TANF; require DHS to spend maximum allowable amount on child care vouchers.

SB 2720 requires Mississippi's Department of Human Services (DHS) to allocate at least 30% of the state's federal TANF block grant funds each year to child care vouchers. These funds would be transferred to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to pay for child care through the existing Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) for qualifying low-income children. The bill mandates this spending as a minimum requirement, using existing federal TANF funds rather than new appropriations. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and was never enacted into law.