The bill eliminates duplicate facility inspections for a child care
center that provides child care exclusively to school-age children on the property of a school district, charter school, or institute charter school if a satisfactory inspection was completed within the preceding 12 months.
The bill requires the state board of human services (state board) to
prescribe rules that eliminate duplicate or conflicting requirements relating to health and safety requirements and inspections for programs that operate on school property.
The state board shall prescribe rules applicable to a child care
center to require the department of human services to accept as satisfactory a signed affidavit affirming compliance with record keeping and document retention requirements.
The bill provides for staffing flexibility during emergency
situations, so long as certain minimum staffing requirements are satisfied.
