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Relating to the definition of infant and toddler for the purposes of child care provider reimbursement rates under the state child care assistance program
Topics:Health careChild care
Same legislation: HF 2271
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 4, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 9, 2020
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill directs the department of human services to amend its administrative rules to define “infant and toddler” as a child between the ages of two weeks and three years for purposes of reimbursement rates for infant and toddler child care providers reimbursed under the state child care assistance program.
House subcommittee
Named January 27, 2020. Meeting: Tuesday, February 4 · 10:00 AM · House Lounge.
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Fiscal note
AI summary This bill changes the definition of an infant and toddler for the Child Care Assistance Program to include children up to three years old. It is estimated to increase expenditures for the program by $2.8 million in fiscal year 2021. These costs are expected to be covered by federal funds rather than the state's General Fund.2
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Description
House File 2271 directs the Department of Human Services (DHS) to amend its Administrative Rules to change the definition of the term “infant and toddler” for Child Care Assistance (CCA) Program reimbursement from between two weeks and two years to between two weeks and three years. The Bill also directs a conforming adjustment to the definition of preschool child to reflect this change.
Assumptions
- Approximately 3,200 children would be reimbursed at a higher rate due to this change. This includes 1,800 children at licensed child care centers, 1,100 at registered child development homes, and 300 at nonregistered child care homes with a CCA Provider agreement.
- Each eligible child uses eight units of service per week.
- The distribution of children at the enhanced Quality Rating System (QRS) reimbursement rate levels is assumed to be 44.2% for the basic rate, 18.5% for QRS Levels 1 or 2, 30.8% at QRS Levels 3 or 4, and 6.4% at QRS Level 5.
Fiscal Impact
House File 2271 will increase expenditures for the CCA Program by an estimated $2.8 million in FY 2021. Of this amount, the estimate is anticipated to be distributed by provider type as follows:
- Licensed child care centers: $2.4 million
- Child development home providers: $291,000
- Nonregistered child care homes that have a provider agreement with the DHS to participate in the CCA Program: $106,000
The above amounts will fluctuate annually thereafter based on trends in enrollment and costs per case utilization.
There is a sufficient balance of federal funds projected to be carried forward at the end of FY 2020 to not require an increase from the General Fund appropriation in FY 2021 for the rate increase proposed under the Bill.
Sources
- Department of Human Services
- LSA Analysis and Calculations
- Child Care Assistance Program, Infant and Toddler Rates · February 13, 2020 · $291,000
Lobbying
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