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Committee approves amendment to allow variance of up to 100 square feet for freestanding child‑care centers; bill laid over
Summary
The committee adopted an amendment clarifying a variance pathway that would allow freestanding child‑care centers to be up to 100 square feet short of statutory per‑child square‑foot requirements and laid the bill over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.
The House Committee on Children, Youth and Families adopted an amendment to House File 656 that provides a pathway for freestanding child‑care centers to receive a variance when they fall short of the statutory per‑child square‑foot requirement; the committee then laid the bill over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.
Representative Zalesnikar (bill sponsor) told the committee the measure is designed to add modest flexibility to licensing rules for freestanding centers when the facility is only slightly below the square‑foot threshold. “How big is a hundred? Imagine the most popular rug ordered online is…
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