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GA SB451
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/26/2010
Primary Sponsor
Gail Buckner
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AI Summary
- Officially named the "Jace Hester Act," amending Code Section 20-1A-13 of the Official Code of Georgia relating to emergency placement of monitors in early care and education programs
- Requires the immediate closure of any family day-care home or group day-care home licensed under the chapter upon the death of a minor at the facility
- Mandates the commissioner or designee to immediately conduct a review into the cause of the minor's death following such a closure
- If the commissioner determines the home's administration or conditions caused the death, the license must be immediately revoked; if determined clearly not the cause, the home must be immediately reopened for continued operation
- Grants closed homes the right to contest the closure decision through the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act and to request an expedited hearing before the Office of State Administrative Hearings
Legislative Description
Early Care/Education Programs; provide for certain procedures subsequent to death occurring in a family day-care home, group-day care
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/31/2010
Committee Referrals
Health and Human Services3/30/2010
Education and Youth3/8/2010
Full Bill Text
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