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H. 4896
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Rutherford
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\12329ac06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 217
Introduced in the House on March 27, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Childcare homes and family childcare homes
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/27/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-7
3/27/2006 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HJ-8
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 20-7-2723 SO AS TO REQUIRE ALL GROUP CHILDCARE HOMES AND FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES THAT DO NOT CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE TO OBTAIN STATEMENTS FROM EACH PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A CHILD ENROLLED IN THE CHILDCARE FACILITY INDICATING THAT THE PARENT HAS RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE FACILITY THAT THE FACILITY DOES NOT CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO INFORM EACH GROUP CHILDCARE HOME AND FAMILY CHILDCARE HOME OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 7, Title 20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 20-7-2723. (A) An owner or operator of a group childcare home or a family childcare home, as defined by Section 20-7-2700, who does not carry liability insurance for the operation of his childcare business, shall, by no later than January 1, 2006, obtain signed statements from each parent or guardian of each child currently enrolled in the group childcare home or family childcare home indicating that the parent or guardian has received notice that the group childcare home or family childcare home does not carry liability insurance for the operation of its childcare business. The owner or operator of a group childcare home or a family childcare home must maintain a file of these signed statements at the home during the period of time a child is enrolled. For new enrollees to a group childcare home or family childcare home, the owner or operator must provide a parent or guardian of a new enrollee with this information at the time of enrollment, obtain a signed statement from each parent or guardian at the time of enrollment, and maintain these signed statements at the home during the period of time a child is enrolled.
(B) The department shall send a letter to each group childcare home and family childcare home licensed or registered with the department, informing each home of the requirements of subsection (A), and that each home must comply with these requirements by no later than January 1, 2006. For group childcare homes and family childcare homes licensed or registered after the effective date of this section, the department shall provide the information contained in subsection (A) at the time the group childcare home or family childcare home applies for a license or registration."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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