| Last Action | 02/13/26: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to child-care centers and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1725 |
| Sponsor | D. Carroll |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 199.896 to establish standards and factors for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to consider in determining whether to issue a plan of correction, directed plan of correction or suspension or revocation of a child-care license in response to any alleged violation of an administrative regulation by a child-care center; require that a single violation of a directed plan of correction not result in a suspension or revocation of a child-care center's license unless the violation is solely determined to be solely enough to justify the action; permit documentation to be submitted to the cabinet up to 5 business days following a request; require weekly support contacts for a child-care center with a preliminary license; prohibit the cabinet from issuing violations during the probationary period; permit but not require the inspector general, the inspector general's designee, or other cabinet representative, to take actions relating to a child-care center license; make technical corrections; apply provisions of the Act to pending and not yet final actions related to licensed child-care centers, and to all actions that occur on or after the effective date; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Licensing - Child-care center licensee standards, establishment Children And Minors - Child-care center licensee standards, establishment Effective Dates, Emergency - Child-care center licensee standards, establishment Occupations And Professions - Child-care center licensee standards, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, child-care center licensee standards, establishment Technical Corrections - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, child-care centers |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/03/26 |
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| 02/06/26 |
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| 02/10/26 |
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| 02/12/26 |
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| 02/13/26 |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | D. Carroll |
| Summary | Add cabinet's designee as a provider of child-care center weekly support contacts. |
| Index Headings |
Children And Minors - Child-care center licensee standards, establishment Licensing - Child-care center licensee standards, establishment State Agencies - Cabinet for Health and Family Services, child-care center licensee standards, establishment |
Last updated: 2/17/2026 6:57 PM (EST)