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Relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-children ratios, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Human Resources Committee
Topics:Health careChild care
Same legislation: HSB 539
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 27, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202255–43
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 16, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 18, 202230–18
- Done: To the GovernorJune 1, 2022
- Done: Signed into lawJune 16, 2022
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What’s in it
AI summary People working or substituting at child care centers would be allowed to watch school-age children without needing a supervisor if they meet a certain age. This change would allow older staff members to supervise older kids on their own.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to minimum age requirements for employees and substitutes working at a child care center. The bill requires the department of human services to amend its administrative rules to provide that persons age or older employed or substituting at a child care center may provide child care to school age children without supervision. “Child care” means the care, supervision, and guidance of a child by a person other than the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian for periods of less than hours per day per child on a regular basis, with certain exceptions. “Child care center” means a facility providing child care or preschool services for seven or more children, except when the facility is registered as a child development home.
Changed since by amendments S-5063, H-8027; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 8, 2022. On March 9, 2022 it recommended passage.
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