5237-S2 AMS ROLF S1954.1
2SSB 5237 - S AMD 408
By Senator Rolfes
ADOPTED 03/06/2021
On page 12, line 26, after "(2)" strike "By July 1, 2025" and insert "Beginning July 1, 2021"
On page 12, line 34, after "(3)" strike "By" and insert "Beginning"
On page 13, line 17, after "July 1," strike "2023" and insert "2021"
On page 14, line 23, after "July 1," strike "2023" and insert "2021"
On page 20, line 35, after "(2)" strike "(a) By" and insert "Beginning"
On page 20, line 36, after "the" strike "75th" and insert "85th"
On page 21, beginning on line 1, strike all of subsection (2)(b)
On page 21, beginning on line 27, after "(1)" strike all material through "(a)" on line 29
On page 21, line 29, after "2021-22" strike "through 2022-23 school years, rates" and insert "school year, rates for the early childhood education and assistance program"
On page 21, line 30, after "least" strike "five" and insert "10"
On page 21, beginning on line 32, strike all of subsection (1)(b)
On page 22, line 18, after "(1)" strike "By" and insert "Beginning"
On page 23, line 1, after "(1)" strike "By" and insert "Beginning"
On page 25, line 26, after "((The))" strike "By" and insert "Beginning"
On page 30, line 6, after "(2)" strike "By" and insert "Beginning"
Beginning on page 49, line 24, strike all of section 508
Correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 51, beginning on line 25, strike all of section 603
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 51, beginning on line 29, strike all of section 605
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 52, line 3, after "608." strike "Section 504 of this act is" and insert "Sections 201, 202, 301, 310, and 504 of this act are"
On page 52, line 6, after "and" strike "takes" and insert "take"
2SSB 5237 - S AMD 408
By Senator Rolfes
ADOPTED 03/06/2021
On page 1, line 4 of the title, after "43.216.710," strike "43.216.514, and
43.216.136" and insert "and
43.216.514"
EFFECT: (1) Makes Working Connections Child Care eligibility for households with annual incomes at or below 60 percent of the state median income begin July 1, 2021, instead of July 1, 2025.
(2) Makes provisions related to exempting certain student parents from work requirements as a condition of receiving Working Connections Child Care benefits begin July 1, 2021, instead of July 1, 2023.
(3) Increases child care subsidy base rates to the 85th percentile of market instead of 75th percentile beginning July 1, 2021.
(4) Increases rates for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) to 10 percent in the 2021-22 school year instead of phasing in increases to 9 percent in the 2023-24 school year.
(5) Changes "by" to "beginning" when referencing dates of when certain policies begin—trauma-informed care supports, dual language rate enhancement, infant and early childhood mental health consultation, and infant rate enhancement.
(6) Includes an emergency clause to make the sections with policies that begin July 1, 2021, effective on that date—Working Connections Child Care eligibility and copayments, student-parent provisions, child care subsidy rates, and infant and early childhood mental health consultation.
(7) Removes a conforming amendment and effective and expiration dates that are no longer needed.
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