HF 3884 Summary

• Changes the purpose of child care services grants to focus on improving child care quality, supporting start-up of new programs, and expanding existing programs.

• Expands eligible grant recipients to include legal nonlicensed or family, friend, and neighbor child care providers, tribally licensed programs, and corporations or public agencies providing child care services.

• Modifies grant award amounts by replacing the $1,000 cap for family child care providers with commissioner-determined maximums for each eligible program type.

• Adjusts committee member compensation by allowing payment of stipends to proposal review committee members for participation in the grant review process rather than limiting reimbursement to two meetings per year.

• Clarifies notification requirements for disaster waivers by requiring the commissioner to notify legislative committees within five business days after granting a waiver, effective July 1, 2020.