General Bill
Child Care Facilities:
Requires an applicant, owner, or operator of a child care facility to sign an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of certain information; authorizes the Department of Children and Family Services to apply requirements for personnel in child care facilities to personnel in family day care homes and large family child care homes; requires family day care homes that are required to be licensed and large family child care homes to have a license that is renewed annually; authorizes the department to apply the specified procedures for administering a license to family day care homes and large family child care homes; authorizes the local licensing agency or the department to issue a provisional license or registration to a child care facility, family day care home, or large family child care home; provides that a provisional license or registration may not be issued unless child care personnel are screened according to law; requires the department to adopt rules for issuing, suspending, and revoking provisional licenses and registrations; provides that an increased administrative fine may be imposed in addition to or in lieu of other disciplinary actions; authorizes the department or local licensing agencies to convert a license or registration to probation status for violation of certain laws and rules; authorizes the department or local licensing agencies to apply disciplinary actions to registered family day care homes; directs the department to adopt rules establishing grounds for imposing disciplinary actions for violations of certain laws and rules; directs the department to adopt rules to create a uniform system of procedures to use for disciplinary actions; requires the department to establish a database of information concerning violations, citations, and penalties imposed against child care facilities, family day care homes, and large family child care homes licensed by or registered with the department and local licensing agencies; requires the department to consult with the State Technology Office; specifies database capabilities and the uses of information contained therein; provides that implementation is not contingent upon an appropriation; abolishes the authority of the department or local licensing agency to impose an administrative fine for a family care home or a large family child care home.
Effective Date:
Not Specified
Last Event:
Died in Subcommittee on Children's Services on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM
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Bill #:
CS/SB 510
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Subject:
Child Care Facilities
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Similar
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