House Bill 3765

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3765

        By Representative Sindler






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to child care facilities;

  3         amending s. 402.302, F.S.; excluding licensed

  4         transient establishments from the definition of

  5         "child care facility"; providing an effective

  6         date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 402.302, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         402.302  Definitions.--

13         (2)  "Child care facility" includes any child care

14  center or child care arrangement which provides child care for

15  more than five children unrelated to the operator and which

16  receives a payment, fee, or grant for any of the children

17  receiving care, wherever operated, and whether or not operated

18  for profit.  The following are not included:

19         (a)  Public schools and nonpublic schools and their

20  integral programs, except as provided in s. 402.3025;

21         (b)  Summer camps having children in full-time

22  residence;

23         (c)  Summer day camps; and

24         (d)  Bible schools normally conducted during vacation

25  periods; and.

26         (e)  Transient establishments licensed under chapter

27  509 that provide child care services solely for their guests,

28  provided all child care personnel of the establishment are

29  screened according to the level 2 screening requirements of

30  chapter 435.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3765

    107-219A-98






  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  2  law.

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  5                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Excludes from the definition of "child care facility,"
  7    for purposes of the regulation of such facilities,
      transient establishments licensed under ch. 509, F.S.,
  8    that provide child care services solely for their guests,
      provided all child care personnel of the establishment
  9    meet level 2 screening requirements of ch. 435, F.S.

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