Key Votes
H 3986 - Authorizes Child Care Workers to Form Labor Organizations - Key Vote
Massachusetts Key Votes
Carl Sciortino, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- July 26, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- July 24, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- May 30, 2012 House Bill Passed
- March 12, 2012 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (120-31) - July 26, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (34-4) - July 24, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (117-32) - May 30, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes Child Care Workers to Form Labor Organizations
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes child care workers to collectively bargain.
- Authorizes family child care providers to form labor organizations (Sec. 2).
- Defines “family child care provider” as an individual who provides child care services for low-income and at risk children who receives payments from the state for such services based on a rate structure for voucher and contracted payments (Sec. 2).
- Authorizes labor organizations to bargain on behalf of family child care providers on issues including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
- Rate structures for voucher and contracted payments for child care services;
- Education and training opportunities for family child care providers;
- Recruitment and retention of family child care providers; and
- Reimbursement and payment procedures.
- Prohibits family child care providers from striking or encouraging a strike (Sec. 2).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 12, 2012
Title: Authorizes Child Care Workers to Form Labor Organizations
