Legislation

Title: Child Care Centers – Early Childhood Screening and Assistance
Sponsored by: Delegates Guyton, Cain, Forbes, Hettleman, Kerr, Metzgar, Palakovich Carr, and P. Young
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education, by January 1, 2021, to establish guidelines for early childhood developmental screenings for children under the age of 3 years to be used by child care centers for certain purposes; requiring, beginning, July 1, 2021, certain child care centers to offer evaluations for children entering these centers; requiring an employee of each center to provide information to parents and guardians about the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program and provide assistance in contacting a certain agency; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2020 Legislative Date 1/22/2020 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening for Developmental Disabilities Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2020 Legislative Date 2/04/2020 Action Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {415666/1 Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Child Care Centers – Early Childhood Screening and Assistance Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/13/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 47AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2020	1/22/2020	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Child Care Centers - Early Childhood Screening for Developmental Disabilities
House	2/04/2020	2/04/2020	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Favorable with Amendments {415666/1 Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Child Care Centers – Early Childhood Screening and Assistance
House	3/13/2020	3/10/2020	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	47AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/13/2020	3/08/2020	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	47AClick to view Recorded Media

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