CHILD CARE PERSONNEL TO CHILD RATIO                                  H.B. 5975 (S-1) & 5977:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 5975 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

House Bill 5977 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Jack O'Malley (H.B. 5975)

               Representative Gregory Markkanen (H.B. 5977)

House Committee:  Families, Children and Seniors

                             Ways and Means

Senate Committee: Families, Seniors and Veterans

CONTENT

House Bill 5975 (S-1) would amend Public Act 116 of 1973, the child care licensing Act, to do the following:

-- Beginning on the bill's effective date, require a family child care home or group child care home to maintain a ratio of not less than one child care personnel to seven minor children present at any one time.

-- Specify that, for each child care personnel, not more than four minor children could be under the age of 30 months, with not more than two of the four minor children under the age of 18 months.

-- Modify the definitions of "family child care home" and "group child care home" to reflect the bill's provisions.

House Bill 5977 would amend Public Act 116 of 1973, the child care licensing Act, to specify that a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home that was controlled by a rule promulgated under the Act would have at least 90 days after a rule was promulgated to become compliant with the rule.

MCL 722.111 et al. (H.B. 5975)                                  Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

MCL 722.112 (H.B. 5977)

FISCAL IMPACT

House Bill 5975 (S-1) would not have a significant fiscal impact on LARA and would have no fiscal impact on local units of government. It would create minor administrative costs related to processing requests from licensees, but these activities likely would be adequately funded by existing appropriations.

House Bill 5977 would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  12-9-20                                        Fiscal Analyst:  Elizabeth Raczkowski

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.