HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3025 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 387 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Linda Dorcena Forry and Sal N. DiDomenico _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act to secure child safety in family child care systems. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Linda Dorcena Forry | 12th Suffolk | Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | Peter V. Kocot | 1st Hampshire | Carlos Henriquez | 5th Suffolk | Patricia A. Haddad | 5th Bristol |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3025 FILED ON: 1/18/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 387 By Representative Forry of Boston and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 387) of Linda Dorcena Forry, Sal N. DiDomenico and others relative to early home childcare certification. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to secure child safety in family child care systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 9 of chapter 15D of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- (b) All family child care homes and all large family day care homes shall be subject to quarterly in-home checks by the department without notice. If found not in compliance with criminal offender record information and department of children and families reporting as required by the department in 606 CMR 14, the family child care home or large family day care home shall be subject to suspension at the discretion of the department. If suspended, the department shall secure an alternative child care opportunity for the displaced children. |
