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90_SB1513
225 ILCS 10/4.5 new
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Requires operators of
licensed child care facilities to complete a basic training
course in providing care to children with disabilities.
Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to
issue rules and provide technical assistance.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Child Care Act of 1969 by adding
2 Section 4.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
6 adding Section 4.5 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 10/4.5 new)
8 Sec. 4.5. Children with disabilities; training.
9 (a) An operator of a licensed child care facility must
10 successfully complete a basic training course in providing
11 care to children with disabilities. Evidence satisfactory to
12 the Department demonstrating successful completion of a basic
13 training course in providing care to children with
14 disabilities must be presented to the Department before
15 applying for a license or renewal of a license in 2000 and
16 thereafter. Once an operator has presented satisfactory
17 evidence of completion of the basic training course to the
18 Department, the operator shall not again be required to
19 provide that evidence.
20 (b) The Department shall promulgate rules establishing
21 the requirements for basic training in providing care to
22 children with disabilities. Upon request by operators or
23 parents, the Department shall provide technical assistance
24 regarding the care of children with disabilities.