HB266
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Create a new section of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to define "in-demand industry sector" and "in-demand occupation"; require the Cabinet for Economic Development to create annual lists of in-demand industry sectors and in-demand occupations and transmit the lists to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for use in determining eligibility criteria for the Child Care Assistance Program; amend KRS 199.894 to define "Child Care and Development Fund" and "Child Care Assistance Program";…
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: February 7, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill would change who qualifies for Kentucky's Child Care Assistance Program, which helps families pay for child care. It would allow workers in jobs or industries officially labeled "in-demand" by the state to receive child care assistance without having to meet the usual income limits or pay the standard copayments. Each year, the Cabinet for Economic Development would publish lists of those in-demand jobs and industries, and that information would be used to determine…
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