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CS/CS/SB 2446: Child Care

GENERAL BILL by Education ; Children and Families ; Wasserman Schultz

Child Care; revises inservice training requirements for child care personnel; requires training in early literacy & language development; provides grounds for injunctive relief against family day care homes or large family child care homes; requires annual training & annual health & safety home inspection self-evaluation by family day care home operators; requires CFS Dept. to adopt rules, etc. Amends 402.305,.312,.313,.3131.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 6/10/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-131; See also CS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003-146)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/4/2003 Senate • Filed
3/19/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00238
4/9/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 04/14/03, 3:45 pm, 37-S
4/14/2003 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00426; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00447
4/16/2003 Senate • Now in Education -SJ 00426
4/17/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 04/22/03, 2:15 pm, 412-K
4/22/2003 Senate • CS/CS by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00575; CS read first time on 04/24/03 -SJ 00583
4/24/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00575
4/25/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00603; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/29/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00783; Read second time -SJ 00737
4/30/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00801; CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 00802
4/30/2003 House • In Messages
5/2/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Received -HJ 01101; Substituted for HB 1141 -HJ 01101; Read second and third times -HJ 01101; CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 1 -HJ 01101
5/2/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01163
5/27/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-131; See also CS/CS/SB 1454 (Ch. 2003-146)