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Committee clears a bundle of technical and caregiving bills, including dementia training and childcare measures
Summary
The committee passed several additional bills by voice vote: HB1267 (dementia training standards for home‑care providers), HB1108 (quorum change), SB187 (repeal of a DHS advisory committee), SB188 (technical corrections), SB189 (IDD definition standardization, passed with amendment), and HB1155 (easing requirements for family childcare homes).
The Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved a set of largely technical and sector‑supporting bills.
David Cook of the Alzheimer's Association presented House Bill 1267 to specify dementia training content for home‑care providers and noted an estimate of about 58,000 Arkansans age 65 and older currently living with Alzheimer's; the bill…
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