Chapter 15D of the General Laws as appearing in the 2017 Official Edition is hereby amended by adding the following:
Section 19. Parity for all child care providers
No later than January 1st, 2022, the department of early education and care shall reimburse family child care providers and center-based providers at the same rate. To meet this requirement, the department shall not lower the reimbursement rate provided to center-based providers and shall instead create parity by increasing the reimbursement rate of family child care providers.
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