ID S1206

Appropriates $18,558,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare Division of Early Learning and Development for FY2026, including $18,227,000 in federal funds for the Idaho Child Care Program

Reduces appropriations by $3,620,900 total, cutting $3,539,100 from Extended Employment Services for the developmentally disabled and $81,800 from Early Learning and Development

Eliminates 3.00 full-time equivalent positions from the Extended Employment Services program

Directs $14,000,000 in federal funds toward expanding licensed and non-licensed home-based child care, community child care, and after-school programs, while prohibiting spending on buildings or infrastructure

Declares an emergency with effective date of July 1, 2025, and requires state funds not replace any reduced or eliminated federal funding without legislative approval