasing due to factors specified in paragraph (4) such as the cost estimation model and quality basis for payment rates), provides for sufficient resources to enable standards at the entry tier for such system to increase in rigor over time; and
a separate system of quality standards for providers concerning developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate care that—
 applies to eligible child care providers of family, friend, or neighbor care (except such providers that elect to be covered.
3. PROHIBITION ON CHARGING MORE THAN COPAYMENT.—The regional plan shall provide that, after the systems described are in effect, child care providers receiving financial assistance under this subchapter may not charge the family of an eligible child more than the total of—
a. the financial assistance provided to the family under this subchapter; and
B. any applicable copayment
4. POLICIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES.—The regional plan shall provide a description of—
how the region will ensure that eligible child care providers, except for providers of family, friend, or neighbor care that elect to be covered will prioritize children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities for slots in programs carried out by the providers; and
 
3. PAYMENT RATES.—
IN GENERAL.—The regional plan shall—
I. certify that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter—
Ii. will be based on a cost estimation model that is described.
III. will correspond to differences in quality based on the region’s tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers.
 
5. COST ESTIMATION MODEL.—The regional plan shall—
a. demonstrate that the region has, after consulting with the entities and individuals described, developed and used a statistically valid and reliable cost estimation model for the rates of such child care services in the State—
b. for providers at each of the tiers of the State's tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers described in paragraph (which rates reflect variations in the cost of child care services by geographic area, type of provider, and age of child, and the additional costs associated with providing high-quality and inclusive child care services for children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities); and
c. demonstrate that the region prepared a detailed report containing the child care costs estimated with the region cost estimation model pursuant to clause (i), and made the estimated costs widely available (not later than 30 days after the completion of the estimation) through periodic means, including posting the estimated costs on the Internet;
d. describe how the region will set payment rates for child care services, for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter—
e. in accordance with the most recent estimates from the most recent cost estimation model used pursuant to clause
(i), so that providers at each tier of the tiered and transparent system for measuring program quality receive payment that is not less than the cost of meeting the requirements of such tier; and
Ii. that maintain an effective and diverse workforce by ensuring wages for staff of child care providers that—
III. are comparable to wages for elementary educators with similar credentials and experience in the State; and
IV. at a minimum, provide a living wage for all staff of child care providers;
V. describe how the State will provide for timely payment for child care services provided under this subchapter.
6. PAYMENT PRACTICES.—The regional plan shall include—
a. a certification that the payment practices of child care providers in the State that serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter reflect generally accepted payment practices of child care providers in the State that serve children who do not receive assistance under this subchapter, including the practice of paying the providers the payment rate described based on the number of children enrolled and not the number of children in daily attendance, so as to provide stability of funding and encourage more child care providers to serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter; and
b. an assurance that the region will implement enrollment and eligibility policies that support the fixed costs of providing child care services by delinking provider payment rates from an eligible child’s occasional absences due to holidays or unforeseen circumstances such as illness.
 
7. SLIDING SCALE FOR COPAYMENTS.—
a. IN GENERAL.—The regional plan shall provide an assurance that the region will require—
(i) a family receiving assistance under this subchapter to pay the copayment.
(ii) another entity to pay the copayment on behalf of the family, voluntarily or in accordance with Federal law.
SLIDING SCALE.—Such copayment shall be based on a sliding scale that provides that, for a family with a family income—
“(i) of not more than 75 percent of regional median income, the family shall not pay a copayment, toward the cost of the child care involved for all eligible children in the family;
“(ii) of more than 75 percent but not more than 100 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 0 but not more than 2 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children;
iii. of more than 100 percent but not more than 125 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 2 but not more than 4 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children; and
iv. of more than 125 percent but not more than 150 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 4 but not more than 7 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children.


Section 3. Compensation and Appropriations

1. Compensation.—The plan shall provide a description of the State’s wage ladder for staff of eligible child care providers, and an assurance that wages for such staff.

2. Stakeholders.—The plan shall demonstrate how the regions will facilitate participation of staff of eligible child care providers in organizations that foster the professional development and stakeholder engagement of the child care workforce.

3. Appropriations - Congress authorizes the following amounts to be appropriated as block grants to the regions and there are appropriated to carry out an amount of $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, $30,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $40,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year.

Sponsor: Spark

The gentleman from Wisconsin is recognized

[Senator-elect Spark]

This bill will reduce the burden for working families in a time of high inflation. Childcare costs are rising. This bill is a way to reduce costs and subsidize this care.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Im having some trouble understanding all of this. What role are the Regions to play? I see references to a Regional plan.

[Senator-elect Spark]

Im having some trouble understanding all of this. What role are the Regions to play? I see references to a Regional plan.

The federal government will aid the regions in this area and encourage the regions to come up with a plan to address the issue of childcare.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Amendment to cost this out just for this year for budgeting purposes so we can finish this. 24 hours to object.

...

3. Appropriations - The Senate authorizes the following amounts to be appropriated as block grants to the regions and there are appropriated to carry out an amount of $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 20223 , $30,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, $40,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year.

[Senator-elect Spark]

Amendment is friendly

[S019]

Hate to be that guy, but how exactly is this being funded?

[Mr. Reactionary]

Hate to be that guy, but how exactly is this being funded?

As of now, the general fund surplus. We are still waiting on revenue estimates for the woke taxes and we have 3 bills in the queue to cut program costs elsewhere. Looking at the budget picture right now we have enough of a surplus even if none of the other bills pass to eat the costs this year. Hopefully though some of the other bills pass so we can grow our surplus.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Amendment is adopted.

I move we proceed to a final vote. 24 hours to object.

[Mr. Reactionary]

A final vote is now open on this bill lasting until 11:59 PM Eastern Friday night or until everyone votes whichever occurs soonest. Please vote aye, nay, or abstain.

Childcare Opportunity Act

An act to provide affordable and effective childcare options to all Atlasians -

This Act may be cited as the “Child Care for Working Families Act”.

Section 1. Purposes

a. To ensure that no low- to moderate-income family pays more than 7 percent of its household income on child care.

b. To support working parents in making their own decisions regarding the child care services that best suit their family’s needs.

c. To support productive, high-quality, and inclusive childcare for all children and those with disabilities.

d. To provide before- and after-school and summer care services for school-age children.

e. To help child care programs meet evidence-based or national standards to improve the quality of child care.

f. To support regionwide systems to support the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, better coordinate child care and other services, and assist regions in increasing the number of child care providers that provide high-quality and inclusive care to families of infants or toddlers with disabilities and families of children with disabilities.

Section 2. Eligibility.

1. Application for Appropriations
Plan Requirement

i. SUPPORTING WORKING PARENTS.—Support working parents by providing assurances that the government supports their needs to provide their children with the best opportunities possible.


ii. to enroll such child with a child care provider who has received a child care certificate from such parent or parents;”;


iii. the region’s tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers.

iv. to establish a description of the national standards or other equally rigorous and evidence-based standards tied to child outcomes that the regions use.

v. to establish the payment rates referred for providers at each tier of such system; and

vi the number and percentage of eligible providers at each tier of such system, in total and disaggregated by geographic location.

vii. information on opportunities for staff of child care providers to improve their skills and credentials, including information about training opportunities and professional organizations that provide such training.”;

2. TIERED AND TRANSPARENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.—The regional plan shall describe how the region will develop or revise with input from child care providers, from families, and from organizations representing child care directors, teachers, and other staff, within 3 years after the date of submission of the regional application, systems for measuring the quality of eligible child care providers who provide services for which assistance is made available under this subchapter, that consist of—
a tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of eligible child care providers who serve eligible children, that—
applies to eligible child care providers (except providers of family, friend, or neighbor care that elect to be covered under clause (ii));

includes a set of standards, for determining the tier of quality of a child care provider, that—
uses other equally rigorous and evidence-based standards that are tied to child outcomes;

includes indicators that are appropriate for different types of providers, including child care centers and family child care providers, and are appropriate for providers serving different age groups (including mixed age groups) of children, while maintaining a high level of quality child care by all of the different types of providers and for all of the different age groups (including mixed age groups);

includes a different set of standards that includes different indicators, to be applied, when appropriate, for care during nontraditional hours of operation; and

in conjunction with the increasing payment rates under paragraph (4) (increasing due to factors specified in paragraph (4) such as the cost estimation model and quality basis for payment rates), provides for sufficient resources to enable standards at the entry tier for such system to increase in rigor over time; and

a separate system of quality standards for providers concerning developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate care that applies to eligible child care providers of family, friend, or neighbor care (except such providers that elect to be covered.

3. PROHIBITION ON CHARGING MORE THAN COPAYMENT.—The regional plan shall provide that, after the systems described are in effect, child care providers receiving financial assistance under this subchapter may not charge the family of an eligible child more than the total of—

a. the financial assistance provided to the family under this subchapter; and

B. any applicable copayment

4. POLICIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES.—The regional plan shall provide a description of how the region will ensure that eligible child care providers, except for providers of family, friend, or neighbor care that elect to be covered will prioritize children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities for slots in programs carried out by the providers; and
 
3. PAYMENT RATES.—
IN GENERAL.—The regional plan shall—

I. certify that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter—

II. will be based on a cost estimation model that is described.

III. will correspond to differences in quality based on the region’s tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers.
 
5. COST ESTIMATION MODEL.—The regional plan shall—

a. demonstrate that the region has, after consulting with the entities and individuals described, developed and used a statistically valid and reliable cost estimation model for the rates of such child care services in the Region

b. for providers at each of the tiers of the Region's tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers described in paragraph (which rates reflect variations in the cost of child care services by geographic area, type of provider, and age of child, and the additional costs associated with providing high-quality and inclusive child care services for children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities); and

c. demonstrate that the region prepared a detailed report containing the child care costs estimated with the region cost estimation model pursuant to clause (i), and made the estimated costs widely available (not later than 30 days after the completion of the estimation) through periodic means, including posting the estimated costs on the Internet;

d. describe how the region will set payment rates for child care services, for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter—

e. in accordance with the most recent estimates from the most recent cost estimation model used pursuant to clause
(i), so that providers at each tier of the tiered and transparent system for measuring program quality receive payment that is not less than the cost of meeting the requirements of such tier; and

II. that maintain an effective and diverse workforce by ensuring wages for staff of child care providers that—

III. are comparable to wages for elementary educators with similar credentials and experience in the State; and

IV. at a minimum, provide a living wage for all staff of child care providers;

V. describe how the State will provide for timely payment for child care services provided under this subchapter.

6. PAYMENT PRACTICES.—The regional plan shall include:

a. a certification that the payment practices of child care providers in the State that serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter reflect generally accepted payment practices of child care providers in the State that serve children who do not receive assistance under this subchapter, including the practice of paying the providers the payment rate described based on the number of children enrolled and not the number of children in daily attendance, so as to provide stability of funding and encourage more child care providers to serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter; and

b. an assurance that the region will implement enrollment and eligibility policies that support the fixed costs of providing child care services by delinking provider payment rates from an eligible child’s occasional absences due to holidays or unforeseen circumstances such as illness.
 
7. SLIDING SCALE FOR COPAYMENTS.

a. IN GENERAL.—The regional plan shall provide an assurance that the region will require:

(i) a family receiving assistance under this subchapter to pay the copayment.

(ii) another entity to pay the copayment on behalf of the family, voluntarily or in accordance with Federal law.

SLIDING SCALE.—Such copayment shall be based on a sliding scale that provides that, for a family with a family income

“(i) of not more than 75 percent of regional median income, the family shall not pay a copayment, toward the cost of the child care involved for all eligible children in the family;

“(ii) of more than 75 percent but not more than 100 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 0 but not more than 2 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children;

iii. of more than 100 percent but not more than 125 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 2 but not more than 4 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children; and

iv. of more than 125 percent but not more than 150 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 4 but not more than 7 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children.


Section 3. Compensation and Appropriations

1. Compensation.—The plan shall provide a description of the State’s wage ladder for staff of eligible child care providers, and an assurance that wages for such staff.

2. Stakeholders.—The plan shall demonstrate how the regions will facilitate participation of staff of eligible child care providers in organizations that foster the professional development and stakeholder engagement of the child care workforce.

3. Appropriations - Congress authorizes the following amounts to be appropriated as block grants to the regions and there are appropriated to carry out an amount of $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.

[PPT Spiral]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[Saint Milei]

Aye

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[GregTheGreat657]

Aye

[Utah Neolib]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[Senator-elect Spark]

Aye

[Devout Centrist]

Abstain

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

13 hours left. 7 still need to vote.

[S019]

Nay

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill passes 9-2-1-6.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Childcare Opportunity Act

An act to provide affordable and effective childcare options to all Atlasians -

This Act may be cited as the “Child Care for Working Families Act”.

Section 1. Purposes

a. To ensure that no low- to moderate-income family pays more than 7 percent of its household income on child care.

b. To support working parents in making their own decisions regarding the child care services that best suit their family’s needs.

c. To support productive, high-quality, and inclusive childcare for all children and those with disabilities.

d. To provide before- and after-school and summer care services for school-age children.

e. To help child care programs meet evidence-based or national standards to improve the quality of child care.

f. To support regionwide systems to support the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, better coordinate child care and other services, and assist regions in increasing the number of child care providers that provide high-quality and inclusive care to families of infants or toddlers with disabilities and families of children with disabilities.

Section 2. Eligibility.

1. Application for Appropriations
Plan Requirement

i. SUPPORTING WORKING PARENTS.—Support working parents by providing assurances that the government supports their needs to provide their children with the best opportunities possible.


ii. to enroll such child with a child care provider who has received a child care certificate from such parent or parents;”;


iii. the region’s tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers.

iv. to establish a description of the national standards or other equally rigorous and evidence-based standards tied to child outcomes that the regions use.

v. to establish the payment rates referred for providers at each tier of such system; and

vi the number and percentage of eligible providers at each tier of such system, in total and disaggregated by geographic location.

vii. information on opportunities for staff of child care providers to improve their skills and credentials, including information about training opportunities and professional organizations that provide such training.”;

2. TIERED AND TRANSPARENT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.—The regional plan shall describe how the region will develop or revise with input from child care providers, from families, and from organizations representing child care directors, teachers, and other staff, within 3 years after the date of submission of the regional application, systems for measuring the quality of eligible child care providers who provide services for which assistance is made available under this subchapter, that consist of—
a tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of eligible child care providers who serve eligible children, that—
applies to eligible child care providers (except providers of family, friend, or neighbor care that elect to be covered under clause (ii));

includes a set of standards, for determining the tier of quality of a child care provider, that—
uses other equally rigorous and evidence-based standards that are tied to child outcomes;

includes indicators that are appropriate for different types of providers, including child care centers and family child care providers, and are appropriate for providers serving different age groups (including mixed age groups) of children, while maintaining a high level of quality child care by all of the different types of providers and for all of the different age groups (including mixed age groups);

includes a different set of standards that includes different indicators, to be applied, when appropriate, for care during nontraditional hours of operation; and

in conjunction with the increasing payment rates under paragraph (4) (increasing due to factors specified in paragraph (4) such as the cost estimation model and quality basis for payment rates), provides for sufficient resources to enable standards at the entry tier for such system to increase in rigor over time; and

a separate system of quality standards for providers concerning developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate care that applies to eligible child care providers of family, friend, or neighbor care (except such providers that elect to be covered.

3. PROHIBITION ON CHARGING MORE THAN COPAYMENT.—The regional plan shall provide that, after the systems described are in effect, child care providers receiving financial assistance under this subchapter may not charge the family of an eligible child more than the total of—

a. the financial assistance provided to the family under this subchapter; and

B. any applicable copayment

4. POLICIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES.—The regional plan shall provide a description of how the region will ensure that eligible child care providers, except for providers of family, friend, or neighbor care that elect to be covered will prioritize children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities for slots in programs carried out by the providers; and
 
3. PAYMENT RATES.—
IN GENERAL.—The regional plan shall—

I. certify that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter—

II. will be based on a cost estimation model that is described.

III. will correspond to differences in quality based on the region’s tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers.
 
5. COST ESTIMATION MODEL.—The regional plan shall—

a. demonstrate that the region has, after consulting with the entities and individuals described, developed and used a statistically valid and reliable cost estimation model for the rates of such child care services in the Region

b. for providers at each of the tiers of the Region's tiered and transparent system for measuring the quality of child care providers described in paragraph (which rates reflect variations in the cost of child care services by geographic area, type of provider, and age of child, and the additional costs associated with providing high-quality and inclusive child care services for children with disabilities and infants and toddlers with disabilities); and

c. demonstrate that the region prepared a detailed report containing the child care costs estimated with the region cost estimation model pursuant to clause (i), and made the estimated costs widely available (not later than 30 days after the completion of the estimation) through periodic means, including posting the estimated costs on the Internet;

d. describe how the region will set payment rates for child care services, for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter—

e. in accordance with the most recent estimates from the most recent cost estimation model used pursuant to clause
(i), so that providers at each tier of the tiered and transparent system for measuring program quality receive payment that is not less than the cost of meeting the requirements of such tier; and

II. that maintain an effective and diverse workforce by ensuring wages for staff of child care providers that—

III. are comparable to wages for elementary educators with similar credentials and experience in the State; and

IV. at a minimum, provide a living wage for all staff of child care providers;

V. describe how the State will provide for timely payment for child care services provided under this subchapter.

6. PAYMENT PRACTICES.—The regional plan shall include:

a. a certification that the payment practices of child care providers in the State that serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter reflect generally accepted payment practices of child care providers in the State that serve children who do not receive assistance under this subchapter, including the practice of paying the providers the payment rate described based on the number of children enrolled and not the number of children in daily attendance, so as to provide stability of funding and encourage more child care providers to serve children who receive assistance under this subchapter; and

b. an assurance that the region will implement enrollment and eligibility policies that support the fixed costs of providing child care services by delinking provider payment rates from an eligible child’s occasional absences due to holidays or unforeseen circumstances such as illness.
 
7. SLIDING SCALE FOR COPAYMENTS.

a. IN GENERAL.—The regional plan shall provide an assurance that the region will require:

(i) a family receiving assistance under this subchapter to pay the copayment.

(ii) another entity to pay the copayment on behalf of the family, voluntarily or in accordance with Federal law.

SLIDING SCALE.—Such copayment shall be based on a sliding scale that provides that, for a family with a family income

“(i) of not more than 75 percent of regional median income, the family shall not pay a copayment, toward the cost of the child care involved for all eligible children in the family;

“(ii) of more than 75 percent but not more than 100 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 0 but not more than 2 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children;

iii. of more than 100 percent but not more than 125 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 2 but not more than 4 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children; and

iv. of more than 125 percent but not more than 150 percent of regional median income, the copayment shall be more than 4 but not more than 7 percent of that family income, toward such cost for all such children.


Section 3. Compensation and Appropriations

1. Compensation.—The plan shall provide a description of the State’s wage ladder for staff of eligible child care providers, and an assurance that wages for such staff.

2. Stakeholders.—The plan shall demonstrate how the regions will facilitate participation of staff of eligible child care providers in organizations that foster the professional development and stakeholder engagement of the child care workforce.

3. Appropriations - Congress authorizes the following amounts to be appropriated as block grants to the regions and there are appropriated to carry out an amount of $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.

Passed 9-2-1-6 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT