Senate Bill No. 2084 Summary

• Department of Health and Human Services shall directly pay early childhood facilities monthly under child care assistance programs, removing the previous requirement that this be at the facility's election.

• Approved relative providers may care for up to five children under age twelve or three children under age two, including the provider's own children under age twelve.

• Before approving a relative provider, the department must conduct criminal history record investigations on the prospective provider and all adults living in the household.

• In-home child care benefits are limited to cases where a health professional or developmental disabilities/special education case manager documents that the child's health or disability needs require in-home care.

• Bill renumbers and clarifies definitions in the child care assistance code, including definitions of caretaker, provider, recipient, and work-related allowable activities.