Budget Amendment ID: FY2013-S4-307

EDU 307

Child Care Rate Reserve

Mr. Moore and Ms. Spilka and Messrs. DiDomenico, Rodrigues, Donnelly, Brownsberger and Hart and Ms. Clark and Mr. Rosenberg and Ms. Donoghue and Ms. Chang-Diaz and Messrs. Keenan, Knapik, Joyce, Welch and McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 1599-1301 the following item:-

“1599-xxxx  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  "