Developmental Preschool Funding
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Bill Summary - 24LSO-0201 Bill No.: SF0019 Effective: 7/1/2024 LSO No.: 24LSO-0201 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0056 Chapter No.: 95 Prime Sponsor: Joint Education Interim Committee Catch Title: Developmental preschool funding. Has Report: No Subject: Modification of funding for developmental preschools. Summary/Major Elements: This act modifies the per child amount and student counts used to calculate and distribute payments to service providers assisting children, birth through five (5) years of age, with developmental delays or that require special education under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The act appropriates sixteen million three hundred eighty-seven thousand one hundred four dollars ($16,387,104.00) from the general fund to the Department of Health to be allocated in accordance with the revised amounts and student counts. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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The lawmaker explains that CDCs are selling assets to stay operational and need increased funding rates. They moved the bill forward with an appropriation of $1,387,046 from a budget figure to ensure these organizations receive necessary funds.
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The amendment adds a specific funding amount to support developmental preschool services from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026.
The amendment adds a new subsection (g) to adjust payments to service providers based on available funding if the calculated per-child amounts would result in unequal payments.
The amendment removes the phrase 'providing an appropriation' and deletes specific lines from pages of the bill related to developmental preschool funding.