Relating to payment of state funds to qualified child care entities

SB 597 changes how West Virginia pays state-funded child care providers by replacing an attendance-based reimbursement system with an enrollment-based model. This affects residential child-care facilities and family day-care providers receiving state funds, shifting payments from tracking daily child attendance to counting enrolled children. The bill amends §49-2-113 of West Virginia law to implement this payment structure change, aiming to provide more stable funding for providers. It does not alter licensing requirements or other operational standards for child care entities.