H2400B2792A05595 NAD:AAS 09/19/22 #90 A05595
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2400
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE DeLISSIO
Printer's No. 2792
Amend Bill, page 1, line 6, by striking out "and" and
inserting
, providing for Keystone STARS Program and further providing
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 24 through 26, by striking out
"appropriate" in line 24, all of line 25 and "hiring employees
to count" in line 26 and inserting
demonstration of a combination of staff qualifications, work
experience and professional development, quality early childhood
education program activities, partnerships with families and
communities and effective leadership and program management
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 27 and 28, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Certified child care provider" means:
(1) A child care center or family child care home certified
or licensed under Article X.
(2) A provider certified or licensed to provide child care
under Article IX.
"Keystone STARS" means the standards, training and
professional development, assistance, resources and supports
(STARS) used in the Commonwealth's quality rating and
improvement system for certified child care providers.
"STAR" means a level of performance rating for early learning
programs participating in the Keystone STARS Program that
assesses staff education, learning environment, leadership and
management and family and community partnerships.
Section 2. Section 1006 of the act is amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 14 and 15
Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1019. Keystone STARS Program.--(a) Each certified
child care provider in the Keystone STARS Program may:
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(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
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
demonstration of a combination of staff qualifications , work
experience and professional development, quality early childhood
education program activities, partnerships with families and
communities and effective leadership and program management when
applying for additional STARS.
(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:
"Certified child care provider" means:
(1) A child care center or family child care home certified
or licensed under Article X.
(2) A provider certified or licensed to provide child care
under Article IX.
"Keystone STARS" means the standards, training and
professional development, assistance, resources and supports
(STARS) used in the Commonwealth's quality rating and
improvement system for certified child care providers.
"STAR" means a level of performance rating for early learning
programs participating in the Keystone STARS Program that
assesses staff education, learning environment, leadership and
management and family and community partnerships.
Section 4. Section 1051 of the act is amended to read:
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