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Human Services Committee
Filed: 3/12/2008
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5729
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5729 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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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. Emergency response plans. Every day care center, |
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| part day child care facility, day care home, and group day care |
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| home shall prepare and follow written plans for immediate |
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| response in case of emergency. Evacuation plans shall identify |
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| the exits from each area used for child care and shall specify |
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| the evacuation route. Monthly fire drills shall be conducted |
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| for the purpose of removing children from the facility or home |
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| as quickly as possible. Tornado drills shall be conducted |
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| monthly by day care homes and group day care homes and 2 times |