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No. 76 Page 1 of 74 2023

VT LEG #371318 v.1 No. 76. An act relating to child care, early education, workers’ compensation, and unemployment insurance. (H.217) It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: * * * Legislative Intent * * * Sec. 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT It is the intent of the General Assembly that investments in and policy changes to Vermont’s child care and early learning system shall: (1) increase access to and the quality of child care services and afterschool and summer care programs throughout the State; (2) increase equitable access to and quality of prekindergarten education for children four years of age; (3) provide financial stability to child care programs; (4) stabilize Vermont’s talented child care workforce; (5) address the workforce needs of the State’s employers; (6) maintain a mixed-delivery system for prekindergarten, child care, and afterschool and summer care; (7) recognize that family child care homes are a key resource for families in rural communities and allow for ongoing financial support to: (A) enable parents to choose to send their children to family child care homes; and (B) provide technical assistance to family child care homes to ensure high-quality child care services are accessible throughout the State; and