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WV HCR32
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Bob Fehrenbacher
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AI Summary
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Requests the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct a cost estimation study for early childhood care and education in West Virginia
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Current child care subsidy reimbursement rates, based on market rate surveys, do not adequately reflect actual costs of providing quality care
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Study must include the true cost of providing care with variations by program type, age group, and geographic region, plus comparison to existing subsidy rates
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Federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) permits states to use cost estimation as an alternative methodology to set provider subsidy rates
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Findings must be reported to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, Joint Standing Committee on Health, and Joint Standing Committee on Education by December 31, 2026
Legislative Description
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to direct an early childhood care and education cost estimation study to enable the state to model actual costs of early childhood care and education
Last Action
To House Rules
3/10/2026