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HB0025

Wyoming Child Care Copayment and Grant Rules

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In one sentence

This law sets a formula for calculating child care copayments for low-income families and directs the use of federal funds to complete an electronic payment system and provide grants to child care facilities.

What it does

  • Requires the Department of Family Services to set an hourly copayment for child care based on a parent's income.
  • States that households with income at or below 100% of the federal poverty level do not have to pay a copayment.
  • Creates a table of multipliers to calculate copayments for households with income between 101% and 225% of the federal poverty level.
  • Allows the department to increase copayments by 10% or 20% if funding is inadequate for the remainder of the appropriation period.
  • Directs the use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to complete an electronic benefit transfer system.
  • Allows remaining federal funds to be used for grants to child care facilities for materials and supplies.

Who it affects

  • Low-income families in Wyoming who use the child care and development fund.
  • The Wyoming Department of Family Services, which administers the program.
  • Child care facilities that receive grants for materials and supplies.
  • The Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee, which receives reports if the copayment formula needs to change.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not specify the exact dollar amounts for copayments, only the formula to calculate them.
  • The law does not state how long the grants to child care facilities will last, only that it is based on the grant amount.
  • The law does not define what specific 'materials and supplies' can be purchased with the grants.

Plain language

Terms to know

Copayment
The amount of money a parent must pay for child care services each hour.
Federal Poverty Level
A yearly income amount set by the U.S. government to determine if a family is considered low-income.
Electronic Benefit Transfer
A system that uses cards or electronic methods to pay for benefits instead of paper checks.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: HB0025 Drafter: JWL LSO No.: 10LSO-0047 Effective Date: 7/1/2010 Enrolled Act No.: HEA0022 Chapter No.: 31 Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee Catch Title: Child care development fund. Subject: Establishes a formula for parents' copayments in the Child Care and Development Block Grant program Summary/Major Elements: The Department of Family Services administers the child care and development fund, as part of a state public assistance plan approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The child care and development fund provides child care assistance to low income families, in order to enable a parent(s) to maintain employment. This act: o Creates a sliding scale formula for the calculation of eligible parents' hourly child care copayment; o Authorizes the Department to increase formula copayments if funding appears inadequate for the biennium; o Authorizes expenditure of funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to complete an electronic benefit transfer system, and to make grants to child care facilities for materials and supplies. Comments: Report required from DFS to Joint Labor Committee if Department determines the copayment formula should be adjusted.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 6:36 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker explains that the bill addresses concerns about child care subsidy formulas for low-income working families and students, aiming to create a more rational strategy to help these families achieve independence.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:01:58 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H Did Concur 56-2-2-0-02010-03-01 · House56 yes 2 no
Yes
56
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 56

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 2

Ken A EsquibelH41Robert A BrechtelH38

Excused 2

Frank PhilpH34Timothy P HallinanH32
S Passed 3rd Reading 26-4-0-0-02010-02-26 · Senate26 yes 4 no
Yes
26
No
4
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 26

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18James E Elliott Jr.S11Jim AndersonS02John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Marty A MartinS12Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Phil A NicholasS10Ray R PetersonS19Rick D HunnicuttS05Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 4

Cale CaseR · S25Kathryn L SessionsS07Mike MassieS09Saundra MeyerS15
S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02010-02-22 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Bill LandenR · S27Charles ScottR · S30John C SchifferS22John HastertS13Rick D HunnicuttS05
H Passed 3rd Reading 56-2-2-0-02010-02-12 · House56 yes 2 no
Yes
56
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 56

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 2

Ken A EsquibelH41Michael A GilmoreH59

Excused 2

Frank PhilpH34Timothy P HallinanH32
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-02010-02-09 · House8 yes 0 no
Yes
8
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 8

Elaine HarveyH26Jack D Landon Jr.H30John D Bonner Jr.H25Kathleen DavisonH20Ken A EsquibelH41Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Terry L KimbleH49

Excused 1

Timothy P HallinanH32
H Introduced and Referred to H10 55-2-3-0-02010-02-08 · House55 yes 2 no
Yes
55
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
3
Conflict
0

Yes 55

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank D PeasleyH03George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 2

Ken A EsquibelH41Lori A MillinH08

Excused 3

Frank PhilpH34Pete JorgensenH16Timothy P HallinanH32

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number - 31LSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA0022Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0022Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0022House
  5. Assigned Number HEA0022LSO
  6. H Did ConcurHouse
  7. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  8. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  9. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  10. S Passed CoWSenate
  11. S Amendments AdoptedSenate
  12. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  13. S Placed on General FileSenate
  14. S10 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate
  15. S Introduced and Referred to S10Senate
  16. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  17. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  18. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  19. H Passed CoWHouse
  20. Amendment AdoptedHouse

Changes

Amendments

3 stored

HB0025HW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by LANDON

HB0025HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by H10

HB0025SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT