2009 House Bill 5244

Impose new regulations on welfare child care aides

Introduced in the House

Aug. 19, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Dudley Spade (D-57)

To require criminal background history checks for day care aides and relatives who are paid welfare dollars to provide child care to welfare recipients, and also require them to immediately report if they are arraigned for any felony or certain serious misdemeanors.

Referred to the Committee on Families and Childrens Services

March 10, 2010

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 20, 2010

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Dudley Spade (D-57)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R-45)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bills 5771 and 5838, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. House Bill 5771 would prohibit goverment entities from deeming a person whose private employment compensation comes from a direct or indirect government subsidy to be a "government employee" who can be enrolled in a public employee union.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 94 to 13 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 25, 2010

Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services