Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act

Bill: 114-s-3406
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Business records

Child care and development

Consumer affairs

Licensing and registrations

Life, casualty, property insurance

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act </b></p> <p> This bill amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require the state plans for the use of child care and development block grant funds to include, as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each such provider that it carry liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business.</p> <p>State plans shall certify that there is in effect within the state a requirement that each such provider for which assistance is made available: (1) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether it carries liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business; and (2) give written notice to parents about whether it carries such insurance, obtain the signature of at least one parent per child acknowledging receipt of the notice, and maintain records of the notice while a child receives services.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 28, 2016 Mr. Isakson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require child care providers to provide to parents information regarding whether such providers carry liability insurance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anthony DeJuan Boatwright Act . 2. Amendments Section 658E(c)(2)(F) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(F) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iv); and (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following: (ii) Recommendation about liability insurance The State plan shall provide assurances that the State includes as part of its regulatory process for issuance and renewal of licenses to providers of child care services, a recommendation to each such provider that the provider carry liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business. (iii) Notice about liability insurance The State plan shall certify that there is in effect within the State, under State or local law, a requirement that each such licensed child care provider for which assistance is made available under this subchapter— (I) post publicly and conspicuously in the service area of its premises a notice specifying whether or not such provider carries liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business; (II) provide to parents of children to whom the provider provides child care services a written notice stating only whether or not such provider carries liability insurance covering the operation of its child care business, including the amount of any such coverage; (III) obtain the signature of at least 1 parent of each such child on such written notice (without any addition, attachment, or enclosure) acknowledging that such parent has received such notice; and (IV) maintain such notice (or a copy of such notice) as signed by such parent (or a copy of the signed notice) in such provider's records during the period in which the child receives such services. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins more than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.