State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional
Hearing (House)
Summary
The bill requires the Governor, with Senate consent, to appoint an early‑childhood development professional who has extensive experience running a child‑care business and designing curriculum to the State Board of Education. The Governor must choose from a list of three qualified candidates submitted by the Office of Child Care Advisory Council, and the new member may attend and participate in executive sessions of the board. The change is intended to bring specialized early‑learning expertise to state education decision‑making.
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- Ways and Means — Bill HearingWays and Means · Feb 18, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsors
- Guzzone · sponsor
- Allen
- Alston
- Boyce
- Crutchfield
- D. Jones
- Embry
- Fair
- Forbes
- Guyton
- Hill
- Lewis
- McCaskill
- Moreno
- Palakovich Carr
- Pasteur
- Phillips
- Pruski
- Spiegel
- Taveras
- Taylor
- Terrasa
- Watson
- White Holland
- Williams
And 2 more cosponsors.
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