Bill Text: MS HB1516 | 2026 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Child Care Payment Program; require DHS to notify providers about time for renewal at same time it notifies recipients about time for renewal.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Failed) 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee [HB1516 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-HB1516-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Public Health and Human Services
By: Representative Taylor
House Bill 1516
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE TIME FOR RENEWAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE UNDER THE CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM (CCPP) AT THE SAME TIME THE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES RECIPIENTS OF CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE ABOUT THE TIME FOR RENEWAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. In administering the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP), when the Department of Human Services provides notice to each recipient of child care tuition assistance from the program about the time for renewal of the application for assistance under the program, the department shall also provide notice about the time for renewal to the child care provider from which the recipient received child care services with the assistance provided by the program.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2026.
