PRINTER'S NO. 2792
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2400
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY MEHAFFIE, SOLOMON, CIRESI, A. DAVIS, FREEMAN,
GUZMAN, HARKINS, HELM, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, MADDEN,
NEILSON, OTTEN, SANCHEZ, SAPPEY AND TOPPER, MARCH 8, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 8, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
welfare laws of the Commonwealth," in departmental powers and
duties as to supervision, providing for Keystone STARS
Program; and, in departmental powers and duties as to
licensing, further providing for fees and for definition.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known
as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 923. Keystone STARS Program.--(a) Each certified
child care provider in the Keystone STARS Program may:
(1) Denote on its publicly accessible Internet website, if
operational, its designated STAR-level rating, which shall
include how many STARS that the certified child care provider
has received.
(2) Provide, in a linguistically appropriate manner, the
certified child care provider's STAR-level rating and the
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publicly accessible Internet website of the department that
includes information on the Keystone STARS Program in writing to
a parent or legal guardian at the time of application.
(3) Obtain a department-issued placard that denotes the
certified child care provider's participation in the Keystone
STARS Program and designated STAR-level rating, which may be
displayed in a public-facing location.
(b) The department shall be responsible for issuing placards
to program participants in conformance with the following:
(1) The placards shall be clear, visible, readable and
linguistically appropriate.
(2) The placards shall include the following information:
(i) The name of the certified child care provider.
(ii) The name of the department.
(iii) The date that the department issued the placard.
(iv) The number of STARS that the certified child care
provider has received.
(v) The address, telephone number, publicly accessible
Internet website that includes information on the Keystone STARS
Program and e-mail address of the department.
(c) The department shall issue guidance that establishes a
Keystone STARS rubric which provides a pathway for a certified
child care provider that chooses to participate in the Keystone
STARS Program to move up a STAR level by permitting appropriate
work experience in lieu of formal educational credentials when
hiring employees to count when applying for additional STARS.
Section 2. Sections 1006 and 1051 of the act are amended to
read:
Section 1006. Fees.--Annual licenses shall be issued when
the proper fee, if required, is received by the department and
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all the other conditions prescribed in this act are met. For
personal care homes, the fee shall be an application fee. The
fees shall be:
Facility Annual Fee
Adult day care center $ 15
Mental health establishment 50
Personal care home-- 0 - 20 beds 15
-- 21 - 50 beds 20
-- 51 - 100 beds 30
--101 beds and above 50
No fee shall be required for the annual license in the case of
[day] child care centers, family child care homes, boarding
homes for children or for public or nonprofit mental
institutions.
Section 1051. Definition.--As used in this subarticle--
"Private institution" means any of the following facilities
by whatever term known and irrespective of the age group served:
Mental hospital, institution for the mentally defective, [day]
child care center, nursing home, hospital, personal care home,
assisted living residence and other similar institution which is
operated for profit and which requires a license issued by the
department.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 180 days.
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