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Illinois House Bill HB2638 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2638 Introduced , by Rep. Martin McLaughlin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 10/5.13 new225 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2217 Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Department of Children and Family Services shall require each licensed day care center to maintain a video security system and maintain video surveillance of all public areas within the premises of the day care center, including, but not limited to, hallways, entrances, play areas, common rooms, and eating areas. Provides that video surveillance shall not take place in private areas within the day care center, including, but not limited to, bathrooms and changing areas. Provides that, if a video security system is deemed inadequate by the Department, the day care center shall have 30 days to correct the inadequacy. Provides that each licensed day care center must notify all parents of children attending the day care center that public areas are under video surveillance and must post a sign at the entrance of the day care center that informs visitors that the area is under video surveillance. Provides that the minimum standards for licensing shall require that each child care institution, maternity center, day care center, group home, day care home, and group day care home require that every staff member involved in the direct care of children be certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(rather than have on its premises during its hours of operation at least one staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation). LRB104 03327 AAS 13349 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2638 Introduced , by Rep. Martin McLaughlin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 10/5.13 new225 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2217 225 ILCS 10/5.13 new 225 ILCS 10/7 from Ch. 23, par. 2217 Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Department of Children and Family Services shall require each licensed day care center to maintain a video security system and maintain video surveillance of all public areas within the premises of the day care center, including, but not limited to, hallways, entrances, play areas, common rooms, and eating areas. Provides that video surveillance shall not take place in private areas within the day care center, including, but not limited to, bathrooms and changing areas. Provides that, if a video security system is deemed inadequate by the Department, the day care center shall have 30 days to correct the inadequacy. Provides that each licensed day care center must notify all parents of children attending the day care center that public areas are under video surveillance and must post a sign at the entrance of the day care center that informs visitors that the area is under video surveillance. Provides that the minimum standards for licensing shall require that each child care institution, maternity center, day care center, group home, day care home, and group day care home require that every staff member involved in the direct care of children be certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(rather than have on its premises during its hours of operation at least one staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation). LRB104 03327 AAS 13349 b LRB104 03327 AAS 13349 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2638 Introduced , by Rep. Martin McLaughlin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Department of Children and Family Services shall require each licensed day care center to maintain a video security system and maintain video surveillance of all public areas within the premises of the day care center, including, but not limited to, hallways, entrances, play areas, common rooms, and eating areas. Provides that video surveillance shall not take place in private areas within the day care center, including, but not limited to, bathrooms and changing areas. Provides that, if a video security system is deemed inadequate by the Department, the day care center shall have 30 days to correct the inadequacy. Provides that each licensed day care center must notify all parents of children attending the day care center that public areas are under video surveillance and must post a sign at the entrance of the day care center that informs visitors that the area is under video surveillance. Provides that the minimum standards for licensing shall require that each child care institution, maternity center, day care center, group home, day care home, and group day care home require that every staff member involved in the direct care of children be certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(rather than have on its premises during its hours of operation at least one staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by
16	16	5 changing Section 7 and by adding Section 5.13 as follows:
17	17	6 (225 ILCS 10/5.13 new)
18	18	7 Sec. 5.13. Video surveillance.
19	19	8 (a) On or before July 1, 2026, the Department shall
20	20	9 require each licensed day care center to maintain a video
21	21	10 security system and maintain video surveillance of all public
22	22	11 areas within the premises of the day care center, including,
23	23	12 but not limited to, hallways, entrances, play areas, common
24	24	13 rooms, and eating areas. Video surveillance shall not take
25	25	14 place in private areas within the day care center, including,
26	26	15 but not limited to, bathrooms and changing areas. If a video
27	27	16 security system is deemed inadequate by the Department, the
28	28	17 day care center shall have 30 days to correct the inadequacy.
29	29	18 (b) Each licensed day care center must notify all parents
30	30	19 of children attending the day care center that public areas
31	31	20 are under video surveillance and must post a sign at the
32	32	21 entrance of the day care center that informs visitors that the
33	33	22 area is under video surveillance.
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41	41	Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that, on or before July 1, 2026, the Department of Children and Family Services shall require each licensed day care center to maintain a video security system and maintain video surveillance of all public areas within the premises of the day care center, including, but not limited to, hallways, entrances, play areas, common rooms, and eating areas. Provides that video surveillance shall not take place in private areas within the day care center, including, but not limited to, bathrooms and changing areas. Provides that, if a video security system is deemed inadequate by the Department, the day care center shall have 30 days to correct the inadequacy. Provides that each licensed day care center must notify all parents of children attending the day care center that public areas are under video surveillance and must post a sign at the entrance of the day care center that informs visitors that the area is under video surveillance. Provides that the minimum standards for licensing shall require that each child care institution, maternity center, day care center, group home, day care home, and group day care home require that every staff member involved in the direct care of children be certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(rather than have on its premises during its hours of operation at least one staff member certified in first aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
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70	70	1 (225 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 23, par. 2217)
71	71	2 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-594)
72	72	3 Sec. 7. (a) The Department must prescribe and publish
73	73	4 minimum standards for licensing that apply to the various
74	74	5 types of facilities for child care defined in this Act and that
75	75	6 are equally applicable to like institutions under the control
76	76	7 of the Department and to foster family homes used by and under
77	77	8 the direct supervision of the Department. The Department shall
78	78	9 seek the advice and assistance of persons representative of
79	79	10 the various types of child care facilities in establishing
80	80	11 such standards. The standards prescribed and published under
81	81	12 this Act take effect as provided in the Illinois
82	82	13 Administrative Procedure Act, and are restricted to
83	83	14 regulations pertaining to the following matters and to any
84	84	15 rules and regulations required or permitted by any other
85	85	16 Section of this Act:
86	86	17 (1) The operation and conduct of the facility and
87	87	18 responsibility it assumes for child care;
88	88	19 (2) The character, suitability and qualifications of
89	89	20 the applicant and other persons directly responsible for
90	90	21 the care and welfare of children served. All child day
91	91	22 care center licensees and employees who are required to
92	92	23 report child abuse or neglect under the Abused and
93	93	24 Neglected Child Reporting Act shall be required to attend
94	94	25 training on recognizing child abuse and neglect, as
95	95	26 prescribed by Department rules;
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106	106	1 (3) The general financial ability and competence of
107	107	2 the applicant to provide necessary care for children and
108	108	3 to maintain prescribed standards;
109	109	4 (4) The number of individuals or staff required to
110	110	5 insure adequate supervision and care of the children
111	111	6 received. The standards shall provide that each child care
112	112	7 institution, maternity center, day care center, group
113	113	8 home, day care home, and group day care home shall require
114	114	9 that every staff member involved in the direct care of
115	115	10 children be have on its premises during its hours of
116	116	11 operation at least one staff member certified in first
117	117	12 aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary
118	118	13 resuscitation by the American Red Cross or other
119	119	14 organization approved by rule of the Department. Child
120	120	15 welfare agencies shall not be subject to such a staffing
121	121	16 requirement. The Department may offer, or arrange for the
122	122	17 offering, on a periodic basis in each community in this
123	123	18 State in cooperation with the American Red Cross, the
124	124	19 American Heart Association, or other appropriate
125	125	20 organizations organization, voluntary programs to train
126	126	21 operators of foster family homes and day care homes in
127	127	22 first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
128	128	23 (5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and
129	129	24 general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of
130	130	25 adequate fire prevention and health standards conforming
131	131	26 to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the
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142	142	1 physical comfort, care, and well-being of children
143	143	2 received;
144	144	3 (6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational
145	145	4 opportunities, program, equipment and individual supplies
146	146	5 to assure the healthy physical, mental, and spiritual
147	147	6 development of children served;
148	148	7 (7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of
149	149	8 children served;
150	150	9 (8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the
151	151	10 admission, progress, health, and discharge of children,
152	152	11 including, for day care centers and day care homes,
153	153	12 records indicating each child has been immunized as
154	154	13 required by State regulations. The Department shall
155	155	14 require proof that children enrolled in a facility have
156	156	15 been immunized against Haemophilus Influenzae B (HIB);
157	157	16 (9) Filing of reports with the Department;
158	158	17 (10) Discipline of children;
159	159	18 (11) Protection and fostering of the particular
160	160	19 religious faith of the children served;
161	161	20 (12) Provisions prohibiting firearms on day care
162	162	21 center premises except in the possession of peace
163	163	22 officers;
164	164	23 (13) Provisions prohibiting handguns on day care home
165	165	24 premises except in the possession of peace officers or
166	166	25 other adults who must possess a handgun as a condition of
167	167	26 employment and who reside on the premises of a day care
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178	178	1 home;
179	179	2 (14) Provisions requiring that any firearm permitted
180	180	3 on day care home premises, except handguns in the
181	181	4 possession of peace officers, shall be kept in a
182	182	5 disassembled state, without ammunition, in locked storage,
183	183	6 inaccessible to children and that ammunition permitted on
184	184	7 day care home premises shall be kept in locked storage
185	185	8 separate from that of disassembled firearms, inaccessible
186	186	9 to children;
187	187	10 (15) Provisions requiring notification of parents or
188	188	11 guardians enrolling children at a day care home of the
189	189	12 presence in the day care home of any firearms and
190	190	13 ammunition and of the arrangements for the separate,
191	191	14 locked storage of such firearms and ammunition;
192	192	15 (16) Provisions requiring all licensed child care
193	193	16 facility employees who care for newborns and infants to
194	194	17 complete training every 3 years on the nature of sudden
195	195	18 unexpected infant death (SUID), sudden infant death
196	196	19 syndrome (SIDS), and the safe sleep recommendations of the
197	197	20 American Academy of Pediatrics; and
198	198	21 (17) With respect to foster family homes, provisions
199	199	22 requiring the Department to review quality of care
200	200	23 concerns and to consider those concerns in determining
201	201	24 whether a foster family home is qualified to care for
202	202	25 children.
203	203	26 By July 1, 2022, all licensed day care home providers,
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214	214	1 licensed group day care home providers, and licensed day care
215	215	2 center directors and classroom staff shall participate in at
216	216	3 least one training that includes the topics of early childhood
217	217	4 social emotional learning, infant and early childhood mental
218	218	5 health, early childhood trauma, or adverse childhood
219	219	6 experiences. Current licensed providers, directors, and
220	220	7 classroom staff shall complete training by July 1, 2022 and
221	221	8 shall participate in training that includes the above topics
222	222	9 at least once every 3 years.
223	223	10 (b) If, in a facility for general child care, there are
224	224	11 children diagnosed as mentally ill or children diagnosed as
225	225	12 having an intellectual or physical disability, who are
226	226	13 determined to be in need of special mental treatment or of
227	227	14 nursing care, or both mental treatment and nursing care, the
228	228	15 Department shall seek the advice and recommendation of the
229	229	16 Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health,
230	230	17 or both Departments regarding the residential treatment and
231	231	18 nursing care provided by the institution.
232	232	19 (c) The Department shall investigate any person applying
233	233	20 to be licensed as a foster parent to determine whether there is
234	234	21 any evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse in the
235	235	22 prospective foster family. The Department shall not license a
236	236	23 person as a foster parent if drug or alcohol abuse has been
237	237	24 identified in the foster family or if a reasonable suspicion
238	238	25 of such abuse exists, except that the Department may grant a
239	239	26 foster parent license to an applicant identified with an
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250	250	1 alcohol or drug problem if the applicant has successfully
251	251	2 participated in an alcohol or drug treatment program,
252	252	3 self-help group, or other suitable activities and if the
253	253	4 Department determines that the foster family home can provide
254	254	5 a safe, appropriate environment and meet the physical and
255	255	6 emotional needs of children.
256	256	7 (d) The Department, in applying standards prescribed and
257	257	8 published, as herein provided, shall offer consultation
258	258	9 through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist
259	259	10 applicants and licensees in meeting and maintaining minimum
260	260	11 requirements for a license and to help them otherwise to
261	261	12 achieve programs of excellence related to the care of children
262	262	13 served. Such consultation shall include providing information
263	263	14 concerning education and training in early childhood
264	264	15 development to providers of day care home services. The
265	265	16 Department may provide or arrange for such education and
266	266	17 training for those providers who request such assistance.
267	267	18 (e) The Department shall distribute copies of licensing
268	268	19 standards to all licensees and applicants for a license. Each
269	269	20 licensee or holder of a permit shall distribute copies of the
270	270	21 appropriate licensing standards and any other information
271	271	22 required by the Department to child care facilities under its
272	272	23 supervision. Each licensee or holder of a permit shall
273	273	24 maintain appropriate documentation of the distribution of the
274	274	25 standards. Such documentation shall be part of the records of
275	275	26 the facility and subject to inspection by authorized
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286	286	1 representatives of the Department.
287	287	2 (f) The Department shall prepare summaries of day care
288	288	3 licensing standards. Each licensee or holder of a permit for a
289	289	4 day care facility shall distribute a copy of the appropriate
290	290	5 summary and any other information required by the Department,
291	291	6 to the legal guardian of each child cared for in that facility
292	292	7 at the time when the child is enrolled or initially placed in
293	293	8 the facility. The licensee or holder of a permit for a day care
294	294	9 facility shall secure appropriate documentation of the
295	295	10 distribution of the summary and brochure. Such documentation
296	296	11 shall be a part of the records of the facility and subject to
297	297	12 inspection by an authorized representative of the Department.
298	298	13 (g) The Department shall distribute to each licensee and
299	299	14 holder of a permit copies of the licensing or permit standards
300	300	15 applicable to such person's facility. Each licensee or holder
301	301	16 of a permit shall make available by posting at all times in a
302	302	17 common or otherwise accessible area a complete and current set
303	303	18 of licensing standards in order that all employees of the
304	304	19 facility may have unrestricted access to such standards. All
305	305	20 employees of the facility shall have reviewed the standards
306	306	21 and any subsequent changes. Each licensee or holder of a
307	307	22 permit shall maintain appropriate documentation of the current
308	308	23 review of licensing standards by all employees. Such records
309	309	24 shall be part of the records of the facility and subject to
310	310	25 inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.
311	311	26 (h) Any standards involving physical examinations,
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322	322	1 immunization, or medical treatment shall include appropriate
323	323	2 exemptions for children whose parents object thereto on the
324	324	3 grounds that they conflict with the tenets and practices of a
325	325	4 recognized church or religious organization, of which the
326	326	5 parent is an adherent or member, and for children who should
327	327	6 not be subjected to immunization for clinical reasons.
328	328	7 (i) The Department, in cooperation with the Department of
329	329	8 Public Health, shall work to increase immunization awareness
330	330	9 and participation among parents of children enrolled in day
331	331	10 care centers and day care homes by publishing on the
332	332	11 Department's website information about the benefits of
333	333	12 immunization against vaccine preventable diseases, including
334	334	13 influenza and pertussis. The information for vaccine
335	335	14 preventable diseases shall include the incidence and severity
336	336	15 of the diseases, the availability of vaccines, and the
337	337	16 importance of immunizing children and persons who frequently
338	338	17 have close contact with children. The website content shall be
339	339	18 reviewed annually in collaboration with the Department of
340	340	19 Public Health to reflect the most current recommendations of
341	341	20 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The
342	342	21 Department shall work with day care centers and day care homes
343	343	22 licensed under this Act to ensure that the information is
344	344	23 annually distributed to parents in August or September.
345	345	24 (j) Any standard adopted by the Department that requires
346	346	25 an applicant for a license to operate a day care home to
347	347	26 include a copy of a high school diploma or equivalent
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358	358	1 certificate with the person's application shall be deemed to
359	359	2 be satisfied if the applicant includes a copy of a high school
360	360	3 diploma or equivalent certificate or a copy of a degree from an
361	361	4 accredited institution of higher education or vocational
362	362	5 institution or equivalent certificate.
363	363	6 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
364	364	7 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-594)
365	365	8 Sec. 7. (a) The Department must prescribe and publish
366	366	9 minimum standards for licensing that apply to the various
367	367	10 types of facilities for child care defined in this Act (other
368	368	11 than a day care center, day care home, or group day care home)
369	369	12 and that are equally applicable to like institutions under the
370	370	13 control of the Department and to foster family homes used by
371	371	14 and under the direct supervision of the Department. The
372	372	15 Department shall seek the advice and assistance of persons
373	373	16 representative of the various types of child care facilities
374	374	17 in establishing such standards. The standards prescribed and
375	375	18 published under this Act take effect as provided in the
376	376	19 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and are restricted to
377	377	20 regulations pertaining to the following matters and to any
378	378	21 rules and regulations required or permitted by any other
379	379	22 Section of this Act:
380	380	23 (1) The operation and conduct of the facility and
381	381	24 responsibility it assumes for child care;
382	382	25 (2) The character, suitability and qualifications of
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393	393	1 the applicant and other persons directly responsible for
394	394	2 the care and welfare of children served.;
395	395	3 (3) The general financial ability and competence of
396	396	4 the applicant to provide necessary care for children and
397	397	5 to maintain prescribed standards;
398	398	6 (4) The number of individuals or staff required to
399	399	7 insure adequate supervision and care of the children
400	400	8 received. The standards shall provide that each child care
401	401	9 institution, maternity center, and group home shall
402	402	10 require that every staff member involved in the direct
403	403	11 care of children be have on its premises during its hours
404	404	12 of operation at least one staff member certified in first
405	405	13 aid, in the Heimlich maneuver, and in cardiopulmonary
406	406	14 resuscitation by the American Red Cross or other
407	407	15 organization approved by rule of the Department. Child
408	408	16 welfare agencies shall not be subject to such a staffing
409	409	17 requirement. The Department may offer, or arrange for the
410	410	18 offering, on a periodic basis in each community in this
411	411	19 State in cooperation with the American Red Cross, the
412	412	20 American Heart Association, or other appropriate
413	413	21 organizations organization, voluntary programs to train
414	414	22 operators of foster family homes and day care homes in
415	415	23 first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
416	416	24 (5) The appropriateness, safety, cleanliness, and
417	417	25 general adequacy of the premises, including maintenance of
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429	429	1 to State laws and municipal codes to provide for the
430	430	2 physical comfort, care, and well-being of children
431	431	3 received;
432	432	4 (6) Provisions for food, clothing, educational
433	433	5 opportunities, program, equipment and individual supplies
434	434	6 to assure the healthy physical, mental, and spiritual
435	435	7 development of children served;
436	436	8 (7) Provisions to safeguard the legal rights of
437	437	9 children served;
438	438	10 (8) Maintenance of records pertaining to the
439	439	11 admission, progress, health, and discharge of children.
440	440	12 The Department shall require proof that children enrolled
441	441	13 in a facility (other than a day care center, day care home,
442	442	14 or group day care home) have been immunized against
443	443	15 Haemophilus Influenzae B (HIB);
444	444	16 (9) Filing of reports with the Department;
445	445	17 (10) Discipline of children;
446	446	18 (11) Protection and fostering of the particular
447	447	19 religious faith of the children served;
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452	452	24 (16) Provisions requiring all licensed child care
453	453	25 facility employees who care for newborns and infants to
454	454	26 complete training every 3 years on the nature of sudden
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465	465	1 unexpected infant death (SUID), sudden infant death
466	466	2 syndrome (SIDS), and the safe sleep recommendations of the
467	467	3 American Academy of Pediatrics (other than employees of a
468	468	4 day care center, day care home, or group day care home);
469	469	5 and
470	470	6 (17) With respect to foster family homes, provisions
471	471	7 requiring the Department to review quality of care
472	472	8 concerns and to consider those concerns in determining
473	473	9 whether a foster family home is qualified to care for
474	474	10 children.
475	475	11 (b) If, in a facility for general child care (other than a
476	476	12 day care center, day care home, or group day care home), there
477	477	13 are children diagnosed as mentally ill or children diagnosed
478	478	14 as having an intellectual or physical disability, who are
479	479	15 determined to be in need of special mental treatment or of
480	480	16 nursing care, or both mental treatment and nursing care, the
481	481	17 Department shall seek the advice and recommendation of the
482	482	18 Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health,
483	483	19 or both Departments regarding the residential treatment and
484	484	20 nursing care provided by the institution.
485	485	21 (c) The Department shall investigate any person applying
486	486	22 to be licensed as a foster parent to determine whether there is
487	487	23 any evidence of current drug or alcohol abuse in the
488	488	24 prospective foster family. The Department shall not license a
489	489	25 person as a foster parent if drug or alcohol abuse has been
490	490	26 identified in the foster family or if a reasonable suspicion
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501	501	1 of such abuse exists, except that the Department may grant a
502	502	2 foster parent license to an applicant identified with an
503	503	3 alcohol or drug problem if the applicant has successfully
504	504	4 participated in an alcohol or drug treatment program,
505	505	5 self-help group, or other suitable activities and if the
506	506	6 Department determines that the foster family home can provide
507	507	7 a safe, appropriate environment and meet the physical and
508	508	8 emotional needs of children.
509	509	9 (d) The Department, in applying standards prescribed and
510	510	10 published, as herein provided, shall offer consultation
511	511	11 through employed staff or other qualified persons to assist
512	512	12 applicants and licensees (other than applicants and licensees
513	513	13 of a day care center, day care home, or group day care home) in
514	514	14 meeting and maintaining minimum requirements for a license and
515	515	15 to help them otherwise to achieve programs of excellence
516	516	16 related to the care of children served. Such consultation
517	517	17 shall include providing information concerning education and
518	518	18 training in early childhood development to providers of day
519	519	19 care home services. The Department may provide or arrange for
520	520	20 such education and training for those providers who request
521	521	21 such assistance (other than providers at a day care center,
522	522	22 day care home, or group day care home).
523	523	23 (e) The Department shall distribute copies of licensing
524	524	24 standards to all licensees and applicants for a license (other
525	525	25 than licensees and applicants of a day care center, day care
526	526	26 home, or group day care home). Each licensee or holder of a
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537	537	1 permit shall distribute copies of the appropriate licensing
538	538	2 standards and any other information required by the Department
539	539	3 to child care facilities under its supervision. Each licensee
540	540	4 or holder of a permit shall maintain appropriate documentation
541	541	5 of the distribution of the standards. Such documentation shall
542	542	6 be part of the records of the facility and subject to
543	543	7 inspection by authorized representatives of the Department.
544	544	8 (f) (Blank).
545	545	9 (g) The Department shall distribute to each licensee and
546	546	10 holder of a permit copies of the licensing or permit standards
547	547	11 applicable to such person's facility (other than a day care
548	548	12 center, day care home, or group day care home). Each licensee
549	549	13 or holder of a permit shall make available by posting at all
550	550	14 times in a common or otherwise accessible area a complete and
551	551	15 current set of licensing standards in order that all employees
552	552	16 of the facility may have unrestricted access to such
553	553	17 standards. All employees of the facility shall have reviewed
554	554	18 the standards and any subsequent changes. Each licensee or
555	555	19 holder of a permit shall maintain appropriate documentation of
556	556	20 the current review of licensing standards by all employees.
557	557	21 Such records shall be part of the records of the facility and
558	558	22 subject to inspection by authorized representatives of the
559	559	23 Department.
560	560	24 (h) Any standards (other than standards of a day care
561	561	25 center, day care home, or group day care home) involving
562	562	26 physical examinations, immunization, or medical treatment
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573	573	1 shall include appropriate exemptions for children whose
574	574	2 parents object thereto on the grounds that they conflict with
575	575	3 the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious
576	576	4 organization, of which the parent is an adherent or member,
577	577	5 and for children who should not be subjected to immunization
578	578	6 for clinical reasons.
579	579	7 (i) (Blank).
580	580	8 (j) (Blank).
581	581	9 (Source: P.A. 102-4, eff. 4-27-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23;
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