HB295 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris Sells Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Day care centers; required to install and maintain video cameras; use of cameras and recordings, limited to certain circumstances; video recordings confidential except following incident of alleged abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior; Dept. of Human Resources required to adopt rules

Description

Existing law does not provide for the use of video cameras in day care centers.

This bill would require each day care center to install and maintain video cameras in each area of the center occupied by children, with some exceptions.

This bill would provide that recordings of day care centers remain confidential and not be viewed, except by certain individuals following an incident of alleged abuse, neglect, harassment, or other inappropriate behavior.

This bill would require each day care center to retain recordings for at least three months, or until the completion of an investigation.

This bill would prohibit video recordings to be used for regular monitoring of day care centers, including through live streaming.

This bill would also require the Department of Human Resources to adopt rules.

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Subjects

Children