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Legislature advances bill to license intergenerational daycare centers; sponsors cite family and cost benefits
Summary
Bill 95-38 COR would create a new intergenerational daycare license to allow co-located care for children and older adults; floor debate highlighted cultural fit, safety safeguards and a 60-day rulemaking window for DPHSS to draft rules.
The Legislature placed Bill 95-38 COR on the third reading file after sponsors described it as a way to create licensed intergenerational daycare centers that serve children and older adults at the same site with separate and shared spaces, certified staff and safety protocols.
Sponsor Senator Tina Rose Munoz Barnes said the bill supports small businesses and working families, and cited a 2023 National Institutes of Health study of Austin, Texas that described benefits of…
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