2024 Senate Bill 836

Children: child care; adjustments of reimbursements under the child development care program for inflation; require.

A bill to require the adjustment of reimbursements made to child care providers under the child development and care program for inflation; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill requires annual inflation adjustments to child care provider reimbursements using the Detroit Consumer Price Index. The legislation mandates annual adjustments to reimbursements for child care providers under the child development and care program, ensuring these payments keep pace with inflation. The adjustments will be calculated using the Detroit Consumer Price Index, which is the most comprehensive measure of consumer prices for the Detroit area as provided by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bill assigns the responsibility for these adjustments to the Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential.

Introduced in the Senate

April 18, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-35) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Sam Singh (D-28), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Stephanie Chang (D-3), Kevin Hertel (D-12) and Sean McCann (D-19)

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services