Amendment ID: S2697-13-R1

Redraft Amendment 13

Child Care Financial Assistance Appeals Tracking to Ensure Fairness

Ms. Moran and Messrs. O'Connor, Tarr and Moore move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 8, in proposed section 13A, by adding the following subsection:-

“(k) Annually, not later than February 15, the department shall file a report to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house committees on ways and means and the joint committee on education on the child care financial assistance program including, but not limited to: (i) the number of applications received; (ii) the numbers of applications denied, delineated by reason for denial; (iii) the number of administrative reviews requested, delineated by reasons for ineligibility as determined by the department; (iv) the number of administrative reviews performed, delineated by reversal, reduction, termination and denial of child care financial assistance and length of time in which a decision was made; and (v) the number of administrative appeal hearings, delineated by the administrative appeal hearing decisions and length of time in which a decision was made. The report shall be made publicly available on the department’s website”.