PRINTER'S NO. 1428
No. 1256 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY EVANS, KOSINSKI, DEAL, CARN, TRUMAN, HAYDEN,
ROEBUCK AND RIEGER, APRIL 29, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, APRIL 29, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), entitled "An
2 act to consolidate, editorially revise, and codify the public
3 welfare laws of the Commonwealth," further providing for
4 technical assistance to prospective family day-care
5 providers.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 1077 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
9 No.21), known as the Public Welfare Code, added December 5, 1980
10 (P.L.1112, No.193), is amended to read:
11 Section 1077. Technical Assistance.--(a) The department may
12 offer and provide upon request technical assistance to
13 caregivers to assist them in complying with department
14 regulations.
15 (b) The department may upon request provide training for
16 potential family day-care providers. The training will cover the
17 following areas:
18 (1) First aid and basic safety.
19 (2) Child development, including infants and pre-school and
1 school age children.
2 (3) Nutrition, including the Child Care Food Program.
3 (4) Basic health care, including washing hands before
4 handling food, care of diapers and toilet areas.
5 (5) Small business management skills, including budgets and
6 recordkeeping.
7 (6) Discipline of children and other related issues.
8 (7) Creative programming and development of proper
9 environment for children.
10 (8) Community and parental resource development.
11 First priority will be given to family day-care providers
12 seeking a license. Funding provided for the purposes of this
13 subsection shall be allocated to each of four regions
14 proportionate to the population of children under twelve years
15 of age in each region.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1987, or
17 immediately, whichever is later.
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