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Committee considers changes to protect childcare general fund amount and create special‑fund reserve
Summary
Lawmakers debated language that would preserve the Legislature's general‑fund appropriation for childcare, shift a planned $19 million draw to the childcare contribution special fund, and create a $5 million reserve within that special fund to avoid tapping other sources next year.
A committee member described a set of structural changes proposed to protect the childcare program’s funding and create a reserve within the childcare contribution special fund.
The proposal would reverse an administration move to take $19 million from the general fund and instead take the $19 million from the childcare contribution special fund,…
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