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Children and Families omnibus bill advances; $40 million SSIS funding included, cameras and child-safety provisions highlighted
Summary
House File 2436, the Children and Families omnibus, was laid over after committee review. Sponsors highlighted a $40 million appropriation for SSIS replacement, expanded child-safety provisions including cameras for centers with maltreatment violations, regulatory relief for childcare providers and increased food-security and scholarship funding.
The House Ways and Means Committee laid over House File 2436, the Children and Families omnibus finance bill, after an extended presentation from chairs and authoring members detailing policy and fiscal elements. Committee chairs described the package as bipartisan and focused on child safety, regulatory relief for providers, food security, scholarships and support for the new Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Chair West summarized policy provisions including an anti-kickback administrative authority supported by the Department, clarifications for implementing provider hubs, changes to training…
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