SB 152 — AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.

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659152 ReferredSenate, toMarch 25, 2024 The Committee on EDUCATIONEducation Introducedreported by:through SEN.

(ED)MCCRORY, AND. ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.

of the 2nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.

(b) On and after [February 1, 2020] July 1, 2024, each operator of a child care center, group child care home or family child care home, as described in section 19a-77, other than those centers or homes that serve school-ageSB152 children/ exclusively,File shall post a copy of the document LCO 659 \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00152-R01 of 4 SB.docx Bill No.

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94 school-age children exclusively, shall post a copy of the document developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in a conspicuous place on the premises of such child care center, group child care home or family child care home.

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94 home by the Department of Children and Families and for whom the parent or legal guardian receives foster care payments, [adopted] children under the care of a caregiver who is a recipient of subsidies under the subsidized guardianship program pursuant to section 17a- 126, children adopted through theDepartment of Children and Families for one year from the date of adoption and homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a, as amended from time to time.

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94 (1) "Early intervention services" has the same meaning as provided in section 17a-248 of the general statutes;

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94 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $ Early Childhood, Off.

GF - Potential See Below See Below Cost Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation Section 2 of the bill adds the status of "subsidized guardianship" to the list of Care4Kids protective services categories.

This makes families within this category eligible regardless of program requirements.

This couldresultinacostto theOfficeofEarlyChildhood(OEC)totheextent thatmorefamiliesqualifyundertheprovisionsofthebill.OECmanages Care4Kids expenditures with the use of the waitlist which may be increased should more families qualify for Care4Kids under the provisions of the bill.

The bill makes various other changes not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to caseload.

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94 OLR Bill Analysis SB 152 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.

SUMMARY This bill makes the following changes to the laws related to the Office of Early Childhood (OEC).

It:

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eliminates the requirement that child care centers and homes that exclusively serve school-age children post a copy of an OEC- developed developmental milestones document in the center or home (§ 1);

2.

adds children under the care of a caregiver who receives subsidies under the subsidized guardianship program to the Care 4 Kids protective service class (§ 2);