Child care; DHS shall transfer to CCDF the first $40 Million of unspent TANF funds from prior FY to be used for child care vouchers.

SB 2465 directs Mississippi's Department of Human Services to transfer the first $40 million of unspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds from the previous fiscal year to the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). This funding is specifically intended for child care vouchers under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP), helping qualifying low-income families cover child care costs. The bill does not change eligibility rules for TANF or CCPP but reallocates existing unspent TANF resources to expand child care support. The bill was referred to committee but died in 2026 without further action.