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Committee debates HB561 funding extension; senate amendments add three‑year sunset
Summary
The committee considered House Bill 561 to extend funding for the Maryland childcare credential program. Senate amendments limit funding to fiscal years 2028–2030; members noted minority concerns and some earlier Republican opposition to the measure.
The Ways and Means Committee on April 9 considered House Bill 561, which would extend funding for the Maryland childcare credential program. Chair Janelle Wilkins introduced the bill and summarized the senate amendments, which the transcript records as limiting the extension of program funding to fiscal years 2028 through 2030.
Wilkins moved not to concur with the senate amendments, and committee discussion recorded minority concerns…
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