1. (a) After completing the review under section 3 of this chapter, the office may develop and implement a reimbursement program to reimburse costs that are incurred by a parent or guardian of a child to provide in-home early education services to the child.
2. (b) If the office develops and implements a reimbursement program under subsection (a), the office may not give preference to a child located in a county that does not have a child care provider that meets the standards of quality recognized by a Level 3 or Level 4 Paths to QUALITY program rating located in the county.
3. (c) The office may develop reimbursement rates for the reimbursement of in-home early education services.

4. (d) Reimbursement by the office under this section may be funded from any of the following sources:

   1. (1) Federal grants.
   2. (2) State appropriations.
   3. (3) Money from a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13 ).
   4. (4) Money from the prekindergarten program fund established by IC 12-17.2-7.2-13.5 .

As added by P.L.184-2017, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.143; P.L.246-2023, SEC.23.