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Committee sends focused camera bill to children and families committee for providers receiving $1M+ in state subsidies
Summary
House File 1916, also sponsored by Representative Nolan West, was amended and re‑referred. It targets providers that receive $1 million or more in CCAP or early‑learning scholarship funds, authorizes remote data checks of entrance/check‑in video and reinstates a penalty‑of‑perjury attestation for reimbursement claims.
The Judiciary Committee on March 27 adopted an A11 amendment and recommended House File 1916, a bill by Representative Nolan West that requires enhanced monitoring for childcare providers receiving $1,000,000 or more annually in Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) or early‑learning scholarship payments.
Representative West said the bill narrows camera requirements to entrances and parent check‑in areas and pairs footage review with remote verification of attendance records to detect billing fraud. He told the committee that roughly 73 facilities currently meet the million‑dollar threshold and that those facilities account for approximately $108,000,000 of state subsidy. The A11 amendment adds audit‑trail and compliance‑check language and aligns retention at 60 days to match related bills.
The bill reinstates a penalty‑of‑perjury attestation for providers’ reimbursement requests, a requirement Representative West said existed until 2013 and was recommended by the legislative auditor to improve fraud investigations.
Representative Finke and other members praised the targeted approach but urged awareness that many children are in in‑home family care that would not be covered by this bill. Chair West and others said the intent is to focus on high‑subsidy providers where remote monitoring can provide cost‑effective verification and encourage accountability.
There was no public testimony on this bill at the March 27 hearing. The chair renewed the motion to re‑refer House File 1916, as amended, to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy; members approved by voice vote and the bill was re‑referred.
