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Senate committee passes bill to simplify child-care licensure information, requires DHS review in 180 days
Summary
House Bill 194, presented in the Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, would centralize and simplify child-care licensure and registration information on the Department of Human Services website and requires the division of childcare and early childhood education to review rules and report within 180 days; the committee passed the bill by voice vote (counts not specified).
The Senate Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee approved House Bill 194, a measure aimed at simplifying access to information about child-care facility licensure and registration. Sponsor Senator Bledsoe said the bill would add a subsection to the Department of Human Services website (division of childcare and early childhood education) to provide clearer, simplified guidance for prospective child-care entrepreneurs.
Why it matters: Supporters told the committee the change is intended to make it easier…
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