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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How can the county just seize control of something that’s supposed to be under the control of the state?[/quote]

That’s what I’m wondering too. Waiting to see official word and then off to write Hogan and MSDE again.

I feel like the county isn’t really thinking this through- do they really WANT this responsibility?  Are they going to have someone administer their version of the EPCC program? Would they actually be able to enforce the restrictions, since state licensing usually handles compliance?[/quote]

Realistically, I expect HHS to say any daycare is allowed to open, provided they reopen under the state's procedures.  But, they'll say they're only allowed to serve essential/phase I employees.  And they're not going to clarify who that includes.

On the flip side, I'm also 99.999% sure there will be zero enforcement of this.  No documentation on this will go to the county, so they'll never know what jobs the parents of the kids have.[/quote]

How can they restrict it to phase 1 employees when the entire program is gone? They would still have to put out their own regulations, right? [/quote]

I don't know.  I think the county executive is making it up as he goes along, federal/state/local law be damned.  He can get away with just about anything until and unless there's someone willing to make him to court over it.

On the one hand, I think Elrich could simply say his existing 070-20 executive order is silent on the license that daycare providers need (EPCC or otherwise), but does state they're only allowed to serve essential personnel and phase I workers.  I don't know how you'd actually enforce that, but arguably the rule is in place.

However, I don't see how it could possibly be constitutional for the County Executive to tell private entities who they are and are not allowed to do business with.  Sure, he could shut down child care centers as a whole, but I don't see how he can let them open, but then tell them who they can serve.[/quote]

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