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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
5changing Section 3 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
17Services under the Substance Use Disorder Act.
18    (b) No part day child care facility as described in
19Section 2.10 may operate without written notification to the
20Department or without complying with Section 7.1. Notification
21shall include a notarized statement by the facility that the
22facility complies with state or local health standards and
23state fire safety standards, and shall be filed with the

 

 

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1department every 2 years.
2    (c) The Director of the Department shall establish
3policies and coordinate activities relating to child care
4licensing, licensing of day care homes and day care centers.
5    (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing
6may apply for licensing if licensing is required for some
7government benefit.
8    (e) A provider of day care described in items (a) through
9(j) of Section 2.09 of this Act is exempt from licensure. The
10Department shall provide written verification of exemption and
11description of compliance with standards for the health,
12safety, and development of the children who receive the
13services upon submission by the provider of, in addition to
14any other documentation required by the Department, a
15notarized statement that the facility complies with: (1) the
16standards of the Department of Public Health or local health
17department, (2) the fire safety standards of the State Fire
18Marshal, and (3) if operated in a public school building, the
19health and safety standards of the State Board of Education.
20    (f) Either a qualified child care director, as defined in
2189 Ill. Adm. Code 407.130, or a qualified early childhood
22teacher, as defined in 89 Ill. Adm. 407.140, with a minimum of
232,880 hours of experience as an early childhood teacher, must
24be present for the first and last hour of the workday and at
25the open or close of the facility.
26(Source: P.A. 99-699, eff. 7-29-16; 100-759, eff. 1-1-19.)