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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

SB 5344: Child care provider training

Requiring training for persons working with children at licensed child care facilities.

Summary

  • Any person employed at a licensed child care facility who has unsupervised access to children must complete 20 hours or two college credits of department-approved training. Until the year 2004, this requirement may be satisfied within the first six months of hire, but after that it must be completed before hire.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5344), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 23, 1997 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 1998
Companion bill
HB 1454
Budget
Makes appropriations

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

8 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Jeanine Long R-44Lisa Brown D-3Jeannette Wood R-21Pat Thibaudeau D-43Jim Hargrove D-24Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Shirley Winsley R-28Betti Sheldon D-23

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5344 in other sessions

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