Amendment #864 to H4100

Childcare Salary Rate Reserve

Representatives Forry of Boston, Andrews of Orange, Ayers of Quincy, Benson of Lunenburg, Binienda of Worcester, Cabral of New Bedford, Cariddi of North Adams, Calter of Kingston, Chan of Quincy, Collins of Boston, Conroy of Wayland, Coppinger of Boston, Cusack of Braintree, Dwyer of Woburn, Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, Fennell of Lynn, Fox of Boston, Fresolo of Worcester, Galvin of Canton, Kane of Holyoke, Lawn of Watertown, Madden of Nantucket, McMurtry of Dedham, Miceli of Wilmington, Murphy of Weymouth, Sánchez of Boston, Sciortino of Medford, Straus of Mattapoisett, Swan of Springfield, Timilty of Milton, Walsh of Boston, Wolf of Cambridge and Stanley of Waltham moves to amend the bill in section 2 by inserting after item 1599-0026 the following item:

“1599-0042  For a reserve to further improve the quality, infrastructure and capacity of the early education and care system in the commonwealth; provided further that these funds shall be used to ensure stability in programs funded in items 3000-3050, 3000-4050 and 3000-4060; provided  further, that the increase shall be directed to expenditures for salaries for staff, employee and employer benefit costs; provided further that, payments from this reserve shall be distributed by the department of early education and care to increase reimbursement rates for subsidized early education and school age care; provided further that funds appropriated herein shall be used to  increase such rates by an equal percentage for all said providers………………………….$25,000,000"