(1) Starting with the 2018-19 state fiscal year, or when the rules required by subsection (2)(a) of this section are established, whichever is later, and subject to available appropriations, annually the state department shall establish the amount of each county's block grant for CCCAP. The block grant shall be based upon each county's percentage of the estimated total number of children eligible to participate in CCCAP times the appropriate reimbursement rate for each county as determined by the state required by section 26-2-803. Counties are only required to spend the state CCCAP allocation and the maintenance of effort for that allocation.
(2) (a) The amount of each county's block grant determined by subsection (1) of this section may be adjusted by the state department. The state department shall, in consultation with the counties, adopt rules regarding adjustments to the amount of a block grant, and the rules must address the following factors:
The cost of living;
The cost of high-quality early childhood programs;
The cost of programs;
The regional market rates for CCCAP;
Drastic economic changes; and
Geographic differences within a county.
(b) The state department may make an adjustment to the amount of a block grant authorized by rules promulgated pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section.
The money in a county block grant allocated to a county pursuant to this section mustonly be used for the provision of child care services under rules promulgated by the state board pursuant to this part 8.
Money transferred from the county block grant temporary assistance for needy families program pursuant to section 26-2-714 (7) to the child care development fund may be used for child care quality improvement activities as identified in the federal "Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014", 42 U.S.C. sec. 9858 (e), as amended.
For state fiscal year 2005-06 and for each state fiscal year thereafter, each county isrequired to meet a level of county spending for CCCAP that is equal to the county's proportionate share of the total county funds set forth in the annual general appropriation act for CCCAP for that state fiscal year. The level of county spending is known as the county's maintenance of effort for CCCAP for that state fiscal year. For any state fiscal year, the state department is authorized to adjust a county's maintenance of effort, reflected as a percentage of the total county funds set forth in the annual general appropriation act for CCCAP for that state fiscal year, so that the percentage equals the county's proportionate share of the total state and federal funds appropriated for CCCAP for that state fiscal year. For any state fiscal year, the sum of all counties' maintenance of effort must be equal to or greater than the total county funds set forth in the general appropriation act for the state fiscal year 1996-97 for employment-related child care.
Source: L. 97: Entire part added, p. 1218, § 1, effective June 3. L. 2000: (2)(d) added, p. 283, § 6, effective March 31. L. 2003: (4) amended and (5) and (6) added, p. 2600, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2008: (2)(d) amended, p. 1978, § 26, effective January 1, 2009. L. 2014: IP(1), (1)(a), (3), and (6) amended, (HB 14-1317), ch. 259, p. 1033, § 4, effective May 22. L. 2017: (3.5) added, (HB 17-1355), ch. 359, p. 1886, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2018: Entire section R&RE, (HB 18-1335), ch. 386, p. 2311, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Subsections (4)(b) and (5)(b) provided for the repeal of subsections (4) and (5), respectively, effective July 1, 2005. (See L. 2003, p. 2600.)