Committee advances House Bill 1218 to extend 'My Kids' repealer and require implementation support

A legislative committee on house measures approved a committee substitute for House Bill 1218 that extends the bill’s repealer language for the "My Kids" program and swaps a direct reference to that system for a generic reference to a new data management/computer system. Chair said the substitute "addressed our My Kids bill along with a couple other changes" and noted the substitute moves implementation tasks — including audit recommendations — toward third-party contractors.

The substitute also includes a one-year repealer provision meant to allow the committee to review the measure next year. "We have put a 1-year repealer in there," the Chair said. The motion was made as a strike-all and approved by voice vote. The article reflects committee discussion that the system change is likely a multiyear effort, that third-party contractors would handle implementation, and that the committee will revisit the measure in a year.