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Lawmakers consider rebasing childcare subsidy regions to reflect post‑2009 growth
Summary
House Bill 2607 would require DCYF to review and rebase childcare subsidy rate regions every four years to reflect local cost-of-living and market differences; proponents said long‑dated regional boundaries are causing large cross‑border disparities in subsidy amounts, particularly in the Tri‑Cities.
Committee staff briefed House Bill 2607, which would direct the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to rebase childcare subsidy rate regions every four years beginning Aug. 1, 2026. The rebasing would incorporate updated market rate survey data and factors such as area median income, cost-of-living by ZIP code, and groupings by rural/suburban/urban categories,…
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