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SS/SCS/SB 448 - This act modifies provisions relating to child care providers and establishes "Sam Pratt's Law".

Any child-care facility exempt from licensure shall disclose the licensure-exempt status to the parents or guardians of children for which the facility provides care.

This act increases the penalty for violations of child care licensure provisions to include a fine of two hundred dollars per day, not to exceed a total of ten thousand dollars for subsequent offenses. SECTION 210.211

SAM PRATT'S LAW

This act provides that in any case involving abuse, neglect, or death of a child, any court of competent jurisdiction may impose as a condition of release of a defendant that such defendant be prohibited from providing child care services for compensation pending final disposition of the case. SECTION 544.456

The Sam Pratt's Law provision is identical to HCS #2/HB 1323 (2012).

ADRIANE CROUSE


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