Child Care Task Force
NOTICE OF MEETING
TO: Child Care Task Force
FROM: Mark D. Andrews, Research Analyst
DATE: September 1, 1998
SUBJECT: September 8, 1998 Meeting
Senator Blackham and Representative Sheryl Allen have scheduled the next meeting of the Child Care Task Force as follows:
DATE: September 8, 1998
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Room 405, State Capitol
An agenda is included. If you are unable to attend, please call me or Wendy Bangerter at 538-1032. Senator Blackham and Representative Allen are considering moving the September 22 meeting to Friday, September 25. Please be prepared to discuss this at the meeting.
Sen. Robert Muhlestein
Sen. Pete Suazo
Rep. Margaret Dayton
Rep. David Jones
Julie Baker
Rod Betit
Melinda Clark
Ric Higbee
Pat Kreher
Elyce Mouskondis
Joan Nichol
Dee Rowland
Jill Rubadiri
David Sonnenreich
Debra Stone
Erin Trenbeath-Murray
9:30 1. Call to Order and Approval of July 28 and August 18, 1998 minutes.
9:35 2. Presentation by Lynn Wardle, Professor of Law at Brigham University and Secretary General, International Society on Family Law
10:00 3. Presentation by Reuben Ortega, Salt Lake City Police Chief (Invited)
10:30 4. Committee Discussion
The following outline will be used as a starting point for formulating committee recommendations. Committee members are invited to add other items to the outline during the meeting.
1. Improve commercial child care
a. Improve training
b. Low interest revolving loan program
i. Size of fund
ii. Requirements and restrictions
iii. Administration (Department of Workforce Services)
c. Health insurance program for child care workers
d. Early childhood literacy program (Utah State Office of Education)
e. Criminal background checks
f. TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) funds and other child care funding
i. Ensure that the state will qualify in future years to receive the maximum amount of federal funding allowable
ii. Identify funding needs
2. Educate public about child development
a. Require instruction in parenting and child development for college and university students? High school students?
b. How to inform the general public about best practices for literacy development
3. Foster business involvement in child care to enhance worker productivity
a. Tax credits
i. Tax credits for donations to child care centers
ii. Tax credits for telecommuting jobs for mothers
b. Organize a committee of business leaders and citizens to stimulate business involvement in child care
i. Oversight by the Department of Workforce Services
ii. Committee size
iii. Funds needed
iv. State of Utah as an employer member
4. Support stay-at-home mothers _ tax incentives for mothers who stay at home during the first ___ years of a child's life.
11:55 5. Review Future Meeting Schedule
Consider moving meeting from September 22 to September 25. Other meetings scheduled for October 6 and 20.
Noon 6. Adjourn
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