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Read. Follow. Verify.Florida directs OPPAGA to study state employee childcare assistance programs
Last action · March 13, 2026: Died in Governmental Oversight and AccountabilitySponsor: Kristen Arrington
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning July 1, 2026, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability must study state public and private employee childcare assistance programs and report its findings to the Governor and Legislature by January 30, 2027.
State agencies and early learning departments must collaborate on a comprehensive evaluation that could reshape future employee benefits and state workforce expenditures.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Must conduct the mandated study, consult with specified entities, and submit a formal report by January 30, 2027.
Department of Education Division of Early Learning
Must consult with OPPAGA regarding the school readiness program.
Department of Children and Families childcare licensing office
Must consult with OPPAGA regarding childcare regulation and licensing.
State public employees
May be impacted by future implementation of public employee childcare assistance programs depending on study outcomes.
Key Facts
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 13, 2026SenateFloorDied in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 5, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations
- Dec 17, 2025SenateIntroducedFiled
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Short Turnaround Time
The study must be initiated on July 1, 2026, and a comprehensive report delivered within roughly seven months by January 30, 2027.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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