00                SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 292                                                               
01 "An Act relating to child care grants; and providing for an effective date."                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 14.38.160(c) is amended to read:                                                                  
04            (c)  The base rate for a [A] grant under (a) of this section may not exceed $50                          
05       per month for each child the child care facility cares for, or for each full-time                                 
06       equivalent, as determined by the department.  The base rate [GRANT] shall be                                  
07       adjusted on a geographic basis by the same factor as funding for a school district is                             
08       adjusted under AS 14.17.460.                                                                                      
09    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2002.