Legislation - HB0396

Requiring operators of certain residential child care programs to ensure that the children of whom they have legal custody or care and control are provided with regularly scheduled time to study to support the children's academic work, assistance with home assignments, projects, and test preparation, and support for participation in extracurricular activities; and requiring that applicants to be child and youth care practitioners undergo certain training.

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Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Cross-filed with: SB0402

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2026 Legislative Date 1/22/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/02/2026 Legislative Date 2/02/2026 Action Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 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 3/04/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {413926/1 Adopted Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (120-0) Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/24/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2026	1/22/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing canceled
House	2/02/2026	2/02/2026	Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2026	3/04/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/05/2026	2/24/2026	Favorable with Amendments {413926/1 Adopted	33 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2026	2/24/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	33 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
House	3/06/2026	2/25/2026	Third Reading Passed (120-0)	34 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2026	2/24/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	35 Click to view Recorded Media

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