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VT LEG #371318 v.1 (E) workforce capacity and needs of the child care, prekindergarten, afterschool and summer care systems; and (F) the impact of expanded child care, prekindergarten, and afterschool and summer care on a mixed-delivery system. Sec. 20. APPROPRIATION; BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES Of the funds appropriated in Sec. 7(b) (appropriation; Child Care Financial Assistance Program) of this act, the Department for Children and Families shall allocate $266,707.00 to Building Bright Futures for the purpose of implementing its duties under 33 V.S.A. § 4605. This amount shall become part of the Department’s base for the purpose of supporting Building Bright Future’s work pursuant to 33 V.S.A. § 4605. Sec. 21. PLAN; DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; GOVERNANCE (a) On or before November 1, 2025, the Secretary of Human Services shall submit an implementation plan to the House Committees on Appropriations, on Government Operations and Military Affairs, and on Human Services and to the Senate Committees on Appropriations, on Government Operations, and on Health and Welfare regarding the reorganization of the Department for Children and Families to increase responsiveness to Vermonters and elevate the status of child care and early education within the Agency of Human Services. The implementation plan shall be consistent with the goals of the report produced pursuant to 2021 Acts and Resolves No. 45, Sec. 13. It shall