This bill establishes eligibility criteria for children of child care workers to participate in the state child care assistance (CCA) program. Specifically, it allows a child to qualify for the CCA program if their parent, guardian, or custodian is employed at a child care facility or home that has an agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for reimbursement. The employed individual must work a minimum of 32 hours per week in a role primarily focused on providing direct child care, and they must meet additional requirements outlined in the bill, such as not being the owner of the child care facility or home where their child is enrolled.

Furthermore, the bill stipulates that a director, co-director, or administrative staff member of a child care facility may also qualify for assistance if they are regularly counted in the minimum child-to-staff ratio. Parents, guardians, or custodians participating in the program will be required to make copayments as determined by HHS. The bill mandates that HHS adopt rules to effectively administer these provisions.