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CS/CS/SB 820: Child Care and Early Learning Providers

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Tax ; Education Pre-K -12 ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood

Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Providing an exemption for public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; defining the term “preschool”; authorizing the use of credits against certain taxes beginning on a specified date; providing a limitation on such credits; requiring repayment of tax credits under certain conditions and using a specified formula; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/11/2023 Senate • Filed
    1/4/2024 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Finance and Tax; Appropriations
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K -12, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/17/2024 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K -12; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    1/18/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Finance and Tax
    1/24/2024 Senate • CS by Education Pre-K -12 read 1st time
    2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Tax, 02/08/24, 10:45 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/8/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Finance and Tax; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    2/12/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations
    2/13/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Finance and Tax read 1st time
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/CS/SB 820, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2024 at 10:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 (c2) Child Care and Early Learning Providers Ways & Means Committee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 1353 (c2) Early Learning PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill
    H 7073 (er) Taxation Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 5/8/2024 Chapter No. 2024-158 Track This Bill
    S 596 Child Care Facility Safety Measures Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Track This Bill
    S 1026 (c2) Early Learning Grall Compare Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy Track This Bill
    S 7074 (c1) Taxation Finance and Tax Compare Last Action: 3/7/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 7073 -SJ 919 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    170.201 Special assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    211.0254 Page 4 (pdf)
    212.1835 Page 5 (pdf)
    220.19 Child care tax credits. Page 6 (pdf)
    402.261 Page 8 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 16 (pdf)
    402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care. Page 24 (pdf)
    402.3115 Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections. Page 24 (pdf)
    402.316 Exemptions. Page 26 (pdf)
    561.1214 Page 26 (pdf)
    624.509 Premium tax; rate and computation. Page 28 (pdf)
    624.5107 Child care tax credits. Page 27 (pdf)
    627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 29 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 32 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 820, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/18/2024 at 3:36 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Tax (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2024 (pdf)
    Finance and Tax (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 (c1) Child Care and Early Learning Providers Ways & Means Committee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    807470 - Amendment
    Delete lines 209 - 213 and insert:     		Finance and Tax
    (Grall)     		2/7/2024
    9:50 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/8/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/8/2024 10:45 AM Finance and Tax 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    120.54 Rulemaking.
    170.201 Special assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    211.0254 Page 4 (pdf)
    212.1835 Page 5 (pdf)
    220.19 Child care tax credits. Page 6 (pdf)
    402.261 Page 8 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 16 (pdf)
    402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care. Page 24 (pdf)
    402.3115 Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections. Page 24 (pdf)
    402.316 Exemptions. Page 26 (pdf)
    561.1214 Page 26 (pdf)
    624.509 Premium tax; rate and computation. Page 28 (pdf)
    624.5107 Child care tax credits. Page 27 (pdf)
    627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 29 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 32 (pdf)

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  • SB 820, Original Filed Version Posted 12/11/2023 at 10:07 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Pre-K -12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2024 (pdf)
    Education Pre-K -12 (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 Child Care and Early Learning Providers Ways & Means Committee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    830618 - Amendment
    Between lines 605 and 606 insert:     		Education Pre-K -12
    (Grall)     		1/16/2024
    8:32 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/17/2024     		Web Page
    PDF
    846424 - Amendment
    Delete lines 724 - 729 and insert:     		Education Pre-K -12
    (Grall)     		1/16/2024
    8:31 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/17/2024     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/17/2024 8:30 AM Education Pre-K -12 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    170.201 Special assessments. Page 4 (pdf)
    211.0254 Page 4 (pdf)
    212.1835 Page 5 (pdf)
    220.19 Child care tax credits. Page 6 (pdf)
    402.261 Page 8 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 16 (pdf)
    402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care. Page 24 (pdf)
    402.3115 Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections. Page 24 (pdf)
    402.316 Exemptions. Page 25 (pdf)
    561.1214 Page 26 (pdf)
    624.509 Premium tax; rate and computation. Page 28 (pdf)
    624.5107 Child care tax credits. Page 26 (pdf)
    627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 28 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 31 (pdf)

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