Day Care - As introduced, treats nieces and nephews of the whole or half-blood of a primary caregiver as being related to the caregiver for purposes of present laws governing child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5.

HB 936 amends Tennessee child care law to require that only nieces and nephews who are blood relatives (of the whole or half-blood) qualify as "related" to a primary caregiver for child care purposes. The bill revises Section 71-3-501(12) of the Tennessee Code by replacing the general term "nieces, nephews" with "nieces or nephews of the whole or half-blood." This change directly affects child care agencies and caregivers providing care for nieces/nephews, as it now excludes step-relatives or non-blood-related nieces/nephews. Previously, the law included all nieces and nephews without requiring a blood connection.