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Bill would ease occupancy rules to help place childcare in existing community buildings
Summary
Substitute Senate Bill 56-55 would require building officials to calculate occupancy for childcare centers operating in a dedicated space within an existing multi-use building based only on the childcare area, aiming to reduce costs and open more rural childcare slots.
Substitute Senate Bill 56-55, heard June 25, would change how occupant load is calculated for childcare centers that operate inside a dedicated portion of an existing building with multiple uses. Under current code, occupant load calculations can treat a whole building as the relevant area; the bill would require local building officials to calculate occupancy for child-care licensing based only on the spaces where childcare services are provided.
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