Senate Bill 538
117th Congress(2021-2022)
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
Introduced in Senate on Mar 2, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
538
Congress
117
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 2, 2021
03/02/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
03/02/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:50 PM