This past year has brought several legislative changes impacting child care providers in a variety of ways. In August 2009, the Jalen Knox-Perkins day care van alarm bill went into effect. This law mandates that a child safety alarm be placed in the rear of certain child care vehicles (see our previous blog post here). [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Car alarm bill, caregiver background check law, child care, child care criminal background checks, Department of Children and Families, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Jalen Knox-Perkins van alarm bill on May 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another Public Hearing for Child Care Waiver Law
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged caregiver background check law, child care, child care criminal background checks, child care provider waiver bill, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Wisconsin Act 76 on March 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development in the Senate will be holding a public hearing on the new waiver legislation (SB 642) this Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 10:10 am in Capitol room 411 South (updated room). Last week, the Assembly Committee on Children and Families heard testimony on the same bill. [...]
Public Hearing for Child Care Provider Waiver Bill
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, child care criminal background checks, child care provider waiver bill, Early Childhood Education, ECE Legislation, ECE Professionals, Wisconsin Act 76 on March 23, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Since it was enacted in November 2009, and went into effect on February 1, Act 76 (or the caregiver background check law) has been met with mixed reactions from the child care field in Wisconsin. See our previous blog post for more information on Act 76. Representative Tamara Grigsby, one of the original co-sponsors of [...]
