Child Care for Working Families Study Committee; establish.

HB 450 creates a study committee to examine how Mississippi can better use existing federal and state funds to expand affordable child care access for low- to moderate-income working parents. The committee will analyze current funding streams, including federal revenue and state funds tied to federal matching requirements, to identify ways to increase participation in the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) and reduce waiting lists. It must study specific metrics like the number of eligible families on waiting lists, the cost to serve all eligible children, and economic impacts of improved child care access. The committee will report recommendations to the 2026 legislature for increasing child care assistance, focusing on reallocating current resources rather than proposing new spending. This is a procedural study bill, not a funding measure.