SB 597
Relating to payment of state funds to qualified child care entities
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Bill overview
This bill proposes to change how West Virginia state funds are reimbursed to qualified child care facilities. Currently, facilities are reimbursed based on the number of times children attend. This bill would shift the reimbursement model to an ‘enrollment’ model, meaning facilities would receive funding for the children enrolled in their programs, regardless of whether those children attend on a specific day. The bill also outlines specific exemptions for certain types of programs and includes provisions for evacuation plans and ongoing monitoring of child care services.
Key provisions
- Reimbursement formula shifted from an attendance model to an enrollment model for state-funded child care facilities.
- Certain types of programs are exempt from licensing requirements, including kindergarten programs, occasional care, summer camps, hospitals, family day care for relatives, juvenile detention facilities, and specific out-of-school time programs.
- Child care facilities must develop and maintain written evacuation plans, including procedures for notification and reunification.
- Facilities must annually update their evacuation plans and provide copies to local emergency management officials.
- Residential child-care centers with contracts to serve foster children must accept foster children if they haven’t reached maximum capacity.
- Reimbursement rates will be reviewed every three years.
- Family day care homes and relative family child-care homes may voluntarily register and obtain a certificate of registration.
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