Full Text of HB2687 101st General Assembly
HB2687 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB2687 Introduced , by Rep. Margo McDermed SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 20 ILCS 3933/10 | | 20 ILCS 3933/13 new | | 225 ILCS 10/3 | from Ch. 23, par. 2213 |
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Amends the Illinois Early Learning Council Act. Provides that at least 50% of the persons appointed to the Illinois Early Learning Council shall represent privately-owned day care centers. Provides that any policy change or policy consideration of the Council shall, before being adopted, be provided to all licensed child care providers in this State in an electronic format allowing such providers a vote on the policy issue. Provides that any policy developed by the Council shall be adopted only upon receiving a majority approval of the child care providers notified of the proposed measure. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that in addition to meeting the requirements of the Act or any specified administrative rules concerning qualifications for early childhood teachers and school-age workers, an early childhood teacher responsible for a group of children that includes infants, toddlers, or preschool-age children shall show proof of enrollment in an accredited college or university in which he or she is working towards or has achieved at least 6 hours of college credit related directly to early child care studies. Provides that showing proof of enrollment or completion in an accredited college or university of up to at least 6 semester hours of college credit related to early child care studies shall satisfy both the semester hours and clock hours requirements to be an early childhood teacher. Provides for specified personnel of a child care facility to be present at the open and close of the facility.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Early Learning Council Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 13 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 3933/10)
| 8 | | Sec. 10. Membership. The Illinois Early Learning Council | 9 | | shall
include representation from both public and private | 10 | | organizations,
and its membership
shall
reflect regional, | 11 | | racial, and cultural diversity to ensure representation of
the | 12 | | needs of all
Illinois children. At least 50% of the persons | 13 | | appointed to the Council shall represent privately-owned day | 14 | | care centers. One member shall be
appointed by the President of | 15 | | the Senate, one member
appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 16 | | Senate, one member appointed
by the Speaker of the House of | 17 | | Representatives, one member appointed
by the Minority Leader of | 18 | | the House of Representatives, and other
members appointed by | 19 | | the Governor.
The Governor's appointments shall include | 20 | | without limitation the following:
| 21 | | (1) A leader of stature from the Governor's office, to | 22 | | serve as
co-chairperson of the Council.
| 23 | | (2) The chief administrators of the following State |
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| 1 | | agencies: State Board
of Education; Department of Human | 2 | | Services; Department of Children and
Family Services; | 3 | | Department of Public Health; Department of Healthcare and | 4 | | Family Services; Board
of Higher Education; and Illinois | 5 | | Community College Board.
| 6 | | (3) Local government stakeholders and nongovernment | 7 | | stakeholders with
an interest in early childhood care and | 8 | | education, including representation
from
the following | 9 | | private-sector fields and constituencies: early childhood
| 10 | | education
and development; child care; child advocacy; | 11 | | parenting support; local community
collaborations among | 12 | | early care and education programs and services; maternal
| 13 | | and child health; children with special needs; business; | 14 | | labor; and law
enforcement. The Governor shall designate | 15 | | one of the members who is a
nongovernment stakeholder to | 16 | | serve as co-chairperson.
| 17 | | In addition, the Governor shall request that the Region V | 18 | | office of the U.S.
Department of
Health and Human Services' | 19 | | Administration for Children and Families appoint a
member
to | 20 | | the Council to represent federal children's programs and | 21 | | services.
| 22 | | Members appointed by General Assembly members and members | 23 | | appointed by
the Governor who are local government or | 24 | | nongovernment stakeholders shall serve
3-year terms, except | 25 | | that of the initial appointments, half of these members,
as
| 26 | | determined by lot, shall be appointed to 2-year terms so that |
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| 1 | | terms are
staggered.
Members shall serve on a
voluntary, unpaid | 2 | | basis.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
| 4 | | (20 ILCS 3933/13 new) | 5 | | Sec. 13. Policy development. Any policy change or policy | 6 | | consideration of the Council shall, before being adopted, be | 7 | | provided to all licensed child care providers in this State in | 8 | | an electronic format allowing such providers a vote on the | 9 | | policy issue. Any policy developed by the Council shall be | 10 | | adopted only upon receiving a majority approval of the child | 11 | | care providers notified of the proposed measure. | 12 | | Section 10. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by | 13 | | changing Section 3 as follows:
| 14 | | (225 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2213)
| 15 | | Sec. 3.
(a) No person, group of persons or corporation may | 16 | | operate or
conduct any facility for child care, as defined in | 17 | | this Act, without a
license or permit issued by the Department | 18 | | or without being approved by
the Department as meeting the | 19 | | standards established for such licensing,
with the exception of | 20 | | facilities for whom standards are established by the
Department | 21 | | of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of
| 22 | | Corrections and with the exception of facilities defined in | 23 | | Section 2.10
of this Act, and with the exception of programs or |
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| 1 | | facilities licensed by
the Department of Human Services under | 2 | | the Substance Use Disorder Act.
| 3 | | (b) No part day child care facility as described in Section | 4 | | 2.10 may operate
without written notification to the Department | 5 | | or without complying with
Section 7.1. Notification shall | 6 | | include a notarized statement by the facility
that the facility | 7 | | complies with state or local health standards and state
fire | 8 | | safety standards, and shall be filed with the department every | 9 | | 2 years.
| 10 | | (c) The Director of the Department shall establish policies | 11 | | and coordinate
activities relating to child care licensing, | 12 | | licensing of day care homes
and day care centers.
| 13 | | (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing | 14 | | may apply for
licensing if licensing is required for some | 15 | | government benefit. | 16 | | (e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through | 17 | | (j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The | 18 | | Department shall provide written verification of exemption and | 19 | | description of compliance with standards for the health, | 20 | | safety, and development of the children who receive the | 21 | | services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to any | 22 | | other documentation required by the Department, a notarized | 23 | | statement that the facility complies with: (1) the standards of | 24 | | the Department of Public Health or local health department, (2) | 25 | | the fire safety standards of the State Fire Marshal, and (3) if | 26 | | operated in a public school building, the health and safety |
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| 1 | | standards of the State Board of Education.
| 2 | | (f) In addition to meeting the requirements of this Act or | 3 | | any rules adopted under Section 407.140 of Title 89 of the | 4 | | Administrative Code concerning qualifications for early | 5 | | childhood teachers and school-age workers, an early childhood | 6 | | teacher responsible for a group of children that includes | 7 | | infants, toddlers, or preschool-age children shall show proof | 8 | | of enrollment in an accredited college or university in which | 9 | | he or she is working towards or has achieved at least 6 hours | 10 | | of college credit related directly to early child care studies. | 11 | | Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 407.140 of Title | 12 | | 89 of the Administrative Code, showing proof of enrollment or | 13 | | completion in an accredited college or university of up to at | 14 | | least 6 semester hours of college credit related to early child | 15 | | care studies shall satisfy both the semester hours and clock | 16 | | hours requirements to be an early childhood teacher. | 17 | | (g) A director-qualified individual of a child care | 18 | | facility shall be present at the open and close of the | 19 | | facility. A teacher-qualified individual that has been | 20 | | employed by the facility continuously for at least 24 months | 21 | | may otherwise be present. | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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