Relating to the regulation of certain shelter day-care facilities, child-care facilities, and individuals providing child-care services, and access to certain criminal history record information; providing an administrative penalty.
Impact
The bill's implementation will modify existing labor laws and regulations that govern child-care services within shelter facilities. By mandating an annual inspection cycle and establishing protocols for addressing complaints of abuse or neglect, SB1178 seeks to uphold and strengthen child safety within temporary care environments. The introduction of background checks for employees and conditions surrounding the ability to operate shelters without a permit further entrench accountability in how these care facilities operate, shifting the standard towards more rigorous oversight.
Summary
Senate Bill 1178 relates to the regulation of certain shelter day-care facilities and individuals providing child-care services. It aims to establish a framework for oversight of these facilities, ensuring that they operate within a defined set of standards. The bill introduces requirements including inspections, background checks for caregivers, and mechanisms for public input from municipalities operating recreation programs. These provisions are designed to enhance the regulation of temporary shelters that provide child care, particularly as they cater to families in crisis situations.
Contention
Notably, one of the contentious points surrounding SB1178 is the provision allowing shelters to operate with a permit rather than a full licensing process, which some stakeholders believe might create gaps in regulatory oversight. Concerns have been voiced regarding whether this measure could compromise child safety, as facilities operating under a permit may not be subject to the same stringent requirements as fully licensed child-care providers. Additionally, the bill provides for the imposition of administrative penalties against facilities that violate operational standards, raising discussions on the sufficiency of punitive measures and essentially the enforcement of these new regulations.
Relating to criminal history record information and certain registry information accessible to certain educational and child-care entities and information required for employment in certain child-care facilities.
Relating to criminal history record information and certain registry information accessible to certain educational and child-care entities and information required for employment in certain child-care facilities.
Relating to the licensing of child-care facilities providing care to certain unaccompanied children and the suspension of laws relating to the licensing of those facilities; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the regulation of certain health professionals and health facilities; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to imposing requirements on the employment of or contracts for certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including requiring certain facilities and Medicaid providers to conduct criminal history record information and employee misconduct registry reviews and to suspend the employment or contracts of individuals who engage in reportable conduct; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and registered family homes, including the provision of services to children with disabilities or special needs.
Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services and procedures applicable to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations of child abuse and neglect, and conservatorship of a child; affecting fee amounts and authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services and procedures applicable to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations of child abuse and neglect, and conservatorship of a child; affecting fee amounts and authorizing an administrative penalty.
Relating to child protective services suits, motions, and services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and to the licensing of certain facilities, homes, and agencies that provide child-care services.