Section 43-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered][Operative three calendar months after the adjournment of the session] The Legislature finds that:
(1) There is a lack of licensed child care programs in Nebraska;(2) Providing incentives and support to the child care workforce will help maintain and increase the child care capacity in Nebraska;(3) An increased child care capacity will bolster Nebraska's economy by providing parents and guardians the ability to enter, re-enter, and remain in the workforce; and(4) The benefits of quality child care and early childhood education are indisputable and a connection exists between a child's learning experiences before entering kindergarten and success in school.Added by Laws 2024, LB 164,§ 31, eff. 4/17/2024, op. three calendar months after the adjournment of the session.