Vermont § 3505 - Supplemental child care grants

§ 3505. Supplemental child care grants

• (a)(1)(A) The Commissioner for Children and Families may utilize up to one-half of one percent
  of funds appropriated for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program in a fiscal
  year for extraordinary financial relief to assist child care programs that are at
  risk of closing or not opening due to experiencing financial hardship. The Commissioner
  may provide extraordinary financial relief under this subdivision (A) to both licensed
  and registered child care programs and to child care programs that are in the process
  of becoming licensed or registered. The Commissioner shall develop guidelines for
  providing assistance and shall prioritize extraordinary financial relief to child
  care programs in areas of the State with high poverty and low access to high-quality
  child care. (B) In order to transition children who are currently served by a child care program that
  is closing to a new child care program in an orderly fashion, the Commissioner may
  provide assistance to the existing or new program to minimize the disruption of services
  to the affected children. (C) As needed to implement this subdivision (1), the Commissioner has the authority to
  request tax returns and other financial documents to verify a child care program’s
  financial hardship and its ability to sustain or increase operations. (2) Annually on or before January 15, the Commissioner shall report to the Senate Committee
  on Health and Welfare and to the House Committee on Human Services regarding any funds
  distributed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. Specifically, the report
  shall address how funds were distributed and used. It shall also address results related
  to any distribution of funds.