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Committee backs reserve for child-care fund, approves contract realignments in child development budget
Summary
The House Committee on Human Services reviewed adjustments to the child development division’s B318 budget, recommended a reserve for the childcare contribution special fund, and discussed moving several Children’s Integrated Services contracts from the Department of Mental Health to the Child Development Division.
The House Committee on Human Services on Oct. 12 discussed recommended Budget Adjustment Act changes in the Child Development Division (B318), focusing on caseload savings and stabilizing the childcare contribution special fund.
Committee staff presented two main items: a caseload savings estimate of “a little over $13,000,000” from underutilization of the Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP) and a separate $13,000,000 estimate tied to receipts in the childcare contribution special fund. Staff recommended creating a state reserve to protect services from future contribution fluctuations and protect the investment in childcare supports.
Committee members said the…
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