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| | HB5596 Engrossed | | LRB103 38937 RTM 69074 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 3.7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 10/3.7 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.7. Exemption from licensure; day care homes and |
| 8 | | group day care homes serving children of military personnel. |
| 9 | | Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a day |
| 10 | | care home or group day care home is not required to be licensed |
| 11 | | under this Act if the day care home or group day care home: (1) |
| 12 | | serves dependent children of military personnel; (2) is |
| 13 | | located on a military base, federal property, or private |
| 14 | | military sponsored housing; and (3) is certified as a child |
| 15 | | development program by a branch of the U.S. Department of |
| 16 | | Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Department of |
| 17 | | Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard, or their agents, including an |
| 18 | | installation commander of a military base on which a day care |
| 19 | | home or group day care home is located, may assume |
| 20 | | responsibility for approving or determining which children may |
| 21 | | be served by the day care homes or group day care homes that |
| 22 | | are exempt from licensure under this Section. |