Amendment ID: S2973-28-R1

Redraft Amendment 28

Council and Commission Composition

Ms. Gobi, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Moran, Ms. Comerford and Messrs. Keenan, Tarr and Pacheco move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 16, by striking out subsection (a) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(a) There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations on employer-supported child care benefits.

The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on education or their designees, who shall serve as co-chairs; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the chairs of the joint committee on labor and workforce development or their designees; the secretary of education or a designee; the secretary of housing and economic development or a designee; the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee; 15 members appointed by the co-chairs, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association for Early Education & Care, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Common Start Coalition, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Boston Foundation, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of Neighborhood Villages, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of Strategies for Children, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Service Employees International Union Massachusetts State Council, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Alliance of Business Leadership and 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education; provided, however, that at least 1 member appointed by the co-chairs shall work at a company that does not offer employer-supported child care benefits; 1 member who shall be appointed by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Inc., who shall be an owner of a small business; and 2 members who shall be appointed by the commissioner of early education and care, 1 of whom shall be a family child care provider and 1 of whom shall be a center-based provider. Appointees on the commission shall reflect geographically diverse regions of the commonwealth to ensure regional equity within the commission.”.