Maryland's Department of Education Superintendent is pushing back on claims that the state's Comptroller was holding up payments to childcare providers of first responders and healthcare workers.
Md. Department of Education to pay $2k to essential childcare providers
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EDUCATION WILL PAY TWOTHOUSAND DOLLARS TO ESSENTIALCARE PROVIDERS ON TOP OF WHATTHEY RECIEVE FOR EACH CHILD INTHEIR CARE.
SUPERINTENDENTKAREN SALMON SAYS THEDEPARTMENT IS WORKING TOPROMPTLY PAY THE PROVIDERS,AND THE PROVIDERS SHOULDRECIEVE THE GRANT PAYMENT BYTHE END OF NEXT WEEK.
THEDEPARTMENT REPORTEDLYCONTACTED THE COMPTROLLER'SOFFICE ON APRIL 21 TOCOORDINATE THE PAYMENTS.
THEGOVERNOR ISSUED THE EXECUTIVEORDER CLOSING DAYCARES TO ALLBUT ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONMARCH 30.
WE SPOKE WITH THECOMPTROLLER'S OFFICE TODAYABOUT THE DELAYED PAYMENTS."comptroller franchot is wellaware that these providers aregiving service to theseessential personnel they don'tcare where the hangup is theydont care who is responsiblefor the delay.
We at thecomptroller's officeunderstand that and as soon aswe get the data we need to getthemoney in to their bankaccounts it's going to happeon our end.
THE COMPTROLLER'SOFFICE SAID ONCE THE CORRECTINFORMATION IS RECIEVED THEYCAN PROCESS PAYMENTS IN 24HOURS.
THE DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION SAID IT WORKED TOBUILD AN ADMINISTRATIVEFRAMEWORK.
IT'S AIM WAS TOENSURE SERVICES ARE DELIVEREDBY APPROPRIATE PROVIDERS ANDMAKE SEAMLESS, PROMPT PAYMENTTO PROVIDE
