Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Filed: 4/20/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2374

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2374 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
5changing Sections 3 and 7 and by adding Section 6.5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 10/3)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2213)
7    Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may
8operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined in
9this Act, without a license or permit issued by the Department
10or without being approved by the Department as meeting the
11standards established for such licensing, with the exception
12of facilities for whom standards are established by the
13Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified
14Code of Corrections and with the exception of facilities
15defined in Section 2.10 of this Act, and with the exception of
16programs or facilities licensed by the Department of Human

 

 

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1Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act.
2    (b) No part day child care facility as described in
3Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the
4Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification
5shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the
6facility complies with state or local health standards and
7state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with the
8department every 2 years.
9    (c) The Director of the Department shall establish
10policies and coordinate activities relating to child care
11licensing, licensing of day care homes and day care centers.
12    (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing
13may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some
14government benefit.
15    (e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through
16(j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The
17Department shall provide written verification of exemption and
18description of compliance with standards for the health,
19safety, and development of the children who receive the
20services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to
21any other documentation required by the Department, a
22notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the
23standards of the Department of Public Health or local health
24department, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire
25Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the
26health and safety standards of the State Board of Education.

 

 

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1    (f) A qualified child care director, as defined in 89 Ill.
2Adm. Code 407.130, must be present at the open or close of the
3facility. A qualified early childhood teacher, as defined in
489 Ill. Adm. Code 407.140, who has been employed by the
5facility continuously for at least 24 months may otherwise be
6present for the first or last hour of the workday.
7    (g) A child care facility licensed under this Act may
8allow programs to staff classrooms with early childhood
9assistant qualified staff for up to 3 hours of their program
10day if this is documented in the facility's written staffing
11plan.
12(Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 10/6.5 new)
14    Sec. 6.5. Qualifications for early childhood teachers. An
15early childhood teacher must meet one of the following
16qualifications:
17        (1) complete 60 semester hours from an accredited
18    college or university with either 6 semester hours in
19    early childhood education or complete the Gateways ECE
20    (Early Childhood Education) Credential Level 1 training;
21        (2) complete 1,560 clock hours of child development
22    experience, and 30 semester hours from an accredited
23    college or university with either 6 semester hours in
24    early childhood education or Gateways ECE (Early Childhood
25    Education) Credential Level 1 training;

 

 

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1        (3) complete 2,080 clock hours of child development
2    experience as a teacher assistant in a day care center,
3    complete the Gateways ECE (Early Childhood Education)
4    Credential Level 1 training, and provide proof of
5    enrollment from an accredited college or university until
6    30 semester hours are attained or proof of enrollment in
7    an early childhood teacher credentialing program, either
8    of which must be completed in no more than 5 years from the
9    date of initial enrollment; or
10        (4) complete a credentialing program approved by the
11    Department in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code
12    407.Appendix G.
 
13    (225 ILCS 10/7)  (from Ch. 23, par. 2217)
14    Sec. 7. (a) The Department must prescribe and publish
15minimum standards for licensing that apply to the various
16types of facilities for child care defined in this Act and that
17are equally applicable to like institutions under the control
18of the Department and to foster family homes used by and under
19the direct supervision of the Department. The Department shall
20seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of
21the various types of child care facilities in establishing
22such standards. The standards prescribed and published under
23this Act take effect as provided in the Illinois
24Administrative Procedure Act, and are restricted to
25regulations pertaining to the following matters and to any

 

 

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1rules and regulations required or permitted by any other
2Section of this Act:
3        (1) The operation and conduct of the facility and
4    responsibility it assumes for child care;
5        (2) In accordance with Section 6.5, the The character,
6    suitability and qualifications of the applicant and other
7    persons directly responsible for the care and welfare of
8    children served. All child day care center licensees and
9    employees who are required to report child abuse or
10    neglect under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
11    shall be required to attend training on recognizing child
12    abuse and neglect, as prescribed by Department rules;
13        (3) The general financial ability and competence of
14    the applicant to provide necessary care for children and
15    to maintain prescribed standards;
16        (4) The number of individuals or staff required to
17    insure adequate supervision and care of the children
18    received. The standards shall provide that each child care
19    institution, maternity center, day care center, group
20    home, day care home, and group day care home shall have on
21    its premises during its hours of operation at least one
22    staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich
23    maneuver and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the
24    American Red Cross or other organization approved by rule
25    of the Department. Child welfare agencies shall not be
26    subject to such a staffing requirement. The Department may

 

 

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1    offer, or arrange for the offering, on a periodic basis in
2    each community in this State in cooperation with the
3    American Red Cross, the American Heart Association or
4    other appropriate organization, voluntary programs to
5    train operators of foster family homes and day care homes
6    in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
7        (5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and
8    general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of
9    adequate fire prevention and health standards conforming
10    to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the
11    physical comfort, care, and well-being of children
12    received;
13        (6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational
14    opportunities, program, equipment and individual supplies
15    to assure the healthy physical, mental, and spiritual
16    development of children served;
17        (7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of
18    children served;
19        (8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the
20    admission, progress, health, and discharge of children,
21    including, for day care centers and day care homes,
22    records indicating each child has been immunized as
23    required by State regulations. The Department shall
24    require proof that children enrolled in a facility have
25    been immunized against Haemophilus Influenzae B (HIB);
26        (9) Filing of reports with the Department;

 

 

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1        (10) Discipline of children;
2        (11) Protection and fostering of the particular
3    religious faith of the children served;
4        (12) Provisions prohibiting firearms on day care
5    center premises except in the possession of peace
6    officers;
7        (13) Provisions prohibiting handguns on day care home
8    premises except in the possession of peace officers or
9    other adults who must possess a handgun as a condition of
10    employment and who reside on the premises of a day care
11    home;
12        (14) Provisions requiring that any firearm permitted
13    on day care home premises, except handguns in the
14    possession of peace officers, shall be kept in a
15    disassembled state, without ammunition, in locked storage,
16    inaccessible to children and that ammunition permitted on
17    day care home premises shall be kept in locked storage
18    separate from that of disassembled firearms, inaccessible
19    to children;
20        (15) Provisions requiring notification of parents or
21    guardians enrolling children at a day care home of the
22    presence in the day care home of any firearms and
23    ammunition and of the arrangements for the separate,
24    locked storage of such firearms and ammunition;
25        (16) Provisions requiring all licensed child care
26    facility employees who care for newborns and infants to

 

 

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1    complete training every 3 years on the nature of sudden
2    unexpected infant death (SUID), sudden infant death
3    syndrome (SIDS), and the safe sleep recommendations of the
4    American Academy of Pediatrics; and
5        (17) With respect to foster family homes, provisions
6    requiring the Department to review quality of care
7    concerns and to consider those concerns in determining
8    whether a foster family home is qualified to care for
9    children.
10    (b) If, in a facility for general child care, there are
11children diagnosed as mentally ill or children diagnosed as
12having an intellectual or physical disability, who are
13determined to be in need of special mental treatment or of
14nursing care, or both mental treatment and nursing care, the
15Department shall seek the advice and recommendation of the
16Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health,
17or both Departments regarding the residential treatment and
18nursing care provided by the institution.
19    (c) The Department shall investigate any person applying
20to be licensed as a foster parent to determine whether there is
21any evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse in the
22prospective foster family. The Department shall not license a
23person as a foster parent if drug or alcohol abuse has been
24identified in the foster family or if a reasonable suspicion
25of such abuse exists, except that the Department may grant a
26foster parent license to an applicant identified with an

 

 

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1alcohol or drug problem if the applicant has successfully
2participated in an alcohol or drug treatment program,
3self-help group, or other suitable activities and if the
4Department determines that the foster family home can provide
5a safe, appropriate environment and meet the physical and
6emotional needs of children.
7    (d) The Department, in applying standards prescribed and
8published, as herein provided, shall offer consultation
9through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist
10applicants and licensees in meeting and maintaining minimum
11requirements for a license and to help them otherwise to
12achieve programs of excellence related to the care of children
13served. Such consultation shall include providing information
14concerning education and training in early childhood
15development to providers of day care home services. The
16Department may provide or arrange for such education and
17training for those providers who request such assistance.
18    (e) The Department shall distribute copies of licensing
19standards to all licensees and applicants for a license. Each
20licensee or holder of a permit shall distribute copies of the
21appropriate licensing standards and any other information
22required by the Department to child care facilities under its
23supervision. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall
24maintain appropriate documentation of the distribution of the
25standards. Such documentation shall be part of the records of
26the facility and subject to inspection by authorized

 

 

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1representatives of the Department.
2    (f) The Department shall prepare summaries of day care
3licensing standards. Each licensee or holder of a permit for a
4day care facility shall distribute a copy of the appropriate
5summary and any other information required by the Department,
6to the legal guardian of each child cared for in that facility
7at the time when the child is enrolled or initially placed in
8the facility. The licensee or holder of a permit for a day care
9facility shall secure appropriate documentation of the
10distribution of the summary and brochure. Such documentation
11shall be a part of the records of the facility and subject to
12inspection by an authorized representative of the Department.
13    (g) The Department shall distribute to each licensee and
14holder of a permit copies of the licensing or permit standards
15applicable to such person's facility. Each licensee or holder
16of a permit shall make available by posting at all times in a
17common or otherwise accessible area a complete and current set
18of licensing standards in order that all employees of the
19facility may have unrestricted access to such standards. All
20employees of the facility shall have reviewed the standards
21and any subsequent changes. Each licensee or holder of a
22permit shall maintain appropriate documentation of the current
23review of licensing standards by all employees. Such records
24shall be part of the records of the facility and subject to
25inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.
26    (h) Any standards involving physical examinations,

 

 

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1immunization, or medical treatment shall include appropriate
2exemptions for children whose parents object thereto on the
3grounds that they conflict with the tenets and practices of a
4recognized church or religious organization, of which the
5parent is an adherent or member, and for children who should
6not be subjected to immunization for clinical reasons.
7    (i) The Department, in cooperation with the Department of
8Public Health, shall work to increase immunization awareness
9and participation among parents of children enrolled in day
10care centers and day care homes by publishing on the
11Department's website information about the benefits of
12immunization against vaccine preventable diseases, including
13influenza and pertussis. The information for vaccine
14preventable diseases shall include the incidence and severity
15of the diseases, the availability of vaccines, and the
16importance of immunizing children and persons who frequently
17have close contact with children. The website content shall be
18reviewed annually in collaboration with the Department of
19Public Health to reflect the most current recommendations of
20the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The
21Department shall work with day care centers and day care homes
22licensed under this Act to ensure that the information is
23annually distributed to parents in August or September.
24    (j) Any standard adopted by the Department that requires
25an applicant for a license to operate a day care home to
26include a copy of a high school diploma or equivalent

 

 

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1certificate with his or her application shall be deemed to be
2satisfied if the applicant includes a copy of a high school
3diploma or equivalent certificate or a copy of a degree from an
4accredited institution of higher education or vocational
5institution or equivalent certificate.
6(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-779, eff. 1-1-17;
7100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".