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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, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
Finance and Tax (FT)
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, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)

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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
H 635 (c2)	Child Care and Early Learning Providers	Ways & Means Committee	Similar	Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)
H 1353 (c2)	Early Learning	PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died on Second Reading Calendar; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5003 (Ch. 2024-228), HB 5101 (Ch. 2024-230)
H 7073 (er)	Taxation	Appropriations Committee	Compare	Last Action: 5/8/2024 Chapter No. 2024-158; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 328 (Ch. 2024-188)
S 596	Child Care Facility Safety Measures	Garcia	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
S 1026 (c2)	Early Learning	Grall	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2024-230)
S 7074 (c1)	Taxation	Finance and Tax	Compare	Last Action: 3/7/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158), CS/CS/SB 328 (Ch. 2024-188) -SJ 919

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; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)

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; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7073 (Ch. 2024-158)

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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