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A bill 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…

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A bill 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: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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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

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1509 Identical bill To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that req…
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Apr 13, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 538: A bill 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-S-538/
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"S. 538: A bill 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-S-538/.
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S. 538, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-538/.
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