SB2466 • 2026

Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO SUBMIT AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND (CCDF) PLAN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PARENTS OR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM (CCPP) AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPEAL BY A CHILD CARE PROVIDER OR THE CHILD'S PARENT OR PRIMARY CAREGIVER TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A CHILD CARE CERTIFICATE; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT IN THE CCPP AFTER THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Simmons (12th)
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Dead
Effective date: July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

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Child Care Services Eligibility Expansion

This bill would allow certain parents or primary caregivers of children to qualify for child care services under the Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) and provide a way to appeal decisions about eligibility.

What This Bill Does

Allows full-time high school students who are parents or primary caregivers of one or more children living with them to be eligible for CCPP.
Makes college or job training program participants under age 25, who are also the primary caregiver of two or more children living with them, eligible for CCPP.
Includes disabled individuals who are the primary caregiver of their children as eligible for CCPP.
Adds grandparents who are the main caregivers of children whose parents are in prison to be eligible for CCPP.

Who It Names or Affects

Parents or primary caregivers of children under specific conditions
The Mississippi Department of Human Services

Terms To Know

Child Care Payment Program (CCPP): A program that provides financial help for child care services.
Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Plan: A plan that outlines how federal funds are used to support child care in Mississippi.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It is unclear if the proposed changes would be approved by the federal government.

Bill History

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

Official Summary Text

Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2466 *SS08/R641* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Public Health and
Welfare
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Simmons (12th)

SENATE BILL NO. 2466

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 1
TO SUBMIT AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT 2
FUND (CCDF) PLAN TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN 3
PARENTS OR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR 4
CHILD CARE SERVICES UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI CHILD CARE PAYMENT 5
PROGRAM (CCPP) AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN APPEAL BY A CHILD CARE 6
PROVIDER OR THE CHILD'S PARENT OR PRIMARY CAREGIVER TO THE 7
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR A 8
CHILD CARE CERTIFICATE; TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 9
TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT IN THE CCPP 10
AFTER THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 11
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 12
SECTION 1. (1) The Mississippi Department of Human Services 13
shall submit an amendment to the Mississippi Child Care 14
Development Fund (CCDF) Plan to the Assistant Secretary for 15
Children and Families of the United States Department of Health 16
and Human Services to include the following provisions in the 17
Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (CCPP): 18
(a) Provide that the following persons who meet the 19
income and asset requirements of the program will be eligible for 20
child care services under the CCPP: 21
S. B. No. 2466 *SS08/R641* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: Child care services; provide eligibility
for certain persons under the Child Care Payment
Program (CCPP).
(i) A person enrolled full time in high school who 22
is the parent or primary caregiver of one or more children who 23
reside with that person; 24
(ii) A person twenty-four (24) years of age or 25
younger who is enrolled full time in college or another 26
educational program or a job training program and who is the 27
parent or primary caregiver of two or more children who reside 28
with that person; 29
(iii) A person who is disabled and who is the 30
parent or primary caregiver of one or more children who reside 31
with that person; and 32
(iv) A person who is the grandparent of one or 33
more children who reside with that person and who is the primary 34
caregiver of those children because the child's or children's 35
parent or parents are in a correctional facility. 36
(b) Provide that a child care provider or the child's 37
parent or primary caregiver may appeal the denial or revocation of 38
eligibility for a child care certificate to the Attorney General's 39
Office, which appeal will be heard by an attorney who is not 40
assigned to the Department of Human Services. 41
(2) After the plan amendment provided for in subsection (1) 42
of this section is approved, the Department of Human Services 43
shall implement the provisions of the amendment in the CCPP. 44
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 45
and after July 1, 2026. 46