Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners

Summary

The bill obligates licensed residential child‑care operators caring for children ages 5 to 16 who receive state funding to enroll those children in the local public school system (or an approved on‑site program), transfer academic records, meet with teachers, and supply regular study time, homework help, extracurricular encouragement, and individualized education supports. It also creates certification requirements and mandatory training for child‑and‑youth‑care practitioners, with limited waivers for degree‑holding applicants. The purpose is to improve educational outcomes for children in care and raise professional standards for staff.

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