An Act To Improve the Administration of the Child Care Subsidy Program and To Prevent Erroneous Termination of Child Care Services
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0828
Committee Amendment CA_A_H272 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3736

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "~,, to H.P. 579, L.D. 828, Bill, "An Act To 
Improve the Administration of the Child Care Subsidy Program and To Prevent 
Erroneous Termination of Child Care Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3736, sub-§3 is enacted to read: 
3. Reduction or termination of services. A person whose child care services 
provided pursuant to this chapter are reduced or tenninated must be afforded a reasonable 
opportunity, prior to the reduction or termination of services, for a fair hearing and final 
agency determination of child care program eligibility. This subsection does not apply 
when the child care services are being reduced or terminated due to a reduction in 
program funding. 
Sec. 2. Department of Health and Human Services to amend rules. The 
Department of Health and Human Services shall amend its rules as set out in the Child 
Care Subsidy Policy Manual to provide for reasonable extensions of time, modifications 
of the application of the rules and language changes in letters of notification to parents to 
allow an applicant who is unable to comply with time requirements or other eligibility 
rules of the child care program for circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the 
applicant to qualify as eligible.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the bill. 
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide a reasonable 
extension of time or modification of the application of the rules governing eligibility for 
the program that provides child care services to certain persons who meet income 
eligibility requirements but are unable to comply with the time requirements. 
The 
amendment retains the provisions of the bill that afford a person a reasonable opportunity 
for a fair hearing and final agency determination of child care program eligibility. The 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 579, L.D. 828 
amendment requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules to 
make these changes in rules instead of statute. The amended rule may also provide 
changes to the language in letters of notification to parents. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQljlRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 05/28113 
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LR 1029(02) 
An Act To Improve the Administration of the Child Care Subsidy Program and To Prevent Erroneous 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Termination of Child Care Services 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '*' C H -~ 
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Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
There is the potential for additional benefit payment costs to the Department of Health and Human Services. The 
amount and timing of these payments costs cannot be determined at this time. Additional administrative costs to the 
Department of Health and Human Services are assumed to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted 
resources. 
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