HB5596enr 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
HB5596 EnrolledLRB103 38937 RTM 69074 b

1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding
5Section 3.7 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 10/3.7 new)
7    Sec. 3.7. Exemption from licensure; day care homes and
8group day care homes serving children of military personnel.
9Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a day
10care home or group day care home is not required to be licensed
11under this Act if the day care home or group day care home: (1)
12serves dependent children of military personnel; (2) is
13located on a military base or federal or government property;
14and (3) is certified as a child development program by a branch
15of the U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard. The
16U.S. Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their
17agents, including an installation commander of a military base
18on which a day care home or group day care home is located, may
19assume responsibility for monitoring the day care homes or
20group day care homes that are exempt from licensure under this
21Section.