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Senate approves pilot to retrofit state buildings for employer-linked childcare
Summary
Senate passed First Substitute SB176 to create a public-private pilot using retrofitted state-owned buildings to expand childcare; sponsor said project would require one-time retrofitting costs of about $2 million and reserve 40% of seats for community/state employees and armed forces individuals.
The Senate passed First Substitute Senate Bill 176 to create a pilot program that pairs private employers with childcare providers in retrofitted state-owned buildings.
Sponsor Senator Escamilla said the bill responds to a looming reduction in federal pandemic-era childcare funding and aims…
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