AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSING.

Plain English Breakdown

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Exemption for Military Family Child Care Providers from State Licensing

This law removes state child care licensing requirements in Delaware for military family providers that serve only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care and meet specific location or certification standards.

What This Bill Does

• Removes 'military family child care provider' from the list of places needing a Delaware state license.
• Defines these providers as homes serving only dependent children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care.
• Requires that exempt providers be located on military bases or federal property, certified by the U.S. Department of Defense or Coast Guard, or both.

Who It Names or Affects

• Military family child care providers operating on military bases or federal property, or those certified by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard.
• Families whose children receive subsidized care through the Department of Defense.

Terms To Know

Military family child care provider

A family child care home that serves only dependent children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care and is either located on a military base or federal property, or certified by the U.S. Department of Defense or Coast Guard.

Department of Defense subsidized care

Child care funding provided to dependent children through federal military programs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exemption only applies if the provider serves exclusively dependent children eligible for Department of Defense subsidies.
• To be exempt, a provider must meet at least one condition: being located on a military base or federal property, or having certification from the U.S. Department of Defense or Coast Guard.

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSING.
This Act exempts from state child care licensing requirements a military family child care provider that serves only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care that is either located on a military base or federal property, certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or both.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Chukwuocha & Sen. Poore

Reps. Cooke, Yearick, Collins, Hilovsky, Ortega; Sens. Hoffner, Wilson, Buckson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 121

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CHILD CARE LICENSING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 30A, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and redesignating accordingly:

§ 3002A. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter:

(1) c. “Child care” does not include

any of the following:

1. Individual

individual

foster or adoptive homes in which children have been placed by a State-licensed child placing agency.

2. Military family child care providers.

(5) “Military family child care provider” means a family child care home or large family child care home that serves only dependent children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care and is one or both of the following:

a. Located on a military base or federal property.

b. Certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard.

§ 3004A. Child care licenses; investigation; requirements; notice; hearings and appeals.

(d) (1) This section applies to an entity under state ownership and control that operates an early education program. Only the early education program must be licensed and meet OCCL requirements.

(2) This section does not apply to

any of the following:

a.

a

A

maternity ward of a general hospital.

b. A military family child care provider.

(3) The U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an installation commander of a military base on which a military family child care provider is located, must assume responsibility for approving or determining which children are served by the military family child care providers that are exempt from this section.

Section 2. This Act takes effect 60 days after its enactment into law.

SYNOPSIS

This Act exempts from state child care licensing requirements a military family child care provider that serves only children eligible for Department of Defense subsidized care that is either located on a military base or federal property, certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or both.