H.F. No. 3434 Summary

• County employees conducting licensing inspections or home visits for family child care and group family child care programs must provide written notification to licensees of potential violations before departing, including the violation condition, corrective actions required, and correction timeline.

• County staff who license and inspect family and group family child care programs must complete at least 8 hours of training within their first two months of employment covering state statutes, administrative rules, and department policies.

• Training curriculum must include explicit instructions that county staff may only apply state statutes, administrative rules, and approved state policies, and are prohibited from imposing non-statutory requirements or standards.

• Training must cover license holders' rights including grievance and appeal procedures, and the responsibility of county staff to inform license holders of these rights.

• County staff must have access to a procedure to seek clarification from the Department of Human Services before issuing violation notices when disputes arise over statute or rule applicability.

• The commissioner must develop oversight procedures ensuring biennial reviews of county licensing performance and must annually notify county staff of new laws enacted relating to family and group family child care providers.