Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANDREA KATZ
District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Tully and Assemblywoman Swain
SYNOPSIS
Requires 45 day notice concerning tuition rate changes by licensed child care centers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee on March 16, 2026, with amendments.
An Act concerning licensed child care centers and supplementing P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a child care center licensed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.) shall prepare and make available a notice of any change in the tuition rate charged by the center, 45 days prior to the change, to every parent or legal guardian of a child attending the center. The notice shall be sent by 1[certified mail, return receipt requested or by receipted first class mail addressed] email or text message1 to the parent or legal guardian at the last known 1email1 address 1or cellphone number1 identified in the child care center’s records, or shall be delivered in person to the parent or legal guardian by a staff member of the center. The notice shall be posted on the child care center’s internet website or by other electronic means, and shall be displayed in a prominent location within the center.
2. This act shall take effect immediately