Pennsylvania SB 830: An Act establishing the Child-Care Workforce Commission; and providing for duties of the Child-Care Workforce Commission, for public portal and Internet website of the Child-Care Workforce Commission and for annual child-care workforce report.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 898
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 830
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, CULVER, J. WARD, FARRY, COSTA,
L. WILLIAMS, FONTANA, MILLER, ARGALL AND BROWN, JUNE 4, 2025
REFERRED TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, JUNE 4, 2025
AN ACT
Establishing the Child-Care Workforce Commission; and providing
for duties of the Child-Care Workforce Commission, for public
portal and Internet website of the Child-Care Workforce
Commission and for annual child-care workforce report.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Child-Care
Workforce Report and Commission Act.
Section 2. Declaration of purpose.
The General Assembly finds and declares that there is a need
to collect and analyze reliable, consistent and transparent data
about the child-care workforce in this Commonwealth, including
the size of the child-care workforce and the level of education
and credentials, race, ethnicity, gender, length of service and
compensation of the child-care workforce.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
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context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Child care." The supervision of children who are younger
than 16 years of age and who are away from the home that is
provided in lieu of parental supervision for part of the 24-hour
day. The term does not include the supervision of children
provided in a place of worship during religious services or by a
social service organization.
"Child-care center." A premises certified by the department
where care is provided at any one time for seven or more
children unrelated to the operator of the premises.
"Child-care employee." An individual who provides child care
in a child-care center, family child-care home or group child-
care home.
"Child-care workforce." Child-care employees and child-care
providers.
"Commission." The Child-Care Workforce Commission
established under section 4.
"Department." The Department of Human Services of the
Commonwealth.
"Family child-care home." A residential facility, certified
by the department, where child care is provided by the occupier
of the premises to no fewer than four children and no more than
six children at any one time who are not relatives of the
provider.
"Group child-care home." A premises, including a residential
facility, certified by the department, where care is provided at
any one time to no fewer than six children and no more than 16
older school-age-level children, or no fewer than six children
and no more than 13 children of another age level, who are
unrelated to the operator of the premises.
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"Institution of higher education." Any of the following:
(1) A community college operating under Article XIX-A of
the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949.
(2) A university within the State System of Higher
Education.
(3) The Pennsylvania State University, the University of
Pittsburgh, Temple University, Lincoln University or any
other institution designated as State-related by the
Commonwealth.
(4) A college established under Article XIX-G of the
Public School Code of 1949.
(5) An institution of higher education located in and
incorporated or chartered by the Commonwealth and entitled to
confer degrees as specified in 24 Pa.C.S. § 6505 (relating to
power to confer degrees) and as provided for by the standards
and qualifications prescribed by the State Board of Education
under 24 Pa.C.S. Ch. 65 (relating to private colleges,
universities and seminaries).
"Office." The Office of Child Development and Early Learning
within the department and the Department of Education.
"Registry." The Pennsylvania Professional Development
Registry maintained by the office.
"Secretary." The Secretary of Human Services of the
Commonwealth.
"STAR level." The numeric indicator assigned by the office
for each child-care center, family child-care home and group
child-care home in accordance with Pennsylvania's quality rating
improvement system.
Section 4. Establishment of commission.
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The Child-Care Workforce Commission is established within the
department. The department shall provide administrative support,
meeting space and any other administrative assistance required
by the commission in the conduct of the commission's work.
Section 5. Duties of commission.
(a) Review and analysis.--The commission shall review and
analyze child-care workforce data for the purpose of issuing
recommendations based on the data in a report under section 9.
(b) Additional duties.--For the purposes of this act, the
commission:
(1) Shall review, make findings a