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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 235A.16, Code 1995, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. A written request for child abuse 1 4 information involving a provider of child day care, as defined 1 5 in section 237A.1, is subject to a fee of two dollars for each 1 6 central child abuse registry check. If a registry check is 1 7 made regarding an employee of an authorized requester, the fee 1 8 shall be paid by the authorized requester and shall not be 1 9 charged to the employee. 1 10 Sec. 2. Section 237A.3, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 11 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 12 a. A person who operates or establishes a family day care 1 13 home which provides care for four children or less may apply 1 14 to the department for registration under this chapter. A 1 15 person who operates or establishes a family day care home 1 16 which provides care for five or more children shall apply to 1 17 the department for registration under this chapter. A person 1 18 who fails to register as required under this section commits a 1 19 crime which is subject to a penalty under section 237A.19. 1 20 The department shall issue a certificate of registration upon 1 21 receipt of a statement from the family day care home that the 1 22 home complies with rules adopted by the department. The 1 23 registration certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous 1 24 place in the family day care home, shall state the name of the 1 25 registrant, the number of individuals who may be received for 1 26 care at any one time, and the address of the home, and shall 1 27 include a check list of registration compliances. 1 28 EXPLANATION 1 29 This bill relates to child day care by providing for a fee 1 30 for abuse registry checks of child day care providers and 1 31 requiring registration of certain family day care homes. 1 32 Section 235A.16, relating to requests for child abuse 1 33 information, is amended to apply a fee of $2 for a child abuse 1 34 registry check involving a child day care provider. If a 1 35 check is performed on an employee of an authorized requester, 2 1 the bill requires the fee to be paid by the authorized 2 2 requester and is not to be charged to the employee. 2 3 Section 237A.3, relating to registration of family and 2 4 group day care homes, is amended to require registration of a 2 5 family day care home which provides care to five or more 2 6 children. Under current law, registration of family day care 2 7 homes is voluntary. A failure to register as required by the 2 8 bill is a simple misdemeanor under section 237A.19. 2 9 LSB 4156YH 76 2 10 jp/jj/8
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