Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 302 (BDR 38-1358)
Proposed by: Committee on Health and Human Services
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Amend section 1, page 1, line 2, by deleting "10," and inserting "9,".
Amend sec. 2, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 3 through 6 on page 1 and lines 1 through 7 on page 2, and inserting:
"Sec. 2.
The chief shall encourage and assist organizations that offer toll-free telephone services for the provision of information regarding child care to include in those services the provision of information regarding:".Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 8, by deleting "
(a)" and inserting "1.".Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 9 and inserting:
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432A.131 to 432A.220, inclusive, and sections 7, 8 and 9 of this act;".Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 10, by deleting "
(b)" and inserting "2.".Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 11, by deleting "
(c)" and inserting "3.".Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 13, by deleting "
(d)" and inserting "4.".Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 15, by deleting "
(e)" and inserting "5.".Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 18 through 34 and inserting:
"Sec. 3.
1. The child care quality account is hereby created in the state general fund.2. The chief shall administer the account and may accept gifts and grants of money from any source for deposit in the account. The chief may expend money in the account only to carry out the provisions of section 4 of this act.
3. The interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund at the end of a fiscal year. All claims against the account must be paid as other claims against the state are paid.".
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 4 as sec. 5 and adding a new section designated sec. 4, following sec. 3, to read as follows:
"Sec. 4.
The chief shall:1. Establish a program to assist in:
(a) Improving the education and training of providers of child care in this state;
(b) Increasing the accreditation of providers of child care in this state by:
(1) The National Association for the Education of Young Children or its successor organization; or
(2) Any other accrediting body approved by the board;
(c) Increasing the ratio of the number of persons providing child care in this state to the number of children receiving child care in this state;
(d) Increasing the remuneration of providers of child care in this state;
(e) Decreasing the turnover rate among persons employed to provide child care in this state; and
(f) Providing loans for the construction and renovation of child care facilities in this state.
2. Prepare and advertise a request for proposals by independent contractors to assist in carrying out the program established pursuant to subsection 1. Any contract awarded to such a contractor must be awarded by competitive selection and require the contractor to provide funding to carry out the program in an amount that is not less than the amount of money provided to the contractor by the chief.
".Amend sec. 4, page 2, by deleting lines 38 through 40 and inserting:
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payment, at a rate that is 10 percent greater than the usual and customary rate of payment, of a child care facility that is accredited by:1. The National Association for the Education of Young Children or its successor organization; or
2. Any other accrediting body approved by the board.
".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 5.
Amend sec. 6, page 3, line 9, by deleting the italicized comma and inserting an italicized period.
Amend sec. 6, page 3, by deleting lines 10 through 21 and inserting:
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2. The instruction required pursuant to this section must be obtained in:(a) Courses approved for the award of academic credit by a university or community college within the University and Community College System of Nevada; or
(b) A program of instruction approved by the bureau that encourages the categorization of professions in child care based upon education and experience.".
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7 and renumbering sections 8 through 10 as sections 7 through 9.
Amend sec. 9, page 3, by deleting line 42 and inserting:
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facility unless:(a) The bureau has:".
Amend sec. 9, page 4, line 1, by deleting "
(a)" and inserting "(1)".Amend sec. 9, page 4, line 4, by deleting "
(b)" and inserting "(2)".Amend sec. 9, page 4, line 7, by deleting "
(c)" and inserting "(3)".Amend sec. 9, page 4, by deleting line 8 and inserting:
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instruction required pursuant to section 6 of this act; or(b) The bureau and the child care facility have agreed to a plan for the correction by the facility of any grounds for the bureau to deny the renewal of the license pursuant to paragraph (a).".
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 11 and 12 and renumbering sections 13 through 16 as sections 10 through 13.
Amend sec. 13, page 5, line 10, by deleting "
4" and inserting "5".Amend sec. 14, page 5, by deleting lines 17 through 28 and inserting:
"(b) In consultation with the state fire marshal, plans and requirements to".
Amend sec. 14, page 5, line 36, by deleting "
Amend sec. 14, page 5, line 39, by deleting "
(e)" and inserting "(d)".Amend sec. 15, page 6, line 31, by deleting "
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 17 through 21 and adding new sections designated sections 14 through 17, following sec. 16, to read as follows:
"Sec. 14. The chief of the bureau of services for child care of the division of child and family services of the department of human resources:
1. Shall use his best efforts to ensure that the program established pursuant to section 4 of this act is achieving successful results before January 1, 2001.
2. Shall:
(a) Cause an independent study to be conducted to determine:
(1) The extent to which the program established pursuant to section 4 of this act has resulted in any:
(I) Improvement in the average amount of education and training obtained by providers of child care in this state;
(II) Increase in the number of providers of child care in this state who have obtained or are in the process of obtaining accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children or its successor organization, or from any other accrediting body approved by the board for child care;
(III) Increase in the ratio of the number of persons providing child care in this state to the number of children receiving child care in this state;
(IV) Increase in the average amount of remuneration received by providers of child care in this state; and
(V) Decrease in the turnover rate among persons employed to provide child care in this state; and
(2) The effect of the program established pursuant to section 4 of this act on the number, amount and purpose of any loans provided for the construction and renovation of child care facilities in this state; and
(b) Submit the findings of the study to:
(1) The board for child care; and
(2) The legislative commission or, if the legislature is in general session, the senate standing committee on human resources and facilities and the assembly standing committee on health and human services.
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of this act, may expend money from the child care quality account created pursuant to section 3 of this act to carry out the provisions of subsection 2.
Sec. 15. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the child care quality account created pursuant to section 3 of this act the sum of $50,000.
Sec. 16. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the City of Las Vegas the sum of $350,000 for continued support of the child care training program currently operated by the City of Las Vegas.
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
Sec. 17. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to the care of children; making various changes regarding the provision of services relating to child care and the licensing and inspection of child care facilities; creating and providing for the use of the child care quality account; requiring a study to determine the results of the use of the account; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".