Early Childhood and Family Supports

OR - Representative John Lively (D)

Title:

Chair

OR - Representative Daniel Bonham (R)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Representative Carla Piluso (D)

Title:

Vice-chair

OR - Representative Denyc Boles (R)

Title:

Member

OR - Representative Janelle Bynum (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Representative Cedric Hayden (R)

Title:

Member

OR - Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Representative Sheri Malstrom (D)

Title:

Member

OR - Representative David Brock Smith (R)

Title:

Member

OR - HB4081 Requires Department of Human Services to use savings in temporary assistance for needy families program to increase amount of cash grants or to make additional investments in JOBS program.

OR - HB4066 Establishes Early Childhood Equity Fund.

OR - HB4065 Prohibits child care providers from enrolling in Central Background Registry or providing child care for five years after denial for cause, revocation or voluntary surrender of certification or registration and for five years after denial for cause, removal or voluntary surrender of enrollment in Central Background Registry.

OR - HB4067 Expands definition of term "child with a disability" for purposes of special education to include children who have developmental delays and who are in third grade or lower.

OR - HB4037 Creates Task Force on Public Assistance Reform to study steps taken in Maine and Kansas to reduce public assistance expenditures.

OR - HB4079 Requires Department of Human Services to disregard as resources moneys held in specified pension and retirement accounts in determining eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families.

OR - HB4160 Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide employee who is eligible for coverage with portion of wages while employee is on family medical leave or military leave.