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HR 1509 117th Congress House Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Child care and development Congressional oversight District of Columbia Higher education School administration State and local government operations Teaching, teachers, curricula

To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of…

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To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

Introduced: March 2, 2021 Introduced by: Mace, Nancy Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill invalidates certain provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations as added by the final rulemaking of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia issued on December 7, 2016, that require a staff member of a child development facility to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education. The requirements of this rulemaking apply to personnel including

  • child development center directors, teachers, and assistant teachers;
  • expanded child development home caregivers; and
  • out-of-school time program directors and group leaders.
What's happening now March 2, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1509: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1509/
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"H.R. 1509: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1509/.
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H.R. 1509, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1509/.
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[H.R. 1509: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1509/)
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