SB2321sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 2/29/2016

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2321

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2321 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following:

"changing Sections 2.09 and 3 as follows:"; and

on page 3, line 17, after "eligibility.", by inserting the following:

"Child care services provided by these organizations and programs are subject to approval and must be appropriate for payment under the child care assistance program."; and

on page 3, immediately below line 18, by inserting the following:

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

Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department or without being approved by the Department as meeting the standards established for such licensing, with the exception of facilities for whom standards are established by the Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections and with the exception of facilities defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services under the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act.

(b) No part day child care facility as described in Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the facility complies with state or local health standards and state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with the department every 2 years.

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

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

(e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through (h) of Section 2.09 of this Act, upon review and approval of the Department, is exempt from licensure and the Department shall provide a written verification of exemption and description of compliance with standards for the health, safety, and development of the children who receive the services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to any other documentation required by the Department, a notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the standards of the Department of Public Health or local health department and (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire Marshal and, if operated in a public school building, the health and safety standards of the State Board of Education.

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