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VT LEG #371318 v.1 subsidize, to the extent that funds permit, the costs of child care for families that need child care services in order to obtain employment, to retain employment, or to obtain training leading to employment. Families seeking employment shall be entitled to participate in the Program for up to three months and the Commissioner may further extend that period. * * * (4) After September 30, 2021, a regulated center-based child care program or family child care home as defined by the Department in rule shall not receive funds pursuant to this subsection that are in excess of the usual and customary rate for services at the center-based child care program or family child care home Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a child care provider from establishing tuition rates that are lower than the provider reimbursement rate in the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. * * * Sec. 5a. 33 V.S.A. § 3512 is amended to read: § 3512. CHILD CARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY (a)(1) The Child Care Financial Assistance Program is established to subsidize, to the extent that funds permit, the costs of child care for families that need child care services in order to obtain employment, to retain employment, or to obtain training leading to employment. Families seeking employment shall be entitled to participate in the Program for up to three