An Act empowering parental participation in elected office

This bill amends Massachusetts election laws to allow candidates to use campaign funds for child care services required by their campaigns. It defines child care to include professional or casual babysitting and costs related to these services, while restricting payments to relatives unless they operate a professional daycare. The law permits reimbursement for these expenses if the care would not otherwise exist due to the campaign and is incurred within eighteen months before an election. Additionally, the bill requires the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to create specific rules to implement these changes within two months of the law taking effect.