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D
F
Present,
okay,
it
looks
like
we
have
a
quorum
to
do
business.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here,
I
will
probably
be
late
to
my
own
funeral.
Unfortunately,
what
a
we've
got
a
full
first
meeting
agenda
for
families
and
children.
This
is
our
very
first
interim
Joint
Committee
hearing
we're
very
excited
to
really
focus
on
families
and
children
across
Kentucky
over
the
next
few
months,
as
we
prepare
for
our
2024
session,
we're
going
to
go
a
little
off
the
agenda
and
we're
going
to
start
with
the
administrative
regulation.
F
Pursuant
to
Authority
granted
in
KRS
chapter
13,
a
the
Cabinet
for
Health
and
Family
Services
has
chosen
to
defer
Committee
of
consideration
of
902
Kar
20
480..
So
now
the
only
regulation
before
the
committee
today
for
review
is
910
Kar
001180.
Does
anyone
have
any
questions
related
to
the
regulations.
F
See
no
questions.
Administrative
regulations
shall
be
considered
reviewed
by
the
committee
back
to
the
beginning
of
the
agenda,
our
first
guest.
For
today
we
will
be
talking
about
the
federal
Early
Childhood
policy
landscape.
Our
first
presentation
will
be
from
Laura
via
zoom
and
I
want.
Is
it
Chloe?
D
F
G
G
I
will
start
great
yeah.
We're
good
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
be
here
today.
I'm,
Laura,
colloy
and
I
am
a
senior
policy
advisor
to
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce
foundation
and,
as
you
know,
the
U.S
Chamber
of
Commerce
Foundation
has
prioritized
Early
Child
Care
on
its
agenda
for
the
last
several
years,
and
so
we
thought
it
would
be
very
helpful
in
partnership
with
your
chamber
there
in
Kentucky,
to
give
you
just
a
quick
overview
of
the
federal
policy
climate
federal
policy
initiatives
that
are
happening
and
I'm
going
to
see.
G
If
I
can
get
my
slides
to
advance
here,
it's
not
working,
let's
see
if
I
can
get
it
to
work
here
we
go
so
to
ground
us
all.
We
thought
it
would
be
very
helpful
to
just
remind
the
committee
that
there
are
several
key
lines
in
the
federal
budget
from
which
the
state
receives
annual
Appropriations
funding
from
the
federal
government.
So
we
thought
we'd
start
with
that
and
talk
about
also
the
what's
in
the
tax
code
and
just
we'll
get
to
the
upshot.
G
There
are
no
major
plans
for
any
further
action
by
the
federal
government
in
this
Congress,
and
so
we
thought
just
giving
you
a
baseline
on
this
and
then
talking
about
some
of
the
initiatives
that
are
that
are
underway
and
would
be
very
helpful
to
you
today
and
I'm
happy
to
stop
and
take
questions
along
the
way.
So,
just
a
quick
reminder
in
the
federal
budget,
we
have
four
major
line
items
that
reflect
and
support:
Early
Child
Care,
the
child
care
and
development
block
grant.
Ccgbg
is
its
acronym,
also
known
as
the
child
care
Development
Fund.
G
The
state
receives
funding
to
support
children
and
their
families
for
early
intervention
and
support
services
for
children
before
they
enter
enter
kindergarten
and
as
I
noted,
there
are
no
new
federal
child
care
programs
expected
in
the
118th
Congress,
and
so
it's
important
to
just
know
that
these
are
the
monies
and
the
annual
Appropriations
that
will
continue
to
flow
to
the
states.
The
tax
incentive
programs
can
get
a
little
convoluted,
so
I'm
gonna.
These
are
wonky
terms
and
they
have
a
similar
acronyms.
G
So
I
thought
I'd
just
walked
through
each
of
these
in
the
tax
code
and
remind
you
all
what
the
tax
incentives
are.
There's
the
child
independent
care
tax
credit.
This
is
a
non-refundable
fundable
credit
to
families
who
have
young
children
in
child
care,
3
000
a
year
for
one
child,
six
thousand
for
two
and
then
the
next
program,
the
employer-sponsored
Child
Independent
care
assistance.
G
Employers
can
decide
to
add
in
to
this
program
and
add
something
on
or
they
can
set
up
a
separate
employer-sponsored
care
assistance
program,
and
so
these
two
can
be
connected
or
the
employer
can
do
something
as
separate
and
distinct
for
their
employees
as
a
tax
incentive.
Then
there
is
the
employer
provided
Child
Care
Credit.
We
call
this
45
f
as
a
Frank
in
the
tax
code.
This
is
for
employer
specifically
and
provides
150
000
tax
incentive
for
them
to
provide
on-site
or
other
flexible
child
care
support.
G
We
know
through
the
data
that
not
many
employers
take
advantage
of
this.
Just
we
think,
maybe
because
of
the
you
know,
150k
for
some
businesses
isn't
worth
the
paperwork
for
some,
and
so
we
do
see
an
underutilization
of
that
particular
credit
and
then
we've
also
created
the
child,
a
tax
credit
which
is
not,
which
is
refundable,
and
it
is
Cash
in
families
Pockets
when
they
have
young
children
under
17..
G
Problem.
Okay,
so
then
this
is
a
reminder
and
I
know
you've
been
discussing
these
stimulus
and
making
good
use
of
your
stimulus
funding
in
the
state.
But
this
is
a
reminder
that,
over
the
course
of
three
pieces
of
legislation,
states
have
received
significant
investments
in
early
child
care,
and
we
know
that
you've
received.
You
know
to
the
tune
of
I,
don't
know
in
the
760
million
dollar
range
and,
as
you
can
see
and
know,
there
is
a
deadline
on
these
on
the
bulk
of
these
funds,
which
they
do
expire.
G
The
need
to
obligate
is
September
30
of
this
year
and
we
have
some
data
that
was
just
provided
to
the
Senate
in
a
hearing
about
a
month
ago.
This
is
what's
reported
to
the
Health
and
Human
Services.
You
may
have
more
accurate
data,
but
it
shows
that
about
733
million
are
expiring.
You
still
have
some
supplemental
ccggb
money
that
is
available
through
September
30
of
2024,
and
a
link
to
this
report
was
provided
in
your
materials.
G
If
you
want
to
read
it,
it
was
provided
to
the
senate
about
a
month
ago,
moving
on
when
the
Biden
Administration
could
see
that
Congress
was
not
going
to
take
action
and
provide
anything
additional
any
policy
or
any
further
funding.
They
made
a
decision
when
the
chips
Act
was
implemented
and
rolled
out
by
the
U.S
Department
of
Commerce
early
this
year
to
to
add
a
new
requirement
that
was
announced
in
March
of
this
year
for
the
chips
program.
G
And
so,
as
you
know,
this
chips
program
is
meant
to
be
a
long-term
growth
and
sustainability
program
for
our
country,
to
construct,
expand
and
modernize
semiconductor
facilities
and
to
create
quality,
jobs
and-
and
you
know,
provide
a
way
for
our
country
to
develop
these
chips
without
having
to
rely
on
foreign
entities
in
the
process
of
rolling
this
out.
The
bite
Administration
did
announce
that
any
companies
who
want
to
apply
for
150
million
dollar
or
larger
fund
funds
in
their
application.
G
They
must
provide
a
plan
to
provide
facility
and
construction
workers
with
access
to
Affordable,
accessible,
reliable
and
high
quality
child
care.
They
did
not
put
any
further
requirements
here,
except
that
they
recommended
that
these
plans
should
be
developed
with
state
and
local
government
officials,
such
as
you,
child
care,
administrators
and
other
stakeholders,
and
then
for
businesses
that
are
applying
for
proposing
for
Less
fewer
than
150
million.
They
basically
said
we'd
like
to
see
a
plan
to
the
greatest
extent
feasible
by
these
companies,
and
they
want
the
plans
to
include
honor,
nearsight,
Child
Care
pre-arranged
agreements.
G
They
didn't
prescribe
how
the
child
care
should
be
provided,
but
there
is
some
language
in
there
about
how
to
shore
up
and
try
and
reinforce
and
support
access
to
child
care
providers,
because,
as
you
know,
the
the
ability
to
provide
child
care
because
of
the
the
child
care
industry.
Challenges
is
significant.
G
Now
this
is
a
partisan
recommendation.
There
are
lots
of
unanswered
questions,
but
this
is
again
the
administration
trying
to
make
some
effort
because
Congress
is,
is
not
going
to
get
this
done
before
get
anything
done
in
the
before
the
election.
So
that's
the
end
of
my
presentation,
I'm
happy
to
take
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
F
Okay,
see
you
none.
Thank
you
so
much.
We
greatly
appreciate
it.
We
appreciate
you
coming
and
being
a
resource
for
us.
Thank
you.
We
will
move
on
to
our
next
before
we
hit
our
next
agenda
item.
I
do
want
to
let
the
committee
members
have
an
opportunity
if
they
have
anyone
to
they
would
like
to
introduce.
Please
take
this
time
now,
representative.
D
Rocks
thank
you.
Chair,
I,
have
with
me
today
my
cousin
in
Shadow.
For
the
day
this
is
Forrest
Thompson.
He
wanted
to
come
Shadow
health
services
and
family
and
children's
today
as
an
advocate
for
the
501
I'm.
Sorry
not
501
the
19
1915c
waivers
as
he
is
on
one,
and
he
is
currently
on
the
waiting
list
for
scl,
so
I
just
wanted
to
Spotlight
him
and
thank
him
for
being
here
today.
H
Thank
you,
madam
chairman
I'm
honored,
to
have
Jack
little
with
me
during
this
entire
interim.
He
recently
graduated
from
Boyle
County
High
School
and
will
be
a
freshman
at
the
University
of
Georgia
in
the
fall
so
I'm
glad
to
have
Jack
with
me
and
he's
he's
going
to
be
around
this
summer.
So
keep
him
in
your
prayers
since
he's
in
my
office.
So
thank
you.
F
F
I
C
C
This
network
is
comprised
of
five
resource
and
referral
agencies
that
serve
family
child
care
homes,
Cumberland
and
Eastern.
Mountain
region
is
served
by
the
Appalachian
Early
Childhood
Network,
the
lakes
and
two
rivers
regions
are
served
by
Western
Kentucky
University
Salt
River
Trail
is
served
by
both
Western
Kentucky
and
EC.
Learn
the
northern
Bluegrass
area
is
served
by
EC
learn
the
Jefferson
region
is
served
by
Community,
coordinated
child
care
and
the
southern
Bluegrass
area
is
served
by
the
Child
Care
Council
of
Kentucky.
C
There
are
currently
49
registered
providers
throughout
the
state,
while
this
makes
up
a
small
number
of
the
family
child
care,
they
help
fill
a
need.
Registered
providers
are
typically
family
members,
friends
or
neighbors
who
care
for
children
in
their
homes.
They
can
provide
care
for
up
to
three
unrelated
or
six
children
if
they
are
a
part
of
a
sibling
group
and
related
to
the
provider,
but
not
to
exceed
eight,
including
their
own
children.
C
There
are
currently
205
certified
homes
across
the
state
in
a
certified
family
child
care
home,
the
provider
can
care
for
up
to
10
children,
including
those
related
to
the
provider
in
their
home.
By
the
way,
these
are
all
pictures
from
children
across
the
state
or
family
child
care
homes
across
Kentucky.
C
There
are
currently
39
licensed
type
2
family
child
care
homes
across
the
state.
A
type
2
family
child
care
home
is
a
Child
Care
Program
in
the
home
of
the
primary
licensee.
That
typically
cares
for
7
to
12
children,
including
those
related
to
the
licensee.
These
providers
also
have
to
meet
qualifications
to
be
a
director.
C
Now
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
benefits
of
being
in
a
family
child
care
home.
There
are
many
benefits
to
choosing
a
certified
or
type
2
family
child
care,
home,
siblings
can
attend
together
and
benefit
from
a
mixed,
Stage,
Group
learning
they
have
lower
teacher
child
ratios.
They
are
licensed
and
offer
quality
safe,
home-like
environments.
They
are
licensed.
I
She
had.
Child
Care
worked
out
up
to
that
point.
After
that,
when
she
went
back
to
work,
she
found
that
there
was
no
child
care
now
that
she
didn't
have
family
to
help
and
I
couldn't
later
anywhere,
because
we
didn't
have
the
spots
for
her,
and
so
when
we
look
at
child
care,
especially
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
because
geographically
it's
a
long
way
to
get
anywhere.
I
We
found
that
we
can
help
them
get
back
into
the
workforce.
If
Child
Care
is
something
that
they
want
to
do,
we
can
help
them
do
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
sustain
and
able
to
provide
high
quality
care
as
well,
and
so
when
we
look
at
Family
Child
Care
Homes,
we
think
that's
the
best
for
our
area
and
we
hope
to
make
sure
we
can
continue
that
work.
So
Sandy
is
going
to
tell
us
about
I'm,
sorry,
Margaret.
First,
oh
okay,.