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House Human Services Committee agrees to amend bill changing subsidized child-care co-payments
Summary
The House Human Services Committee voted to approve an amendment and reported House Bill 1108, Printer's No. 1227, which revises co-payment ranges for subsidized child care to align with the 2024 Child Care and Development Fund final rule and exempts special populations identified in the Department of Human Services state plan.
The House Human Services Committee voted to approve an amendment and reported House Bill 1108, Printer's No. 1227, which revises co-payment ranges for subsidized child care and repeals outdated provisions to align the state Human Services Code with federal child-care rules.
The action matters because sponsors and committee leaders said the bill is intended to protect families receiving subsidized child care from losing benefits when their incomes rise and to align state policy with the 2024 Child Care and Development Fund final rule.
Committee chair Chairman Williams opened the committee and offered Amendment A01167, which "updates the subsidized childcare co payment structure with income based ranges and exempt special populations identified in the department state plan," according to the…
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