SPONSOR: Rep. Gilligan; Sens. Connor, Henry, Sharp, Sorenson; Reps. Hudson, Keeley, Maier DELAWARE STATE SENATE 141st GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE BILL NO. 196 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DELAWARE CHILD CARE ACT. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein): This Act may be referred to and cited as 'The Delaware Child Care Act'. For the purpose of this Act: (a) 'Child care' means and includes: (1) any person, association, agency or organization, which: - has in custody or control one child or more under the age of 18 years, unattended by parent or guardian, for the purpose of providing such child or children with care, education, protection, supervision or guidance; is compensated for their services; advertises or holds herself or itself out as conducting such child care;
the provision of, or arranging for, the placement of children in foster care homes, adoptive homes or supervised independent living arrangements; and family child care homes, large family child care homes, day care centers, child placing agencies, residential child care facilities and day treatment programs as currently defined by regulation. Homes in which children have been placed by any child placing agency, properly licensed to place children in this State, shall not be regarded as 'child care'. | |
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