HB 5596

Abstract

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a day care home or group day care home is not required to be licensed under the Act if the day care home or group day care home: (1) serves only dependent children of military personnel; (2) is located on a military base or federal property; and (3) is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard. Provides that the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an installation commander of a military base on which a day care home or group day care home is located, may assume responsibility for approving or determining which children may be served by the day care homes or group day care homes that are exempt from licensure. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause and reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that a day care home or group day care home is not required to be licensed under the Act if the day care home or group day care home serves dependent children of military personnel (rather than serves only dependent children of military personnel); is located on a military base, federal property, or private military sponsored housing (rather than is located on a military base or federal property); and is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause and reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that a day care home or group day care home is not required to be licensed under the Act if the day care home or group day care home: (1) serves dependent children of military personnel; (2) is located on a military base or federal or government property (rather than on a military base, federal property, or private military sponsored housing); and (3) is certified as a child development program by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard. Provides that the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an installation commander of a military base on which a day care home or group day care home is located, may assume responsibility for monitoring (rather than approving or determining which children may be served by) the day care homes or group day care homes that are exempt from licensure under the provisions.