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Committee flags data gaps on UPK and schedules follow-up testimony
Ways & Means · February 5, 2026
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Summary
Committee members pressed for enrollment and cost data, requested Emily Byrne provide slides on public-provider costs and UPK enrollment, and agreed to resume statutory-language work next week after receiving supplemental materials.
Members of the Ways & Means committee used the fiscal presentation to identify specific data gaps—most notably exact counts of children enrolled in UPK and state childcare subsidy participation—and requested follow-up testimony and materials.
During questions, Speaker 2 and others asked for…
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