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ME LD1736
Bill
AI Summary
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Office of Child and Family Services may enter direct contracts with child care providers to guarantee contracted child care slots and stabilize provider payments
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Mandatory priority populations for direct contracts include children under 3 years of age, children with disabilities, and children in underserved geographic areas
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Additional discretionary priority populations may include homeless children, children in the child welfare system, those needing nontraditional-hour care, and English language learners
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Regional needs assessments from Head Start programs and early childhood resource groups must inform contract prioritization decisions
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Became law without governor's signature on June 17, 2025 as Public Law Chapter 323
Legislative Description
An Act to Increase the Supply of Child Care Services Through the Use of Contracts
Children And Families
Last Action
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/3/2025