Legislative Hall in Dover, Del. (Delaware Public Media)

The Joint Finance Committee approved spending increases for child care providers and direct support professionals for adults with intellectual disabilities in the state’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget, but both groups still earn less than current market rates. Spurred by the 2018 passage of the McNesby Act, lawmakers appropriated $4.6 million for the current budget and $4.2 million for FY 2020 – about 20 percent of the spending needed to meet market rates.