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MD - Childcare Legislation Supported By Prince George's County Delegation
Submitted by emohan. Posted on Friday, March 03 @ 10:53:23 EST by emohan
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A bill introduced in the General Assembly Feb. 10, 2006, would allow family childcare providers to work with provider organizations to improve family childcare services statewide and provide an expanded tax break for some families.
"One of the largest problems for Maryland workers is having access to affordable and quality childcare," said Sean Carr, a spokesperson for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500.
Worked on by SEIU staff for over a year, the Quality childcare Access and Affordability Act would allow family childcare providers to participate in activities of the provider organizations of their choosing to be represented in decisions regarding regulation, rates of reimbursements and working conditions in the area of family childcare.
In addition to granting individual childcare providers more power within their field in Maryland, the Quality Child Care Access and Affordability Act would alter the state income tax credit for child and dependent care expenses.
Families with annual incomes up to $30,000 that have two children in some type of care could benefit from a maximum increase in their current tax credit of $526 to $1,216, while families making $50,000 per year with two children in care could have a maximum credit increase of $38 to $420, according to the SEIU Local 500.
Full text available at The Sentinel
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