49.134 Child care resource and referral service grants.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Indian tribe” means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

(b)“Local agency” means a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation or an Indian tribe that provides or proposes to provide child care resource and referral services that are funded under this section.

(c)“Nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation” means a nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103

(17), and that is exempt from taxation under section 501

(c)of the internal revenue code.

(2)Resource and referral service grants.

(a)From the allocation under s. 49.155

(1g), the department shall make grants to local agencies to fund child care resource and referral services provided by those local agencies. The department shall provide an allocation formula to determine the amount of a grant awarded under this section.

(c)A local agency that is awarded a grant under this section shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent of the amount awarded under this section. The match may be in the form of money or in-kind goods or services, or both.

(d)The department may award a grant under this section to a local agency only if that local agency meets any of the following requirements:

1. The local agency is solely in the business of providing child care resource and referral services.