HB 1318 IN

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Allows a child care program that: (1) is operated by a public or private school; and (2) provides day care on the school premises for children of students or employees of schools in the school corporation in which the public or private school is located; to be exempted from licensure as a child care facility. Provides that: (1) a preschool program that is operated by a public or private school; and (2) either or both: (A) a child care program that is located in the public or private secondary school and provides child care for children of employees or students of the public or private secondary school; and (B) a latch key program; are exempt from licensure as child care facilities if located in the same public or private school building. Provides that for purposes of determining the child to staff ratio and group size requirements for a child care program that: (1) enrolls children at least two and one-half years of age, but not more than six years of age; and (2) is validated as a Montessori program by the United Montessori Schools of Indiana; the division of family resources of the family and social services administration shall use the average age of the children in the group as of January 1 of the school year.

• Craig Snow Republican · author
• Stacey Donato Republican · sponsor
• John Crane · sponsor

1. Jan 11, 2022 Authored by Representative Snow · lower
2. Jan 11, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs · lower
3. Jan 20, 2022 Representatives Olthoff and Bartels added as coauthors · lower
4. Jan 24, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
5. Jan 27, 2022 Representative Jackson added as coauthor · lower
6. Jan 27, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
7. Jan 31, 2022 Senate sponsor: Senator Donato · lower
8. Jan 31, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
9. Feb 1, 2022 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Feb 10, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services · upper
11. Feb 14, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
12. Feb 21, 2022 Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote · upper
13. Feb 21, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
14. Feb 22, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 243: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
15. Feb 22, 2022 Senator Crane added as second sponsor · upper
16. Feb 22, 2022 Senators Ford J.D. and Qaddoura added as cosponsors · upper
17. Feb 22, 2022 Senator Rogers added as cosponsor · upper
18. Feb 23, 2022 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
19. Feb 28, 2022 Motion to concur filed · lower
20. Mar 1, 2022 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 318: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
21. Mar 4, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
22. Mar 7, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
23. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
24. Mar 10, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive
25. Mar 10, 2022 Public Law 81 · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Mar 1, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 11, 2022 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Jan 24, 2022 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Feb 14, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Feb 21, 2022 · PDF