BILL NUMBER: AB 529	CHAPTERED  10/10/03

	CHAPTER  744
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 10, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 9, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 28, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 25, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 23, 2003
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 23, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 6, 2003
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 27, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mullin

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2003

   An act to amend Sections 1597.44 and 1597.465 of the Health and
Safety Code, relating to care facilities.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 529, Mullin.  Family day care homes.
   The California Child Day Care Facilities Act, provides for the
licensing and regulation of child day care facilities, including
family day care homes, by the State Department of Social Services.
Existing law authorizes a small family day care home to provide day
care for more than 6 and up to 8 children if certain conditions are
met.  Existing law also authorizes a large family day care home to
provide day care for more than 12 children and up to and including 14
children if certain conditions are met.  One of these conditions
applicable to both small and large family day care homes is that at
least 2 of the children be at least 6 years of age.
   This bill would instead allow the above referred condition to be
met if at least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten
or elementary school and a 2nd child is at least 6 years of age.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 1597.44 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:
   1597.44.  A small family day care home may provide care for more
than six and up to eight children, without an additional adult
attendant, if all of the following conditions are met:
   (a) At least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten
or elementary school and a second child is at least six years of age.

   (b) No more than two infants are cared for during any time when
more than six children are cared for.
   (c) The licensee notifies each parent that the facility is caring
for two additional schoolage children and that there may be up to
seven or eight children in the home at one time.
   (d) The licensee obtains the written consent of the property owner
when the family day care home is operated on property that is leased
or rented.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1597.465 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   1597.465.  A large family day care home may provide care for more
than 12 children and up to and including 14 children, if all of the
following conditions are met:
   (a) At least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten
or elementary school and a second child is at least six years of age.

   (b) No more than three infants are cared for during any time when
more than 12 children are being cared for.
   (c) The licensee notifies a parent that the facility is caring for
two additional schoolage children and that there may be up to 13 or
14 children in the home at one time.
   (d) The licensee obtains the written consent of the property owner
when the family day care home is operated on property that is leased
or rented.