2001 House Bill 4617

Introduced in the House

April 18, 2001

Introduced by Rep. Ken Bradstreet (R-105)

To exempt public schools which offer child care services for school age children from the same licensure and oversight requirements that apply to private sector child care providers. The bill is part of a part of legislative package comprised of House Bills 4617 and 4719, which also require certain regulations for child care programs run by a public school.

Referred to the Committee on Education

May 8, 2001

Substitute offered

To adopt a version of the bill recommended by the committee which reported it to the full House.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rose Bogardus (D-47)

To require a telephone to be present in a room used by child care programs run by a public school.

The amendment failed 46 to 58 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Gilda Jacobs (D-35)

To limit the regulatory requirements for child care programs run by a public school to those specified in this legislation.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Gilda Jacobs (D-35)

To expand the scope of the bill to cover grades K-8, instead of K-6.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jack Minore (D-49)

To require the same criminal background checks for school daycare employees as those required for other school employees, and to require that if the childcare services are contracted out to a private sector provider, that provider be under the same regulatory regime as other private sector providers.

The amendment failed 48 to 56 (details)

May 9, 2001

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 9, 2001

To exempt public schools which offer child care services for school age children from the same licensure and oversight requirements that apply to private sector child care providers. The bill is part of a part of legislative package comprised of House Bills 4617 and 4719, which also require certain regulations for child care programs run by a public school.

Nov. 27, 2001

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with a version recommended by the committee which reported it. The substitute incorporates changes resulting from committee testimony and deliberation. These changes include additional regulatory requirements with which school day care would have to comply.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 28, 2001

Failed in the Senate 0 to 34 (details)

To exempt public schools which offer child care services for school age children from the same licensure and oversight requirements that apply to private sector child care providers. The bill is part of a part of legislative package comprised of House Bills 4617 and 4719, which also requires certain regulations for child care programs run by a public school.

Received in the House

Nov. 28, 2001