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Today marked the first time - in five straight years of trying - that the day care licensing bill has made it out of committee and to the full chamber in either house. “That’s a breakthough of sorts,” said Rep. George Sayler, D-Coeur d’Alene. The 8-1 vote to send the bill, SB 1112, to the full Senate for amendments was a strong one, with just Sen. Melinda Smyser, R-Parma, voting no. Even Sen. Denton Darrington voted in favor of … the bill. … “Sen. Darrington has, I think, appreciated that the current statute needs changing,” Sayler said after the vote. “I think he was aware of public opinion and the changing nature of Idaho, and that there was a lot of public support for this legislation even though he didn’t support it/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.
DFO: Put your hands together for state Rep. George Sayler, D-CDA, who has persisted after 5 years to move this common-sense, day-care bill to the House floor.
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Sisyphus on March 04 at 4:48 p.m.
Way to go CDA, he’s a keeper.
florined on March 04 at 7:26 p.m.
And please notice that it got out of committee BECAUSE legislators want to be reelected! So, please, if you feel this is important, take a moment to email or call your senators and representatives. Tell them that you support regulating child care providers. If there’s some part of it that you want changed, tell them that, but don’t let them treat this critical issue with mere token consideration.