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Senate advances bill to allow state agencies to host third‑party on‑site childcare

Utah State Senate · February 9, 2023
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Senator Escamilla said HB167 creates a statutory process allowing state agencies to host on‑site childcare centers operated by independent third‑party providers (no state employees). The bill was advanced to third reading with a recorded vote in the transcript.

Senator Escamilla described first substitute House Bill 167 as a legislative tool to help address Utah’s childcare shortage by creating a process for state agencies to host on‑site childcare centers for employees. The sponsor said the bill only contemplates third‑party subcontracted providers operating inside agency facilities; it does not create new full‑time state employee childcare staff or require agencies to run centers…

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