S.B. 29 Child Care Advisory Committee Amendments: transcript

Need to do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, so this is a, um, Sunset extension, extension for the Childcare Advisory Committee. And I have with me, um, Rebecca from, uh, from Department of Workforce Services as a phone, a friend, in case there are questions that she can help answer. But this basically, the childcare advisory committee, uh, gives providers the opportunity to, uh, give input to the agency and vice versa. And it's been working really well. And I think, uh, we need to extend it. Thank you.

I, since I'm here, yeah, sure. I'm Rebecca Banner with the Department of Workforce Services. I just want to thank the senator and let you know that, um, we find value in this advisory committee and are supportive of this bill.

Thank you. Mr. Chair, can you tell me what they do, please? Mm-hmm.

Yes. It's a great question. You like me to take that? Yes, please. Yes. So the advisory Committee, um, works with our Office of Childcare, who has, um, purview over the childcare system within Utah. And they advise us on how we should, um, utilize the resources, what funding, what, um, services that we should be focused on. It is an advisory committee, um, and then provides the input to our office and department.

Thank you. Mr. Chair, may I ask a follow up question? Yes. Thank you. Is there a reason why we're Extending it, If I may? Um, Mr. Chair? Uh, yes.

So if we don't have it, if we don't extend it, then it just goes away. And there has been some really great discussions and need for this advisory committee. Sometimes there are is some, um, changes that happen in code, uh, that, uh, the agency can help our childcare, uh, services, um, understand what those changes are. And sometimes those changes make problems. Um, and we've seen this, right? So then the advisory committee can come back to the agency and talk about the, the problems, uh, that are, are occurring. And the agency can, um, help to address them and talk with us, uh, to make some changes. And, and like I said, we have seen that occur, uh, as well. And so that communication is really important between the agency and, and, uh, companies.

Thank you. Good afternoon. Committee members. My name's Elizabeth Garby. I am here representing the United Way of Salt Lake, and I would ask that you, um, support this bill. The, um, this com, uh, the childcare advisory Commission is really important to make sure that you're having not only provider, um, input, um, but you're having parent input and then, um, other consumer input into a process and really helping make sure that we, um, are monitoring and ensuring that, um, decisions that are made around, uh, childcare are, are, are good for all of the parties involved. So with that, I'd say, please, yes, vote. Vote yes.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we, uh, favorably recommend SB 29 to the full house.

I'll waive. Okay. Uh, discussion to that.

I'll waive. Thank you. Okay.

Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is a, uh, Sunset extension for three years so that the Childcare Advisory Committee can continue to do the, uh, good work that they have been doing. That concludes my presentation.

Thank you. Under suspension of rules, I move that SB 29 pass.