Senator+Wise



 Senator Breon Wise was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, one of the poorest cities in Michigan. After graduating from Benton Harbor High School, Ms. Wise achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Education at the University of Michigan and a Master’s Degree from John Hopkins in Public Health. After schooling, Senator Wise and Mr. Christopher Moore married and had three children, two sons and one daughter. Senator Wise began her political career at the age of forty when she ran for mayor in 1990, winning with over 90% in the general vote. After her mayoral term, Ms. Wise ran for the senate position in 1996, winning with over 60% in the general election. Senator Wise, and incumbent, has remained Senator for the 2002, 2008, and today still remains one of the Senators who represent Michigan.  Michigan has a growing rate of poverty, opening the gap between the wealthy and the poor. The state currently has an unemployment rate of 11%. Senator Wise has dedicated her career to reducing poverty and giving equal opportunities to all. Women Infants and Children (WIC) programs have a great impact on our society since we have such a high poverty rate. More WIC programs with greater budgets will allow many Americans to get back on their feet and contribute to society. Today we have many single mothers working two low-income jobs to make ends meet. Programs to assist women in need will not only allow them greater opportunities but also their children. With the minimization of public assistant, children have had to suffer. Corporations have been prospering through tax cuts, while poor, uninsured children suffer. We need to boost and modernize WIC programs to protect the poor adults but also the poor children, who are our future.

 112th Congress 1st Session S. 1 Bring awareness to the growing rate of child poverty and provide young children with excellent 2 early childhood education to keep child poverty from rising and to ensure that all children in the 3 United States have an equal opportunity to succeed. COP will give children the opportunity to 4 attend a quality early childhood development center where they will be provided with excellent 5 snacks and meals, a sound education, and health care with a school nurse. In order to achieve 6 these goals, the government will need to establish an bigger budget for poverty to ensure our 7 children’s future.

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  **MAY 09, 2011** Ms. WISE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on__.

  A BILL 8 Bring awareness to the growing rate of child poverty and provide young children with excellent 9 early childhood education to keep child poverty from rising and to ensure that all children in the 10 United States have an equal opportunity to succeed. COP will give children the opportunity to 11attend a quality early childhood development center where they will be provided with excellent 12 snacks and meals, a sound education, and health care with a school nurse. In order to achieve 13 these goals, the government will need to establish an bigger budget for poverty to ensure our 14 children’s future.

//Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled,//

 15 SECTION 1. TITLE 16 Children Out of Poverty (COP)

17 SECTION 2: FINDINGS 18 a. Approximately 15 million children in the United States, 21% of all children in America, live 19 in poverty. 20 b. 42%of children live in low-income families who have incomes below the federal poverty 21 line, $22,050 a year for a family of four to survive. 22 c. Poverty can have many negative effects on children such as emotional, behavioral, and social <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">23 problems, also a decrease in the ability to learn, poor health, and mental health.

24 SECTION 3: ELIGIBILTY 25 COP is available to all children who live in low-income families who make less than 35,000 a <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">26 year, no child will be discriminated against.

27 SECTION 4: TERMS AND BENEFITS 28 a. Children who live in low-income families will receive equal early childhood education as <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">29 wealthier children who pay for education. 30 b. If one or more parents are out of work, they must be on a sufficient search for a job. 31 c. Allow free before care and after care, a hour before school and two hours after school, but <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">32 only for parents who can not make accommodation for their children to be picked up on time. 33 d. Teachers must have a degree in early childhood development. 34 e. Age of applicant ranges from age 0-4, since it is mandatory by law that children begin pre-k. 35 f. There must be a follow up with the child and his or her parents once the child has graduated <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">36 from the early childhood development center. Follow up will include where the child is placed <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">37 in school now and how the parents are doing with employment. 38 g. The childcare center will provide healthy meals and snacks, a professional nurse, quality <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">39 learning tools, and a sound education.

Total Cost Bill: **2****56****,****028****,****949**

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