HB 561 — AN ACT relating to child care.

UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY88 241 RSCHAPTER 88 ( HB 561/EN561 ) AN ACT relating to child care.

These recommendations and best practices Page 1 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN shall focus on balancing safety with increasing the supply of child care and early childhood education services and easing local regulatory barriers, and shall include but not be limited to the following topics:

Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (c) The cabinet, or a third party under contract with the cabinet, shall solicit feedback and input on these recommendations and best practices from the council, area development districts, and organizations in the Page 2 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN Commonwealth representing child care providers and in-home family child care providers, local governments, local elementary and secondary school officials, the business community, economic developers, and community planning and design professionals.

Developed clear and actionable strategies, including at least two (2) action items from the list below, to help address local child care Page 3 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN challenges and raise awareness of state and local child care resources for working families, current and prospective child care providers, current and prospective employers, and economic developers.

Designating a local agency or nonprofit to serve as a point-of-point-of-contact contact for local child care issues;

Gathered community input from child care providers and child care organizations, local residents and homeowners, local Page 4 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN elementary and secondary school officials, the business community, civic and nonprofit organizations, and economic developers through meetings, listening sessions, or surveys;

Conducted a comprehensive analysis of the jurisdiction’s ordinances, regulations, and land-use rules that may pertain to the provision of child care services and identified CHAPTER 88 3 ordinances, regulations, and land-use rules that create barriers to the availability of child care services in the community;

The applicant may satisfy this requirement by demonstrating that it has taken into consideration recommendations and Page 5 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN best practices produced by its area development district, provided that they are substantially similar to those produced by the cabinet and were developed with stakeholder input as described in subsection (4) of this section.

The General Assembly finds and declares that the purpose of KRS 199.881 to 199.888 Page 6 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN and 199.990(8) is to support Kentucky families by incentivizing employers to contribute to the child-care costs of its employees.

(a) If the relationship between the employee and employer is severed, the employer shall notify the child-carechild- care provider and the cabinet within three (3) business days of the separation, and the contract is terminated on the calendar date provided by the employer in the notification.

After receiving notification from the provider, the cabinet shall temporarily cease Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY providing a state match and shall notify the employer that the contract will be terminated unless the employer remedies the nonpayment within five (5) business days of receiving notification from the cabinet.

or (c) If the relationship between the employee and the child care provider is Page 7 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN severed and the employee ceases to utilize the child care provider's services, the employee shall notify the employer within three (3) business days, and the employer shall notify the cabinet and terminate the contract.

If the child-child-care care provider voluntarily excuses the employee's nonpayment or the child-child-care care provider does not notify the cabinet within two (2) calendar months from the date of the employee's nonpayment and continues to provide services, then the contract made between all the parties will automatically reflect the reduction in value;

(3) Any child-care provider who receives an employer contribution as part of this Page 8 of 9 HB056120.100 - 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 561/EN program or a state match for services not rendered and which will not be rendered after the relationship between the employee and child care provider is severed or after the termination of an active contract in accordance with this section shall return those employer contributions and match funds to the respective parties within five (5) days of receipt of the funds.

PageSigned 9by ofGovernor 9April HB056120.1005, -2024. 990 - XXXX 3/27/2024 3:28 PM Engrossed