HB 2227 Summary

• Expands the definition of "child care personnel" to include employees and volunteers at out-of-school time program providers registered under new section 36-895, subject to fingerprint clearance card requirements.

• Creates a new registration system for out-of-school time program providers that are exempt from child care licensing but seek to receive child care assistance funds, requiring compliance with health and safety standards, criminal background checks, staff-to-youth ratios of 1:20, and liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate.

• Establishes eligibility requirements for registered out-of-school time program providers, including national accreditation, programs during non-school hours serving only school-age children, trained directors age 21+, and comprehensive safety policies covering child abuse prevention, emergency response, and technology use.

• Adds out-of-school time program providers to the definition of "child care providers" eligible to receive child care assistance payments in the state's child care and development fund plan.

• Requires the Department of Economic Security to amend the state's child care and development fund plan to allow registered out-of-school time program providers meeting specified criteria to receive child care assistance funding.