Revision: Nov. 15, 2021, 9:17 a.m.
Rep. S. Pearson, Rock. 6
October 25, 2021
2021-2227h
05/04
Amendment to HB 230
Amend section 2 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
2 New Subparagraphs; Child Day Care Licensing; Rulemaking; Continuing Education Requirements and Associate Teacher Qualifications. Amend RSA 170-E:11, I by inserting after subparagraph (n) the following new subparagraphs:
(o) Requiring not more than 6 hours of annual continuing education or professional development for all personnel employed at a child day care agency licensed pursuant to this chapter.
(p) The following qualification for certification as an associate teacher: a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised child care experience in a licensed child care program and 30 hours of training in child growth and development, the latter of which may be documented life experience.
Amend the bill by replacing all after section 3 with the following:
4 New Section; Child Day Care Licensing; Retaliation Prohibited. Amend RSA 170-E by inserting after section 8 the following new section:
170-E:8-a Retaliation Prohibited. The department shall not retaliate against an applicant, licensee, or permittee for any reason. Any applicant, licensee, or permittee who believes that the department's actions regarding licensure or permit status, or the findings of a monitoring visit, were retaliatory in nature may submit a complaint to the commissioner. The department shall investigate the complaint in order to take appropriate action against any department employee having found to be in violation of this section.
I. Sections 3 and 4 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2023.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill:
I. Revises the procedure for posting results of child day care monitoring visits on the department of health and human services website and expands the licensees' opportunity to respond to the department's findings.
II. Requires a child day care agency employee to obtain at least 6 hours of annual continuing education or professional development.
III. Establishes minimum qualifications for certification as a child care associate teacher.
IV. Permits a child day care agency to appeal the decision resulting from the informal dispute resolution process; provides that, with limited exception, the agency may operate pending appeal of the department's decision; and prohibits the department from retaliating against the child day care agency.