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Public Act 103-0821
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| HB4491 Enrolled | LRB103 35774 SPS 65856 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by |
changing Section 3 as follows:
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(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 |
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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 |
