Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a certain grace period for the implementation of new or substantively amended regulations adopted on or after July 1, 2026, subject to certain conditions; and altering the requirements that the State Board of Education must adopt for licensing and regulating family child care providers and child care centers.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Horvath, Morgan | Abilities Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reyes, Ruth Carolina | Arco Iris Bilingual Children's Center | Oral |
| FAV | Jahromi, Laura | Children's Opportunity Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Colmers, Elly | Compass Advocacy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Solomon, Jared | Delegate Solomon | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roberts-King, Hilary | Downtown Baltimore Child Care | Oral |
| FAV | Clay, Tracey | Hope Grows Child Development Center | Oral |
| FAV | Peusch, Christina | Maryland State Child Care Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGriff, Molly | United way of Central MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DANIELS, RUBY | MSFCCA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | Written (PDF) |