The bill establishes a Certified Caregiver Pilot Program in the Borderplex workforce development area, aimed at providing after-hours child care for single-parent households whose parents are engaged in short-term workforce training. The program will assist employees of licensed child-care facilities in obtaining a license to provide care in their homes and will offer subsidized child care for eligible single-parent families. The local workforce development board will select 30 families to participate in the program, which will last for a maximum of six months.

Additionally, the bill outlines the requirements for caregivers to be licensed under the program, including having two years of child-care experience and providing care in their own homes. It specifies eligibility criteria for parents seeking child-care subsidies, such as being a single-parent household, receiving a subsidy under the commission's child-care program, and demonstrating a need for after-hours care. The program is set to expire on September 1, 2029, and a report on its efficacy and recommendations for its future will be submitted by December 1, 2028.

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