Bill > A1624

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits a child care provider from charging a parent any fees for child care services on days when the provider or an assistant provider, substitute provider, alternate provider, or other employee of the provider is unable to provide such services due to contraction of, or exposure to, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As defined in the bill, "child care provider" means a child care provider operating a facility licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) or a family day care provider registered pursuant to P.L 1987, c. 27 (C.30:5B-16). The bill further stipulates that, prior to its enactment and retroactive to December 1, 2021, if a child care provider charged a parent any fees for child care services on days when the provider or an assistant provider, substitute provider, alternate provider, or other employee of the provider was unable to provide such services due to contraction of, or exposure to, COVID-19, the provider is to reimburse that parent in the amount equal to the fees the provider charged the parent.

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Melinda Kane (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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