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VT LEG #371318 v.1 the provider and the Division and shall reimburse all providers using the fiscal year 2023 5-STAR rate. * * * Sec. 9. 33 V.S.A. § 3514 is amended to read: § 3514. PAYMENT TO PROVIDERS (a)(1) The Commissioner shall establish a payment schedule for purposes of reimbursing providers for full- or part-time child care services rendered to families who participate in the programs established under section 3512 or 3513 of this title. Payments established under this section shall reflect the following considerations: whether the provider operates a licensed child care facility or a registered family child care home, type of service provided, cost of providing the service, and the prevailing market rate for comparable service. The payment schedule shall account for the age of the children served, and all providers in the same child care setting category shall receive a reimbursement rate payment, which shall be dependent upon whether the provider operates a child care center and preschool program, family child care home, or afterschool or summer care program. (2) Payments shall be based on enrollment status or any other basis agreed to by the provider and the Division and shall reimburse all providers using the fiscal year 2023 5-STAR rate. The Department, in consultation with the Office of Racial Equity and stakeholders, shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 that define “enrollment” and the total number of allowable