Bill > HB1771

This bill addresses child care staffing regulations by permanently removing a previously planned repeal of child care staffing ratio requirements and the associated waiver system. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide an annual notice to licensed child care providers informing them about their option to request a waiver from the standard staffing requirements. The department must also submit reports detailing the number of waivers applied for, granted, denied, and renewed - with an interim report due by November 1, 2025, and an annual report starting November 1, 2026. The bill eliminates the previous plan to automatically repeal these staffing ratio and waiver provisions on December 31, 2026, effectively making them a permanent part of child care licensing regulations. The legislation will take effect 60 days after its passage. At the time of introduction, a complete fiscal note was pending, with the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant awaiting additional information from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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