GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	2 

SENATE BILL 1232*
Corrected Copy 5/25/98

Short Title:  Clarified Child Care Publication.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Phillips; Foxx, Kinnaird, Ledbetter, and Lucas.

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Referred to:  Children & Human Resources.

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May 21, 1998

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TO DEVELOP AND ISSUE A SINGLE, CLARIFIED, PUBLICATION FOR ALL CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ON CHILD CARE LAW, RULES, AND POLICY, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSION ON CHILD CARE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a) The Division of Child Development, Department of Health and Human Services, shall ensure that a single, clarified publication is sent to all child care providers  that includes the specifics of the laws, rules, and policies necessary for the providers' understanding compliance, and shall update this publication annually by January 1 of each year.
(b) This publication shall be in a form that is accessible to all providers and in language that is as clear and concise as possible.
(c) The Division of Child Development shall present this publication to the Legislative Study Commission on Child Care prior to issuing it to providers.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1998.