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The Utah Legislature handed two payments Thursday geared toward serving to households and kids within the state.
The Senate handed HB15, which goals to extend entry to baby care. It is going to enable unlicensed dwelling baby care suppliers to maintain as much as six kids as a substitute of as much as 4.
The invoice additionally creates funding and different packages to advertise the creation of extra baby care facilities for households and companies.
Invoice co-sponsor Senate Majority Whip Ann Millner, R-Ogden, famous that baby care is "extraordinarily tough" for some households to search out.
'We've a regulatory atmosphere that could be a little too tight," she mentioned.
The Senate additionally authorized HB153 to require those that carry out baby welfare interviews to ascertain the consolation of a kid. If the kid shouldn't be snug being alone with the interviewer, the interviewer would wish to ask if the kid desires one other grownup to be there.
Sen. Chris Wilson, R-Logan, described the invoice as a "collaborative effort" with the Utah Division of Youngster and Household Providers.
"I feel it is a very, superb invoice, one which we have to try to assist kids in these tough conditions," Wilson mentioned.
Each payments handed unanimously and await Gov. Spencer Cox's signature earlier than changing into enacted.