To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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Related Senate bill: S.538 A bill to repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 2, 2021

This bill invalidates certain provisions of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations as added by the final rulemaking of the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia issued on December 7, 2016, that require a staff member of a child development facility to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education. The requirements of this rulemaking apply to personnel including

child development center directors, teachers, and assistant teachers;

expanded child development home caregivers; and

out-of-school time program directors and group leaders.

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Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] · R–SC

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Mar 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.1509, 117th Congress: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1509

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-03-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1509/BILLS-117hr1509ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.1509 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.1509, 117th Congress: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1509

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-03-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1509/BILLS-117hr1509ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T11:30:10Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.1509, 117th Congress: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1509

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-03-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1509/BILLS-117hr1509ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T11:30:10Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1509, 117th Congress: To repeal portions of a regulation issued by the State Superintendent of Education of the District of Columbia that require child care workers to have a degree, a certificate, or a minimum number of credit hours from an institution of higher education.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1509

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2021-03-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1509/BILLS-117hr1509ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T11:30:10Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.1509 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.