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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6839
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6839
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PERMITTED IN
13		-	FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND CONCERNING THE OPERATION
14		-	OF FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND GROUP CHILD CARE HOMES
15		-	IN CONDOMINIUMS AND RENTAL UNITS.
	20	+	FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77 of the 1
20	25		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
21	26		thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 3
22	27		(3) A "family child care home" which consists of a private family 4
23	28		home providing care (A) for (i) not more than six children, including the 5
24	29		provider's own children not in school full time, without the presence or 6
25	30		assistance of an assistant or substitute staff member approved by the 7
26	31		Commissioner of Early Childhood, pursuant to section 19a-87b, present 8
27	32		and assisting the provider, or (ii) not more than [nine] twelve children, 9
28	33		including the provider's own children, with the presence and assistance 10
29	34		of such approved assistant or substitute staff member, and (B) for not 11
30	35		less than three or more than twelve hours during a twenty-four-hour 12
31	36		period and where care is given on a regularly recurring basis except that 13
32	37		care may be provided in excess of twelve hours but not more than 14
33	38		seventy-two consecutive hours to accommodate a need for extended 15
34		-	care or intermittent short-term overnight care. During the regular school 16
35		-	year, for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, 17 Substitute Bill No. 6839
	39	+	Raised Bill No. 6839
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	45	+	care or intermittent short-term overnight care. During the regular school 16
	46	+	year, for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, 17
40	47		a maximum of three additional children who are in school full time, 18
41	48		including such provider's own children, shall be permitted, except that 19
42	49		if such provider has more than three children who are such provider's 20
43	50		own children and in school full time, all of such provider's own children 21
44	51		shall be permitted. During the summer months when regular school is 22
45	52		not in session, for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this 23
46	53		subdivision, a maximum of three additional children who are otherwise 24
47	54		enrolled in school full time shall be permitted if there is such an 25
48	55		approved assistant or substitute staff member present and assisting 26
49	56		such provider, except that (i) if such provider has more than three such 27
50	57		additional children who are such provider's own children, all of such 28
51	58		provider's own children shall be permitted, and (ii) such approved 29
52	59		assistant or substitute staff member shall not be required if all of such 30
53	60		additional children are such provider's own children; 31
54		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is 32
55		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 33
56		-	2025): 34
57		-	(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees to 35
58		-	waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-36
59		-	21, as amended by this act, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-37
60		-	26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, 38
61		-	or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance 39
62		-	unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such rights may 40
63		-	be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment on a claim 41
64		-	arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the exculpation or 42
65		-	limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to 43
66		-	indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected 44
67		-	therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the security 45
68		-	deposit pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended by this act; (5) agrees to 46
69		-	permit the landlord to dispossess him without resort to court order; (6) 47
70		-	consents to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the 48
71		-	landlord's attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment 49
72		-	against the tenant in any action in which money damages are awarded; 50
73		-	(8) agrees to pay a late charge prior to the expiration of the grace period 51 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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78		-	set forth in section 47a-15a or to pay rent in a reduced amount if such 52
79		-	rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period; (9) agrees to pay 53
80		-	a late charge on rent payments made subsequent to such grace period 54
81		-	in an amount exceeding the amounts set forth in section 47a-15a; [or] 55
82		-	(10) agrees to pay a heat or utilities surcharge if heat or utilities is 56
83		-	included in the rental agreement; or (11) for any rental agreement 57
84		-	executed or amended on or after July 1, 2025, is prohibited from 58
85		-	operating a licensed family child care home or group child care home, 59
86		-	as described in section 19a-77, as amended by this act, or otherwise 60
87		-	restricted in the operation of any such home. 61
88		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 47-70 of the general statutes is 62
89		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 63
90		-	2025): 64
91		-	(c) The declaration may include such covenants and restrictions 65
92		-	concerning the use, occupancy and transfer of units as are permitted by 66
93		-	law with reference to real property [; provided, however, that] (1) 67
94		-	provided the rule against perpetuities and the rule restricting 68
95		-	unreasonable restraints on alienation shall not be applied to defeat any 69
96		-	rights given by the condominium instruments or by this chapter, and (2) 70
97		-	except any declaration executed on or after July 1, 2025, shall not 71
98		-	prohibit the operation of a licensed family child care home or group 72
99		-	child care home, as described in section 19a-77, as amended by this act, 73
100		-	or otherwise restrict the operation of any such home. 74
101		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 47-224 of the general statutes is 75
102		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 76
103		-	2025): 77
104		-	(b) The declaration may contain any other matters not inconsistent 78
105		-	with this chapter that the declarant considers appropriate, including any 79
106		-	restrictions on the uses of a unit or the number or other qualifications of 80
107		-	persons who may occupy units, except any such declaration executed 81
108		-	on or after July 1, 2025, shall not prohibit the operation of a licensed 82
109		-	family child care home or group child care home, as described in section 83 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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115		-	such home. 85
116		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is 86
117		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 87
118		-	2025): 88
119		-	(b) (1) In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a landlord 89
120		-	shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds two 90
121		-	months' rent. 91
122		-	(2) In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or older, a landlord 92
123		-	shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 93
124		-	month's rent. Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 94
125		-	amount that exceeds one month's rent from a tenant who becomes sixty-95
126		-	two years of age after paying such security deposit shall return the 96
127		-	portion of such security deposit that exceeds one month's rent to the 97
128		-	tenant upon the tenant's request. 98
129		-	(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 99
130		-	subsection, in the case of a tenant who operates a licensed family child 100
131		-	care home or group child care home, as described in section 19a-77, as 101
132		-	amended by this act, a landlord may demand a security deposit in an 102
133		-	amount that exceeds two months' rent. 103
134		-	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) The operator of a licensed child 104
135		-	care home or group child care home, as described in section 19a-77 of 105
136		-	the general statutes, as amended by this act, may name such operator's 106
137		-	landlord, as defined in section 47a-1 of the general statutes, association 107
138		-	of unit owners for a condominium, as such term is defined in section 47-108
139		-	68a of the general statutes, or unit owners' association of a common 109
140		-	interest community, as such term is defined in section 47-202 of the 110
141		-	general statutes, as an additional insured in any renter's or homeowner's 111
142		-	insurance policy that provides coverage for such operator and is issued 112
143		-	or renewed on or after July 1, 2025. 113 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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148	61		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
149	62		sections:
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151	64		Section 1 July 1, 2025 19a-77(a)(3)
152		-	Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 47a-4(a)
153		-	Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 47-70(c)
154		-	Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 47-224(b)
155		-	Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 47a-21(b)
156		-	Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 New section
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158		-	KID Joint Favorable Subst.
	66	+	Statement of Purpose:
	67	+	To increase the maximum number of children being provided care in a
	68	+	family child care home from nine to twelve children.
	69	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	70	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	71	+	underlined.]
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