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This bill creates a "Disproportionate Share Childcare Provider Fund" under the Department of Early Education and Care. The fund will provide supplemental funding to certain childcare provider agencies that care for a disproportionate number of high-risk children and meet specified criteria, such as having at least 95% of their capacity serve children from families living at or below the federal poverty level and receiving at least 90% of their revenue from the Department of Early Education and Care. The bill requires that at least 50% of licensing fees collected by the Department be deposited into the fund, and eligible providers will receive bi-annual payments from the fund in proportion to their licensed capacity.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S345