Child care services; provide eligibility for certain persons under the Child Care Payment Program (CCPP).

SB 2721 proposes expanding eligibility for Mississippi's Child Care Payment Program (CCPP) to include four specific groups: full-time high school parents/caregivers, under-24 college/job training students with two or more children, disabled parents/caregivers, and grandparents raising children whose parents are incarcerated. The bill requires the Mississippi Department of Human Services to seek federal approval for this expansion and establishes an appeal process to the Attorney General's Office for denied or revoked child care eligibility. If enacted, these changes would directly affect low-income parents and caregivers who currently face barriers to accessing subsidized child care. The bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and has not advanced further.