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VT LEG #371318 v.1 Sec. 23a. REPORT; CHILD CARE PROVIDER WAGES On or before January 1, 2026, the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department for Children and Families Child Development Division and the Joint Fiscal Office, shall submit information to the House Committees on Human Services and on Ways and Means and to the Senate Committees on Health and Welfare and on Finance providing estimated current minimum wage levels based on Vermont and other state data regarding wage levels for early care and education providers. * * * Child Care Contribution * * * Sec. 24. 32 V.S.A. chapter 246 is added to read: CHAPTER 246. CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION § 10551. PURPOSE The Child Care Contribution is established to provide funding for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program established in 33 V.S.A. §§ 3512 and 3513, including the provision of incentive payments pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 3515. § 10552. DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter: (1) “Covered wages” means wages paid to an employee by an employer. (2) “Employee” means an individual who receives payments with respect to services performed for an employer from which the employer is required to withhold Vermont income tax pursuant to chapter 151, subchapter 4 of this title.

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VT LEG #371318 v.1 Sec. 23a. REPORT; CHILD CARE PROVIDER WAGES On or before January 1, 2026, the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department for Children and Families Child Development Division and the Joint Fiscal Office, shall submit information to the House Committees on Human Services and on Ways and Means and to the Senate Committees on Health and Welfare and on Finance providing estimated current minimum wage levels based on Vermont and other state data regarding wage levels for early care and education providers. * * * Child Care Contribution * * * Sec. 24. 32 V.S.A. chapter 246 is added to read: CHAPTER 246. CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTION § 10551. PURPOSE The Child Care Contribution is established to provide funding for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program established in 33 V.S.A. §§ 3512 and 3513, including the provision of incentive payments pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 3515. § 10552. DEFINITIONS As used in this chapter: (1) “Covered wages” means wages paid to an employee by an employer. (2) “Employee” means an individual who receives payments with respect to services performed for an employer from which the employer is required to withhold Vermont income tax pursuant to chapter 151, subchapter 4 of this title.