Child care facility licensing; move all administrative functions to the Department of Human Services.
SB 2371 moves Mississippi's child care facility licensing oversight from the Department of Health to the Department of Human Services. It requires the new agency to follow the same fee guidelines as the previous department and submit a report to the legislature by October 2026 if additional staff or resources are needed for oversight. This change directly affects all child care facilities licensed under state law, as the agency responsible for enforcement will now be Human Services. The bill also updates legal references to remove licensing duties from the Department of Health's responsibilities and add them to Human Services' mandate.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 19, 2026
Last action Feb 11, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026
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Jan 21, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Nicole Boyd
RRepublican
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