2014 -- H 7738 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES-CHILD CARE-STATE SUBSIDIES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Williams, Cimini, Tanzi, Lima, and Almeida | |
Date Introduced: February 27, 2014 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 40-6.2 of the General Laws entitled "Child Care-State Subsidies" |
2 | is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 40-6.2-6. Status of co-payments-Database established.-- (a) The department of human |
4 | services shall establish a searchable online database, that shall be accessible to all certified |
5 | family-child care providers, for the purpose of monitoring the status of all co-payments owed by |
6 | families receiving child care assistance. |
7 | (b) Any certified family-child care providers receiving child care assistance payments |
8 | shall be permitted to access the database at no cost. |
9 | (c) Any certified family-child care providers not receiving child care assistance |
10 | payments shall pay a reasonable fee, to be determined by the department of human services, to |
11 | access the database. |
12 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2015. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES-CHILD CARE-STATE SUBSIDIES | |
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1 | This act would require the department of human services to establish a searchable online |
2 | database to be accessible to all certified family-child care providers, for the purpose of |
3 | monitoring the status of all co-payments owed by families receiving child care assistance. Any |
4 | certified family-child care providers receiving child care assistance payments would be permitted |
5 | to access the database at no cost. Any certified family-child care providers not receiving child |
6 | care assistance payments would pay a reasonable fee, to be determined by the department of |
7 | human services, to access the database. |
8 | This act would take effect on January 1, 2015. |
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