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Utah House deadlocks on reauthorizing child-care task force after heated debate
Summary
The House debated and amended a reauthorization of the Child Care Task Force, including a contested change requiring two stay-at-home parents on the panel; the measure failed on a 36-36 tie after hours of floor debate and substitute motions.
The Utah House of Representatives voted down a reauthorization of the state Child Care Task Force after an extended floor debate that split members over representation and the role of government in supporting child care.
Representative Cheryl Allen, sponsor of House Bill 180, told colleagues the task force had produced five bills and needed additional time to study unresolved areas such as children with special needs and workforce supply. "We are nearing the end of the first cycle under TANF where parents are required to work," Allen said, urging the House to allow the task force to continue work on barriers to employment caused by lack…
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