71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. HB 3444
 
LC 2963/HB 3444-A3
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 3444
 
              By JOINT COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
 
                             June 30
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 4
through 25 and delete page 2 and insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + As used in section 2 of this 2001
Act:
  ' (1) 'Infant' means a child from birth to 12 months of age and
includes adopted infants.
  ' (2) 'Parent' means a biological parent, adoptive parent,
foster parent, stepparent or guardian.
  ' (3) 'Temporary assistance for needy families program' means
the program under ORS 418.035 to 418.172. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) If the Child Care Division
obtains a federal waiver as described in section 3 of this 2001
Act, the Department of Human Services shall establish an At-Home
Infant Child Care Pilot Program in a geographic area that
includes Jackson County and in two other geographic areas. The
purpose of the pilot program is to help eligible families with
infants cover some of the costs of staying home and caring for
their infants by providing a subsidy in lieu of child care
assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families
program.
  ' (2)(a) Following the birth or adoption of an infant, a family
is eligible to receive a subsidy for at-home infant child care
assistance if one or both of the parents provide care for the
infant and the family is eligible to receive, or is receiving,
benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families
program. An eligible family who receives a subsidy under the
pilot program may not receive at the same time benefits under the
temporary assistance for needy families program.
  ' (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, no more
than 200 families shall be eligible to receive a subsidy under
the pilot program.
  ' (3) An eligible family is limited to a lifetime total of 12
months of at-home infant child care assistance.
  ' (4) The maximum rate of assistance an eligible family may
receive is 75 percent of the rate established for full-time care
of infants in the applicant's county of residence. There is no
additional subsidy for infants with special needs.
  ' (5) The department by rule shall establish standards for
administration of the pilot program and requirements for
participation in the pilot program. After initial eligibility has
been established, the standards shall include income standards
that are the same as the income standards established by the
department for the Employment Related Day Care program.
  ' (6) The department shall work with the Commission for Child
Care and the Child Care Division to develop outcome measures for
the pilot program and to conduct a pilot program evaluation. The
evaluation shall include profiling families who participate in
the program to determine the costs of the program.
 
 
  ' (7) The At-Home Infant Child Care Pilot Program established
under this section shall be implemented only if adequate funds
become available. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + During the 2001-2003 biennium, the
Child Care Division shall request from the United States
Department of Health and Human Services a waiver from the use
restrictions on the federal Child Care and Development Fund for
the purpose of using such funds for the At-Home Infant Child Care
Pilot Program established pursuant to section 2 of this 2001
Act. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + The Department of Human Services
shall report to the Seventy-second Legislative Assembly about the
progress of the At-Home Infant Child Care Pilot Program
established pursuant to section 2 of this 2001 Act. + } ' .
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