Amendment ID: S2697-18

Amendment 18

Affordable payment plans for families

Ms. Moran and Messrs. O'Connor and Moore move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 8, by inserting, after line 216, the following text:-

“(i) To the extent not otherwise prohibited by federal or state law, the department shall not terminate or deny child care financial assistance on the grounds of fee arrears until and less: (1) the family’s fees and financial assistance have been adjusted, prospectively and retroactively, to take into account any reduction in income, and the arrears reduced accordingly; and (2) the family has been offered an affordable payment plan, taking into account their income and expenses, and only if the family refused to enter into the plan. Disputes about the existence or amount of fee arrears and the affordability of payment plans shall be subject to administrative appeal. The department shall accord providers the option of receiving department payment of arrears and repaying the department as the family makes payments under a payment plan.;

In section 8, by striking out, in line 217, the word “(i)” and inserting in place thereof the word “(j)”; and

In section 8, by striking out, in line 225, the word “(j)” and inserting in place thereof the word “(k)”.