Speaker B
20:38 - 21:24
"one of the things that we were talking about and would like to propose is removing annual physical requirements because this exceeds the state requirement, uh, removing duplicative nutrition requirements that are already governed in either state regulations or in the USDA standards because the nutrition— it's really well laid out what they have to do for food requirements. And then eliminating outdated provisions as it relates to a sick child center."
“one of the things that we were talking about and would like to propose is removing annual physical requirements because this exceeds the state requirement, uh, removing duplicative nutrition requirements that are already governed in either state regulations or in the USDA standards because the nutrition— it's really well laid out what they have to do for food requirements. And then eliminating outdated provisions as it relates to a sick child center.”
- Speaker
- Speaker B
- Timestamp
- 20:38 – 21:24
- Source
- Worksession re AO 2026-69, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter 16.55 Anchorage Child Care...
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage, AK, USA
- Captured at
- May 21, 2026
From the transcript
Okay, sorry, I didn't mean to overstep there. Um, this, this, these are the proposed changes that were regarding health and safety, and one of the things that we were talking about and would like to propose is removing annual physical requirements because this exceeds the state requirement, uh, removing duplicative nutrition requirements that are already governed in either state regulations or in the USDA standards because the nutrition— it's really well laid out what they have to do for food requirements. And then eliminating outdated provisions as it relates to a sick child center. There's a— as you'll see in your, in your AO, there's a big section in there for opening a center specifically catering to sick children. It's been in our code for many years.
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