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Rep. Mary Beth Canty
Filed: 4/8/2025
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3446
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3446 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Sections 9.1d, 9.1e, and 9.1f as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 10/9.1d new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.1d. Public list of qualified courses. |
| 8 | | (a) No later than July 1, 2026, the Department of Early |
| 9 | | Childhood shall publish and regularly update, at least once |
| 10 | | per year, a comprehensive list of college courses that qualify |
| 11 | | toward the attainment of the required qualifications for an |
| 12 | | early childhood teacher or director on its website. |
| 13 | | (b) The Department of Early Childhood may, at its |
| 14 | | discretion, contract with a third party organization that is a |
| 15 | | recognized industry expert in early childhood development and |
| 16 | | child care employee credentialing to perform the duties |
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| 1 | | required by this Section. |
| 2 | | (c) The Department of Early Childhood may adopt rules to |
| 3 | | implement this Section.
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| 4 | | (225 ILCS 10/9.1e new) |
| 5 | | Sec. 9.1e. Public list of qualified courses; qualification |
| 6 | | and appeals process. |
| 7 | | (a) In consultation with the Illinois Community College |
| 8 | | Board, the Board of Higher Education, the Department of |
| 9 | | Children and Family Services, the Illinois Network of Child |
| 10 | | Care Resource and Referral Agencies, and the Early Childhood |
| 11 | | Access Consortium for Equity, the Department of Early |
| 12 | | Childhood shall, no later than June 30, 2026, create a process |
| 13 | | to verify courses that qualify toward the attainment of the |
| 14 | | required qualifications for an early childhood teacher and |
| 15 | | director as required pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130 and |
| 16 | | 407.140. |
| 17 | | (b) As part of the development of the process established |
| 18 | | under this Section, the Department of Early Childhood shall |
| 19 | | seek input and feedback from established child care provider |
| 20 | | advocacy organizations, Early Childhood Access Consortium for |
| 21 | | Equity member institutions, early child care and education |
| 22 | | advocates, early childhood program students, and other |
| 23 | | stakeholders. |
| 24 | | (c) The process established under this Section shall |
| 25 | | include the following elements, which also shall be posted on |
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| 1 | | the Department of Early Childhood's website: |
| 2 | | (1) criteria for the inclusion of college courses |
| 3 | | offered by State-based and out-of-state institutions on |
| 4 | | the course list; |
| 5 | | (2) criteria for the removal of courses from the |
| 6 | | course list; |
| 7 | | (3) a requirement that the removal of a course from |
| 8 | | the course list shall not negatively impact any early |
| 9 | | childhood teacher or director or early childhood teacher |
| 10 | | or director applicant who has taken or is currently |
| 11 | | enrolled in the course; |
| 12 | | (4) a notification plan for (i) the distribution of |
| 13 | | the course list and (ii) any updates to all licensed child |
| 14 | | care centers in this State; |
| 15 | | (5) an appeals process for courses deemed ineligible |
| 16 | | for the attainment of the required qualifications for an |
| 17 | | early childhood teacher or director; |
| 18 | | (6) a process for establishing eligibility |
| 19 | | requirements for college courses not on the course list; |
| 20 | | and |
| 21 | | (7) an appeals process for courses deemed ineligible |
| 22 | | by a neutral third party that is a recognized industry |
| 23 | | expert in early childhood development and child care |
| 24 | | employee credentialing. |
| 25 | | (d) The Department of Early Childhood may, at its |
| 26 | | discretion, contract with a third party organization that is a |
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| 1 | | recognized industry expert in the area of early childhood |
| 2 | | development and child care employee credentialing to perform |
| 3 | | the duties required by this Section. |
| 4 | | (e) The Department of Early Childhood may adopt rules to |
| 5 | | implement this Section.
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 10/9.1f new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 9.1f. Public list of qualified courses; training for |
| 8 | | licensing representatives. |
| 9 | | (a) Licensing representatives must be trained on the use |
| 10 | | of the course list established under Section 9.1e, the |
| 11 | | prohibitions for the course list, and the appeals process |
| 12 | | under Section 9.1e. |
| 13 | | (b) The Department of Early Childhood may, at its |
| 14 | | discretion, contract with a third party organization that is a |
| 15 | | recognized industry expert in the area of early childhood |
| 16 | | development and child care employee credentialing to perform |
| 17 | | the duties required by this Section. |
| 18 | | (c) The Department of Early Childhood may adopt rules to |
| 19 | | implement this Section.". |
