HB 765: Child Care and Early Learning Services

GENERAL BILL by McFarland

Child Care and Early Learning Services; Revises minimum standards for child care facility licensing; removes provisions that require large family child care homes to provide parents of enrolled children information relating to certain viruses & risks of leaving children in vehicles; 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; prohibits insurers from denying, cancelling, & refusing to renew policy for residential property insurance on basis that policyholders or applicants operate large family child care homes; creates Florida Endowment for Early Learning within DOE direct-support organization; provides revenues for endowment fund; provides that funds from state sources are accounted separately from public & private sources; provides for distribution of moneys from endowment fund; requires annual reports & publications; provides for administration of Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/12/2025 04:25 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1690 by Calatayud Early Childhood Education Last Action: 1/9/2026 S Filed	Compare

• Citations - Statute (8)

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  39.101	Central abuse hotline.	Page 19 (pdf)
  402.302	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
  402.305	Licensing standards; child care facilities.	Page 5 (pdf) , Page 19 (pdf)
  402.3131	Large family child care homes.	Page 6 (pdf)
  627.70161	Family day care insurance.	Page 7 (pdf)
  1001.24	Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit.	Page 10 (pdf)
  1002.821		Page 12 (pdf)
  1002.95	Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program.	Page 18 (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