OTHER INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYER-SUPPORTED CHILD CARE ENACTED LEGISLATION
Arkansas
1997 Ark. Acts, Act 1132, Sec. 5 -- Requires the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education to provide consultative resources for private sector development of child care programs and facilities.
California
1995 Cal. Stats., Chap. 298 -- Extends the California Child Care Initiative, a public-private partnership that funds child care resource and referral agencies to recruit and train new family child care providers.
1994 Cal. Stats., Chap. 588 -- Creates a new licensing category-employer-sponsored child care centers-and allows certain waivers from licensing requirements.
Florida
1996 Fla. Laws, Chap. 175, Sec. 71 -- Adds employer-sponsored services to the resource file that resource and referral agencies are required to develop. Requires tracking of state welfare reform and transportation services. Requires resource and referrals to help businesses improve their child care services.
Sec. 85 -- Establishes a state executive partnership to encourage local, employer, and foundation support for child care for working families. Requires the funding pool to provide subsidies to low-income working parents with a dollar-for-dollar match from employers and local government. Prohibits supplanting existing employer efforts. Sets membership responsibilities and target areas. Requires community child care agencies to administer funds, with the Legislature annually setting state and federal funding contributions.
Sec. 86 -- Authorizes a family-friendly workplace initiative in the governor's office, with business community consultation, to recognize family-friendly employers through awards and by publicity. Lists criteria for eligible employers.
Maine
1999 Me. Public Laws, Chap. 66 - Establishes the Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing. Requires the commission to examine available financing and economic development incentives to encourage the development of quality child care and early education.
Nevada
1997 Nev. Stats., Chap. 637 - Requires large employers to conduct a study upon employee request to assess the child care needs of employees and determine whether the employer should offer on-site child care or reimburse employees for child care under certain conditions.
Oklahoma
1998 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 386, Secs. 1-2 -- Requires the state to encourage stronger public/private partnerships for unmet child care needs and for provider training and continued education.
South Carolina
1999 S.C. Acts, Act 99, Secs. 2-3 - Encourages private contributions to a local match to receive a school readiness grant.
Updated by the National Conference of State Legislatures' Child Care Project, February 2000.
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