Senate Bill 1220 Summary

• Amends section 36-884 of Arizona Revised Statutes to add a new exemption for educational facilities serving children ages 3-6 years old.

• Educational facilities are exempt from child care licensing requirements if they teach only core subjects (math, reading, and science) and do not accept state-subsidized tuition.

• Exempts facilities where children attend no more than 2.25 hours per day and no more than 3 days per week, and where instruction does not replace parental care.

• Requires exempt educational facilities to conduct fingerprint background checks of all personnel and post notice that the facility is not licensed under child care regulations.

• Changes grammatical language in existing exemptions by replacing "which" with "that" and clarifying provisions for private schools providing extended child care.