Budget Amendment ID: FY2026-S3-683

EDU 683

Child Care Reimbursement Rate

Messrs. DiDomenico, Kennedy, Moore, Durant, Mark, Gómez and Payano, Ms. Kennedy, Messrs. Collins, O'Connor, Crighton, Eldridge, Cronin and Keenan and Ms. Miranda moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section ___ the following section: -

"SECTION ___. Notwithstanding section 13A of chapter 15D of the General Laws, inserted by section 32 of chapter 140 of the acts of 2024, all child care financial assistance payments pursuant to said section 13A of said chapter 15D to providers through both vouchers pursuant to clause (i) of paragraph (b) of said section 13A of said chapter 15D and contracts pursuant to clause (ii) of said paragraph (b) of said section 13A of said chapter 15D, including Family Child Care Systems Administration, Priority Population Support Services Administration and base contract administration, shall include retention revenue policies and practices, including allowing providers to retain 20 per cent annual surplus revenue retention from both the unit rate and cost reimbursement payments that were in place prior to contracts with an effective date of October 1, 2024 resulting from the request for responses by the department of early education and care dated March 20, 2024 and titled “Contract Provider and FCC Systems – Income Eligible."