| Safe & Healthy Families |
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Improve Access to KCHIP (Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program) |
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Implement 12-month continuous eligibility and presumptive eligibility for KCHIP families. |
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Eliminate face-to-face interview requirement for enrollment and create an online application and renewal process. |
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Improve Access to Dental Care Services for Children |
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Implement a state funded loan forgiveness program for dental providers serving Kentucky's Medicaid and KCHIP population in underserved communities. |
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Require public school students to receive a dental screening within 60 days of first-time enrollment. |
| Fair Opportunity for Every Child |
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Ensure an integrated, birth-to-five, early learning system |
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Expand access to pre-kindergarten for children in families up to 200% of the federal poverty level. Institute a collaborative grant process that places pre-k programs in diverse community settings including child care and Head Start programs as well as schools. |
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Increase funding for the STARS for Kids Now Quality Rating System and Scholarships for Early Care and Education Professionals. |
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Enhance resources for accessible child care services |
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Raise the income eligibility level of the Child Care Assistance Program to 165% of the federal poverty level, and allow families to stay on the program until they reach 200% of the federal poverty level. |
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Allow a combination of school and employment hours to reach the 20 hours/week work eligibility requirement for parents using the Child Care Assistance Program. |
| Fair Deal for Working Parents |
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Protect familes from abusive lending practices |
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Set a cap on the fees check-cashing establishments can charge to process checks in order to curb excessive costs incurred by Kentucky's low-income families. |
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Provide targeted tax relief |
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Implement a state-level refundable EITC that offers the approximately 350,000 Kentucky working families a tax credit, allowing them to keep more of their earned money for daily needs and asset building. |
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