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Committee hears bill to exempt DOD‑certified military family childcare providers from separate state licensure
Summary
Senate Bill 218 would add Department of Defense–certified family childcare providers to the list of providers exempt from state licensure, arguing the DOD’s annual certification, higher insurance and training standards remove the need for duplicate state oversight. Sponsor testimony and department coordination were described; no vote was taken.
The Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday heard sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 218, which would exempt family childcare providers already certified by any branch of the Department of Defense from separate state licensure requirements.
Senator Roegner, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to reduce duplicative regulation for military families who move frequently and for many spouses who operate family childcare homes. “We definitely don’t need both,” Roegner said, arguing that Department of Defense certification already imposes…
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