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Senate Workforce Development panel OKs amended House Bill 11-19 to create time-limited evaluation of childcare licensing
Summary
The Senate Workforce Development Committee amended and voted to advance House Bill 11-19, removing a Department of Human Services response requirement and creating a time-limited legislative evaluation process with a Childcare Advisory Committee update before the panel dissolves.
The Senate Workforce Development Committee on Thursday approved an amended version of House Bill 11-19 to create a legislative program evaluation of childcare licensing standards and a time-limited advisory process.
Senator Hogan, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the amendment (version 2,005) removes a prior section that would have required the Department of Human Services to submit a formal response to legislative management, saying the change makes the measure "less like an audit than an evaluation." She said the department will still be a "critical piece" of the evaluation but that the committee removed language that could have placed an "unreasonable burden on the administrative branch."
The bill, as amended, directs the…
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