Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1155 Compare Versions

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10	10		F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to provisional child care licensing; 2
16	16		amending s. 402.309, F.S.; requiring a local licensing 3
17	17		agency or the Department of Children and Families to 4
18	18		issue a provisional license or registration for a 5
19	19		family day care home under certain circumstances; 6
20	20		providing an effective date. 7
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22	22		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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24	24		Section 1. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 11
25	25		402.309, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4), 12
26	26		(5), and (6), respectively, subsection (2) is amended, and a new 13
27	27		subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 14
28	28		402.309 Provisional license or registration. — 15
29	29		(2) A provisional license or registr ation may not be 16
30	30		issued unless the operator or owner makes adequate provisions 17
31	31		for the health and safety of the child and has timely submitted . 18
32	32		A provisional license may be issued for a child care facility if 19
33	33		all of the screening materials have been timely submitted. A 20
34	34		provisional license or registration may not be issued unless the 21
35	35		child care facility, family day care home, or large family child 22
36	36		care home is in compliance with the requirements for screening 23
37	37		of child care personnel in ss. 402.305, 402.3055, 402.313, and 24
38	38		402.3131, respectively. 25
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51	51		(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a local licensing 26
52		-	agency or the department, as applicable, must issue a 27
53		-	provisional license or registration within 30 calendar days 28
54		-	after receiving a complete application, with the exception of 29
55		-	the applicant's background screening results, for licensure or 30
56		-	registration, as appropriate, to operate a child care facility, 31
57		-	family day care home, or a large family child care home if the 32
58		-	operator or owner: 33
59		-	(a) Is applying for an initial license or registration for 34
60		-	a child care facility, a family day care home, or a large family 35
61		-	child care home. 36
62		-	(b) Has made adequate provisions for the health and safety 37
63		-	of the child. 38
64		-	(c)1. Has a valid certificate issued by the United States 39
65		-	Department of Defense to provide child care; or 40
66		-	2. Provides evidence that he or she has, within the 41
67		-	previous 12 months: 42
68		-	a. Completed training pursuant to United States Department 43
69		-	of Defense Instruction 6060.02 and background screening by the 44
70		-	United States Departm ent of Defense pursuant to 34 U.S.C. s. 45
71		-	20351 and 32 C.F.R. part 86 and received a favorable suitability 46
72		-	determination; or 47
73		-	b. Possessed a valid license, certificate, or similar 48
74		-	authorization to provide child care in another jurisdiction of 49
75		-	the United States that has screening and training requirements 50
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88		-	that are substantially similar to the requirements under ss. 51
89		-	402.305 and 402.3055, and that has not been subject to 52
90		-	disciplinary action in that other jurisdiction. 53
91		-	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming law. 54
	52	+	agency or the department, whichever is authorized to license 27
	53	+	child care facilities in a county, must issue a provisional 28
	54	+	license or registration if the operator o r owner: 29
	55	+	(a) Is applying for an initial license or registration for 30
	56	+	a family day care home. 31
	57	+	(b) Has made adequate provisions for the health and safety 32
	58	+	of the child. 33
	59	+	(c) Provides evidence that he or she has completed, within 34
	60	+	the previous 6 months, tra ining pursuant to United States 35
	61	+	Department of Defense Instruction 6060.02 and background 36
	62	+	screening by the United States Department of Defense pursuant to 37
	63	+	34 U.S.C. s. 20351 and 32 C.F.R. part 86 and received a 38
	64	+	favorable fitness determination. 39
	65	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming law. 40