Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

ON MARCH 28, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 1759, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 makes the following changes to the bill:<br /> <br /> (1) Changes the meaning of "permanent closure" to mean the child care center ceases to do business as a child care center and discontinues all child care indefinitely;<br /> <br /> (2) Requires that the child care center provide notice of permanent closure to the parents or guardians of each enrolled child as early as practicable, instead of at least 60 days prior to permanent closure;<br /> <br /> (3) Removes the requirement that the child care center can only provide notice as described in (2) above through electronic means if the center regularly uses electronic means to communicate with parents and guardians;<br /> <br /> (4) Adds that the child care center may provide notice as described in (2) above with a posting of such notice at the child care center or a with a public posting of such notice that the child care center deems an appropriate means for communication with parents or guardians; and<br /> <br /> (5) Adds that the bill does not prohibit the department of human services from exercising any duty or power given to the department of human services by state law relative to welfare or by rule regarding the operational status or licensure of a child care center.<br />