Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages
Summary
Authorizes the office of children and family services to grant temporary, limited flexibility in staff-to-child ratios and group size requirements during documented workforce shortages; requires regulations for child day care centers apply to children under eighteen months of age; defines persons who may qualify to watch children during documented workforce shortages.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Last action Mar 16, 2026
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
Co
Pam Helming
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Peter Oberacker
RRepublican/Conservative
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