Child Care Revisions

Changed licensure threshold for residential child care providers from nine children to five or more qualifying children.

Established a new certification category for residential child care providers caring for at least five but no more than eight qualifying children.

Added a prohibition preventing certified residential providers from caring for more than two children under three years old.

Updated criminal background check requirements to include fingerprinting for all adults residing in homes providing residential child care, including those exempt from licensure.

Adjusted age thresholds in square footage calculations to clarify that children through age 12 and children with disabilities through age 18 count toward space requirements.

Added annual training requirement of 10 hours for certified residential child care providers, including CPR and first aid.

Expanded the Department of Health and Human Services' authority to inspect homes of certified providers in response to complaints, serious hazards, or federal law requirements.

Made technical corrections to formatting and numbering throughout the bill text.