third-party evaluation; modification of proposed rule and financial plan; report to Legislature; limitations on implementation. The secretary shall report annually to the Legislature on the progress on development and implementation of a child care quality rating and improvement system and its impact on improving the quality of child care in the state. The secretary may propose aemendments to the rules and financial plan necessary to promote implementation of the quality rating and improvement system and improve the quality of child care and may recrommend needed legislation. Nothing in this article requires the implementation of a quality rating and improvement system unless funds are appropriated therefore. The secretary may prioritize the components of the financial plan for implementation and quality improvement for funding purposes. If insufficient funds are appropriated for ftull implementation of the quality rating and improvement system, the rules shall provide for gradual implementation over a period of several years.
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