FAMILY CHILD CARE NETWORKS ACT H.B. 5043 (H-1):
SUMMARY OF BILL
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE
House Bill 5043 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Kelly Breen
House Committee: Families, Children, and Seniors
Senate Committee: Economic and Small Business Development
CONTENT
The bill would enact the "Family Child Care Networks Act" to do the following:
-- Require the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to establish, upon appropriation, the family child care networks to support home-based child care providers.
-- Require the MDE to convene stakeholders to develop a framework for family child care networks based on the needs of providers.
-- Require the MDE to offer or connect providers to certain services, such as coaching and training services.
-- Require the MDE to submit an annual report on the activities and outcomes of each family child care network by region and the changes in the number of home based providers in the State to the House and Senate appropriations committees on the MDE budget and to the State Budget Office.
Legislative Analyst: Tyler P. VanHuyse
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have a negative fiscal impact on the State and no fiscal impact on local units of government. The fiscal impact would be limited to the amount of direct appropriation made by the State to operate a family child care network. To fully operate the network, the State would need to appropriate between $2.0 million and $5.0 million annually, depending on the number of providers who participated in the network.
Date Completed: 5-31-22 Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.