Pennsylvania Statutes Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs § 104-H. Power and duties of department

(1) Implement and administer the program in accordance with Federal law or guidance.  The department shall compile and transmit information necessary to implement the program and comply with programmatic and eligibility requirements under Federal law or guidance.

(2) Allocate and disburse program funds to qualified child-care providers.

(3) Require qualified child-care providers to submit reports containing information required for compliance with Federal law or guidance, in the form and by the deadline prescribed by the department.  The department may not subject qualified child-care providers to additional reporting that is not required by Federal law or guidance, State law or this article.

(4) Monitor, inspect or audit the financial, operating and accounting records of a qualified child-care provider that receives program funding, if deemed necessary by the department.

(5) Withhold, recover or reduce program funding of a qualified child-care provider determined to have administered the program in violation of Federal or State requirements.

(6) By December 11, 2021, issue a report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives on the percentage of money that has been obligated for the program.  If the percentage is below 50%, an analysis must be provided on how the department can achieve the spending deadlines in Federal law or guidance.

(7) By April 1, 2022, issue a report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives on the amount of money remaining for the program and if the remaining money cannot be obligated by September 30, 2022.

(8) By December 31, 2023, issue a report to the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the chairperson and minority chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives and post the report to the department's publicly accessible Internet website.  The report shall include the following information: