103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4798
 
Introduced 2/6/2024, by Rep. Joyce Mason
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 10/3  from Ch. 23, par. 2213
    Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a child care facility licensed under the Act may allow programs to staff classrooms with early childhood assistant qualified staff for up to 3 hours of the program day if it is documented in the facility's written staffing plan.


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A BILL FOR
 
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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 
5changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 10/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2213)
7    Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may 
8operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in 
9this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department 
10or without being approved by the Department as meeting the 
11standards established for such licensing, with the exception 
12of facilities for whom standards are established by the 
13Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified 
14Code of Corrections and with the exception of facilities 
15defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of 
16programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human 
17Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act.
18    (b) No part day child care facility as described in 
19Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the 
20Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification 
21shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the 
22facility complies with state or local health standards and 
23state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with the 
 
 
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1department every 2 years.
2    (c) The Director of the Department shall establish 
3policies and coordinate activities relating to child care 
4licensing, licensing of day care homes and day care centers.
5    (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing 
6may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some 
7government benefit.
8    (e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through 
9(j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The 
10Department shall provide written verification of exemption and 
11description of compliance with standards for the health, 
12safety, and development of the children who receive the 
13services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to 
14any other documentation required by the Department, a 
15notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the 
16standards of the Department of Public Health or local health 
17department, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire 
18Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the 
19health and safety standards of the State Board of Education. 
20    (f) A child care facility licensed under this Act may 
21allow programs to staff classrooms with early childhood 
22assistant qualified staff for up to 3 hours of the program day 
23if it is documented in the facility's written staffing plan. 
24(Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)