Researcher: JC Page 1 3/13/24
OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 5160
AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE OF LIABILITY
INSURANCE COVERAGE BY CHILD CARE CENTERS, GROUP
CHILD CARE HOMES AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.
SUMMARY
This bill requires the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) commissioner,
by December 1, 2024, to consult with a nonprofit organization that
provides entrepreneurial and financial education services to women
and develop a document that explains the (1) benefits of child care
centers and homes maintaining liability insurance coverage and (2)
potential consequences of not having this coverage. The OEC
commissioner must electronically distribute the document to licensed
child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes
each year, starting by January 1, 2025.
Starting by the January 1, 2025, the bill requires these centers and
homes, when making or renewing child care services agreements, to
give the person seeking services a written notice indicating whether or
not the licensee carries at least $100,000 of liability insurance coverage
for damages resulting from bodily injury or death to someone. The
notice may state that the coverage is not required by law. Additionally,
starting by January 1, 2026, each licensee must annually confirm
compliance with the bill’s notice requirement to the OEC commissioner
as she prescribes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Committee on Children
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 11 Nay 6 (02/29/2024)