SENATE BILL 244

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Harold Pope

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO CHILD CARE; PROVIDING EXEMPTION FROM STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROGRAMS OR FACILITIES LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] LICENSE-EXEMPT CHILD CARE FACILITIES--MILITARY FACILITIES.--A program or a facility certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the United States department of defense or by the United States coast guard shall be exempt from child care facility licensure requirements provided pursuant to state law. This section does not apply to family child care providers who also provide child care services to children not affiliated with a branch of the United States department of defense or the United States coast guard.

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