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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6839
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PERMITTED IN
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77 of the 1
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 3
(3) A "family child care home" which consists of a private family 4
home providing care (A) for (i) not more than six children, including the 5
provider's own children not in school full time, without the presence or 6
assistance of an assistant or substitute staff member approved by the 7
Commissioner of Early Childhood, pursuant to section 19a-87b, present 8
and assisting the provider, or (ii) not more than [nine] twelve children, 9
including the provider's own children, with the presence and assistance 10
of such approved assistant or substitute staff member, and (B) for not 11
less than three or more than twelve hours during a twenty-four-hour 12
period and where care is given on a regularly recurring basis except that 13
care may be provided in excess of twelve hours but not more than 14
seventy-two consecutive hours to accommodate a need for extended 15
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care or intermittent short-term overnight care. During the regular school 16
year, for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, 17
a maximum of three additional children who are in school full time, 18
including such provider's own children, shall be permitted, except that 19
if such provider has more than three children who are such provider's 20
own children and in school full time, all of such provider's own children 21
shall be permitted. During the summer months when regular school is 22
not in session, for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this 23
subdivision, a maximum of three additional children who are otherwise 24
enrolled in school full time shall be permitted if there is such an 25
approved assistant or substitute staff member present and assisting 26
such provider, except that (i) if such provider has more than three such 27
additional children who are such provider's own children, all of such 28
provider's own children shall be permitted, and (ii) such approved 29
assistant or substitute staff member shall not be required if all of such 30
additional children are such provider's own children; 31
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 19a-77(a)(3)
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the maximum number of children being provided care in a
family child care home from nine to twelve children.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]