Sec. 4. (a) After completing the review under section 3 of this chapter, the office may develop and implement a reimbursement program to reimburse costs that are incurred by a parent or guardian of a child to provide in-home early education services to the child.
(b) If the office develops and implements a reimbursement program under subsection (a), the office may not give preference to a child located in a county that does not have a child care provider that meets the standards of quality recognized by a Level 3 or Level 4 Paths to QUALITY program rating located in the county.
(c) The office may develop reimbursement rates for the reimbursement of in-home early education services.
(d) Reimbursement by the office under this section may be funded from any of the following sources:
(1) Federal grants.
(2) State appropriations.
(3) Money from a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
(4) Money from the prekindergarten pilot program fund established by IC 12-17.2-7.2-13.5.
As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.143.