07 LC 33
1947
House
Bill 591
By:
Representative Manning of the
32nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 20-1A-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to consultation by the Department of Early Care and Learning on early care and
education programs and Code Section 49-5-12 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to licensing and inspection of child welfare agencies by the
Department of Human Resources, so as to transfer certain duties relating to
day-care centers, family day-care homes, group day-care homes, and child care
learning centers from the Department of Human Resources to the Department of
Early Care and Learning for purposes of conformity; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 20-1A-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
consultation by the Department of Early Care and Learning on early care and
education programs, is amended by inserting a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(n.1)
The department shall recommend in writing to the owner of any facility operated
as a day-care center, family day-care home, group day-care home, or child care
learning center that such facility carry liability insurance coverage sufficient
to protect the facility´s clients. Any such facility which after receiving
such recommendation is not covered by liability insurance shall post that fact
in a conspicuous place in the facility and shall notify the parent or guardian
of each child under the care of the facility in writing. Such notice shall be
in at least 1/2 inch letters. Each such parent or guardian must acknowledge
receipt of such notice in writing and a copy of such acknowledgment shall be
maintained on file at the facility at all times while the child attends the
facility and for 12 months after the child´s last date of attendance.
Failure to do so may subject the owner of the facility to a civil fine of
$1,000.00 for each such infraction."
SECTION
2.
Code
Section 49-5-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing
and inspection of child welfare agencies by the Department of Human Resources,
is amended by repealing in its entirety subsection (t), which reads as
follows:
"(t)
The department shall recommend in writing to the owner of any facility operated
as a day-care center, family day-care home, group day-care facility, or group
day-care home or any child learning center licensed by the Department of Early
Care and Learning that such facility carry liability insurance coverage
sufficient to protect the facility´s clients. Any such facility which after
receiving such recommendation is not covered by liability insurance shall post
that fact in a conspicuous place in the facility and shall notify the parent or
guardian of each child under the care of the facility in writing. Such notice
shall be in at least 1/2 inch letters. Each such parent or guardian must
acknowledge receipt of such notice in writing and a copy of such acknowledgment
shall be maintained on file at the facility at all times while the child attends
the facility and for 12 months after the child´s last date of attendance.
Failure to do so may subject the owner of the facility to a civil fine of
$1,000.00 for each such infraction."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.