Child Care Workforce Improvement Act
Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
Tennessee HB0992, titled the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," mandates the development and implementation of a Child Care WAGE$ Tennessee program by the commissioner of human services to provide supplemental payments to child care workers based on their tenure in service. The bill affects full- and part-time child care workers employed at licensed programs in Tennessee, establishing eligibility criteria such as income limits and minimum hours worked. Key provisions include annual adjustments to payments based on the consumer price index and the potential use of funds from the child care improvement fund to support the program.
Tennessee HB0992, titled the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," mandates the development and implementation of a Child Care WAGE$ Tennessee program by the commissioner of human services to provide supplemental payments to child care workers based on their tenure in service. The bill affects full- and part-time child care workers employed at licensed programs in Tennessee, establishing eligibility criteria such as income limits and minimum hours worked. Key provisions include annual adjustments to payments based on the consumer price index and the potential use of funds from the child care improvement fund to support the program.
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Love, Jr., Harold
114th General Assembly
February 5, 2025
March 26, 2025
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee