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House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: January 31, 2013 02:37 PM
From: Representative Angel Cruz
To: All House members
Subject: Video Surveillance in Child Day-Care Facilities (Former HB 1226)
 
In the near future, I am planning to reintroduce legislation to require child day-care facilities to install video surveillance systems.

With more and more parents utilizing the services of day-care providers, it is imperative that a safe and nurturing environment is created where day-care workers are fully accountable. Indeed,
parents are concerned that if they drop their child off to a day-care center, their child will receive the protection, care and support they deserve. To this end, all reasonable efforts should be made to ensure that qualified and trustworthy individuals are taking good care of these children, and are not neglecting or abusing the children. It is also important to provide assurance for staff and facility managers that their efforts to provide good care to the children are legitimate, and that their observable conduct is recorded to prove their innocence if an accident or allegation of misconduct should be made. All parties win in such a scenario, as good employees can be defended and employees who may neglect or abuse the children can be removed.

With this in mind, my bill would require child day-care centers and family day-care homes to install and maintain video camera surveillance systems as established by regulation of the Department of Public Welfare. The department would be required to promulgate regulations that provide specifications for such systems in facilities and standards for the use of such systems. The department may also conduct inspections to investigate compliance with this act. These provisions would apply to facilities that commence operations after the effective date of the act.

Previous Co-sponsors: YOUNGBLOOD, D. COSTA, M. O'BRIEN AND MURT

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Introduced as HB952