HB269: HB269 Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes

25 LC 55 0413 House Bill 269 By: Representatives Townsend of the 179th, Mathiak of the 82nd, Stephens of the 164th, Yearta of the 152nd, Cameron of the 1st, 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 commercial3 general liability insurance; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to4 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:6 SECTION 1.7 Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and8 learning, is amended in Code Section 20-1A-10, relating to regu lation of early care and9 education programs, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:10 "(g.1) Child care learning centers and family child care learni ng homes shall maintain a11 commercial general liability insurance policy or policies affor ding coverage for bodily12 injury and property damage in an amount not less than $500,000.00 for a single occurrence13 and $1 million in the aggregate."14 H. B. 269 - 1 - 25 LC 55 0413 SECTION 2.15 This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law16 without such approval.17 SECTION 3.18 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.19 H. B. 269 - 2 -