CS/CS/HB 765: Child Care and Early Learning Services

GENERAL BILL by Student Academic Success Subcommittee, Human Services Subcommittee, McFarland, Basabe; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J., Rizo

Child Care and Early Learning Services; Revises and providing definitions; revises minimum standards for child care facility licensing; removes provisions requiring family day care homes & large family child care homes, respectively, to provide specified information to parents; changes term "family day care" to "family child care"; provides legislative intent relating to large family child care homes; defines "large family child care home"; prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, operations of large family child care homes; provides that insurers are under no obligation to defend against lawsuits covering such claims; provides exceptions; prohibits insurers from denying, cancelling, and refusing to renew policy for residential property insurance on basis that policyholders or applicants operate large family child care homes; provides exceptions; reenacting and revising definition of term "DOE direct-support organization"; creates Brighter Futures Program within DOE direct-support organization.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/6/2026 01:41 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1690 (c2) by Calatayud Child Care and Early Learning Services Last Action: 2/12/2026 S Now in Appropriations	Similar

• Committee Amendments (1)

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  815037 - Amendment by McFarland
  Remove lines 566-583 and insert:
  Filed: 2/13/2026 7:02 PM
  Last Action: 1/1/0001
  

• Analyses (1)

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  • Budget Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/13/2026

• Citations - Statute (33)

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  39.101	Central abuse hotline.	Page 29 (pdf)
  39.202	Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect; exception.	Page 29 (pdf)
  125.0109	Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.	Page 31 (pdf)
  166.0445	Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.	Page 31 (pdf)
  212.08	Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions.	Page 31 (pdf)
  402.302	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  402.305	Licensing standards; child care facilities.	Page 7 (pdf)
  402.306	Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care.	Page 33 (pdf)
  402.309	Provisional license or registration.	Page 34 (pdf)
  402.310	Disciplinary actions; hearings upon denial, suspension, or revocation of license or registration; administrative fines.	Page 35 (pdf)
  402.3115	Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections.	Page 36 (pdf)
  402.312	License required; injunctive relief.	Page 37 (pdf)
  402.313	Family day care homes.	Page 9 (pdf)
  402.3131	Large family child care homes.	Page 17 (pdf)
  402.315	Funding; license fees.	Page 38 (pdf)
  402.316	Exemptions.	Page 39 (pdf)
  402.318	Advertisement.	Page 40 (pdf)
  402.319	Penalties.	Page 40 (pdf)
  409.988	Community-based care lead agency duties; general provisions.	Page 42 (pdf)
  411.203	Continuum of comprehensive services.	Page 43 (pdf)
  627.70161	Family day care insurance.	Page 17 (pdf)
  1001.24	Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit.	Page 21 (pdf)
  1002.55	School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers.	Page 44 (pdf)
  1002.82	Department of Education; powers and duties.	Page 45 (pdf)
  1002.821		Page 23 (pdf)
  1002.83	Early learning coalitions.	Page 45 (pdf)
  1002.84	Early learning coalitions; school readiness powers and duties.	Page 46 (pdf)
  1002.88	School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program.	Page 46 (pdf)
  1002.895	Market rate schedule.	Page 48 (pdf)
  1002.92	Child care and early childhood resource and referral.	Page 48 (pdf)
  1002.93	School readiness program transportation services.	Page 51 (pdf)
  1002.945	Gold Seal Quality Care Program.	Page 51 (pdf)
  1002.95	Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program.	Page 28 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/12/2025	H	• Filed
  1/5/2026	H	• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/26/2026	H	• Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
  1/28/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
  1/30/2026	H	• Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/2/2026	H	• Referred to Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  2/3/2026	H	• Added to Student Academic Success Subcommittee agenda
  2/5/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
  2/6/2026	H	• Reported out of Student Academic Success Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/9/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Budget Committee
  2/12/2026	H	• Added to Budget Committee agenda