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Committee backs bill directing state to write screen-time guidelines for early childhood programs
Summary
The Education Policy Committee voted to give House Bill 78 a favorable report after adopting a substitute that asks the Department of Early Childhood Education and partner agencies to develop research-based guidelines on screen time for children birth through age 5, including a strict no-screen rule for under-2s.
The Education Policy Committee voted to give House Bill 78 a favorable report after adopting a substitute that directs state agencies to develop research-based guidelines limiting screen use in early childhood settings.
"HB 78 is a bill that, would require the Department of Early Childhood Education to develop guidelines for the appropriate use of screen time media in early childhood education programs," sponsor Representative Ross said during the committee’s presentation.
Under the substitute, the Department…
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