COULSON-O'BRIEN-SCHOENBERG-LOPEZ-MULLIGAN, GASH, FRANKS AND ERWIN. (RADOGNO-DUDYCZ-OBAMA-PARKER) New Act Creates the Promoting Quality Child Care Act. Provides that certain accredited child care providers currently under contract with or receiving a subsidy from the Department of Human Services shall be paid a subsidy rate 10% higher than the maximum rate established by the Department which additional funds the Department may require to be spent to maintain and achieve quality improvements. Provides that the Department shall establish a public-private partnership to increase the number of accredited programs serving families receiving child care subsidies to fund (i) grants to certain licensed child care providers to support program improvement plans necessary for achieving or maintaining accreditation, (ii) fees for accreditation payable to national accrediting bodies, and (iii) consultants to help programs gaining or maintaining accreditation. Provides that in order to be eligible for funding under this public-private partnership, at least 25% of the children served by the program must be receiving child care subsidies from the Department or the Department of Children and Family Services. Effective July 1, 2000. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that "child care center", "child care group home", and "child care home" are defined as in the Child Care Act of 1969. Adds reference to the Department of Children and Family Services as a provider of funding for child care in addition to the Department of Human Services. Removes reference to the subsidy rate to be provided to child care group homes. Changes the effective date from July 1, 2000 to July 1, 1999. 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CHLDRN YOUTH 99-03-02 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO SCHOENBERG 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-001 HCHY 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO LOPEZ 99-03-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MULLIGAN 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-COULSON 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-COULSON 99-03-18 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-03-18 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-COULSON 99-03-18 H ADOPTED 99-03-18 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-03-25 S CHIEF SPONSOR RADOGNO 99-03-25 S FIRST READING 99-03-25 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DUDYCZ 99-04-26 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 00-02-29 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary