Legislation - SB0402

Title: Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
Sponsored by: Senators Brooks, Benson, Harris, Salling, M. Washington, and West
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis

Synopsis

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

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0396

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment 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	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners

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