ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

 

HB 2833: child care assistance; pilot program

Sponsor:  Representative Udall, LD 25

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Appropriates $5,000,000 in FY 2022 and $10,000,000 in FY 2023 from the Child Care Development Fund Block Grant (CCDBG) to the Department of Economic Security (DES) to administer a Child Care Grant Pilot Program (Program) to provide child care assistance to students pursuing degrees in nursing and education at eligible postsecondary institutions.

History

Federal law requires state legislatures to appropriate CCDBG funds (P.L. 104-193, Section 901).

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, includes supplemental appropriations for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus disease. Arizona's formula-based allocation of CARES Act supplemental CCDBG funding is $88,005,835.

The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, enacted on December 27, 2020, added an estimated $251,000,000 to Arizona's allocation of CCDBG funds.

The FY 2021 General Appropriations Act appropriated $181,251,300 in CCDBG monies from the CCDF to DES and $882,600 to the Department of Health Services.

The DES Child Care Administration offers child care assistance for the following: 1) low-income families that are working; 2) teen parents enrolled in high school or GED classes; 3) homeless or domestic violence shelter residents; and 4) individuals who are unable to work due to physical or emotional conditions.

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAppropriates $5,000,000 in FY 2022 and $10,000,000 in FY 2023 from the CCDBG to DES to administer a Program to provide child care assistance to students pursuing degrees in nursing and education at eligible postsecondary institutions. (Sec. 1)

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