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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 29, 2024
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 29, 2024
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 13, 2024
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2658
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2658 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2658 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The state would change how much money it pays child care providers who participate in the assistance program to make sure they receive a fair rate based on market studies. It also extends a special program that helps children of certain full-time child care workers get assistance and requires the state to post data about this program online.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to state child care assistance program (CCA) reimbursement rates and eligibility for the children of certain child care providers. The bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to set half-day reimbursement rates for child care providers participating in the CCA program to at least the 65th percentile, but not more than the 80th percentile, of the 2024 market rate survey conducted by HHS to analyze and evaluate the market rate of child care services throughout the state. _____ allows children of certain full-time child care providers to qualify for CCA. The bill directs HHS to extend the pilot program until July 4, 2025, and requires HHS to publish data relating to children and families who receive CCA through the pilot program through utilization of modernized, interactive displays found on the department’s internet site.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed2

House subcommittee

Named February 29, 2024. On March 6, 2024 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Lobbying

10 for · 0 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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