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child care providers. The state and the representative for family 1 child care providers must enter into bargaining over the 2 implementation of subsidy rate increases, and apply those increases 3 consistent with the terms of this proviso and the agreement reached 4 between the parties. 5 (iii) $3,930,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 6 (CRRSA) and $4,903,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 7 (ARPA) are provided solely to waive work requirements for student 8 parents utilizing the working connections child care program. 9 (iv) (($6,726,000)) $15,459,000 of the general fund—federal 10 appropriation (CRRSA) and (($10,633,000)) $1,900,000 of the general 11 fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) are provided solely to expand 12 eligibility for the working connections child care program to 13 households at or below 60 percent of state median income, beginning 14 October 1, 2021. 15 (v) $1,549,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (CRRSA) 16 and (($982,000)) $385,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 17 (ARPA) are provided solely for the department to implement an infant 18 rate enhancement for child care providers. 19 (g) (($21,215,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 20 (CRRSA) is provided solely for enrollment based payments from April 21 2022 through June 2022. 22 (h))) On July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022, the department, in 23 collaboration with the department of social and health services, must 24 report to the governor and the appropriate fiscal and policy 25 committees of the legislature on the status of overpayments in the 26 working connections child care program. The report must include the 27 following information for the previous fiscal year: 28 (i) A summary of the number of overpayments that occurred; 29 (ii) The reason for each overpayment; 30 (iii) The total cost of overpayments; 31 (iv) A comparison to overpayments that occurred in the past two 32 preceding fiscal years; and 33 (v) Any planned modifications to internal processes that will 34 take place in the coming fiscal year to further reduce the occurrence 35 of overpayments. 36 (6) Within available amounts, the department in consultation with 37 the office of financial management shall report enrollments and 38 active caseload for the working connections child care program to the 39 p. 1151 ESSB 5187.SL