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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 346-157, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§346-157[]]
Liability insurance coverage[; no] requirement. [(a) For
the purpose of this section, "liability insurance coverage" means a
general casualty insurance policy issued to a provider insuring against legal
liability for injury resulting from negligence to a child during the time the
child is under the care of the child care provider.
(b) The] (a) Beginning January 1,
2019, the department shall [not] require a provider to obtain [or]
and maintain liability insurance coverage as a condition of licensure,
temporary permission, or registration to operate a child care facility.
[(c) The department, as a condition of
continued licensure, temporary permission, or registration, shall require a
provider who does not have liability insurance coverage to disclose in writing
that the provider does not have coverage to each parent or guardian:
(1) Applying to have a child cared for at
the provider's facility, if the provider has no liability insurance coverage at
the time of application; or
(2) Within seven working days of
cancellation or termination of liability insurance coverage if the coverage is
canceled or terminated while the parent's or guardian's child is cared for at
the provider's facility.
(d)] (b) The department may
suspend or revoke a license, temporary permit, or certificate of registration
of a provider in accordance with section 346-164 or 346-175, if the provider or
any employee of the provider knowingly makes a false statement to any person concerning
the provider's liability insurance coverage.
(c) For the purpose of this section, "liability insurance coverage" means a general casualty insurance policy issued to a provider insuring against legal liability for injury resulting from negligence to a child during the time the child is under the care of the child care provider."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Child Care Providers; Liability Insurance Coverage; Requirement
Description:
Beginning January 1, 2019, requires child care providers licensed or registered by the department of human services to obtain and maintain liability insurance coverage. (SD1)
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