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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to child care facilities; amending s.

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402.305, F.S.; requiring each child care facility to

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establish standards for instructing child care personnel

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on matters pertaining to domestic violence; requiring that

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the instruction include a specified training period for

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new and experienced child care personnel; providing an

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effective date.

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

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (2) of

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section 402.305, Florida Statutes, to read:

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     402.305  Licensing standards; child care facilities.--

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     (2)  PERSONNEL.--Minimum standards for child care personnel

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shall include minimum requirements as to:

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     (g) Training concerning issues of domestic violence. Each

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child care facility must establish standards for instruction for

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training child care personnel on matters pertaining to domestic

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violence. The instruction must include not less than 2 hours of

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training for new child care personnel and not less than 1 hour of

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instruction on a periodic and timely basis for experienced child

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care personnel each year thereafter.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.