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VT H0182
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matt Birong
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AI Summary
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Creates a Vermont Board of Early Childhood Educators with nine members appointed by the Governor for five-year terms, including three public members and six licensed early childhood educators
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Establishes three license tiers: Early Childhood Educator I (120-hour certificate program), Early Childhood Educator II (associate's degree, 60 credits), and Early Childhood Educator III (bachelor's degree, 120 credits)
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Licensed educators would provide care and instruction to children from birth through age eight in family child care homes and center-based programs, with higher license tiers authorized to supervise lower tiers
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Appropriates $1,400,000 from the General Fund in FY2026 and authorizes five new positions in the Office of Professional Regulation to implement the licensure system
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Transitional licenses available for current teachers and directors who don't meet requirements, renewable for up to six years total; transitional license provision repeals July 1, 2033
Legislative Description
An act relating to the licensure of early childhood educators
Last Action
Rep. Birong of Vergennes moved that the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs be relieved of the bill and that the same be committed to the Committee on Human Services, which was agreed to
5/14/2025