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2026 Regular Session

HB659

State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional

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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Introduced in House January 30, 2026

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  1. House Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Ways and Means
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