Bill Text: PA HR107 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and submit a report to the General Assembly on the issue of general and comprehensive liability insurance for family day care homes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-03 - Referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH [HR107 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR107-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 959
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 107 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY YOUNGBLOOD, BISHOP, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CRUZ, DONATUCCI, GINGRICH, JOSEPHS, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, MOUL, PASHINSKI, REICHLEY AND SABATINA, MARCH 3, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, MARCH 3, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study and submit a report to the General Assembly
on the issue of general and comprehensive liability insurance
for family day care homes.
WHEREAS, Thousands of working parents rely on family day care
homes to provide safe and reliable child care for their
children; and
WHEREAS, A "family day care home" is defined in section 1070
of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Public
Welfare Code, as "any home in which child day care is provided
at any one time to four through six children who are not
relatives of the caregiver"; and
WHEREAS, An individual operating a family day care home is
required to apply for a registration certificate with the
Department of Public Welfare every two years to self-certify
that the provider is in compliance with law and regulations; and
WHEREAS, There are currently more than 3,600 registered
family day care homes that can serve about 22,000 children; and
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WHEREAS, Various proposals have called for requiring family
day care home providers to obtain general liability insurance to
operate as registered family day care homes in an effort to
ensure compensation for families and financial protection from
lawsuits for providers in cases involving injuries to children
in family day care homes; and
WHEREAS, Concerns have been expressed regarding the impact of
requiring general liability insurance with respect to costs,
availability of the insurance and continued registration of
family day care homes; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and
submit a report to the House of Representatives on the issue of
general liability insurance for family day care homes; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the study be conducted and the report
submitted within one year of the adoption of the resolution; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the study include, but not be limited to, the
following:
(1) The availability of general liability insurance for
family day care homes, the cost of the insurance and varying
amounts of financial coverage.
(2) The number of registered family day care homes that
currently have general liability insurance.
(3) Factors affecting the availability and cost of the
insurance.
(4) The impact on family day care homes if general
liability insurance is required for them to operate as
family day care homes.
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(5) Comments provided by the Department of Public
Welfare, the Insurance Department, family day care home
providers, consumers and insurance companies.
(6) Findings and recommendations addressing this issue.
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