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DCYF to form staff‑qualifications work group under HB 1648; providers sought for representation
Summary
The department described an outreach and selection process for the work group created by House Bill 1648, which extends staff‑qualification timelines and directs DCYF to recommend verification and online training options.
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is assembling a staff‑qualifications work group under House Bill 1648 to recommend how the state will expand, verify and document pathways to meet staff qualifications for early learning roles.
Why it matters: HB 1648 extends the timeline for existing staff to demonstrate required qualifications and creates a representative work group charged with proposing streamlined pathways, equivalency options for out‑of‑state credentials and recommendations for asynchronous online training and language access.
Gretchen Starbronig, workforce supports manager, and Brett Skinner, childcare policy manager and rules lead, explained that the work group will include statutorily named organizations…
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