Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB269: Generally revise laws regarding family and group day-care homes
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act revising requirements for family day-care homes providing care for 3 to 8 children and group day-care homes providing care for 9 to 15 children; providing health, sanitation, and safety requirements; providing for parental involvement; providing caregiver qualifications and requirements; providing professional development requirements; requiring certain background checks; prohibiting the department of public health and human services from adopting requirements in administrative rule that are more stringent than statutory requirements; providing a definition…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY DAY-CARE HOMES PROVIDING CARE FOR 3 TO 8 CHILDREN AND GROUP DAY-CARE HOMES PROVIDING CARE FOR 9 TO 15 CHILDREN; PROVIDING HEALTH, SANITATION, AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT; PROVIDING CAREGIVER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS; REQUIRING CERTAIN BACKGROUND CHECKS; PROHIBITING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FROM ADOPTING REQUIREMENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT ARE MORE STRINGENT THAN STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTION 52-2-704, 52-2-714, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Definition. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 13], "provider" means a family day-care home provider or a group day-care home provider who is registered as a family day-care home or group day-care home by the department. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Family and group day-care homes -- general requirements. (1) The provider shall and (b) a signed contract between the provider and each family for whom the provider cares for one or more children. The contract must include a provision that parents or legal guardians are informed of any changes in the composition of the provider's household. (2) The provider shall ensure that there is indoor and outdoor space at the family day-care home or group day-care home …