Indiana 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 1318 — Child care provided by a school corporation.

Last action — Public Law 81

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    3 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Allows a child care program that: (1) is operated by a public or private school; and (2) provides day care on the school premises for children of students or employees of schools in the school corporation in which the public or private school is located; to be exempted from licensure as a child care facility. Provides that: (1) a preschool program that is operated by a public or private school; and (2) either or both: (A) a child care program that is located in the public or private secondary school and provides child care for children of employees or students of the public or private secondary school; and (B) a latch key program; are exempt from licensure as child care facilities if located in the same public or private school building. Provides that for purposes of determining the child to staff ratio and group size requirements for a child care program that: (1) enrolls children at least two and one-half years of age, but not more than six years of age; and (2) is validated as a Montessori program by the United Montessori Schools of Indiana; the division of family resources of the family and social services administration shall use the average age of the children in the group as of January 1 of the school year.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 81

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 318: yeas 92, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Senator Rogers added as cosponsor

  10. Senators Ford J.D. and Qaddoura added as cosponsors

  11. Senator Crane added as second sponsor

  12. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 243: yeas 48, nays 0

  13. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  14. Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote

  15. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  17. Referred to the Senate

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 149: yeas 93, nays 0

  19. Senate sponsor: Senator Donato

  20. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. Representative Jackson added as coauthor

  22. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. Representatives Olthoff and Bartels added as coauthors

  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  25. Authored by Representative Snow

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1318 do?
Allows a child care program that: (1) is operated by a public or private school; and (2) provides day care on the school premises for children of students or employees of schools in the school corporation in which the public or private school is located; to be exempted from licensure as a child care facility. Provides that: (1) a preschool program that is operated by a public or private school; and (2) either or both: (A) a child care program that is located in the public or private secondary school and provides child care for children of employees or students of the public or private secondary school; and (B) a latch key program; are exempt from licensure as child care facilities if located in the same public or private school building. Provides that for purposes of determining the child to staff ratio and group size requirements for a child care program that: (1) enrolls children at least two and one-half years of age, but not more than six years of age; and (2) is validated as a Montessori program by the United Montessori Schools of Indiana; the division of family resources of the family and social services administration shall use the average age of the children in the group as of January 1 of the school year.
Who sponsors HB 1318?
HB 1318 is sponsored by Craig Snow (Republican), Julie Olthoff (Republican), Steve Bartels (Republican), Carolyn Jackson (Democrat), Stacey Donato (Republican), John Crane, J.D. Ford (Democrat), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1318?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2022. Enacted.
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