Florida HB 4033: San Carlos Estates Water Control District, Lee County

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An act relating to Palm Beach County; amending chapter 2
59-1698, Laws of Florida, as amended; revising the 3
definitions of the terms "family day care home" and 4
"large family child care home" to specify the maximum 5
number of children allowed to receive care in such 6
homes in the county; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 59-1698, Laws of 11
Florida, as amended, is amended to read: 12
Section 1. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases 13
shall mean: 14
1. Children - Persons related to the operator of a 15
facility regulated under this act under 13 years of age, and all 16
other persons under 18 years of age. 17
2. Family Day Care Home - An occupied residence in which 18
custodial care is rendered to one to six children, inclusive, 19
and for which the owner or operator receives a payment, fee, or 20
grant for any of the children receiving care, whether or not 21
operating for profit, subject to the exemptions contained in 22
Section 9. The number of children receiving care shall never 23
exceed the number of children allowed by the Florida Statutes 24
and by administrative rules of the Florida Department of 25

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Children and Families. 26
3. Large Family Child Care Home - An occupied residence in 27
which custodial care is regularly provided for children, and for 28
which the owner or operator receives a payment, fee, or grant 29
for any of the children receiving care, whether or not operated 30
for profit, and which has at least two full-time child care 31
personnel on the premises during the hours of operation. One of 32
the full-time child care personnel must be the owner or occupant 33
of the residence. A large family child care home must first have 34
operated as a licensed family day care home for 2 years, with an 35
operator who has had a child development associate credential or 36
its equivalent for 1 year, before seeking licensure as a large 37
family child care home. The number of children receiving care 38
shall never exceed the number of children allowed by the Florida 39
Statutes and by administrative rules of the Florida Department 40
of Children and Families A large family child care home shall be 41
allowed to provide care for one of the following groups of 42
children, which shall include those children under 13 years of 43
age who are related to the caregiver: 44
a. A maximum of eight children from birth to 24 months of 45
age. 46
b. A maximum of 12 children with no more than four 47
children under 24 months of age. 48
4. Child Care Facility - Any building or shelter in which 49
custodial care is rendered to six or more children, and for 50

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which the owner or operator receives a payment, fee, or grant 51
for any of the children receiving care, whether or not operating 52
for profit, or which is held out to the public to be an 53
establishment which regularly provides child custodial services. 54
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 55