GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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SENATE BILL 1030

Short Title:        After‑School Child Care Programs.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Stevens and Malone.
Referred to:	Education/Higher Education.

March 31, 2009

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT clarifying the meaning of public school buildings as related to after-school child care programs and establishing procedures for approving education criteria for after-school child care program coordinators and group leaders.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  For purposes of serving children in after-school child care programs, the Division of Child Development of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a policy that defines any building which is currently approved for school occupancy and which houses a public or private school to include the playgrounds and athletic fields as part of the school building.

SECTION 2.  The Division of Child Development shall establish procedures for approving education criteria for after-school child care program coordinators and group leaders. The procedures shall consider general education coursework, including sociology, psychology, and general teacher education, as eligibility requirements that may enhance the star rating of a child care facility.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.