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House creates Office of Child Care to coordinate services, amid debate over placement
Summary
The House approved HB304 to establish a state Office of Child Care within the Department of Community and Economic Development to be a resource for businesses and parents, drawing debate over whether the new office duplicates functions in the Department of Social Services.
The Utah House on Feb. 23 passed House Bill 304 to create a state Office of Child Care intended to coordinate day‑care resources, support employer‑based child‑care initiatives and promote training for child‑care providers.
Representative Rush, the floor sponsor, said the office grew out of the governor’s commission on childcare and would work as a resource center…
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