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| | HB5596 Engrossed | | LRB103 38937 RTM 69074 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation. |
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 3.7 as follows: |
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. |