00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 51                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the approval and administration of child care services by the                                       
02 Department of Administration primarily for the benefit of state officers and employees;                                 
03 and providing for an effective date."                                                                                   
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 39.90 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                   
06                       Article 3. Child Care Services.                                                                 
07            Sec. 39.90.200. Duties of department. Under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290, the                                  
08       Department of Administration shall approve, administer, and coordinate child care                                 
09       services for state officers' and employees' children and dependents and for other                                 
10       children as provided in AS 39.90.210. The department shall                                                        
11                 (1)  review and approve requests from state agencies for child care                                     
12       services;                                                                                                         
13                 (2)  provide technical assistance with child care program startup and                                   
14       operation under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290; and                                                                     

01                 (3)  assist other agencies in conducting needs assessments for child care                               
02       services, designing child care centers, and selecting child care service providers.                               
03            Sec. 39.90.210. Children served. (a) In providing child care services under                                
04       AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290, the department shall give first priority to the children and                            
05       dependents of state officers and state employees. The department may also provide                                 
06       services under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 to the children and dependents of persons                                 
07       who are not state officers or state employees.                                                                    
08            (b)  Subject to the priority established under (a) of this section, the department                           
09       shall emphasize providing child care services to, in order of priority,                                           
10                 (1)  children who are under four years of age; and                                                      
11                 (2)  children who are four years of age or older and not subject to                                     
12       compulsory school attendance.                                                                                     
13            Sec. 39.90.220. Location of programs; operating costs. (a) Child care                                      
14       programs under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 may be located in state-owned office                                      
15       buildings, educational facilities and institutions, custodial facilities and institutions,                        
16       and, with the consent of the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of                              
17       representatives, in buildings or spaces used for legislative activities. In addition, a                           
18       program may be located in a privately owned building that is convenient to the place                              
19       of employment of the officers and employees the program serves.                                                   
20            (b)  If a child care program under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 occupies a state-                                
21       owned office building, educational facility or institution, or custodial facility or                              
22       institution, or a privately owned building leased by the state, the sponsoring state                              
23       agency may be responsible for the costs associated with that occupancy, including                                 
24       maintenance and utility costs, in accordance with regulations of the department.                                  
25            Sec. 39.90.230. Costs of care. The cost of child care services provided under                              
26       AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 shall be offset by fees charged to the state officers, state                             
27       employees, and other persons whose children or dependents receive the child care                                  
28       services. The department may provide for a sliding fee schedule, with fees charged on                             
29       the basis of household income.                                                                                    
30            Sec. 39.90.240. Selection of providers. The provider of proposed child care                                
31       services under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 shall be selected by the department, using the                            

01       procedures in AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). Management of the contract with                                  
02       the service provider shall be the responsibility of the sponsoring state agency.                                  
03            Sec. 39.90.250. Requirements for service providers. An operator selected to                                
04       provide services under AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290 shall comply with all state and local                             
05       standards for the licensure and operation of child care facilities, maintain adequate                             
06       liability insurance coverage, and assume financial and legal responsibility for the                               
07       operation of the program.                                                                                         
08            Sec. 39.90.260. Consortiums. In the areas where the state has an insufficient                              
09       number of officers and employees to justify a work site child care center, a state                                
10       agency may join in a consortium arrangement with other public employers to provide                                
11       child care services.                                                                                              
12            Sec. 39.90.270. Regulations. The department may adopt regulations necessary                                
13       to achieve the purposes of AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290.                                                              
14            Sec. 39.90.290. Definitions. In AS 39.90.200 - 39.90.290,                                                  
15                 (1)  "department" means the Department of Administration;                                               
16                 (2)  "sponsoring state agency" means a state agency that requests the                                   
17       assistance of the department in providing child care services to the children and                                 
18       dependents of the agency's officers and employees.                                                                
19    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2011.