Missouri § 208.044 - Child day care services to be provided certain persons — eligible providers.
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§ 208.044. Child day care services to be provided certain persons — eligible providers.
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide child day care services to any person who meets the qualifications set forth at sections 301 and 302 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-485).
2. The department shall purchase the child day care services required by this section by making payments directly to any providers of day care services licensed pursuant to chapter 210 or to providers of day care services who are not required by chapter 210 to be licensed because they are providing care to no more than six children pursuant to section 210.211.
3. When a person who has been eligible and receiving day care services under this section becomes ineligible due to the end of the twelve-month period of transitional day care, as defined in section 208.400, such person may receive day care services from the department if otherwise eligible for such services.
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(L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1323, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397, A.L. 2022 S.B. 683)
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Section 208.044 ("Child day care services to be provided certain persons — eligible providers.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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