Senate committee advances three bills on childcare, certification waivers and non-opioid directives to the floor

The Senate Committee on Early Childhood and Behavioral Health on May 6 approved three separate measures and sent them to the Senate floor with —due pass— recommendations.

Chair Reynolds presided as the committee considered House Bill 2814, House Bill 3211 A and House Bill 3560 A. For each measure senators moved a —do pass— recommendation and the clerk called roll; the committee recorded ayes and excused members on each vote and announced each measure would be sent to the Senate floor.

House Bill 2814: The bill would allow the Department of Early Learning and Care to waive certain certification requirements for child care facilities when the department determines conditions or safeguards exist that protect children—s welfare and the consumer interest of…