SB248 Alabama 2022 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Child-care facilities, Dept of Human Resources, require DHR to revise certain standards regulating child-care facilities, requires DHR to adopt rules, Sec. 38-7-22 added; Secs. 38-7-2, 38-7-3, 38-7-5, 38-7-7, 38-7-12, 38-7-13, 38-7-14, 38-7-20, 38-13-4 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of child-care facilities by the Department of Human Resources. This bill would revise defined terms</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require changes to existing rules of the department by revising requirements for child-care facility operators pertaining to advertising, employment qualification standards, recordkeeping standards, and data reporting standards for child-care facilities</p><p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides that only one criminal history background information check is required on an individual regardless of subsequent changes in employment or licensing or approval status</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide that criminal history background checks and suitability determination letters from the Department of Human Resources for applicants, volunteers, or employees of a day care center are valid for five years, except that a new criminal investigation conducted after the check is completed or the suitability determination letter is issued shall cause the check and the suitability determination letter to become invalid</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow employees of child-care facilities to work extended shifts and would provide that evidence of certain criminal activities may not be considered against applicants for a license to operate a child-care facility or an applicant for employment at a child-care facility if a specified amount of time has elapsed since the criminal activities took place</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to adopt rules pertaining to minimum standards for child-care facilities</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also require the Department of Human Resources to adopt additional rules to implement and enforce its provisions</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to child-care facilities; to amend Section 38-7-2, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended by Act 2021-225, 2021 Regular Session, and Sections 38-7-3, 38-7-5, 38-7-7, 38-7-12, 38-7-13, 38-7-14, 38-7-20, and 38-13-4, Code of Alabama 1975; to add Section 38-7-22 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to revise defined terms; to require the Department of Human Resources to revise certain existing requirements for child-care facility operators pertaining to advertising and licensure; to revise certain employment qualification standards, recordkeeping standards, and data reporting standards for child-care facilities; to allow employees of child-care facilities to work extended shifts; to provide further for the requirement to receive a criminal history background check as a condition of employment with certain child-care and adult care facilities; to further provide for the issuance of a suitability determination letter; to require the Department of Human Resources to adopt certain rules; and to require the Department of Human Resources to adopt additional rules to implement and enforce its provisions. </p>

Subjects

Child Care Facilities