BILL · 2025–26 SESSION
HB 2318: Early achievers awards
Adjusting the early achievers quality improvement awards.
Summary
- Expands the criteria for child care providers to qualify for an Early Achievers Quality Improvement Award to allow providers to count enrolled children participating in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program and the Head Start Program toward the enrollment population criteria required to qualify for an award.
From the House Bill Report (HB 2318), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 12, 2026
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Carolyn Eslick (R-39)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026 in the House
- Last action
- January 27, 2026
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to early achievers quality improvement awards;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Carolyn Eslick (R-39)
12 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- Referred to Appropriations.
- ELHS - Majority; do pass.
- ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 2318 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2318 (2023–24) State route number 501
- HB 2318 (2019–20) Criminal investigation
- HB 2318 (2017–18) Water-sewer comm'r insurance
- HB 2318 (2015–16) Wild animals exception/USDA
- HB 2318 (2013–14) Medicaid transp. brokers
- HB 2318 (2011–12) Patient decisions/shared
- HB 2318 (2009–10) Aerospace tech institute
- HB 2318 (2007–08) Low-income neighborhoods