HB1516 • 2026

Child Care Payment Program; require DHS to notify providers about time for renewal at same time it notifies recipients about time for renewal.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE TIME FOR RENEWAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE UNDER THE CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM (CCPP) AT THE SAME TIME THE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES RECIPIENTS OF CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE ABOUT THE TIME FOR RENEWAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Children

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Taylor
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in the session and therefore has no effective date.

Child Care Payment Program Notification Act

This bill requires the Department of Human Services to notify child care providers at the same time it notifies recipients about when they need to renew their applications for child care assistance.

What This Bill Does

Requires DHS to give notice to child care providers and recipients at the same time.

Who It Names or Affects

Department of Human Services
Child care providers
Recipients of child care tuition assistance

Terms To Know

Child Care Payment Program (CCPP): A program that provides financial help for families to pay for child care services.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It is unclear how this would be implemented or enforced if it had passed.

Bill History

2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
02/03 (H) Died In Committee
2026-01-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System
01/19 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Official Summary Text

Child Care Payment Program; require DHS to notify providers about time for renewal at same time it notifies recipients about time for renewal.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

H. B. No. 1516 *HR26/R2000* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
26/HR26/R2000
PAGE 1 (RF\KW)
ST: Child Care Payment Program; require DHS to
notify providers about time for renewal at same
time it notifies recipients about time for
renewal.
To: Public Health and Human
Services
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Taylor

HOUSE BILL NO. 1516

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE 1
NOTICE TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THE TIME FOR RENEWAL OF 2
APPLICATIONS FOR CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE UNDER THE CHILD 3
CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM (CCPP) AT THE SAME TIME THE DEPARTMENT 4
NOTIFIES RECIPIENTS OF CHILD CARE TUITION ASSISTANCE ABOUT THE 5
TIME FOR RENEWAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE PROGRAM; 6
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 7
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 8
SECTION 1. In administering the Child Care Payment Program 9
(CCPP), when the Department of Human Services provides notice to 10
each recipient of child care tuition assistance from the program 11
about the time for renewal of the application for assistance under 12
the program, the department shall also provide notice about the 13
time for renewal to the child care provider from which the 14
recipient received child care services with the assistance 15
provided by the program. 16
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 17
and after July 1, 2026. 18