Day Care - As enacted, requires TACIR to complete a study and issue a report on laws, regulations, and rules affecting the start-up, operation, and expansion of child care businesses in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.

Senate Bill 2374 requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to conduct a comprehensive study of state and local laws affecting child care businesses. The study must examine regulations in urban, suburban, and rural areas by interviewing business owners to identify rules that create unnecessary costs or delays without serving health and safety needs. Once completed, the commission must submit a report with its findings and legislative recommendations to state leaders by January 31, 2025. This bill directly impacts child care agencies, family homes, and centers by mandating an analysis of the regulatory environment they operate under.