Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration
Sponsor: Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 319 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering a requirement that a child care center that has 20 or more children have in attendance a certain ratio, set by the Department, of staff to children who hold a certificate in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gaver, Lisa | Gaver Farm, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Hands, Zachary | Maryland State Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peusch, Christina | Maryland State Child Care Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phillips, Tara | Maryland State Department of Education | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Clark, Frank | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cook, Shayna | Individual | Oral |