Military Spouse Employment and Child Care Readiness Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to send a report to the congressional defense committees within 120 days of the bill becoming law. The report would review workforce, readiness, and policy challenges at military child care and child development centers. It would include the share of center employees who are military spouses or spouses of retired or separated service members, staff vacancy rates and their causes, and how many more children could be served if centers were fully staffed. It would also assess whether military spouses' licenses could transfer more easily when they move, and whether spouses in on-post housing could provide home child care under center supervision. The report would recommend incentives, such as stipends and flexible schedules, to attract and keep military spouses in child care jobs.

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Sponsors

• Veronica Escobar Democrat sponsor
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