Relating to children; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires operators, employees and certain volunteers of preschool recorded programs and school-age recorded programs to be enrolled in Central Background Registry. Authorizes Office of Child Care to conduct certain investigations of preschool recorded programs and school-age recorded programs. Creates temporary exception to requirement that employees and certain volunteers of preschool recorded programs and school-age recorded programs must be enrolled in Central Background Registry. Becomes operative on January 1, 2023. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Department of Education for carrying out provisions of Act regarding recorded programs. Defines "secure transportation services" for purposes of child-caring agency licensing. Creates exceptions to licensing requirements for certain providers of secure transportation services to children. Requires certain unlicensed providers of secure transportation services to display disclosures in advertising, promotional materials and vehicles. Modifies definition of "child-caring agencies" that provide secure transportation services. Requires unlicensed secure nonemergency medical transportation services to comply with certain provisions of law applicable to child-caring agencies. Creates civil penalty. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 1, 2022
Signed Mar 24, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 29
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican11
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 24, 2022
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by McLain. Passed.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser Blouin. Passed.
upper
Feb 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Returned to Full Committee.
upper
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Subcommittee On Education.
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to Human Services, Mental Health and Recovery, then Ways and Means.
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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