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Committee adopts amendments to allow modest family‑childcare capacity increases and exclude caregivers’ own children from capacity counts; bill laid over
Summary
The committee adopted amendments to House File 655 allowing modest increases in family‑childcare licensed capacity and exempting up to two of a provider’s own children from capacity counts; the bill was laid over for further work.
The House Committee on Children, Youth and Families adopted amendments to House File 655 that raise the licensed capacity ceiling for some family‑childcare providers and exempt a provider’s own children (up to two) from the licensed capacity count. The committee laid the bill over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill after public testimony and a lengthy member discussion about safety, ratios and oversight.
Sponsor Representative Zalesnikar (bill author) said family‑childcare providers have declined sharply across the state and the change would give experienced providers flexibility to serve more children —…
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