HB 1273: Religious-Exempt Child Care Programs
GENERAL BILL by Dudley
Religious-Exempt Child Care Programs; Provides exemption for child care programs affiliated with religious congregations or religious boarding schools from regulation by DCF; requires display of certificate of compliance issued by accrediting agency recognized by DCF; requires accrediting agency to conduct initial onsite review; provides DCF is not authorized to regulate specified elements of program; provides timeframes within which an exempt child care program must notify an accrediting agency of its transfer & termination of accreditation; prohibits recognized accrediting agency from owning, operating, or administering certain programs.
Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/4/2013 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/5/2013 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 121 |
| 3/8/2013 | House |
• Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 212 |
| 5/3/2013 | House |
• Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219) |
