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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 192
BY SENATORS MOUNT, CHEEK, NEVERS, SHAW AND WALSWORTH AND
REPRESENTATIVES BALDONE, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS,
CARMODY, CORTEZ, DOWNS, EDWARDS, GUILLORY, GUINN,
HENRY, HILL, HOFFMANN, KATZ, LORUSSO, NOWLIN,
RICHARDSON, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN,
TALBOT, TUCKER, WHITE AND WILLIAMS
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 46:1429, relative to child care facilities and child-placing agencies; to provide2
with respect to licensure; to provide for an exception for certain religious3
organizations; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 46:1429 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง1429. Exceptions; religious organizations7
A recognized religious organization which is qualified as a tax-exempt8
organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, which remains9
open for not more than twenty-four hours in a continuous seven-day week, and10
in which no individual child remains for more than twenty-four hours in one11
continuous stay shall not be considered a "day care center" for purposes of this12
Chapter.13
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not14
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature15
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If16
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become17
effective on the day following such approval.18
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 429