Committee hears plan to license early childhood educators, create state board and phased implementation
S206 would add early childhood educators to professions regulated by OPR, create a Board of Early Childhood Education, define ECE 1–3 license tiers and transitional variances, set effective dates (core licensure 07/01/2028) and include a FY27 appropriation to staff OPR for implementation.
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Legislative counsel and staff walked the committee through S206, a bill to create a professional‑regulation chapter (chapter 26) for early childhood educators (ECEs) who work in programs regulated by the Child Development Division (CDD). Counsel said the bill adds early childhood educators to the list of professions overseen by the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) and requires the governor to appoint a nine‑member Board of Early Childhood Education with specific qualifications and term limits.
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