Public Act 103-0821
 
HB4491 EnrolledLRB103 35774 SPS 65856 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by 
changing Section 3 as follows:
 
    (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 Substance Use Disorder 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 
(j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The 
Department shall provide 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, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire 
Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the 
health and safety standards of the State Board of Education. 
    (f) Through June 30, 2029, either a qualified child care 
director, as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130, or a 
qualified early childhood teacher, as described in 89 Ill. 
Adm. Code 407.140, with a minimum of 2,880 hours of experience 
as an early childhood teacher at the early childhood teacher's 
current facility must be present for the first and last hour of 
the workday and at the open or close of the facility. The 
Department shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. 
Such rules must be filed with the Joint Committee on 
Administrative Rules no later than January 1, 2025. 
(Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  8/9/2024