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Representatives, rural providers urge support for rural child‑care stabilization bill

2859185 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

Representative Purcell presented House File 2732 to establish a rural child‑care stabilization and support payments program. Multiple rural child‑care owners testified about financial strain and the potential of the bill to help keep rural centers open; the committee laid the bill over for further consideration.

Representative Purcell opened a presentation on House File 2732, a proposal designed to extend stabilization and support payments to rural child‑care providers modeled on the Great Start compensation program. Purcell told the committee the bill expands eligible uses to include rent, equipment, training and compensation, and targets smaller communities (population…

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