95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5729


 
Introduced , by Rep. Monique D. Davis
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



225 ILCS 10/3
  from Ch. 23, par. 2213



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    Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires every day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, and group day care home to annually conduct a minimum of 2 day care evacuation drills  to address and prepare children enrolled in the day care facility and day care staff for fire incidents.  Provides that the drills shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Department of Children and Family services and that the days on which the drills are planned and subsequently carried out must be reported to the Department in a timely manner, as determined by the Department.
















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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended  by 
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changing Section 3 and by adding Section 5.7 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 10/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2213)


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    Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may 
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operate or
conduct any facility for child care, as defined in 
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this Act, without a
license or permit issued by the Department 
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or without being approved by
the Department as meeting the 
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standards established for such licensing,
with the exception of 
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facilities for whom standards are established by the
Department 
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of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of

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Corrections and with the exception of facilities defined in 
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Section 2.10
of this Act, and with the exception of programs or 
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facilities licensed by
the Department of Human Services under 
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the Alcoholism
and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act.

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    (b) No part day child care facility as described in Section 
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2.10 may operate
without written notification to the Department 
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or without complying with
Sections 5.7 and Section 7.1.  
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Notification shall include a notarized statement by the 
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facility
that the facility complies with state or local health 
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standards and state
fire safety standards, and shall be filed 
 


 






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with the department every 2 years.

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    (c) The Director of the Department shall establish policies 
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and coordinate
activities relating to child care licensing, 
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licensing of day care homes
and day care centers.

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    (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing 
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may apply for
licensing if licensing is required for some 
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government benefit.

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(Source: P.A. 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)


 
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    (225 ILCS 10/5.7  new)
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    Sec. 5.7. Fire drills required for day care facilities.
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    (a) In this Section, "day care evacuation drill" means a 
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pre-planned exercise conducted by a day care facility set forth 
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in subsection (b) of this Section that addresses
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both children enrolled in the day care facility and day care 
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staff for situations that occur when conditions outside of the 
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day care facility are safer than inside the day care facility. 
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    (b) Every day care center, part day child care facility, 
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day care home, and group day care home must, on an annual 
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basis, conduct a minimum of 2 day care evacuation drills to 
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address and prepare children and staff for fire incidents.  
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These drills shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the 
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Department. The days on which the drills are planned and 
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subsequently carried out must be reported to the Department in 
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a timely manner, as determined by the Department.