Florida SB 946: Waste Facilities

Bill Text

946 
Study on Childcare Assistance Programs 
2025-12-17T09:19:28Z 
Requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, beginning on a specified date, to conduct a study of state public and private employee child care assistance programs for a specified purpose; specifying the scope of the study; requiring the office to consult with specified entities in conducting the study; requiring the office to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 946 

 By Senator Arrington 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to a study on childcare assistance 
 3 programs; requiring the Office of Program Policy 
 4 Analysis and Government Accountability, beginning on a 
 5 specified date, to conduct a study of state public and 
 6 private employee child care assistance programs for a 
 7 specified purpose; specifying the scope of the study; 
 8 requiring the office to consult with specified 
 9 entities in conducting the study; requiring the office 
 10 to submit a report of its findings and recommendations 
 11 to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified 
 12 date; specifying requirements for the report; 
 13 providing for expiration; providing an effective date. 
 14 
 15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 16 
 17 Section 1. (1) Beginning July 1, 2026, the Office of 
 18 Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) 
 19 shall conduct a study of state public and private employee 
 20 childcare assistance programs to evaluate whether a public 
 21 employee childcare assistance program should be implemented in 
 22 this state. The scope of the study must, at a minimum, include 
 23 consideration of all of the following: 
 24 (a) Elements and operating procedures of other states’ 
 25 childcare assistance programs. 
 26 (b) The potential benefits a Florida public employee 
 27 childcare assistance program would provide to residents of this 
 28 state and any cost savings it would provide to the state and its 
 29 workforce. 
 30 (c) The potential effects a Florida public employee 
 31 childcare assistance program would have on the state’s school 
 32 readiness program, childcare workforce, and childcare regulation 
 33 and licensing. 
 34 (2) In conducting the study, OPPAGA must consult with the 
 35 Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning overseeing 
 36 the school readiness program, the Department of Children and 
 37 Families childcare licensing office, the Florida Chamber of 
 38 Commerce, and any other entity OPPAGA deems relevant to carry 
 39 out the objectives of the study. 
 40 (3) By January 30, 2027, OPPAGA shall submit a report of 
 41 its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the President 
 42 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
 43 The report must include potential options for establishing a 
 44 Florida public employee childcare assistance program that 
 45 enhances school readiness, advances the affordability of 
 46 childcare, and supports the state’s workforce, all while 
 47 containing costs to the state. 
 48 (4) This section expires October 1, 2027. 
 49 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.