Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0104

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shall charge a fee not to exceed $500 for issuing or renewing a license on every child care facility, other than a foster home. Provides that the Department may fine a day care facility for a violation of the Act. Provides that all fees and fines collected by the Department under the Act shall be deposited into the DCFS Children's Services Fund and must be used to enhance services by the Department pursuant to the Act. Provides that the Department shall publish information on substantiated violations found in all day care facilities licensed under this Act. Requires that the Department prescribe and publish a schedule for the fees and fines for violations of day care centers under the Act. Adds as one of the grounds for discipline the failure to pay a renewal fee or fine owed to the Department under the Act. Makes other changes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department shall charge a fee for application for or renewal of a license on every day care center, day care home, or group day care home. Provides that the Department may assess a fine on any day care center for a violation of this Act. Provides that an application for a license to operate a day care center, day care home, or group day care home shall include a non-refundable application fee. Requires the Department to publish all substantiated violations found in all day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. Makes other corresponding changes. Effective July 1, 2013.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
1/27/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
1/27/2011	Senate	First Reading
1/27/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/9/2011	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2/15/2011	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
3/1/2011	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
3/10/2011	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
3/11/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/11/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/14/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
3/15/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/15/2011	Senate	Held in Human Services
3/18/2011	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/8/2013	Senate	Session Sine Die

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