Substitute for Raised S.B. No. 137
Session Year 2026

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.

To implement the recommendations of the Office of Early Childhood.

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