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Senate Government Operations Committee votes 4-1 to advance early childhood education bill with amendment
Summary
The Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee voted 4-1 on May 1 to report H.472, an early childhood education measure, favorably to the Senate with an amendment; committee members raised concerns that an "ECE 3" classification could duplicate the Agency of Education license and the bill may require review by money committees.
The Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee voted 4-1 on May 1 to report H.472, an early childhood education bill, favorably to the full Senate with an amendment and send it back to the House for concurrence and possible referral to money committees.
Committee members said the amendment (dated April 29) leaves the measure in substantially the same form they reviewed, but several members raised concerns about a proposed "ECE 3" classification. A committee member described ECE 3 as potentially duplicative of the Agency of Education's early childhood educator license and said that duplication was a primary reason for hesitation among…
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