HB118: HB118 Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes

25 LC 55 0412 House Bill 118 By: Representatives Townsend of the 179th, Mathiak of the 82nd, Hawkins of the 27th, Kelley of the 16th, Newton of the 127th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early1 care and learning, so as to revise the requirements of child care learning centers and family2 child care learning homes; to require that such centers and hom es maintain at least one3 portable airway clearance device; to require that certain emplo yees of such centers and4 homes be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); to p rovide for a definition; to5 provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and6 for other purposes.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 SECTION 1.9 Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and10 learning, is amended in Code Sec tion 20-1A-2, relating to defin itions, by adding a new11 paragraph to read as follows:12 "(10.1) 'Portable airway clearance device' means a portable med ical device that uses13 manually created suction to remove a blockage from the airway d uring a choking14 emergency."15 H. B. 118 - 1 - 25 LC 55 0412 SECTION 2.16 Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 20-1A-10, relat ing to regulation of early17 care and education programs, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:18 "(g.1) Child care learning centers and family child care learning homes shall:19 (1) Maintain on the premises of such center or home at least o ne portable airway20 clearance device; and21 (2) Ensure that each employee of such center or home who cares for or supervises22 children at such center or home is certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)23 within 45 days of beginning his or her employment with such center or home."24 SECTION 3.25 This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law26 without such approval.27 SECTION 4.28 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.29 H. B. 118 - 2 -