Child care facility certification exemption.

Plain English Breakdown

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Exemption for After-School Programs from Child Care Certification

This law allows certain after-school programs to not need certification by the Department of Family Services if they meet specific criteria.

What This Bill Does

• Creates an exception so that some after-school programs do not have to get certified by the Department of Family Services.
• Specifies that these programs must operate mainly when school is out, including before and after school hours and during summer breaks.
• Requires these programs to serve only children who are required to attend school under state law.
• States that these programs should be organized for learning activities or character building.
• Reiterates that the programs must follow local health, safety, and fire regulations.

Who It Names or Affects

• After-school program providers in Wyoming
• Children who participate in after-school programs

Terms To Know

Certification

A process where a government agency checks if an organization meets certain standards before allowing it to operate.

Compulsory pupil attendance laws

Laws that require children of certain ages to attend school.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to after-school programs meeting specific criteria.
• It does not change the requirements for other types of child care facilities.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0332
Bill No.:

SF0085

Effective:

7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

22LSO-0332

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0042

Chapter No.:

71

Prime Sponsor:

Perkins

Catch Title:

Child care facility certification exemption.

Subject:

Exempting specified after school programs from
child care
facility certification requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

Wyoming requires all child caring facilities, with a few exceptions, to be certified by the Department of Family Services before exercising care,
custody
or control of any minor.

This act creates an exception from certification requirements for after school programs that:
Operate primarily when school is not in session including before and after school and during summer
months;
Exclusively serve children required to attend school under compulsory pupil attendance
laws;
Are organized to promote childhood learning,
child
and youth development, educational, enrichment, recreational or character‑building activities; and
Adhere to all local applicable health, safety and fire codes or regulations.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

22LSO-0332

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
.
SF0085

ENROLLED ACT NO. 42,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to children; exempting specified after school programs from child care facility certification requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 14
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4
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102(b) by creating a new paragraph (x) is amended to read:

14
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4
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102.

Certification required; exceptions.

(b)

W.S. 14
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4
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101 through 14
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4
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111 do not apply to:

(x)

After school programs that:

(A)

Operate primarily when school is not in session including before and after school and during summer months;

(B)

Exclusively serve children required to attend school under W.S. 21
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4
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102;

(C)

Are organized to promote childhood learning, child and youth development, educational, enrichment, recreational or character
‑
building activities; and

(D)

Adhere to all local applicable health, safety and fire codes or regulations.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2022
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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