Public Act 90-0090 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0090
HB0653 Enrolled LRB9003649DPpc
AN ACT to amend the Child Care Act of 1969 by changing
Section 4.
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 4 as follows:
(225 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2214)
Sec. 4. License requirement; application; notice.
(a) Any person, group of persons or corporation who or
which receives children or arranges for care or placement of
one or more children unrelated to the operator must apply for
a license to operate one of the types of facilities defined
in Sections 2.05 through 2.19 of this Act. Any relative who
receives a child or children for placement by the Department
on a full-time basis may apply for a license to operate a
foster family home as defined in Section 2.17 of this Act.
(b) Application for a license to operate a child care
facility must be made to the Department in the manner and on
forms prescribed by it. An application to operate a foster
family home shall include, at a minimum: a completed written
form; written authorization by the applicant and all adult
members of the applicant's household to conduct a criminal
background investigation; medical evidence in the form of a
medical report, on forms prescribed by the Department, that
the applicant and all members of the household are free from
communicable diseases or physical and mental conditions that
affect their ability to provide care for the child or
children; the names and addresses of at least 3 persons not
related to the applicant who can attest to the applicant's
moral character; and fingerprints submitted by the applicant
and all adult members of the applicant's household.
(c) The Department shall notify the public when a child
care institution, maternity center, or group home licensed by
the Department undergoes a change in (i) the range of care or
services offered at the facility, (ii) the age or type of
children served, or (iii) the area within the facility used
by children. The Department shall notify the public of the
change in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or
municipality in which the applicant's facility is or is
proposed to be located.
(d) If, upon examination of the facility and
investigation of persons responsible for care of children,
the Department is satisfied that the facility and responsible
persons reasonably meet standards prescribed for the type of
facility for which application is made, it shall issue a
license in proper form, designating on that license the type
of child care facility and, except for a child welfare
agency, the number of children to be served at any one time.
(Source: P.A. 89-21, eff. 7-1-95.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.