GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1062

Short Title:  Day Care Ratio Change Phased In.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Easterling; Barnhill, Black, Colton, N.J. Crawford, Ethridge, Fitch, Foster, Gottovi, Greenwood, Sam Hunt, Jeralds, Lilley, Lineberry, McLaughlin, Nye, and Stamey.
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Referred to:  Human Resources.
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April 22, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PHASE IN CHANGES TO STAFF-CHILD RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES IN CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 110-91(7) reads as rewritten:
"(7)	In determining the staff-child ratio, all children younger than 13 years shall be counted.
a.	Effective until January 1, 1992, the Commission shall adopt rules regarding staff-child ratios, group sizes and multi-age groupings for each category of facility provided that such rules and regulations shall be no less stringent than those currently required for staff-child ratios as enacted in Section 156(e) of Chapter 757 of the 1985 Session Laws.
b.	Effective January 1, 1992, until January 1, 1994, staff-child ratios and group sizes shall be as follows:
	Child Age	Ratio	Group Size
	0-12 mo.	6	12
	12-24 mo.	6	12
	2-3 yrs.	11	22
	3-4 yrs.	14	22
	4-5 yrs.	19	22
	School aged	24	22.
c.	Effective January 1, 1994, until January 1, 1996, staff-child ratios and group sizes shall be as follows:
	Child Age	Ratio	Group Size
	0-12 mo.	5	10
	12-24 mo.	5	10
	2-3 yrs.	10	18
	3-4 yrs.	12	20
	4-5 yrs.	16	20
	School aged	19	22.
d.	Effective January 1, 1996, staff-child ratios and group sizes shall be as follows:
	Child Age	Ratio	Group Size
	0-12 mo.	4	8
	12-24 mo.	5	10
	2-3 yrs.	8	14
	3-4 yrs.	10	20
	4-5 yrs.	12	20
	School aged	15	22."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 1992.