An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, further providing for copayments for subsidized child care.

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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1564
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY KAZEEM, SCHLOSSBERG, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, MADDEN,
GIRAL, KENYATTA, FREEMAN, CERRATO, MALAGARI, SHUSTERMAN,
RIVERA, DEASY AND GREEN, JUNE 5, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 5, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in public assistance,
further providing for copayments for subsidized child care.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 408.3(c)(3.1), (3.2)(ii), (4) and (8)(i)
and (e) of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as
the Human Services Code, are amended to read:
Section 408.3. Copayments for Subsidized Child Care.--* * *
(c) In establishing the copayment amounts pursuant to this
section, all of the following shall apply:
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(3.1) At initial application, the family's annual income may
not exceed two hundred three percent of the Federal poverty
income guidelines.
(3.2) After an initial determination or redetermination of
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eligibility, a child shall continue to be enrolled in subsidized
child care for twelve months regardless of either of the
following:
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(ii) An increase in the family's annual income, if the
income does not exceed [eighty-five] eighty-eight percent of the
State median income for a family of the same size.
(4) Subject to subsection (e), a family's annual copayment
under either paragraph (1) or (2) shall not exceed:
(i) eight percent of the family's annual income if the
family's annual income is one hundred three percent of the
Federal poverty income guideline or less;
(ii) eleven percent of the family's annual income if the
family's annual income exceeds one hundred three percent of the
Federal poverty income guideline, but is not more than two
hundred [fifty] fifty-three percent of the Federal poverty
income guideline;
(iii) thirteen percent of the family's annual income if the
family's annual income exceeds two hundred [fifty] fifty-three
percent of the Federal poverty income guideline, but is not more
than two hundred [seventy-five] seventy-eight percent of the
Federal poverty income guideline; or
(iv) beginning after July 1, 2017, fifteen percent of the
family's annual income if the family's annual income exceeds two
hundred [seventy-five] seventy-eight percent of the Federal
poverty income guideline, but is not more than three hundred
five percent of the Federal poverty income guideline or [eighty-
five] eighty-eight percent of the State median income, whichever
is lower.
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(8) A family that has previously qualified for a deduction
in the child care copayment shall continue to remain eligible
for the copayment deduction if:
(i) the family's annual income does not exceed three hundred
three percent of the Federal poverty income guideline or
[eighty-five] eighty-eight percent of the State median income,
whichever is lower;
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(e) To the extent that money is appropriated for the
purpose, the department shall increase eligibility under
subsection (c)(4) for subsidized child care from two hundred
[thirty-five] thirty-eight percent of the Federal poverty income
guideline up to three hundred three percent of the Federal
poverty income guideline and shall apply a copayment deduction
under subsection (c)(6). The department shall not be required to
maintain eligibility above two hundred [thirty-five] thirty-
eight percent of the Federal poverty income guideline or apply a
copayment deduction unless funding is appropriated by the
General Assembly.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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