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90_HB2605ham005
LRB9009318SMdvam11
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2605
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2605, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, on page 5, immediately below line 16, by inserting the
5 following:
6 "Fees for a family with one child in care shall not
7 exceed 8% of the family's gross annual income, and the fees
8 for a family with 2 children in care shall not exceed 10% of
9 the family's gross annual income. Nominal fees for
10 additional children in care may be charged.
11 Newly employed families, as defined by rule, shall
12 receive a one-time 2-month grace period during which they are
13 exempt from co-payment fees. For those receiving TANF, these
14 fees shall be covered by the Department as initial employment
15 expenses under supportive services.
16 Families in good standing on co-payment fee payments and
17 who are otherwise eligible, as defined by rule, shall be
18 charged a co-payment rate for full-time summer child care
19 programs for school-aged children that is not more than would
20 be required of them during the school year.
21 Non-profit and governmental entities which receive State
22 subsidies for the provision of child care who collect no less
23 than 90% of fees due per month under this subsection shall be
24 reimbursed by the Department for any remaining fees not
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1 collected up to 10% of those due.".
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