Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition replaces the content of the previous edition with the following.

Requires the North Carolina Child Care Commission (Commission) to adopt a rule to amend the Credential Rule consistent with the following and to implement the Credential Rule as follows until the effective date of that revised rule. Specifies that the North Carol Early Childhood Credential means the State early childhood credential that is based on either: (1) completion of required early childhood coursework taken at any North Carolina community college; (2) the receipt by the individual seeking the credential of a Child Development Associate Credential from the Council for Professional Recognition, or (3) a passing score on a test approved by the Commission designed to demonstrate an individual's master of the concepts taught in early childhood coursework taken at any North Carolina community college.