Bill > AB1981

This bill modifies reporting requirements related to subsidized childcare reimbursement rates. Specifically, if new reimbursement rates, determined by an alternative methodology, do not take effect by July 1, 2025, the State Department of Social Services will no longer be required to provide a general timeline to the Legislature. Instead, the department must provide its anticipated timeline for transitioning to these new rates to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by January 31, 2027, and annually thereafter until the new rates are implemented. This change aims to streamline reporting and ensure timely communication about the transition to updated childcare reimbursement rates, which are intended to be based on a more comprehensive methodology than the current regional market rate surveys.

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