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Committee advances bill to raise family‑childcare capacity from 10 to 12 and allow two caregiver‑children exemptions; bill laid over
Summary
The committee amended and laid over House File 655, a bill to raise family‑childcare capacity from 10 to 12 and to exempt up to two of a provider’s own children from licensed capacity counts.
The House Committee on Children, Youth and Families on Tuesday amended and laid over House File 655, a bill from Representative Zalesnikar that would raise the maximum licensed capacity for family childcare providers from 10 to 12 children and exempt up to two of a caregiver’s own children from the licensed capacity count.
Representative Zalesnikar said the change would preserve flexibility for providers who operate outside center schedules — nights, weekends, summers and school breaks — and would help fill gaps when centers in a community are full. "Many of the…
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