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VT LEG #371318 v.1 (b) The Commissioner shall maintain a current incentive payment schedule on the Department’s website. Sec. 10a. LEGISLATIVE INTENT; CHILD CARE QUALITY AND CAPACITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM It is the intent of the General Assembly that in fiscal year 2025 and in future fiscal years, at least $10,000,000.00 is appropriated for the child care quality and capacity incentive program established in 33 V.S.A. § 3515. Sec. 11. 33 V.S.A. § 3516 is added to read: § 3516. CHILD CARE WAITLIST AND APPLICATION FEES A child care provider shall not charge an application or waitlist fee for child care services where the applying child qualifies for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program pursuant to section 3512 or 3513 of this title. A child care provider shall reimburse an individual who is charged an application or waitlist fee for child care services if it is later determined that the applying child qualified for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program at the time the fee or fees were paid. Sec. 12. 33 V.S.A. § 3517 is added to read: § 3517. CHILD CARE TUITION RATES A child care provider shall ensure that its tuition rates are available to the public. A regulated child care provider shall not impose an increase on annual child care tuition that exceeds 1.5 times the most recent annual increase in the NAICS code 611, Educational Services. This amount shall be posted on the