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Subcommittee passes SB 99 to let DOD-certified family childcare homes serve military families without duplicative state licensure
Summary
SB 99 would exempt Department of Defense–certified family childcare providers who care exclusively for military families from California’s state licensing, provided they meet state health and safety requirements and anti-discrimination laws. The subcommittee approved the bill 4-0 and referred it to Appropriations.
The Senate subcommittee voted unanimously to pass SB 99, which would allow family childcare homes already certified by the Department of Defense to operate in California without an additional duplicative state license so long as they care only for military families and comply with state health and anti-discrimination requirements.
Senator Blake Shearer, the bill’s author, described the proposal as a way to reduce licensing delays for Department of Defense (DOD)–certified family childcare providers (FCCs) who move frequently with military assignments. "With DOD…
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