§ 233.408. Child care living wage task force.

There shall be a Child Care Living Wage Task Force that will research and develop a proposal by August 1, 2003, to establish a Child Care Living Wage Incentive Program for child care workers employed at child care agencies that contract with the Westchester County Department of Social Services to serve significant numbers of low-income Westchester families. This membership of this task force shall consist of a total of ten (10) members: five (5) members appointed by the County Executive; two (2) members appointed by the County Board of Legislators; two (2) members of the Westchester County Living Wage Coalition; and one (1) member from the Child Care Council of Westchester. This task force shall develop a proposal by (1) surveying best practices developed in other localities for securing living wages for child care workers; (2) consulting with program administrators and policy experts with experience; (3) considering the development, programming, and operations of the child care industry to evaluate and improve the delivery of services, worker retention policies, and training programs through the use of child care living wage incentive programs.

(L.L. 23-2002)