Amendment H-8087 to HF 2424
Establishing a graduated eligibility phase-out program for state child care assistance
Adopted · March 9, 2020
Filed March 5, 2020 in the House by
What it changes
AI summary This amendment changes the income limits and the specific sliding scale used to determine how much families pay for child care. It also creates different payment rules for families needing basic care versus families needing special needs care.1
Read the amendment’s wording
- Page 1, line 10, by striking “one hundred eighty-five” and inserting “two hundred twenty-five”
- Page 1, line 11, by striking “two hundred twenty-five” and inserting “two hundred sixty-three”
- Page 1, by striking lines 14 and 15 and inserting “to be at least two hundred twenty-five percent but less than three hundred percent of the federal poverty level applicable to the”
- Page 1, by striking lines 17 through 33 and inserting: “
- a. A family with an income at the following percentages of the federal poverty level applicable to the family size for children needing basic care shall be responsible for the following share of child care costs: (1) A family with an income above two hundred twenty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred thirty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for thirty-three percent of the family child care costs. (2) A family with an income above two hundred thirty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred forty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for forty-five percent of the family child care costs. (3) A family with an income above two hundred forty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred fifty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for sixty percent of the family child care costs. (4) A family with an income above two hundred fifty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred sixty percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for seventy-five percent of the family child care costs. (5) A family with an income above two hundred sixty percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred sixty-three percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for ninety percent of the family child care costs. b. A family with an income at the following percentages of the federal poverty level applicable to the family size for children needing special needs care shall be responsible for the following share of child care costs: (1) A family with an income above two hundred twenty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred forty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for thirty-three percent of the family child care costs. (2) A family with an income above two hundred forty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred sixty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for forty-five percent of the family child care costs. (3) A family with an income above two hundred sixty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for sixty percent of the family child care costs. (4) A family with an income above two hundred eighty-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than two hundred ninety-five percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for seventy-five percent of the family child care costs. (5) A family with an income above two hundred ninety-five percent of the federal poverty level but lower than three hundred percent of the federal poverty level shall pay for ninety percent of the family child care costs. c. The graduated eligibility phase-out as provided in paragraphs “a” and “b” shall be implemented no later than July 1,
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