Bill Text: PA HR633 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and submit a report to the General Assembly on the issue of general and comprehensive liability insurance for family day care homes.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-10-04 - Removed from table [HR633 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR633-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3214
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 633 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, CRUZ, BELFANTI, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, M. O'BRIEN, READSHAW, SEIP, SIPTROTH AND MURT, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FEBRUARY 16, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study and submit a report to the General Assembly
on the issue of general and comprehensive liability insurance
for family day care homes.
WHEREAS, Thousands of working parents rely on family day care
homes to provide safe and reliable child care for their
children; and
WHEREAS, A "family day care home" is defined in section 1070
of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public
Welfare Code, as "any home in which child day care is provided
at any one time to four through six children who are not
relatives of the caregiver"; and
WHEREAS, An individual operating a family day care home is
required to apply for a registration certificate with the
Department of Public Welfare every two years to self-certify
that the provider is in compliance with law and regulations; and
WHEREAS, There are currently more than 3,600 registered
family day care homes that can serve about 22,000 children; and
WHEREAS, Various proposals have called for requiring family
day care home providers to obtain general liability insurance to
operate as a registered family day care home in an effort to
ensure compensation for families and financial protection from
lawsuits for providers in cases involving injuries to children
in a family day care home; and
WHEREAS, Concerns have been expressed regarding the impact of
requiring general liability insurance with respect to costs,
availability of the insurance and continued registration of
family day care homes; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and
submit a report to the House of Representatives on the issue of
general liability insurance for family day care homes; and be it
further
RESOLVED, The study shall be conducted and the report
submitted within one year of the adoption of the resolution; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the study shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) The availability of general liability insurance for
family day care homes, the cost of the insurance and varying
amounts of financial coverage.
(2) The number of registered family day care homes that
currently have general liability insurance.
(3) Factors affecting the availability and cost of the
insurance.
(4) The impact on family day care homes if general
liability insurance is required to operate as a family day
care home.
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(5) Comments provided by the Department of Public
Welfare, the Insurance Department, family day care home
providers, consumers and insurance companies.
(6) Findings and recommendations addressing this issue.
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