Child Care Providers - Licensing and Registration Alterations
State of MarylandMarylandRequiring 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.
- Status
- Engrossed
- Passed its first chamber
- Status date
- Apr 9, 2026
- 217 days ago
- Current chamber
- Senate
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
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- Last action
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment · Apr 13, 2026
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Recorded vote
Subjects
- Education - Miscellaneous
- Applicants and Applications
- Child Care
- Children (4-12)
- Classifications and Designations
- Committees and Commissions
- complaints
- Crimes and Punishments
- Criminal Background Investigations
- Demographics
- Disabilities
- Education
- Education, State Board of
- Education, State Department of
- Emergencies
- Ethnic Affairs
- Health
- Job Training
- Licenses
- Notices
- Parents and Guardians
- Plans and Proposals
- Privacy
- Public Information
- Racial Matters
- Records
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Registration
- Reports
- Rules and Regulations
- Safety
- Standards and Best Practices
- studies
- Sunset
- Teachers
- Time
- Volunteers
- Work, Labor, and Employment
- Evaluations and Reviews
- Intergovernmental Cooperation
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