The Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced two board of trustees confirmations and a child care licensing reform bill, SB 26-20, which passed as amended with six amendments addressing local fee-setting authority, task force scope, and inspection standards before being referred to Appropriations.
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Alethea Gomez of EPIC stated the bill does not yet 'substantively shorten timelines' for providers navigating local regulatory processes, which was her stated reason for EPIC's amend rather than support position, while bill sponsors presented the bill as meaningfully reducing regulatory burdens on providers.
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“Every single provider that I sat down with said, yes, there is an enormous amount of regulation on the books at the state level in child care that does not pertain to child health and safety, but that does add compliance costs to child care facilities.”
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Sign in to subscribeSenate Education Committee will come to order. Ms. Chris Phelan, please take the roll. Senators Bright. Here. Frizzell. Here. Kip. Excused. Rich Marchman. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. We have a quorum, so we'll begin our business today. Our first line of business, we have two confirmations. We're going to start with confirmation from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Feinstein, if you would come up. And I think you're going to be introducing Annette Martinez. Go ahead. I am. Chair. It's great to see you again, Chair Kolker and members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to talk to you. My name is Andy Feinstein and I'm president of the University of Northern Colorado. And I'm here to strongly support the reappointment of of Annette Martinez to the Board of Trustees for the University of Northern Colorado. I have known Annette for more than four years, and I can say without hesitation, she represents the very best of unc. She is a proud and accomplished alumna, earning her bachelor's degree in biological sciences. But her connection to this university goes far beyond her diploma. She is deeply invested in our mission, our students, and our future. Annette brings…
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