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STORAGE NAME: h1155d.HHS
DATE: 4/16/2023
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STAFF ANALYSIS
BILL #: CS/HB 1155 Provisional Child Care Licensing
SPONSOR(S): Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee, Maney
TIED BILLS: IDEN./SIM. BILLS: SB 538
REFERENCE ACTION ANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR or
BUDGET/POLICY CHIEF
1) Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 16 Y, 0 N, As CS Curry Brazzell
2) Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special
Districts Subcommittee
17 Y, 0 N Roy Darden
3) Health & Human Services Committee Curry Calamas
SUMMARY ANALYSIS
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and local licensing agencies license and register child care facilities,
family day care homes, and large family child care homes.
DCF and local licensing agencies may issue a provisional license or registration for child care facilities, family day care
homes, or large family homes unable to meet all the statutory standards. A provisional license or registration allows the
facility or home to operate while working to come into compliance. The child care provider must comply with background
screening requirements for all child care personnel to qualify for a provisional license or registration.
Florida-licensed family day care homes are occupied residences in which child care is regularly provided for children from
at least two unrelated families and which receives payments, fees, or grants for this care, whether or not operated for
profit. The federal Department of Defense (DoD) certifies similar entities, called family child care (FCC) providers, for the
purpose of serving children in military families. FCC providers located off the military base must also be licensed by DCF
or a local licensing agency.
The DoD certification and training requirements for FCC providers is similar to DCF licensure and registration
requirements for family day care homes. The background screening requirements are very similar as well. Both the DoD
and DCF require:
Federal fingerprint-based National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history check;
Federal fingerprint-based NCIC Sex Offender Registry check;
A state criminal records search for all states in which the person has resided in the previous five years;
A state sex-offender registry or repository check for all states in which the person has resided in the previous five
years; and
A state child abuse and neglect registry and database check for all states in which the person has resided in the
previous five years.
Florida requires all family day care home providers to receive a level 2 background screen using the Care Provider
Background Screening Clearinghouse. The DoD does not require processing through the Clearinghouse.
The bill requires DCF or the local licensing agency to issue a provisional license or registration if the operator or owner is
applying for an initial license or registration for a family day care home; has made adequate provisions for the health and
safety of the child; and provides evidence that he or she has completed, within the previous 6 months, DOD training and
background screening to provide child care to minors and received a favorable fitness determination.
The bill has no fiscal impact on state or local government.
The bill is effective upon becoming law.
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I. SUBSTANTIVE ANALYSIS
A. EFFECT OF PROPOSED CHANGES:
Background
Florida Child Care Licensure
Child care is the care, protection and supervision of a child, for a period of less than 24 hours a day on
a regular basis, which supplements parental care, enrichment, and health supervision for the child, in
accordance with his or her individual needs, and for which a payment, fee, or grant is made for care.
1
If
a program meets the statutory definition of child care, it is subject to regulation by the Department of
Children and Families (DCF) or local licensing agencies (LLAs),
2
unless the statute specifically
excludes or exempts it from regulation.
3
Types of Child Care Facilities and Homes
DCF licenses and regulates child care facilities
4
, family day care homes,
5
and large family child care
homes,
6
establishing the licensing standards that each licensed child care facility must meet.
7
Child
care facilities with religious affiliation and certain family day care homes are exempt from licensure, but
are required to register with the DCF.
Child care facilities are child care centers or child care arrangements that care for more than five
children unrelated to the operator and receive a payment, fee, or grant for the children receiving care,
wherever the facility is operated and whether it is operated for profit or not for profit.
8
Family day care homes are occupied residences in which child care is regularly provided for children
from at least two unrelated families and which receives payments, fees, or grants for the children
receiving care, whether or not operated for profit.
9
Large family child care homes are occupied
residences in which child care is regularly provided for children from at least two unrelated families,
which receives payments, fees, or grants for the children receiving care, whether or not operated for
profit, and which has at least two full-time child care personnel on the premises during the hours of
operation.
10
Currently, DCF licenses and registers child care facilities and homes in 62 out of 67 counties in Florida.
Five counties have elected to designate an LLA to regulate child care providers in their areas. These
counties include Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Sarasota.
11
Requirements for Registration or Licensure of Family Day Care Homes
Family day care homes may be licensed or registered. Under current law, a family day care home must
be licensed if licensure is required under a specific county ordinance or resolution. Most counties in
1
S. 402.302(1), F.S.
2
Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Sarasota counties have decided – either by statute or by the adoption of a local
ordinance or resolution – to designate an LLA to regulate child care providers in their areas. However, Hillsborough will transfer
licensing duties back to DCF June 30, 2023. See DCF, Child Care Licensure, available at
https://www.myflfamilies.com/services/licensing/child-care-licensure (last visited March 8, 2023) and DCF, Agency Bill Analysis HB
1155 (2023), p. 2.
3
S. 402.306, F.S.
4
S. 402.305, F.S.
5
S. 402.313, F.S.
6
S. 402.3131, F.S. Also see ss. 402.301 through 402.319, F.S.
7
See generally ss. 402.301 through 402.319, F.S. See also s. 402.305(1), F.S. The licensing standards must apply to all facilities
regardless of the origin or source of the fees used to operate the facility or the type of children served by the facility.
8
S. 402.302(2), F.S.
9
Section 402.302(8), F.S.
10
Section 402.302(11), F.S.
11
DCF, Child Care Licensure, available at https://www.myflfamilies.com/services/licensing/child-care-licensure (last visited March 8,
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DATE: 4/16/2023
Florida do not require licensure. However, a family day care provider may choose to be licensed to
demonstrate that they meet the state’s minimum health, sanitation, and safety standards.
12
If not
subject to licensure, family day care homes must register annually with DCF.
13
Before operating a family day care home, the following basic requirements must be met:
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The operator must be 18 years of age or older;
The operator must reside in the home;
The operator cannot work outside the home during the hours of operation of the family day care
home; and
The family day care home operator must have proof of a written Substitute Plan to provide at
least one other competent adult, 18 years or older, to be available to substitute for the operator
in an emergency.
To register, a family day care home must complete the DCF application process and provide the
following:
15
The name of the operator;
The number of children served (not to exceed capacity as defined by § 402.302(7), F. S.);
Proof of written plan to provide at least one competent adult to be available to substitute for the
operator in an emergency;
Proof of screening and background checks;
Proof that immunization records for the children are kept current;
Proof that each parent has been provided a copy of a completed Health and Safety Checklist;
and
Proof of completion of the 30-hour family day care home training course as well as an approved
5-hour course in early literacy and language development of children ages birth through five
years. The 35 hours of training must be completed prior to registration.
Unlike licensed home providers, registered family day care homes are not subject to yearly
inspections.
16
However, they are required to annually complete a DCF health and safety home
inspection self-evaluation checklist.
17
The completed checklist must be signed by the family day care
home operator and provided to the parents of the children in care as certification that basic health and
safety standards are being met.
18
The checklist includes several different health and safety quality indicators in which the family day care
home operator must check to acknowledge compliance with and attest that the information provided on
the checklist is true and correct. Some of the quality indicators on the checklist include:
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Emergency Information and Procedures;
Environment and Sanitation; and
Hazardous Materials.
Provisional Licensure
DCF may issue a provisional license or registration for child care facilities, family day care homes, or
large family homes for an initial license or registration or to licensees or registrants seeking a renewal
who are unable to meet all the standards provided for in the state’s child care law (ss. 402.301-
402.319).
20
A provisional license or registration allows the operator of the child care facility or home to
12
DCF, About Family Child Care Home Registration, at https://www.myflfamilies.com/services/child-family/child-care/child-care-
providers-and-staff/about-family-child-care-home (last visited March 11, 2023).
13
S. 402.313, F.S.
14
Supra note 12.
15
Supra note 12.
16
During the licensure year, licensure family day care homes receive a minimum of two onsite inspections. See Id. at note 12.
17
S. 402.313(7), F.S.
18
Once the checklist is completed and signed by the operator, the checklist is given to each parent with a child in care. The parent must
sign the checklist to acknowledge receipt.
19
DCF, Registered Family Child Care Home Health and Safety Checklist, at https://www.myflfamilies.com/sites/default/files/2022-
12/RegisteredFamilyChildCareHomeHealthandSafetyChecklist.pdf (last visited March 11, 2023).
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operate while working to come into compliance with the minimum standards required for a non-
provisional license or registration. However, the provisional license or registration may be revoked if
upon periodic inspection or review, DCF determines that insufficient progress has been made towards
compliance with the minimum standards. A provisional license cannot exceed 6 months and can be
renewed one time for unusual circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.
21
A provisional license or registration may not be issued unless the operator or owner makes adequate
provisions for the health and safety of the children they will serve.
22
A provisional license or registration
may also not be issued unless the child care provider complies with the applicable background
screening requirements for all child care personnel.
23
Child care personnel includes all owners,
operators, employees, and volunteers working in a child care facility. For purposes of screening, child
care personnel includes any member over the age of 12 years of a family day care homes operator’s
family or residing in the home. Those between the ages of 12 and 18 years are not be required to be
fingerprinted. However, they must be screened for delinquency records.
Military-Operated Child Care Programs
The Department of Defense (DoD) certifies four types of child care programs to provide care for
children of military families:
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Child Development Centers: Are centers located on military installations/bases that provide
child care services for infants, pretoddlers, toddlers, and preschoolers. They operate Monday
through Friday during standard work hours, and depending on the location offer full-day, part-
day, and hourly care.
Family Child Care (FCC): Are provided by qualified child care professionals in their homes on
or off the military installation. Designed for infants through school agers, each FCC provider
determines what care they offer, which may include full-day, part-day, school year, summer
camp, 24/7, and extended care. Some FCC providers offer flexible operating hours, and are
able to adjust their hours to accommodate requests from parents.
24/7 Centers: Provide child care for infants through school age children in a home-like setting
during both traditional and non-traditional hours on a regular basis. The program is designed to
support watch standers or shift workers who work rotating or non-traditional schedules (i.e.,
evenings, overnights, and weekends). While other families may use a 24/7 Center if space is
available, priority is given to sponsors who require 24/7 care.
School Age Care (SAC): Are facility-based care for children from the start of kindergarten
through the end of the summer after seventh grade. This program type operates Monday
through Friday during standard work hours. SAC programs provide both School Year Care and
Summer Camp.
The DoD FCC homes are comparable to Florida’s family day care homes. All military certified FCC
home providers must be certified professionals who are licensed, have obtained favorable background
checks, and maintain a DoD Certificate to Operate. Each installation’s FCC program ensures all
providers complete a comprehensive training program that promotes developmentally appropriate
intellectual, social, emotional, and physical learning.
25
DoD FCC certification and screening standards are typically more stringent than state standards,
making it easier for applicants who are required to be both state and military certified. Required
screenings, inspections, and checks for FCC homes include:
26
Criminal history background checks for the applicant and all residents over 18 years old;
Health screening and proof of immunizations for the provider and residents;
Home inspections for fire, safety, sanitation, and preventative medicine;
21
S. 402.309(3), F.S.
22
S. 402.309(2), F.S.
23
Id.
24
Military Childcare, Military-Operated Child Care Programs, at https://public.militarychildcare.csd.disa.mil/mcc-central/mcchome/
military-operated-child-care-programs (last visited March 9, 2023).
25
Id.
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Monthly visits by an FCC staff member to observe, mentor and provide support
Pet certificate if the provider has a pet to show that it has the appropriate vaccinations and is
safe to be around children; and
Proof of liability insurance.
In addition to meeting the DoD certification standards, FCC home providers that are located off military
bases must also meet any additional state licensing and registration requirements.
DCF and DoD Training Requirements Comparison
DCF Training Requirements
DCF requires family day care home providers and child care personnel to complete 30 hours of
mandated introductory training by passage of a competency exam or educational exemption. The
training includes the following:
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Family Child Care Home Rules and Regulations (6 hours)
Health, Safety and Nutrition (8 hours)
Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (4 hours)
Child Growth and Development (6 hours)
Behavioral Observation and Screening (6 hours)
Operators of large family child care homes must successfully complete an approved 40-clock-hour
introductory course in group child care, as evidenced by passage of a competency examination.
This includes the courses within the 30-hour mandated introductory training along with 10 hours as
achieved by one of the following options:
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Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practice (5 hours) and one of the following:
o Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practice (5 hours)
o Preschool Appropriate Practice (5 hours)
o School-Age-Appropriate Practice (5 hours)
Special Needs Appropriate Practice (10 hours)
For home-based providers, DCF mandatory introductory training must be completed prior to licensure
and caring for children.
Additional training requirements that must be completed include:
29
Annual In-service Training
30
Early Literacy;
First Aid and Pediatric CPR;
Universal Precautions/Exposure Plan;
Fire Extinguisher Training;
Safe Sleep/Shaken Baby Syndrome Training; and
Medication Administration
DoD Training Requirements
27
S. 402.313(1)(a)6, F.S.
28
S. 402.3131(3), F.S.
29
DCF, Family Day Care Home Training Requirements, at https://www.myflfamilies.com/services/child-and-family-services/child-
care/family-day-care-home-40-hours (last visited March 9, 2023).
30
Once licensed the operator must complete 10-clock-hours or 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) of annual in-service training during
the licensure year. See Florida Department of Health, Opening a Licensed Family Day Care Home, at
https://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/radon/_documents/HowToBecomeAFamilyChildCareHome_201912.pdf (last visited
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DoD requires all FCC providers and direct care personnel to complete 40 hours of orientation prior to
working with children, with the full 40 hours completed within the first 90 days of employment. The
orientation includes:
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Working with children of different ages, including developmentally appropriate activities and
environmental observations;
Age-appropriate guidance and discipline techniques;
Applicable regulations, policies, and procedures;
Child safety and fire prevention;
Child abuse prevention, identification, and reporting;
Parent and family relations;
Health and sanitation procedures, including blood-borne pathogens, occupational health
hazards for direct care personnel, and recognizing symptoms of illness;
Emergency health and safety procedures, including pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) and first aid;
Safe infant sleep practices and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) prevention;
Nutrition, obesity prevention, and meal service;
Working with children with special needs;
Accountability and child supervision training;
For FCC providers only, infant and child (pediatric) CPR and first aid must be completed prior to
accepting children for care. Training shall be updated as necessary to maintain current
certifications; and
Training in business operations.
DCF and DoD Background Screening Requirement Comparison
DCF Background Screening Requirements
All child care personnel must meet certain background screening requirements. Elements of
background screening include:
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FDLE criminal history background check;
FBI criminal history background check;
Criminal background check of any prior states resided within the past five years;
Sex Offender Registry check (in Florida & any prior states resided within past five years);
Child Abuse & Neglect check (in Florida & any prior states resided within past five years);
Attestation of Good Moral Character; and
Previous five-year employment history check.
Current law establishes standard procedures for criminal history background screening for prospective
employees; ch. 435, F.S., outlines the screening requirements. There are two levels of background
screening: “level 1” employment screening (s. 435.03, F.S.) and “level 2” employment screening (s.
435.04, F.S.).
Level 1: Is a state only name-based check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
and a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website,
33
and may include criminal
records checks through local law enforcement agencies.
34
Level 2: Is a state and national fingerprint-based check through FDLE and national criminal history
checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and may include local criminal records
checks through local law enforcement agencies.
35
31
Washington Headquarters Services, Department of Defense Instruction, at https://www.esd.whs.mil/portals/54/documents/dd/
issuances/dodi/606002p.pdf (last visited March 9, 2023).
32
S. 402.302(15), F.S.
33
The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website is a U.S. government website that links public state, territorial, and tribal sex
offender registries in one national search site. The website is available at https://www.nsopw.gov/ (last visited March 9, 2022).
34
S. 435.03(1), F.S.
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For both level 1 and 2 screenings any person required by law to be screened must not have an arrest
awaiting final disposition, must not have been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a
plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, and must not have been adjudicated delinquent and the record has
not been sealed or expunged for, any offense prohibited under s. 435.04(2), F.S., or similar law of
another jurisdiction.
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Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse
All child care licenses and registrations are required to have a Level 2 background screening through
Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse). The Clearinghouse is
administered by the Agency for Health Care Administration and provides a single data source for
background screening results of persons required to be screened by law for employment in positions
that provide services to children, the elderly, and disabled individuals.
37
The clearinghouse allows the
results of a criminal history check to be shared among specified agencies when a person has applied to
volunteer, be employed, be licensed, or enter into a contract that requires a state and national
fingerprint-based criminal history check.
38
The Clearinghouse also allows for the retention of fingerprint
data and participation in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) continuous evaluation or “Rap
Back” Service.
Next Generation Identification (NGI) Rap Back Service
Rap Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) is an FBI service that allows authorized government
agencies to receive notifications based on changes in criminal history record information on individuals
who hold positions of trust (e.g. school teachers, daycare workers, police officers, etc.) or who are
under criminal justice monitoring.
39
An authorized agency may submit fingerprints of applicants, licensees, and other individuals in
positions of public trust on a periodic basis for National Crime Information Center (NCIC) checks to
determine if the individuals have engaged in criminal conduct that would prohibit the holding of such
positions or licenses.
40
With implementation of NGI, an authorized agency may submit fingerprints for
retention and subscription into the Rap Back service. This will result in an ongoing review or continuous
evaluation of the criminal history status of each individual as long as the individual remains in a position
of trust.
41
The Rap Back Service retains the fingerprint records and continuously evaluates them. This eliminates
the need for the authorized agency to periodically resubmit fingerprints for evaluation.
42
The Rap Back
Service provides close to real-time notifications of any arrest or criminal activity associated with
individuals identified in NGI, such as warrants or sex offender updates, subsequent to the initial criminal
history records search. This helps to remove any gaps in review caused by the periodic submission and
screening of fingerprints.
43
DoD Background Screening Requirements
DoD policy dictates that all individuals who have regular contact with children under 18 years of age in
DoD sanctioned child care services programs must undergo a criminal history background check, an
36
Ss. 435.03 and 435.04, F.S.
37
S. 435.12, F.S.
38
Id. Also see Agency for Health Care Administration, Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, at
https://ahca.myflorida.com/mchq/central_services/background_screening/bgs_results.shtml (last visited March 9, 2023).
39
U.S. Department of Energy, RAP BACK FAQs for Covered Individuals, at https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-
08/RAP%20BACK%20FAQs%20for%20Covered%20Individuals.pdf (last visited March 9, 2023.
40
See Federal Bureau of Investigation, Privacy Impact Assessment, Next Generation Identification Rap Back Service, December 15,
2016, available at https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/pia-ngi-rap-back-service.pdf (last visited March 9, 2023).
41
Id.
42
Id.
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Installation Records Check (IRC), and annually self-report changes to their criminal histories.
44
DoD
also conducts an FBI fingerprint criminal history background check.
DoD initiates a Tier 1 Investigation (Child Care National Agency Check and Inquiry (CNACI)). Elements
of the investigation include:
FBI criminal history background check;
State criminal history repository check of any former states of prospective employee;
State child abuse and neglect repository check; and
State sex offender registry check.
An IRC reviews the applicant’s relevant and accessible past records, with a minimum coverage of 2
years prior to the date of application, and includes:
Installation law enforcement or security records;
Family Advocacy Program (FAP) records; and
45
Alcohol, drug, and substance abuse records (including pre-employment records and the results
of any random drug testing).
DCF and DoD Child Care Requirements Comparison
The DoD certification and training requirements for FCC providers regarding training and background
screening is substantially similar to DCF’s licensure and registration requirements for family day care
homes. Both require introductory training focusing on child development, health and safety, behavioral
health, and abuse and neglect. Both DoD and DCF also require ongoing annual in-service training
updates as well as training in first aid, CPR, fire prevention, and safe sleep/SIDS.
The background screening requirements are also very similar. Both entities require:
Federal fingerprint-based NCIC criminal history check;
Federal fingerprint-based NCIC Sex Offender Registry check;
A state criminal records search for all states in which the person has resided in the previous five
years;
A state sex-offender registry or repository check for all states in which the person has resided in
the previous five years; and
A state child abuse and neglect registry and database check for all states in which the person
has resided in the previous five years.
However, Florida requires all family day care home providers to receive a level 2 background screen
using the Clearinghouse. Processing through the Clearinghouse is not required by DoD.
Effect of the Bill
The bill requires DCF or the local licensing agency to issue a provisional license or registration if the
operator or owner:
Is applying for an initial license or registration for a family day care home;
Has made adequate provisions for the health and safety of the child; and
Provides evidence that he or she has completed, within the previous 6 months, U.S.
Department of Defense training and background screening to provide child care to minors and
received a favorable fitness determination.
44
Washington Headquarter Services, DoD Manual 1402.05 Background Checks on Individuals in Department of Defense Child
Development and Youth Programs, January 24, 2017, at https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodm/
140205_dodm_2017b.pdf (last visited March 9, 2023).
45
FAP is a DoD program designated to address domestic abuse, child abuse and neglect, and problematic sexual behavior in children
and youth. FAP works on every military installation where families are assigned, and supports service members and their spouses,
partners and families to prevent abuse, promote victim safety and offer treatment and rehabilitation for healing after a traumatic event
has occurred. See Washington Headquarters Services, DoD Instructions 6400.01 Family Advocacy Program (FAP), May 1, 2019, at
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/640001p.pdf (last visited March 9, 2023). STORAGE NAME: h1155d.HHS PAGE: 9
DATE: 4/16/2023
This will allow the family day care home operator to operate under the provisional license or registration
until the provider is able to come into compliance with all minimum standards required for a non-
provisional license or registration.
The bill does not require that a family child care home serve only military families, or any military
families, to be allowed a provisional license pursuant to this new exception.
The bill is effective upon becoming law.
B. SECTION DIRECTORY:
Section 1: Amends s. 402.309, F.S.; relating to provisional license or registration.
Section 2: Provides that the act goes into effect upon becoming law.
II. FISCAL ANALYSIS & ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT
A. FISCAL IMPACT ON STATE GOVERNMENT:
1. Revenues:
None.
2. Expenditures:
None
B. FISCAL IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
1. Revenues:
None.
2. Expenditures:
None.
C. DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT ON PRIVATE SECTOR:
None.
D. FISCAL COMMENTS:
None.
III. COMMENTS
A. CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES:
1. Applicability of Municipality/County Mandates Provision:
Not applicable. This bill does not appear to affect county or municipal governments.
2. Other:
None.
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DATE: 4/16/2023
Current law provides DCF with sufficient rulemaking authority to execute the provisions of the bill.
C. DRAFTING ISSUES OR OTHER COMMENTS:
None.
IV. AMENDMENTS/COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE CHANGES
On March 15, 2023, the Children, Families, and Seniors Subcommittee adopted an amendment and reported
the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The amendment requires DCF or the local licensing agency to
issue a provisional license or registration if the operator or owner:
Is applying for an initial license or registration for a family day care home;
Has made adequate provisions for the health and safety of the child; and
Provides evidence that he or she has completed, within the previous 6 months, U.S. Department of
Defense training and background screening to provide child care to minors and received a favorable
fitness determination.
This analysis is drafted to the committee substitute as passed by the Children, Families, and Seniors
Subcommittee.