Section 183 EEC Employer Participation Report

(a) Not later than June 30, 2025, the executive office of labor and workforce development, in consultation with the department of early education and care and the executive office of economic development, shall conduct a study and make recommendations in a report to be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) identifying and promoting employer best practices; (ii) exploring employer incentives to support additional early education and care benefits for their employees; (iii) examining the availability of state partnerships with the business community to support employees who have young children; (iv) exploring ways to improve collaboration across secretariats of state agencies to engage with the business community; (v) considering incentives or requirements for employers of a certain size or specific subgroups of employers to provide employer-supported early education and care benefits to employees; and (vi) considering the feasibility of assessing all or certain employers to fund expanded access to high quality, affordable early education and care. Prior to making its recommendations, the executive office of labor and workforce development shall meet with regionally-diverse stakeholders.