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Senators back study of childcare licensing and funding; proposal would use legislative program evaluation
Summary
Lawmakers heard competing views on House Bill 11 19, now drafted as a study of early childhood services; sponsors and stakeholders urged a structured interim review and some legislators proposed using the Legislative Council’s new program‑evaluation capacity for a comprehensive external review.
Carmen Trehult, early childhood licensing administrator at the Department of Health and Human Services, described House Bill 11 19 as an agency bill that the House amended into a study. The amended measure would direct a study of laws, administrative rules and policies related to early childhood services and childcare licensing.
Senator Donna Beard asked the Senate to restore language clarifying that an advisory committee of stakeholders be convened during the interim so providers, parents and other affected groups would have a formal seat at the table. Beard said the advisory group would not be a permanent…
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