The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on proposed changes to Title 392 of the Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) – Child Care Subsidy Program. The proposed changes will streamline the regulations by removing direction to staff and duplicative statutory language from the regulations and condensing six chapters of regulations down to five chapters. The proposed changes will: implement the federally required changes under the 2014 Reauthorization to the Child Care and Development Block Grant; update definitions; extend eligibility for three months of job search; allow for homeless ness to be a need for service; allow for continued eligibility through the remainder of the certification period the family’s income does not exceed 85% state median income; no longer allow for sliding fee adjustments to a higher amount during the certification period; require providers to meet pass background checks and complete trainings prior to receiving subsidy payments; require providers to be age 19 or older; require providers to complete pre-service orientation; and allow providers to bill up to five absence days per month.
