ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
child care; payment rates
Purpose
Requires the Department of
Economic Security (DES) to use its most current market rate survey as one of
the factors for determining child care assistance’s sliding fee scale and
formula.
During the Forty-third Legislature, Second Regular
Session, S.B. 1357 established the child care assistance program through
temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) block grant monies. The child care assistance program provides
cash assistance for child care to eligible families.
During the Forty-fifth Legislature, First Regular
Session, the sliding fee scale and formula for determining child care
assistance was updated to 75 percent of the 1998 market rate survey. According to DES, market rate surveys are
conducted every two years.
S.B. 1264 requires DES to use its most current market
rate survey as one of six factors for determining the sliding fee scale and formula
for child care assistance. Since the
market rate survey is one of six factors used to determine the sliding fee
scale and formula and DES can only allocate money within its budget parameters,
there is no discernable fiscal impact to the state general fund for the
provisions of this bill.
Provisions
1. Requires DES to establish a child care assistance sliding fee scale and formula based on six factors including the most current market rate survey.
2. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Staff
February 4, 2002