An Act To Assist Working Families with Young Children
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
Child Care Services 0563
Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds for the full match to leverage all available federal child care development funds.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
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| FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND TOTAL | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
Head Start 0545
Initiative: Appropriates funds for delivery of Head Start services.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Purchased Social Services 0228
Initiative: Appropriates funds for home visiting services.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$5,400,000 | $5,400,000 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $5,400,000 | $5,400,000 |
| HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS) | ||
| DEPARTMENT TOTALS | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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GENERAL FUND
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$9,400,000 | $9,400,000 |
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FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUND
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$3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
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| DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS | $12,400,000 | $12,400,000 |
SUMMARY
This bill provides funding to the Department of Health and Human Services to leverage all available federal child care development funds.