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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6839
January Session, 2025
AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN PERMITTED IN
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND CONCERNING THE OPERATION
OF FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND GROUP CHILD CARE HOMES
IN CONDOMINIUMS AND RENTAL UNITS.
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2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
care or intermittent short-term overnight care. During the regular school 16
year, for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, 17 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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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
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 47a-4 of the general statutes is 32
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 33
2025): 34
(a) A rental agreement shall not provide that the tenant: (1) Agrees to 35
waive or forfeit rights or remedies under this chapter and sections 47a-36
21, as amended by this act, 47a-23 to 47a-23b, inclusive, 47a-26 to 47a-37
26g, inclusive, 47a-35 to 47a-35b, inclusive, 47a-41a, 47a-43 and 47a-46, 38
or under any section of the general statutes or any municipal ordinance 39
unless such section or ordinance expressly states that such rights may 40
be waived; (2) authorizes the landlord to confess judgment on a claim 41
arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to the exculpation or 42
limitation of any liability of the landlord arising under law or to 43
indemnify the landlord for that liability or the costs connected 44
therewith; (4) agrees to waive his right to the interest on the security 45
deposit pursuant to section 47a-21, as amended by this act; (5) agrees to 46
permit the landlord to dispossess him without resort to court order; (6) 47
consents to the distraint of his property for rent; (7) agrees to pay the 48
landlord's attorney's fees in excess of fifteen per cent of any judgment 49
against the tenant in any action in which money damages are awarded; 50
(8) agrees to pay a late charge prior to the expiration of the grace period 51 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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set forth in section 47a-15a or to pay rent in a reduced amount if such 52
rent is paid prior to the expiration of such grace period; (9) agrees to pay 53
a late charge on rent payments made subsequent to such grace period 54
in an amount exceeding the amounts set forth in section 47a-15a; [or] 55
(10) agrees to pay a heat or utilities surcharge if heat or utilities is 56
included in the rental agreement; or (11) for any rental agreement 57
executed or amended on or after July 1, 2025, is prohibited from 58
operating a licensed family child care home or group child care home, 59
as described in section 19a-77, as amended by this act, or otherwise 60
restricted in the operation of any such home. 61
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 47-70 of the general statutes is 62
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 63
2025): 64
(c) The declaration may include such covenants and restrictions 65
concerning the use, occupancy and transfer of units as are permitted by 66
law with reference to real property [; provided, however, that] (1) 67
provided the rule against perpetuities and the rule restricting 68
unreasonable restraints on alienation shall not be applied to defeat any 69
rights given by the condominium instruments or by this chapter, and (2) 70
except any declaration executed on or after July 1, 2025, shall not 71
prohibit the operation of a licensed family child care home or group 72
child care home, as described in section 19a-77, as amended by this act, 73
or otherwise restrict the operation of any such home. 74
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 47-224 of the general statutes is 75
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 76
2025): 77
(b) The declaration may contain any other matters not inconsistent 78
with this chapter that the declarant considers appropriate, including any 79
restrictions on the uses of a unit or the number or other qualifications of 80
persons who may occupy units, except any such declaration executed 81
on or after July 1, 2025, shall not prohibit the operation of a licensed 82
family child care home or group child care home, as described in section 83 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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19a-77, as amended by this act, or otherwise restrict the operation of any 84
such home. 85
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 47a-21 of the general statutes is 86
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 87
2025): 88
(b) (1) In the case of a tenant under sixty-two years of age, a landlord 89
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds two 90
months' rent. 91
(2) In the case of a tenant sixty-two years of age or older, a landlord 92
shall not demand a security deposit in an amount that exceeds one 93
month's rent. Any landlord who has received a security deposit in an 94
amount that exceeds one month's rent from a tenant who becomes sixty-95
two years of age after paying such security deposit shall return the 96
portion of such security deposit that exceeds one month's rent to the 97
tenant upon the tenant's request. 98
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 99
subsection, in the case of a tenant who operates a licensed family child 100
care home or group child care home, as described in section 19a-77, as 101
amended by this act, a landlord may demand a security deposit in an 102
amount that exceeds two months' rent. 103
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) The operator of a licensed child 104
care home or group child care home, as described in section 19a-77 of 105
the general statutes, as amended by this act, may name such operator's 106
landlord, as defined in section 47a-1 of the general statutes, association 107
of unit owners for a condominium, as such term is defined in section 47-108
68a of the general statutes, or unit owners' association of a common 109
interest community, as such term is defined in section 47-202 of the 110
general statutes, as an additional insured in any renter's or homeowner's 111
insurance policy that provides coverage for such operator and is issued 112
or renewed on or after July 1, 2025. 113 Substitute Bill No. 6839
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 19a-77(a)(3)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 47a-4(a)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 47-70(c)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 47-224(b)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 47a-21(b)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 New section
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