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Senate advances bill to reimburse child-care subsidy by enrollment rather than attendance
Summary
The Legislature advanced LB13, which would require Nebraska to reimburse child-care providers based on a child's enrollment (monthly/authorized hours) instead of daily attendance, aligning state practice with a federal mandate. Committee amendments and sponsor amendments were adopted; the bill cleared general file following a recorded floor vote.
Senator Mikaela Kavanaugh, sponsor of LB13, said the bill would shift Nebraska’s child-care subsidy reimbursement from an attendance-based model to an enrollment-based model — meaning providers would be paid for an enrolled slot even when a subsidized child is absent, mirroring private-pay practice and complying with a federal requirement tied to the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).
Kavanaugh and several senators said the federal government has signaled that states must adopt the change and that Nebraska currently operates under a waiver. She and HHS committee witnesses argued the enrollment model improves cash flow and predictability for child-care businesses, encouraging them to accept subsidy…
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