Montgomery County committees review COA designation and proposed limits on coordinating entity’s program work

Montgomery County council members and staff met July 23 in a joint work session of the Education & Culture Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee to review the county’s early care and education coordinating entity designation and proposed amendments to county code that would limit what the coordinating entity can fund or directly provide. Committee members discussed two related county bills—Bill 11‑25 (child care coordination amendments) and expedited Bill 20‑325—plus a July proposal to extend the Children’s Opportunity Alliance’s (COA) designation through Dec. 31, 2025. No final votes were taken at the session.