Relating to the development and implementation of a comprehensive model for the estimation of child care costs to be used in determining child care subsidy reimbursement rates.

Summary

The bill orders the Department of Human Services to hire an independent expert to develop a statewide model that estimates the true cost of quality child care. The model must consider wages, staffing, program type, child age, curriculum, facilities, and regional differences. The resulting data will be used to adjust subsidy reimbursement rates and guide budget planning.

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