{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-199.8941","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 199.8941","heading":"Monetary incentives for child-care facilities -- Professional development.","body":"(1) To the extent that funds are available, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services,\nin consultation with the Early Childhood Advisory Council, shall, by administrat ive\nregulation promulgated in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A, establish a program\nof monetary incentives including but not limited to an increased child -care subsidy\nand a one-time merit achievement award for child -care centers and certified family\nchild-care homes that are tied to a quality rating system for child care as established\nunder KRS 199.8943.\n(2) The monetary incentive program shall be reviewed annually by the cabinet, in\nconsultation with the council, for the purpose of determining future oppo rtunities to\nprovide incentives.\n(3) Participation in the program of monetary incentives and in the quality rating system\nby public -funded child -care centers and certified family child -care homes is\nmandatory.\n(4) The Cabinet for Health and Family Services  shall encourage the professional\ndevelopment of persons who are employed or provide training in a child -care or\nearly childhood setting by facilitating their participation in the scholarship program\nfor obtaining a child development associate credential, postsecondary certificate,\ndiploma, degree, or specialty credential as established under KRS 164.518.","path":["KRS Chapter 199"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=47892","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:55Z","sha256":"d10cc7766158c95d8b1fa6b13bde57b6f8511459abe761b617ee036e10f9a24c","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-199.894","next":"us-ky/krs-199.8943"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}