The bill, identified as Substitute House Bill No. 5160 with File No. 23, mandates that by December 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, in collaboration with a nonprofit organization that provides entrepreneurial and financial education to women, must develop a document detailing the advantages of maintaining liability insurance coverage for child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes. This document should also outline the potential consequences of not having such insurance. Starting January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the commissioner is required to distribute this document electronically to each licensee.

Furthermore, from January 1, 2025, each licensee, when forming or renewing agreements for child care services, must provide written notice to the service seeker indicating whether the licensee has liability insurance coverage of at least $100,000 for bodily injury or death. This notice can include a statement that such coverage is not mandated by law. By January 1, 2026, and every year following, licensees must confirm their compliance with this notice requirement to the Commissioner of Early Childhood in a prescribed form and manner. The bill, which includes new legal language marked by insertions, will take effect upon passage and does not have any fiscal impact on the state or municipalities as per the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research.