129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 222		LR 500(01)
	An Act To Prohibit Child Care Providers from Requiring Payment during Vacation Closures
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Rep. Perkins of Oakland
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Current biennium savings - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This bill prohibits a nursery school, a certified family child care provider, a licensed child care facility or a person who provides day care in that person's home for one or 2 children whose care is paid for by state or federal funds from charging any fee for any period of time the provider is closed because the provider is on vacation. It prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from reimbursing providers of child care services or recipients for child care services for any period of time the provider is closed because the provider is on vacation. It is anticipated that this bill would generate savings, but as it is unknown how many providers are charging a fee due to vacation closures, no estimate of savings can be determined at this time.