family child care providers; exemption

HB 4024 amends Arizona law to add a specific exemption for family child care providers certified by the U.S. Department of Defense or Coast Guard. This exemption applies only to providers serving children affiliated with military branches, excluding those who also care for non-military children. The bill clarifies that such facilities are exempt from standard child care licensing requirements under Arizona Revised Statutes §36-884. It does not create new services but modifies existing exemptions to align with military certification standards. This directly affects military-affiliated family child care providers operating within Arizona.