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Utah House passes bill to tighten childcare licensing, moves oversight to health department
Summary
The Utah House adopted the second substitute for House Bill 124 to close a childcare-licensing loophole, direct the Department of Health to create tiered licensing, and delay the effective date to Jan. 1, 1998; the measure passed the House 41-29 and will go to the Senate.
The Utah House on the floor adopted the second substitute of House Bill 124, a measure to expand and tighten childcare licensing and shift licensing oversight to the state Department of Health, and approved an amendment moving the bill's effective date to Jan. 1, 1998. The House vote was 41 in favor and 29 opposed; the bill will be forwarded to the Senate for consideration.
Sponsor remarks and bill overview: The bill sponsor told colleagues that "House Bill 124 closes a loophole in our current childcare licensing law" by bringing into licensure centers that have avoided rules by claiming they care for children less than four hours per day and by directing the health department to create a range of licensure that recognizes differing levels…
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