Bill > HB659

Introduced Session

Altering the membership of the State Board of Education to include, as a member, an early childhood development professional with extensive experience in the operations of a child care business and early childhood curriculum and development; and requiring the Governor to appoint the early childhood development member, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from a list of three qualified individuals submitted from the Office of Child Care Advisory Council.

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Pamela Guzzone (D)*,  Nick Allen (D),  Tiffany Alston (D),  Regina Boyce (D),  Charlotte Crutchfield (D),  Elizabeth Embry (D),  Kris Fair (D),  Cathi Forbes (D),  Michele Guyton (D),  Terri Hill (D),  Dana Jones (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Aletheia McCaskill (D),  Gabriel Moreno (D),  Julie Palakovich Carr (D),  Cheryl Pasteur (D),  Scott Phillips (D),  Andrew Pruski (D),  Ryan Spiegel (D),  Deni Taveras (D),  Kym Taylor (D),  Jen Terrasa (D),  Courtney Watson (D),  Jennifer White Holland (D),  Nicole Williams (D),  Sarah Wolek (D),  Natalie Ziegler (D), 

House Ways and Means Hearing (13:00:00 2/18/2026 ) (on 02/18/2026)

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