WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 576

By Senators Takubo, Woelfel, Chapman, Rucker, Queen, Plymale, Maroney, and Caputo

[Introduced January 26, 2024; referred
to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-2-111d, relating to reimbursement for child care based upon enrollment.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. State responsibilities for children.

§49-2-111d. Priorities for the use of funds for child-care and performance-based contracting.

The department shall pay child-care providers based on enrollment.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require child- care providers to be paid by enrollment rather than attendance of the child.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.