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House adopts amendments to child-care licensing bill after hour-long debate
Summary
Lawmakers restored several amendments to the first substitute of Senate Bill 26 on child-care licensing, including lowering a training threshold and reinstating certain committee changes; the House passed the amended bill and sent it back to the Senate.
The Utah House on March 4 adopted a pink-sheet amendment revising the first substitute of Senate Bill 26, a measure that adjusts licensing and training requirements for child-care providers.
Supporters, including sponsor Representative Stevens, said reinstating committee language and parts of Representative Short’s amendments would make the bill less restrictive in practice because agency rules already impose tighter standards. The…
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