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Child Care Task Force











NOTICE OF MEETING



 TO:        Child Care Task Force
                                    
FROM:    Mark D. Andrews, Research Analyst

DATE:    October 30, 1998

SUBJECT:    November 3, 1998 Meeting

Senator Blackham and Representative Sheryl Allen have scheduled the last meeting of the Child Care Task Force as follows:

            DATE:     Tuesday, November 3, 1998
             TIME:     9:30 a.m.
             PLACE:     Room 403, State Capitol
    
 An agenda is included. If you are unable to attend, please call me or Wendy Bangerter at 538-1032. A box lunch will be provided at the meeting for committee members. The meeting should conclude by 2:00 p.m.

                                 
COMMITTEE MEMBERS


Sen. Leonard Blackham, Senate Chair

Rep. Sheryl Allen, House Chair


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

        
AGENDA

CHILD CARE TASK FORCE

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 -- 9:30 a.m. -- Room 403 State Capitol Building


        
              9:30    1.    Call to Order and Approval of October 6 and October 20 Minutes

        2.    Training
     9:35        *    Review of draft legislation to implement literacy initiative.
    *    Coordination of literacy initiative with other child care training.
     10:05        *    Department of Workforce Services and Department of Health proposal to link consumer subsidy rate to licensure/certification, training, and accreditation of provider. Funding required to implement this proposal.
    *    Professional Child Care Apprenticeships.

            10:45    3.    Utah Private Child Care Association
    *    H. Craig Moody, Utah Private Child Care Association.

    11:00    4.    Tax Credit for Contributions to Child Care
    *    Review of draft legislation authorizing a tax credit for contributions by corporations to child care providers. Alternatives for task force action include (1) modifying the draft; (2) adopting the draft and referring it to the Legislature; and (3) referring the issue to the Business Commission on Child Care.

    11:30    Break

    11:50    5.    Availability of Funding for Quality and Other Improvements
    *    Letter urging state match of available federal funds.
    *    Impact of recently passed federal appropriations bill.
    *    Revolving loan fund.
    *    Reallocation of money funding before and after school programs

    12:20    6.    Uniform Zoning Provisions
    *    Proposal for task force to endorse uniform municipal zoning provisions for child care providers.

    12:40    7.    Requests for Action by Other Entities
    *    Resolution urging creation of Business Commission on Child Care
    *    Role of Workforce Services Interim Committee and others.
    *    Letter encouraging application for Medicaid 1115 waiver.
    *    Letter encouraging enrollment in new Children's Health Insurance Program.

    1:00    8.    Other Business
    *    Child care legislation requested for the 1999 General Session.
    *    Preliminary report by the University of Utah, Understanding Families With Multiple Barriers to Self-sufficiency.
    *    Other items as necessary.

    2:00    9.    Adjourn

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