Senators back study of childcare licensing and funding; proposal would use legislative program evaluation
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.
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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.
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