BILL · 2023–24 SESSION
SB 5941: Subsidized child care
Clarifying requirements for subsidized child care.
Summary
- Reorganizes existing statutory language, aligns language, and removes deadlines that are in the past and language that no longer applies related to the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) program.
- References WCCC requirements established in rules adopted by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
- Changes a reference from "immigration" status of a WCCC applicant or consumer's child to "citizenship" status.
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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 8, 2024
- Out of committeeJan 26, 2024
- Passed Senatestopped here
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Claire Wilson (D-30)
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 15, 2024
- Companion bill
- HB 2111
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to clarifying requirements for subsidized child care;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Claire Wilson (D-30)
6 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
- Senate Rules "X" file.
- Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- EDU - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5941 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5941 (2025–26) Schools/renewable energy
- SB 5941 (2021–22) Kratom
- SB 5941 (2019–20) Conditionally released SVPs
- SB 5941 (2017–18) Masks, hoods, etc.
- SB 5941 (2015–16) Adjuncts/substitute teachers
- SB 5941 (2013–14) Resident undergrad tuition
- SB 5941 (2011–12) Judicial branch funding
- SB 5941 (2009–10) Comprehensive education data