96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2385


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













225 ILCS 10/6.1 new










    Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department must adopt by rule a rating system for all day care facilities licensed under the Act, and seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various types of child care facilities in establishing such rating system. Provides that after each inspection by the Department, a day care facility must receive a rating from the Department and be provided some form of notice which explains the basis for the  rating that it received. Provides that a day care facilities must conspicuously display its rating on the premises in a form to be determined by the Department. Provides that upon the request of a day care facility, the Department  may  re-inspect the day care facility and issue a  new rating. Provides that the Department may require that a fee be paid by the day care facility to cover the costs of such re-inspection.
















LRB096 09716 ASK 19879 b

















FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB2385

LRB096 09716 ASK 19879 b






1
    AN ACT concerning child care.

 
2
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3
represented in the General Assembly:


 
4
    Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended  by adding 
5
Section 6.1 as follows:
 
6
    (225 ILCS 10/6.1  new)
7
    Sec. 6.1. Rating system for day care facilities. 
8
    (a) For the purposes of this Section, "day care facility" 
9
means  any day care center, day care agency, part day care child 
10
facility, day care home, or group day care home that is 
11
licensed under this Act.
12
    The Department must adopt by rule a rating system for all 
13
day care facilities licensed under this Act, and seek the 
14
advice and assistance of persons representative of the various 
15
types of child care facilities in establishing such rating 
16
system.
17
    (b) After each inspection by the Department, a day care 
18
facility must receive a rating from the Department and be 
19
provided some form of notice which explains the basis for the  
20
rating that it received.
21
    (c) Any day care facility that receives a rating from the 
22
Department pursuant to this Section must conspicuously display 
23
its rating on the premises in a form to be determined by the 
 


 






HB2385
- 2 -
LRB096 09716 ASK 19879 b




1
Department. 
2
    (d) The Department must make its ratings of day care 
3
facilities publicly available on its website. 
4
    (e) Upon the request of a day care facility, the Department  
5
may  re-inspect the day care facility and issue a  new rating. 
6
The Department may require that a fee be paid by the day care 
7
facility to cover the costs of such re-inspection.