103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2277 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09 Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the term "day care center" does not include special activities programs, including recreation and programs offered by park districts to children who shall have attained the age of 3 years old if the program meets 5 hours at a time or less and no more than 25 hours during any week, and the park district conducts background investigations on employees of the program. Effective immediately. LRB103 05264 AMQ 50282 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2277 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09 225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09 Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the term "day care center" does not include special activities programs, including recreation and programs offered by park districts to children who shall have attained the age of 3 years old if the program meets 5 hours at a time or less and no more than 25 hours during any week, and the park district conducts background investigations on employees of the program. Effective immediately. LRB103 05264 AMQ 50282 b LRB103 05264 AMQ 50282 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2277 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09 225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09
225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the term "day care center" does not include special activities programs, including recreation and programs offered by park districts to children who shall have attained the age of 3 years old if the program meets 5 hours at a time or less and no more than 25 hours during any week, and the park district conducts background investigations on employees of the program. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
5 changing Section 2.09 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 10/2.09) (from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09)
7 Sec. 2.09. "Day care center" means any child care facility
8 which regularly provides day care for less than 24 hours per
9 day for (1) more than 8 children in a family home, or (2) more
10 than 3 children in a facility other than a family home,
11 including senior citizen buildings.
12 The term does not include:
13 (a) programs operated by (i) public or private
14 elementary school systems or secondary level school units
15 or institutions of higher learning that serve children who
16 shall have attained the age of 3 years or (ii) private
17 entities on the grounds of public or private elementary or
18 secondary schools and that serve children who have
19 attained the age of 3 years, except that this exception
20 applies only to the facility and not to the private
21 entities' personnel operating the program;
22 (b) programs or that portion of the program which
23 serves children who shall have attained the age of 3 years
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2277 Introduced , by Rep. Anna Moeller SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09 225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09
225 ILCS 10/2.09 from Ch. 23, par. 2212.09
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the term "day care center" does not include special activities programs, including recreation and programs offered by park districts to children who shall have attained the age of 3 years old if the program meets 5 hours at a time or less and no more than 25 hours during any week, and the park district conducts background investigations on employees of the program. Effective immediately.
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1 and which are recognized by the State Board of Education;
2 (c) educational program or programs serving children
3 who shall have attained the age of 3 years and which are
4 operated by a school which is registered with the State
5 Board of Education and which is recognized or accredited
6 by a recognized national or multistate educational
7 organization or association which regularly recognizes or
8 accredits schools;
9 (d) programs which exclusively serve or that portion
10 of the program which serves children with disabilities who
11 shall have attained the age of 3 years but are less than 21
12 years of age and which are registered and approved as
13 meeting standards of the State Board of Education and
14 applicable fire marshal standards;
15 (e) facilities operated in connection with a shopping
16 center or service, religious services, or other similar
17 facility, where transient children are cared for
18 temporarily while parents or custodians of the children
19 are occupied on the premises and readily available;
20 (f) any type of day care center that is conducted on
21 federal government premises;
22 (g) special activities programs, including athletics,
23 recreation, crafts instruction, and similar activities
24 conducted on an organized and periodic basis by civic,
25 charitable and governmental organizations, including, but
26 not limited to, programs offered by park districts to
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1 children who shall have attained the age of 3 years old if
2 the program meets 5 hours at a time or less and no more
3 than 25 hours during any week, and the park district
4 conducts background investigations on employees of the
5 program pursuant to Section 8-23 of the Park District
6 Code;
7 (h) part day child care facilities, as defined in
8 Section 2.10 of this Act;
9 (i) programs or that portion of the program which:
10 (1) serves children who shall have attained the
11 age of 3 years;
12 (2) is operated by churches or religious
13 institutions as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
14 federal Internal Revenue Code;
15 (3) receives no governmental aid;
16 (4) is operated as a component of a religious,
17 nonprofit elementary school;
18 (5) operates primarily to provide religious
19 education; and
20 (6) meets appropriate State or local health and
21 fire safety standards; or
22 (j) programs or portions of programs that:
23 (1) serve only school-age children and youth
24 (defined as full-time kindergarten children, as
25 defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.45, or older);
26 (2) are organized to promote childhood learning,
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1 child and youth development, educational or
2 recreational activities, or character-building;
3 (3) operate primarily during out-of-school time or
4 at times when school is not normally in session;
5 (4) comply with the standards of the Illinois
6 Department of Public Health (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750) or
7 the local health department, the Illinois State Fire
8 Marshal (41 Ill. Adm. Code 100), and the following
9 additional health and safety requirements: procedures
10 for employee and volunteer emergency preparedness and
11 practice drills; procedures to ensure that first aid
12 kits are maintained and ready to use; the placement of
13 a minimum level of liability insurance as determined
14 by the Department; procedures for the availability of
15 a working telephone that is onsite and accessible at
16 all times; procedures to ensure that emergency phone
17 numbers are posted onsite; and a restriction on
18 handgun or weapon possession onsite, except if
19 possessed by a peace officer;
20 (5) perform and maintain authorization and results
21 of criminal history checks through the Illinois State
22 Police and FBI and checks of the Illinois Sex Offender
23 Registry, the National Sex Offender Registry, and
24 Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System for employees
25 and volunteers who work directly with children;
26 (6) make hiring decisions in accordance with the
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1 prohibitions against barrier crimes as specified in
2 Section 4.2 of this Act or in Section 21B-80 of the
3 School Code;
4 (7) provide parents with written disclosure that
5 the operations of the program are not regulated by
6 licensing requirements; and
7 (8) obtain and maintain records showing the first
8 and last name and date of birth of the child, name,
9 address, and telephone number of each parent,
10 emergency contact information, and written
11 authorization for medical care.
12 Programs or portions of programs requesting Child Care
13 Assistance Program (CCAP) funding and otherwise meeting the
14 requirements under item (j) shall request exemption from the
15 Department and be determined exempt prior to receiving funding
16 and must annually meet the eligibility requirements and be
17 appropriate for payment under the CCAP.
18 Programs or portions of programs under item (j) that do
19 not receive State or federal funds must comply with staff
20 qualification and training standards established by rule by
21 the Department of Human Services. The Department of Human
22 Services shall set such standards after review of Afterschool
23 for Children and Teens Now (ACT Now) evidence-based quality
24 standards developed for school-age out-of-school time
25 programs, feedback from the school-age out-of-school time
26 program professionals, and review of out-of-school time
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1 professional development frameworks and quality tools.
2 Out-of-school time programs for school-age youth that
3 receive State or federal funds must comply with only those
4 staff qualifications and training standards set for the
5 program by the State or federal entity issuing the funds.
6 For purposes of items (a), (b), (c), (d), and (i) of this
7 Section, "children who shall have attained the age of 3 years"
8 shall mean children who are 3 years of age, but less than 4
9 years of age, at the time of enrollment in the program.
10 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-699, eff. 7-29-16;
11 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.
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