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This bill allows
the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to increase rates paid to
child care centers up to the 75th percentile in the child care subsidy
program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) and the
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - Additional Support for People in
Retraining and Employment Program (ASPIRE) contingent upon the Child Care and
Development Block Grant discretionary funding being increased by federal
legislation. The federal Bipartisan Budget Act, PL 115-123 increased federal
discretionary spending to multiple programs. However, the actual programs
that will receive the discretionary increases are not known at this time.
When that information becomes known, the additional allocations to allow the
rate increases will need to be made by financial order.
Assuming that the discretionary funding allows for the increase in the
rates to the 75th percentile, DHHS would require Federal Block Grant
allocations of $6,510,610 annually. Of this funding, $4,058,620 would be on
behalf of recipients of benefits under the child care subsidy program and
$2,451,990 would be on behalf of recipients of benefits under the TANF and
ASPIRE programs. |