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Committee hears support, some cautions for HB 2219 to ease childcare staffing pressures
Summary
House Bill 2219 would expand allowable mixed‑age group time at child care centers and waive duplicative pre‑service orientation for experienced providers; providers and unions praised the modest fixes as operationally helpful while some associations urged flexibility in the bill’s hour caps.
The Early Learning & Human Services Committee heard testimony in favor of House Bill 2219, which would authorize expanded mixed‑age group time (with staff‑to‑child ratios anchored to the youngest child) and waive duplicative pre‑service orientation for providers who already completed the training.
Committee counsel O’Meara Harrington explained the bill’s two elements: statutory guidelines for mixed‑age grouping (up to 2.5…
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