Delaware House Bill 399 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 20 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-26 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Section 344(d) of Title 31 of the Delaware Code currently exempts entities under state ownership or control, such as a public school, from the regulatory authority of the Office of Child Care Licensing (“OCCL”). This Act removes that exemption for expanded or new services or programs. Thus, child care facilities under state ownership and control, including programs for preschool, pre-k and before-and after-school-aged children, must comply with the licensing requirements of the OCCL for new or expanded services, but not for existing services.. A facility that administers federal Head Start programs, however, is not subject to the licensing requirements of the OCCL because such programs are regulated by federal requirements. Maternity wards of general hospitals continue to be exempted from the OCCL’s licensing requirements. Programs that are subject to state education curriculum components are not required to adhere to education curriculum requirements as promulgated by the OCCL.

An Act To Amend Title 31 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Child Care Facilities.

Sen. George Bunting [D]

Rep. John Kowalko [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-26		Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2012-06-20		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

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Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/662cf6f2d925fb9085257a220059737c?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+399/$file/legis.html?open