Reference is to Introduced version.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting language and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 63-13-825(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 292 of 2010, is amended to read:
"(A) Beginning
July 1, 2017, an operator of a family childcare home and any
person employed by or who contracts with an operator of a family
childcare home to provide direct childcare annually shall
complete and provide documentation to the Department of Social
Services of a minimum of ten hours of training approved by the
department. An Before July 1, 2017,
an operator of a family childcare home and any person
employed by or who contracts with an operator of a family
childcare home, to provide direct
childcare annually shall complete and provide documentation
to the Department of Social Services of a minimum of two hours
of training approved by the department."
SECTION 2. Section 63-13-830(E) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(E)(1) The
department may deny an application for a statement of
registration, deny an application for a renewal of registration,
work with a family childcare home operator to resolve a concern,
or withdraw the a statement of
registration if one or more of the following
apply:
(1)(a) the
health and or safety of the
children require withdrawal any child in the
facility is at risk;
(2)(b) the
facility intends to enroll, has previously enrolled, or
currently has enrolled children beyond the limits defined in
this chapter;
(3)(c) the
operator fails to comply with the registration procedures
provided in this chapter; or
(d)
the operator fails to comply with the training
requirements provided in Section 63-13-825(A).
(2)
If a family childcare home has had its
application for a statement or renewal of registration denied by
the department or its statement of registration withdrawn by the
department or applicant pursuant to this subsection, the family
childcare home may elect to meet the requirements for licensure
by demonstrating compliance with Article 3 of this chapter and
the suggested standards developed by the department pursuant to
Section 63-13-180.
(3)
The department shall consider previous
applications and the circumstances of prior inspections or
withdrawals of registration as factors to be considered in the
application process; however, a prior concern does not prohibit
the department from granting the family childcare home a
statement or renewal of registration if the department is
satisfied the concern has been resolved."
SECTION 3. Section 63-13-850(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) A registrant
whose statement of registration has been withdrawn by the
department or whose application for a statement or renewal of
registration has been denied by the department must be given
written notice of the withdrawal or denial by certified
or registered mail. The notice must contain the reasons for the
proposed action and must inform the registrant of the right to
appeal the decision to the director or his designee in writing
within thirty calendar days after the receipt of the notice.
Upon receiving a written appeal the director or his designee
shall give the registrant reasonable notice and an opportunity
for a prompt hearing before the director or his designee. On the
basis of the evidence adduced at the hearing, the director or
his designee shall make the final decision of the department as
to whether the department shall withdraw the statement of
registration must be withdrawn or deny the
application for a statement or renewal of registration, as
applicable. If no written appeal is made, the department
shall withdraw a statement of registration must be
withdrawn or deny the application for a statement or
renewal of registration as of the termination of the
thirty-day period."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.