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| Public Act 103-0821 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by | ||||
changing Section 3 as follows: | ||||
(225 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2213) | ||||
Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may | ||||
operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in | ||||
this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department | ||||
or without being approved by the Department as meeting the | ||||
standards established for such licensing, with the exception | ||||
of facilities for whom standards are established by the | ||||
Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified | ||||
Code of Corrections and with the exception of facilities | ||||
defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of | ||||
programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human | ||||
Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act. | ||||
(b) No part day child care facility as described in | ||||
Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the | ||||
Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification | ||||
shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the | ||||
facility complies with state or local health standards and | ||||
state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with the | ||||
department every 2 years. | ||
(c) The Director of the Department shall establish | ||
policies and coordinate activities relating to child care | ||
licensing, licensing of day care homes and day care centers. | ||
(d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing | ||
may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some | ||
government benefit. | ||
(e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through | ||
(j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The | ||
Department shall provide written verification of exemption and | ||
description of compliance with standards for the health, | ||
safety, and development of the children who receive the | ||
services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to | ||
any other documentation required by the Department, a | ||
notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the | ||
standards of the Department of Public Health or local health | ||
department, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire | ||
Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the | ||
health and safety standards of the State Board of Education. | ||
(f) Through June 30, 2029, either a qualified child care | ||
director, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130, or a | ||
qualified early childhood teacher, as described in 89 Ill. | ||
Adm. Code 407.140, with a minimum of 2,880 hours of experience | ||
as an early childhood teacher at the early childhood teacher's | ||
current facility must be present for the first and last hour of | ||
the workday and at the open or close of the facility. The | ||
Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. | ||
Such rules must be filed with the Joint Committee on | ||
Administrative Rules no later than January 1, 2025. | ||
(Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||