Bill Text: CT HB05446 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Prevention Or Elimination Of Double Child Care Subsidies.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-27 - File Number 164 [HB05446 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05446-Comm_Sub.html
General Assembly |
Substitute Bill No. 5446 | |
February Session, 2014 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OR ELIMINATION OF DOUBLE CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 17b-749 of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
(c) The commissioner shall establish eligibility and program standards including, but not limited to: (1) A priority intake and eligibility system with preference given to serving recipients of temporary family assistance who are employed or engaged in employment activities under the department's "Jobs First" program, working families whose temporary family assistance was discontinued not more than five years prior to the date of application for the child care subsidy program, teen parents, low-income working families, adoptive families of children who were adopted from the Department of Children and Families and who are granted a waiver of income standards under subdivision (2) of subsection (b), and working families who are at risk of welfare dependency; (2) health and safety standards for child care providers not required to be licensed; (3) a reimbursement system for child care services which account for differences in the age of the child, number of children in the family, the geographic region and type of care provided by licensed and unlicensed caregivers, the cost and type of services provided by licensed and unlicensed caregivers, successful completion of fifteen hours of annual in-service training or credentialing of child care directors and administrators, and program accreditation; (4) supplemental payment for special needs of the child and extended nontraditional hours; (5) an annual rate review process for providers which assures that reimbursement rates are maintained at levels which permit equal access to a variety of child care settings; (6) a sliding reimbursement scale for participating families; (7) an administrative appeals process; (8) an administrative hearing process to adjudicate cases of alleged fraud and abuse and to impose sanctions and recover overpayments; (9) an extended period of program and payment eligibility when a parent who is receiving a child care subsidy experiences a temporary interruption in employment or other approved activity; and (10) a waiting list for the child care subsidy program that reflects the priority and eligibility system set forth in subdivision (1) of this subsection, which is reviewed periodically, with the inclusion of this information in the annual report required to be issued annually by the Department of Social Services to the Governor and the General Assembly in accordance with subdivision (10) of section 17b-733. [Such action will] Information provided by the Department of Social Services shall include, but not be limited to, family income, age of child, region of state and length of time on such waiting list. The commissioner shall not award a child care subsidy pursuant to this section to any person who has received a child care subsidy from the Department of Children and Families for the same child during the same time period for which a child care subsidy is sought pursuant to this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2014 |
17b-749(c) |
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(c), "to the Governor" was deleted from new language concerning a Department of Social Services report for accuracy and consistency with other provisions of the section.
HS |
Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO |