To move childcare from the Department of Human Services to the State Board of Education and reclassify early childhood education

HB 2059 would transfer oversight of childcare services from the West Virginia Department of Human Services to the State Board of Education. It requires childcare centers, family day-care providers, and early childhood education programs to obtain licenses or certifications from the State Board of Education instead of DHS. The bill reclassifies early childhood education under the State Board's authority and establishes new implementation standards for these programs. This change would directly affect childcare providers, state agencies managing early childhood services, and families accessing childcare in West Virginia.