Amendment ASA1-AB215

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 215

October 18, 2011 - Offered by Representative Bernard Schaber.

AB215-ASA1,1,4 An Act to amend 48.65 (2) (b); and to create 48.65 (2) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: requiring a public school or a private school that provides child care for children under three years of age to be licensed to operate a child care center.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, no person may for compensation provide care and supervision for four or more children under seven years of age for less than 24 hours a day unless that person obtains a license to operate a child care center from the Department of Children and Families. Certain persons, however, including public, parochial, or tribal schools, are exempt from this requirement. This substitute amendment requires a public school or a private school that provides such care and supervision for children under three years of age to obtain a license to operate a child care center.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB215-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 48.65 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB215-ASA1,2,1 48.65 (2) (b) A public or parochial school or a tribal school.

AB215-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 48.65 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB215-ASA1,2,4 48.65 (2) (bm) A public school or a private school, unless the public school or private school provides care and supervision for children under 3 years of age.

AB215-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

AB215-ASA1,2,9 (1) Child care licensing of public and private schools. Except as provided in subsection (2), this act first applies to a public school or private school that provides care and supervision for a child under 3 years of age on the effective date of this subsection.

AB215-ASA1,2,16 (2) Child care licensing of public and accredited private schools; grace period. This act first applies to a public school, or to a private school that is accredited by an accrediting agency specified in section 118.60 (2) (a) 7. of the statutes, that at any time during the 24 months prior to the effective date of this subsection provided care and supervision for a child under 3 years of age without a license under section 48.65 (1) of the statutes on the first day of the 36th month beginning after effective date of this subsection.

AB215-ASA1,2,17 (End)