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Bill would delay public posting of family child‑care correction orders until reconsideration period ends
Summary
House File 1897 would prevent publication of full correction‑order letters for family child‑care providers on the licensing lookup tool until the 20‑day reconsideration window has passed or the agency finishes reconsideration, and instead require a summary posting with online retention aligned to a federal three‑year standard.
Representative Jennifer Mueller presented House File 1897 proposing changes to how correction orders for family child‑care providers are publicly posted. Mueller said the bill would: (1) prohibit posting the full correction‑order letter online until either the 20‑day reconsideration window expires or the agency completes reconsideration; (2) require a concise summary be posted on the licensing lookup tool instead of the full letter; and (3) align online retention with federal law (three years) rather than the current practice of four years.
Mueller said family providers are particularly affected because correction‑order letters include names and addresses for family providers and sometimes list historical, minor items alongside a current violation. She told the committee that the intent is to preserve public transparency while avoiding premature or misleading reputational harm when reconsideration is pending.
Cindy Cunningham (LeadingCare, family child‑care public policy chair) testified in support, saying inconsistent licensing interpretation and the practice of posting letters before reconsideration have driven providers out of the field. Cunningham and others told the committee that the proposal aims to ensure accuracy and fairness while maintaining public access to a summarized record.
Members raised fiscal and timing questions; Mueller asked for a fiscal note on DE language she had just introduced. The committee accepted the DE and laid the bill over for further work.
