PRINTER'S NO. 1043
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
910
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY FLYNN, O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, MADDEN, KINSEY,
McNEILL, V. BROWN, DAVIDSON AND BOBACK, MARCH 21, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 21, 2017
AN ACT
Requiring certain facilities and persons that provide child day
care to install safety guards on doors; and conferring powers
and duties on the Department of Human Services.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Door Safety
in Child Day-Care Facilities Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Child day care." Care in lieu of parental care given for
part of a 24-hour day to a child under 16 years of age away from
the child's home. The term does not include care in lieu of
parental care given to a child under 16 years of age in a place
of worship during religious services.
"Child day-care center." Any premises in which child day
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care is provided simultaneously for seven or more children who
are not relatives of the provider, regardless of which article
of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human
Services Code, applies to it.
"Department." The Department of Human Services of the
Commonwealth.
"Facility." Either of the following:
(1) A child day-care center.
(2) A family day-care home.
"Family day-care home." A home in which child day care is
provided at any one time to four, five or six children who are
not relatives of the provider of the child day care and which is
required to be registered under the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.
Section 3. Safety guards on doors.
(a) Duty to install and maintain.--Each facility shall
install and maintain door safety guards that meet or exceed the
specifications as the department establishes by regulation.
(b) Regulations.--The department shall promulgate
regulations that provide specifications for door safety guards
in facilities.
(c) Inspections.--The department may conduct inspections of
facilities to investigate compliance with this act.
Section 4. Applicability.
This act shall apply to all facilities providing services
before, on or after the effective date of this section.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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