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Subcommittee advances bill to limit employer liability for on-site child-care providers
Summary
House Bill 1965 would provide liability protections to businesses that host licensed child-care facilities for employees; sponsor said it could reduce child-care costs for working parents and the subcommittee voted to advance the bill to full judiciary.
Representative Farmer told the subcommittee House Bill 1965 is intended to encourage employers to offer licensed child-care on their premises by clarifying liability between an employer and a separately licensed child-care provider.
"This bill does, it's designed to help folks with children that are working...it would provide certain liability protections for businesses that allow for childcare facilities within their buildings and on their properties," the sponsor said. The sponsor suggested employers and licensed providers would each carry insurance and described potential savings for families if employers hosted childcare on-site, saying it could "probably" reduce costs by "4, or $5,600 a week" (as stated in the hearing transcript).
Members asked how risks and insurance coverage would interact between the licensed facility and the employer; the sponsor said the licensed provider would maintain its own insurance and premises liability would remain a factor for employers. The subcommittee voted to send the bill to full judiciary; the clerk reported 6 ayes and 0 nos.
