Amendment ID: S2697-35-R1

Redraft Amendment 35

FFN Advisory Committee

Ms. Kennedy and Mr. O'Connor move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section 12 the following section:-

“SECTION 12A.  Not later than January 1, 2025, the department of early education and care shall submit a report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education on family, friend and neighbor care, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) feasibility of implementing and overseeing a family, friend and neighbor care network; (ii) department structures necessary to evaluate and support a family, friend and neighbor care network; (iii) sustainability of said network; and (iv) any legislative changes necessary to carry out the recommendations. Prior to reporting its findings, the department shall consult with Community Labor United Inc.’s Care That Works pilot program, New England United for Justice, Inc., Service Employees International Union Local 509 and the Massachusetts Child Care Resource and Referral Network, Inc.”.