Sen. Adriane Johnson

Filed: 5/20/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4491

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4491, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
6changing Section 3 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 10/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2213)
8    Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may
9operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in
10this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department
11or without being approved by the Department as meeting the
12standards established for such licensing, with the exception
13of facilities for whom standards are established by the
14Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified
15Code of Corrections and with the exception of facilities
16defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of

 

 

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1programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human
2Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act.
3    (b) No part day child care facility as described in
4Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the
5Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification
6shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the
7facility complies with state or local health standards and
8state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with the
9department every 2 years.
10    (c) The Director of the Department shall establish
11policies and coordinate activities relating to child care
12licensing, licensing of day care homes and day care centers.
13    (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing
14may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some
15government benefit.
16    (e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through
17(j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The
18Department shall provide written verification of exemption and
19description of compliance with standards for the health,
20safety, and development of the children who receive the
21services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to
22any other documentation required by the Department, a
23notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the
24standards of the Department of Public Health or local health
25department, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire
26Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the

 

 

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1health and safety standards of the State Board of Education.
2    (f) Through June 30, 2029, either a qualified child care
3director, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130, or a
4qualified early childhood teacher, as described in 89 Ill.
5Adm. Code 407.140, with a minimum of 2,880 hours of experience
6as an early childhood teacher at the early childhood teacher's
7current facility must be present for the first and last hour of
8the workday and at the open or close of the facility. The
9Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
10Such rules must be filed with the Joint Committee on
11Administrative Rules no later than January 1, 2025.
12(Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".