HB2481 - Tennessee - Children, Day Care, Human Services, Dept. Of, Welfare

Companion Bill SB2886. Welfare - Requires child care agencies to implement drug testing policies for employees, directors, licensees, and operators of child care agencies and for other persons providing services under contract or for remuneration for the agency, who have direct contact with a child in the care of the agency, as an additional licensing requirement. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB2481 / SB2886Increase State Expenditures - $584,500/One-Time/FY09-10 $216,300/FY09-10 and Subsequent Years Bill Summary for *HB2481 / SB2886 Generally, under present law, a child care agency must be licensed by the department of human services. This bill creates additional requirements for licensure. Under this bill, any person or entity operating a child care agency must establish a drug testing policy [...]

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