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Childcare Worker Opportunity Act

H.R. 8983 · 118th Congress · Jul 10, 2024 · Lineage

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.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Childcare Worker Opportunity Act”.

Sec. 2 Repeal of DC regulations regarding higher education qualifications of child care workers

Any provision of chapter 1 of subtitle A of title 5 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 requires 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, including sections 164.1, 165.1, 166.1(a), 170.2(a), 173.3, 174.2(a), and 174.2(b), shall have no force or effect.