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FL S0536

Bill

Status

Introduced

10/14/2015

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Smith

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Children and Families to develop a tiered after-school child care licensure program that applies different licensing criteria based on risk levels of activities offered and populations served.

  • Mandates the department adopt rules to implement the tiered after-school licensure program by September 30, 2016.

  • Requires the department to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by November 30, 2016, including program description, implementation activities, public comments received, and recommendations for statutory changes.

  • Allows after-school programs meeting exclusion criteria to provide meals through the federal Afterschool Meal Program administered by the Department of Health.

  • Permits credentialed directors to supervise multiple before-school and after-school sites.

Legislative Description

After-school Child Care Programs

Last Action

Withdrawn from further consideration

1/13/2016

Committee Referrals

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs10/21/2015

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