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Health subcommittee backs bill to let for‑profit child care participate in Child Care Improvement Fund pilot
Summary
The House Health Subcommittee voted to send House Bill 105 to the full Health Committee after members debated whether the pilot, originally intended for nonprofits, should be expanded to include for‑profit providers.
The House Health Subcommittee voted 8–1 on Feb. 12 to advance House Bill 105, which would allow child care agencies regulated by the Department of Human Services to apply for capital grants through the Child Care Improvement Fund pilot regardless of nonprofit or for‑profit status.
Supporters said the change would produce data about interest in capital funding across all provider types without requiring new state money. "We want to make sure that y'all have the data so that if you choose to continue to invest capital dollars into childcare, you'll have the full dataset," Callan…
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