HB 765: Child Care and Early Learning Services
GENERAL BILL by McFarland ; Basabe
Child Care and Early Learning Services; Revises minimum standards for child care facility licensing; removes provisions that require large family child care homes to provide parents of enrolled children information relating to certain viruses & risks of leaving children in vehicles; prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, operations of large family child care homes; provides that insurers are under no obligation to defend against lawsuits covering such claims; prohibits insurers from denying, cancelling, & refusing to renew policy for residential property insurance on basis that policyholders or applicants operate large family child care homes; creates Florida Endowment for Early Learning within DOE direct-support organization; provides revenues for endowment fund; provides that funds from state sources are accounted separately from public & private sources; provides for distribution of moneys from endowment fund; requires annual reports & publications; provides for administration of Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.
Last Action: 1/13/2026 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 765, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/12/2025 at 4:25 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1690 Early Childhood Education Calatayud Compare Last Action: 1/22/2026 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.101 Central abuse hotline. Page 19 (pdf) 402.302 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 5 (pdf), Page 19 (pdf) 402.3131 Large family child care homes. Page 6 (pdf) 627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 7 (pdf) 1001.24 Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit. Page 10 (pdf) 1002.821 Page 12 (pdf) 1002.95 Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program. Page 18 (pdf)