Substitute for HB 2294 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.

HB 2294 reduces license fees and training requirements for child care staff in Kansas, while creating a process for day care facilities to request temporary waivers of certain rules. It transfers administration of child care licensing, parent education programs, and the child care subsidy program to the newly established Kansas Office of Early Childhood. The bill also authorizes the secretary of health and environment to develop pilot programs aimed at increasing child care availability and capacity, and creates two new funds to support day care licensing fees and background checks. These changes streamline oversight and lower costs for child care providers.