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Subcommittee advances H.B. 5611 with attendance-based payments and federal funding cut to childcare
Summary
The House Appropriations Subcommittee advanced H.B. 5611, the FY 2026–27 childcare appropriations bill, adopting a house substitute after staff described a roughly $40 million federal funding reduction, a general‑fund increase to offset it, a change to attendance‑based provider payments and FTE reductions across childcare programs.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges voted to adopt and report H.B. 5611, the fiscal‑year 2026–27 childcare appropriations bill, after a staff overview and questions about program cuts and transparency.
Noelle Benson of the House Fiscal Agency told members the house proposal includes roughly $629.9 million in gross appropriation for the relevant budget lines and reflects “a $40,000,000 federal decrease and a 20,500,000 general fund increase.” She highlighted a boilerplate change that would…
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