Amendment H-8109 to HF 2127

Filed March 1, 2022 in the House by

What it changes

1. Page 1, line 3, after “4A.” by inserting “a.”
2. Page 1, after line 9 by inserting: “b. The department shall inform families determined to be eligible for state child care assistance program benefits of all of the following: (1) The additional fee allowed pursuant to paragraph “a” is not a requirement of the state child care assistance program, but is an additional fee a child care provider may choose to charge families participating in the program. (2) If a child care provider chooses to charge a family participating in the program a fee pursuant to paragraph "a" , the family may choose to pay the fee or use a different child care provider. (3) A phone number a family participating in the program may call to file a complaint with the department. Sec. ___. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES —— INFORMATIONAL LETTER TO CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FAMILIES. The department of human services shall send a letter to each family participating in the state child care assistance program as of the effective date of this Act that provides all of the following information to the family:
3. A child care provider may charge a family an additional fee that reflects the difference between the state child care assistance reimbursement rate and the child care provider’s private-pay rate. The additional fee is not a requirement of the child care assistance program but an additional fee a child care provider may choose to charge a family participating in the program.
4. If a child care provider chooses to charge a family participating in the program an additional fee as described in subsection 1, the family may choose to pay the fee or use a different child care provider.
5. A phone number the family may call to file a complaint with the department.”

Official amendment (PDF) · In the Bill Book