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HOUSE BILL NO. 123 – Child care facilities, misc amens

HOUSE BILL NO. 123

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H0123..............................................................by TRAIL
CHILD CARE FACILITIES - Amends and repeals existing law to provide correct
terminology; to revise a definition; to provide that basic day care
licenses shall be based on facility size; to provide that the Department of
Health and Welfare shall issue day care licenses for a specific number of
children based on certain factors; to provide that the Department of Health
and Welfare may issue a day care license to care for fewer children than
the facility's maximum capacity; to revise applicable license fees; to
delete language relating to separate standards for group day care
facilities; to provide that day care facilities may combine children of
different age groups under certain conditions; to provide that only adults
in direct supervision of the children shall count as staff for purposes of
computing a child-staff ratio; to delete language relating to punishment
for operating a group day care facility without a certificate; and to
delete references to certificates and group day care facilities.
                                                                        
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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 123
                                                                        
                                          BY TRAIL
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO CHILD CARE FACILITIES; AMENDING SECTION 39-1101,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        PROVIDE  CORRECT  TERMINOLOGY;  AMENDING  SECTION  39-1102, IDAHO CODE, TO
  4        REVISE A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTIONS 39-1103, 39-1104 AND 39-1105, IDAHO
  5        CODE, TO PROVIDE CORRECT  TERMINOLOGY;  AMENDING  SECTION  39-1106,  IDAHO
  6        CODE,  TO  PROVIDE THAT BASIC DAY CARE LICENSES SHALL BE BASED ON FACILITY
  7        SIZE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE DAY CARE LICENSES  FOR  A
  8        SPECIFIC  NUMBER OF CHILDREN BASED ON CERTAIN FACTORS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE
  9        DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A DAY CARE LICENSE TO CARE FOR  FEWER  CHILDREN  THAN
 10        THE FACILITY'S MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AMEND-
 11        ING  SECTION 39-1107, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE APPLICABLE LICENSE FEES AND TO
 12        MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 39-1108, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
 13        VIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AMENDING SECTION 39-1109, IDAHO CODE, TO  DELETE
 14        LANGUAGE  RELATING TO SEPARATE STANDARDS FOR GROUP DAY CARE FACILITIES, TO
 15        PROVIDE THAT DAY CARE FACILITIES MAY COMBINE  CHILDREN  OF  DIFFERENT  AGE
 16        GROUPS  UNDER  CERTAIN  CONDITIONS,  TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY ADULTS IN DIRECT
 17        SUPERVISION OF THE CHILDREN SHALL COUNT AS STAFF FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING
 18        A CHILD-STAFF RATIO AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY;  AMENDING  SECTION
 19        39-1110,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  CORRECT TERMINOLOGY; AMENDING SECTION
 20        39-1111, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE A CODE REFERENCE AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL COR-
 21        RECTIONS; REPEALING SECTION 39-1114, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING SECTION 39-1115,
 22        IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE LANGUAGE RELATING TO THE PUNISHMENT FOR OPERATING  A
 23        GROUP  DAY CARE FACILITY WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TER-
 24        MINOLOGY; AMENDING SECTION 39-1116, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CORRECT  TERMI-
 25        NOLOGY; AMENDING SECTION 39-1117, IDAHO CODE, TO DELETE REFERENCES TO CER-
 26        TIFICATES  AND  GROUP DAY CARE FACILITIES AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOL-
 27        OGY; AMENDING SECTION 39-1118, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CORRECT  TERMINOLOGY
 28        AND  TO  MAKE  A TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AND AMENDING SECTION 39-1119, IDAHO
 29        CODE, TO REVISE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND TO PROVIDE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY.
                                                                        
 30    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 31        SECTION 1.  That Section 39-1101, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 32    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 33        39-1101.  POLICY.  It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to
 34    establish a minimum statewide system for the protection  of  children  in  day
 35    care  centers  facilities.  This system is intended to establish minimum stan-
 36    dards, while still leaving primary responsibility for evaluation and selection
 37    of day care services with parents. The minimum standards established  by  this
 38    chapter  shall  not  be  construed  as preempting more stringent regulation by
 39    county or city ordinance.
                                                                        
 40        SECTION 2.  That Section 39-1102, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 41    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
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  1        39-1102.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
  2        (1)  "Board" means the Idaho board of health and welfare.
  3        (2)  "Child" means a person less than twelve (12) years of age.
  4        (3)  "Day  care" means care and supervision provided for compensation dur-
  5    ing part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, for a child or children  not  related
  6    by  blood  or marriage to the person or persons providing the care, in a place
  7    other than the child's or children's own home or homes.
  8        (4)  "Day care center facility" means a home, place or facility  providing
  9    regularly  scheduled  day  care  for compensation for thirteen (13) periods of
 10    less than twenty-four (24) hours for two (2) or more children ranging  in  age
 11    from birth to twelve (12) years.
 12        (5)  "Department" means the Idaho department of health and welfare.
 13        (6)  "District  health  board"  means  the  district  health boards of the
 14    respective public health districts as established  in  chapter  4,  title  39,
 15    Idaho Code.
 16        (7)  "District health department" means the district health departments of
 17    the respective districts, created in section 39-409, Idaho Code.
 18        (8)  "Employee"  means  any  person working for compensation in a facility
 19    that provides day care.
 20        (9)  "Family day care home" means a home, place, or facility providing day
 21    care for six (6) or fewer children.
 22        (10) "Group day care facility" means a home, place, or facility  providing
 23    day care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION  3.  That  Section 39-1103, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 25    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 26        39-1103.  LICENSING AUTHORITY. The department of  health  and  welfare  is
 27    hereby  authorized and directed to issue "basic day care licenses" as provided
 28    in this chapter. The department is  authorized  to  establish  procedures  for
 29    issuing  licenses to day care centers facilities which shall be maintained and
 30    operated in conformity with the standards authorized in this chapter.  Nothing
 31    in  this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the teaching of reli-
 32    gious doctrines, values, or tenets in a facility licensed under the provisions
 33    of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
 34        (1)  The occasional care of a neighbor's, relative's or friend's child  or
 35    children by a person not ordinarily in the business of child care;
 36        (2)  The operation of a private school or religious school for educational
 37    purposes for children over four (4) years of age or a religious kindergarten;
 38        (3)  The  provision of occasional care exclusively for children of parents
 39    who are simultaneously in the same building;
 40        (4)  The operation of day camps, programs and religious schools  for  less
 41    than  twelve  (l2)  weeks during a calendar year or not more often than once a
 42    week; or
 43        (5)  The provision of care for children of only one (1)  immediate  family
 44    in addition to the person's own children.
                                                                        
 45        SECTION  4.  That  Section 39-1104, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 46    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 47        39-1104.  APPLICATION FOR LICENSE -- FIRE SAFETY AND  HEALTH  INSPECTIONS.
 48    (1)  Application.  A  person  who wishes to operate a day care center facility
 49    shall submit an application, on the forms  provided  by  the  department,  and
 50    shall obtain the required certificates of inspection as provided herein.
 51        (2)  Inspections.  A person who wishes to operate a day care center facil-
                                                                        
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  1    ity shall submit: (a)  a certificate of a fire inspection of the proposed cen-
  2    ter facility, conducted by a fire department or fire district official, estab-
  3    lishing compliance with the minimum standards specified  in  section  39-1109,
  4    Idaho  Code; and (b)  a health inspection of the proposed center facility con-
  5    ducted by the district health department,  establishing  compliance  with  the
  6    minimum standards specified in section 39-1110, Idaho Code.
  7        (3)  Continued  compliance  and  reinspection. Day care centers facilities
  8    shall at all times  maintain  compliance  with  the  fire  safety  and  health
  9    requirements identified in this chapter. The department may cause any day care
 10    center facility to be reinspected during the term of a license for fire safety
 11    and  health compliance as determined necessary. No charge for any reinspection
 12    after the initial inspection in any license period shall be made  to  the  day
 13    care center facility.
                                                                        
 14        SECTION  5.  That  Section 39-1105, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 15    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 16        39-1105.  CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS.  (1)  The  department  shall  obtain  a
 17    criminal  history  check  on the owners, operators and employees of a day care
 18    center facility who have direct contact with children, and on  all  volunteers
 19    and  other individuals twelve (12) years of age or older who have unsupervised
 20    direct contact with children in a day care center facility. The criminal  his-
 21    tory  check  shall include the following for all persons subject to the provi-
 22    sions of this section who are eighteen (18) years of age or older:
 23        (a)  Statewide criminal identification bureau;
 24        (b)  Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) criminal history;
 25        (c)  National crime information center; and
 26        (d)  Statewide child abuse register.
 27        (2)  Criminal history checks on those persons under eighteen (18) years of
 28    age shall include a check of the juvenile justice records of adjudications  of
 29    the  magistrate  division of the district court, county probation services and
 30    department of health and welfare records as authorized by the  minor  and  his
 31    parent or guardian.
 32        (3)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 39-1103, Idaho Code, which
 33    provide for exemption from the provisions of  this  chapter,  any  person  who
 34    owns, operates or is employed by a private school for educational purposes for
 35    children four (4) through six (6) years of age or a private kindergarten shall
 36    comply with the provisions of this section.
                                                                        
 37        SECTION  6.  That  Section 39-1106, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 38    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 39        39-1106.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE -- RENEWAL. (1) Upon receipt of the applica-
 40    tion, inspection certificates and the criminal history, the department  shall,
 41    upon  a finding of compliance, issue a basic day care license to the applicant
 42    based upon the applicant's facility  size.  The  department  shall  issue  the
 43    license for a specific number of children dependent on:
 44        (a)  The  department's  or  health district's evaluation of the facility's
 45        premises and physical accommodations; and
 46        (b)  The ages and characteristics of the children served.
 47    The department may issue the applicant a license to care  for  fewer  children
 48    than  the  facility's  maximum capacity as determined appropriate by the local
 49    fire or health districts. The license shall be valid for  two  (2)  years  and
 50    shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the day care center facility.
 51        (2)  After  the  criminal history check has been completed for any person,
                                                                        
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  1    it shall not be necessary to repeat the check for renewal of  a  license.  The
  2    department  may,  however,  require  the applicant for renewal of a license to
  3    declare on a form provided by the department that the applicant is in  compli-
  4    ance  with  the  original  standards and conditions required for issuance of a
  5    license.
  6        (3)  The department shall maintain a list of all licensees for public use.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 7.  That Section 39-1107, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  9        39-1107.  FEES.  (1)  The  board shall establish by rule the maximum total
 10    fee to be assessed for a basic day care license which,  for  family  day  care
 11    home  and group day care facility licensure, shall not exceed one hundred dol-
 12    lars ($100.00). The maximum total fee to be assessed  for  a  basic  day  care
 13    license  for  day  care  facilities shall not exceed one hundred sixty dollars
 14    ($160). The board shall allocate the fee for fire and health  inspections  and
 15    for  the  criminal history check. The board shall also establish a renewal fee
 16    which shall not exceed sixty dollars ($60.00) percent (60%)  of  the  original
 17    licensing fee.
 18        (2)  The applicable license fee in subsection (1) of this section shall be
 19    reduced  by twenty-five percent (25%) for any day care facility which provides
 20    evidence that at least fifty percent  (50%)  of  its  staff  is  certified  in
 21    infant/child first aid and pediatric rescue breathing.
                                                                        
 22        SECTION  8.  That  Section 39-1108, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 23    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 24        39-1108.  LOCAL OPTION. If a city or county, within its respective  juris-
 25    diction,  has adopted an ordinance for regulation and/or licensing of day care
 26    services,  then the provisions of this chapter shall not apply with such  city
 27    or county unless the ordinance is subsequently repealed. To qualify for exemp-
 28    tion,  regulation  of centers day care facilities must include a criminal his-
 29    tory check at least as stringent as the check  required  in  section  39-1105,
 30    Idaho  Code,  compliance  with  fire safety standards at least as stringent as
 31    required in section 39-1109, Idaho Code, compliance with health  standards  at
 32    least as stringent as required in section 39-1110, Idaho Code, compliance with
 33    immunization  requirements  at  least  as  stringent  as  required  in section
 34    39-1118, Idaho Code, and compliance with training  requirements  at  least  as
 35    stringent  as required in section 39-1119, Idaho Code. Cities and counties are
 36    hereby granted authority  and  may  adopt  ordinances  for  regulation  and/or
 37    licensing of day care services.
                                                                        
 38        SECTION  9.  That  Section 39-1109, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 39    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 40        39-1109.  FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS. (1) Day  care  centers  facilities  shall
 41    comply  with  the  following fire safety standards in the area of the day care
 42    center facility in which day care is provided: (a)  adequate  fire  and  smoke
 43    alarms; (b)  a functional telephone; (c)  adequate fire extinguishers or other
 44    suitable  arrangements for extinguishing fires; and (d)  adequate exits. Sepa-
 45    rate standards in these categories shall also be developed for group day  care
 46    facilities.
 47        (2)  No  fire  standards  developed pursuant to this chapter shall be more
 48    stringent than the standards contained in the Uniform Fire Code, without  sup-
 49    plementation by any other standard or code.
                                                                        
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  1        (3)  In addition to the fire safety standards identified in subsection (1)
  2    of  this section, fire safety standards may be established to govern the maxi-
  3    mum allowable ratio of children to staff subject  to  the  following  restric-
  4    tions:
  5        (a)  In  no  event  shall  the child-staff ratio require more than one (1)
  6        staff member to six (6) children for all children age eighteen (18) months
  7        or less, more than one (1) staff member to twelve (12)  children  for  all
  8        children  above age eighteen (18) months but less than five (5) years; and
  9        more than one (1) staff member to eighteen (18) children for all  children
 10        whose  age  is  five  (5)  years  or more; provided however, that day care
 11        facilities may combine children of different age groups  if  the  licensee
 12        maintains  the  child-staff ratio designated for the youngest child in the
 13        mixed-age group;
 14        (b)  No factors other than fire safety may be considered  in  establishing
 15        child-staff ratios;
 16        (c)  All Only adults on the premises in direct supervision of the children
 17        shall  be  counted as staff for purposes of computing a child-staff ratio;
 18        and
 19        (d)  Each child shall count as one (1) child for purposes of  computing  a
 20        child-staff ratio.
                                                                        
 21        SECTION  10.  That Section 39-1110, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 22    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 23        39-1110.  HEALTH STANDARDS. Day care centers facilities shall comply  with
 24    the following health standards:
 25        (1)  Food  for  use  in  day care centers facilities shall be prepared and
 26    served in a sanitary manner with sanitized utensils and on surfaces that  have
 27    been cleaned, rinsed and sanitized prior to use to prevent contamination;
 28        (2)  All food that is to be served in day care centers facilities shall be
 29    stored in such a manner that it is protected from potential contamination;
 30        (3)  Diaper changing shall be conducted in such a manner as to prevent the
 31    spread of communicable diseases;
 32        (4)  Sleeping  and  play areas, restrooms and fixtures shall be maintained
 33    in a sanitary condition;
 34        (5)  Children and facility personnel shall be provided with individual  or
 35    disposable  towels  for handwashing and the handwashing area shall be equipped
 36    with soap and hot and cold running water;
 37        (6)  The water supply, where the source is other than a public water  sys-
 38    tem, must be approved by the district board of health;
 39        (7)  Medicines,  cleaning  supplies and other hazardous substances must be
 40    stored out of reach of children;
 41        (8)  A telephone  or  some  type  of  emergency  communication  system  is
 42    required; and
 43        (9)  Representatives of the district health department shall not be denied
 44    access  to  a day care center facility for purposes of control of communicable
 45    disease.
                                                                        
 46        SECTION 11.  That Section 39-1111, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 47    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 48        39-1111.  RULES  AUTHORIZED.  In order to implement the provisions of this
 49    chapter, the following rule making rulemaking authority is authorized:
 50        (1)  The state fire marshal, in addition to other duties imposed  by  law,
 51    is  hereby  authorized  and directed to establish rules necessary to implement
                                                                        
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  1    the provisions of sections 39-1109, and 39-1114, Idaho Code;
  2        (2)  District health boards, in addition to other duties imposed  by  law,
  3    are  hereby authorized and directed to establish necessary health standards to
  4    implement the provisions of section 39-1110, Idaho Code; and
  5        (3)  The board, in addition to other duties  imposed  by  law,  is  hereby
  6    authorized  and  directed  to  establish procedures necessary to implement the
  7    provisions of this chapter including procedure for submission of required cer-
  8    tificates as provided in sections 39-1109 and 39-1110, Idaho Code, and conduct
  9    of the criminal history check provided in section 39-1105, Idaho Code.
 10        The rule making rulemaking  authority granted in  this  section  shall  be
 11    limited to the specific standards and procedures required by this chapter.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION  12.  That Section 39-1114, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 13    repealed.
                                                                        
 14        SECTION 13.  That Section 39-1115, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 15    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 16        39-1115.  MISDEMEANOR. (1) It shall be a misdemeanor to operate a day care
 17    center  facility  within  this  state without first obtaining a basic day care
 18    license from the department or to operate a day care center  facility  without
 19    posting  a basic day care license in a conspicuous place. A copy of this chap-
 20    ter shall be available on the premises at all times for staff and  parents  to
 21    read on request.
 22        (2)  It  shall be a misdemeanor to operate a group day care facility with-
 23    out obtaining the certificates required in section 39-1114, Idaho  Code;  pro-
 24    vided,  that  in  the event of an initial citation for violation of the provi-
 25    sions of this subsection, if a person makes the applications  required  within
 26    twenty  (20)  days, the complaint shall be dismissed. Operation of a group day
 27    care facility after denial of the certificates  required  shall  be  a  misde-
 28    meanor.
 29        (3)  It  is  a  misdemeanor for any person to provide day care services if
 30    such person has been found guilty in this state's courts, in any other state's
 31    courts, or in any federal court, of any offense listed under the provisions of
 32    section 39-1113, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 33        SECTION 14.  That Section 39-1116, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 34    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 35        39-1116.  PROSECUTION. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of
 36    the  county in which the day care center or group day care facility is located
 37    to prosecute violations of the provisions of this chapter.
                                                                        
 38        SECTION 15.  That Section 39-1117, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 39    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 40        39-1117.  NO LIABILITY TO STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. The issuance of
 41    a  license or certificate pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute a rep-
 42    resentation of affirmance to any person that the day care center  facility  to
 43    which  a license is issued or a group day care facility to which a certificate
 44    is issued is free from risk with regard to the standards in this chapter.  The
 45    state  and  its political subdivisions or any employees or agents of the state
 46    or its political subdivisions shall not be liable for nor  shall  a  cause  of
 47    action  exist  for  any loss or damage based upon the failure of any person to
 48    meet the standards contained in this chapter.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 16.  That Section 39-1118, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
  2    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  3        39-1118.  IMMUNIZATION  REQUIRED.  (1)  Within  fourteen  (14)  days  of a
  4    child's initial attendance at any licensed day care facility,  the  parent  or
  5    guardian  shall  provide  a statement to the operator of the day care facility
  6    regarding the child's immunity to certain childhood diseases.  This  statement
  7    shall  provide  a  certificate  signed by a physician or a representative of a
  8    health district, that the child has received, or is in the process of  receiv-
  9    ing  immunizations  as  specified  by  the board of health and welfare; or can
 10    effectively demonstrate, through  verification  in  a  form  approved  by  the
 11    department of health and welfare, immunity gained through prior contraction of
 12    the disease.
 13        Immunizations  required  and the manner and frequency of their administra-
 14    tion shall be as prescribed by the state board of health and welfare and shall
 15    conform to recognized standard medical practices in the state. The state board
 16    of health and welfare shall promulgate appropriate rules and  regulations  for
 17    the  enforcement  of  the  required immunization program and specify reporting
 18    requirements of day care centers facilities, pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 19    chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.
 20        (2)  Any  minor  child whose parent or guardian has submitted to officials
 21    of a licensed day care facility a certificate signed by a  physician  licensed
 22    by  the  state  board  of  medicine stating that the physical condition of the
 23    child is such that all or any of the required immunizations would endanger the
 24    life or health of the child shall be exempt from the provisions of  this  sec-
 25    tion.  Any  minor child whose parent or guardian has submitted a signed state-
 26    ment to officials of the day care facility stating their objections  on  reli-
 27    gious or other grounds shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
                                                                        
 28        SECTION  17.  That Section 39-1119, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 29    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 30        39-1119.  TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. The owner or operator of a day care  cen-
 31    ter  facility shall ensure that each employee receives four (4) hours of ongo-
 32    ing training, in addition to the  required  first  aid  and  rescue  breathing
 33    training,  every  twelve  (12) months after the employee's hire date. Day care
 34    facilities shall ensure that there shall be at least one (1) adult  in  atten-
 35    dance  at  all  times who has current proof of training, by qualified instruc-
 36    tors, in pediatric first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),  includ-
 37    ing rescue breathing and first aid for management of choking.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                                
                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                
                            RS 10888
                                
The proposed changes to Idaho Code Section 39 dealing
specifically with day care services are necessary to safeguard
the public health and safety in day care facilities. The current
code does not provide an adequate statewide system that will
ensure the safety of Idaho s youngest citizens. The definition
of day care facility was added to section 39-1102 which
identifies individuals that provide child care services for
compensation to the general public. The ensuing changes to
Section 39 of the Idaho code updates the language of the current
statute to reflect the addition of the "day care facility 
definition. The changes to section 39-1106 empowers the
Department of Health and Welfare to license day care facilities
based on health and safety compliance. Section 39-1107 increases
the license fees that the Department of Health and Welfare
charges for day care facilities. Additions to section 39-1109
regarding fire safety standards are necessary, as the current
statute does not provide a fire safety ratio for mixed age
groups. Training for first aid and pediatric rescue breathing is
added to section 39-1119 to ensure that day care providers will
be adequately trained to respond to the health and safety needs
of the children in their care.


                          FISCAL IMPACT

The fiscal impact to the general fund will be minimal. The
increase in license fees will offset additional costs that may
arise through the licensing process.











Contact
      Name:    Rep. Tom Trail
      Phone: 332 1202



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