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FL S0668
Bill
Status
3/14/2020
Primary Sponsor
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
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AI Summary
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Excludes government-sponsored recreation programs from child care facility definition and regulation, defining them as afterschool programs operated by counties, municipalities, or school districts offering no more than 4 hours of daily programming with organized activities and meeting specified standards of care.
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Exempts summer day camps and summer 24-hour camps from most child care facility requirements, except they must comply with local health, sanitation, and safety standards plus child care personnel screening requirements under sections 402.305 and 402.3055, with violations resulting in loss of operating ability.
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Extends Florida Sexual Predators Act notification requirements to include government-sponsored recreation programs within 1-mile radius of sexual predator residences and prohibits convicted sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of such programs.
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Adds government-sponsored recreation programs to drug offense prohibitions, making it illegal to sell, manufacture, or deliver controlled substances within 1,000 feet of such programs, with enhanced penalties for certain substance categories.
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Requires summer day camps and summer 24-hour camps to register with the Department of Children and Families and appear on the department's summer camp listing to be recognized as compliant.
Legislative Description
Recreation Programs
Last Action
Died in Rules
3/14/2020