| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.482 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHAUSMAN. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1351H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection210.221,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | licensingofchildcarefacilities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section210.221,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection210.221,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 210.221.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallhavethe |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2followingpowersandduties: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3 (1)Afterinspection,tograntlicensestopersonstooperatechild-carefacilitiesif |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4satisfiedastothegoodcharacterandintentoftheapplicantandthatsuchapplicantis |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5qualifiedandequippedtorendercareorserviceconducivetothewelfareofchildren.Each |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6licenseshallspecifytheeffectivedateandwhetherthelicenseistemporary,thekindof |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7child-careservicesthelicenseeisauthorizedtoperform,thenumberofchildrenthatcanbe |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8receivedormaintained,andtheirages; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 (2)Toinspecttheconditionsofthehomesandotherplacesinwhichtheapplicant |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10operatesachild-carefacility,inspecttheirbooksandrecords,premisesandchildrenbeing |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11served,examinetheirofficersandagents,deny,suspend,placeonprobationorrevokethe |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12licenseofsuchpersonsasfailtoobeytheprovisionsofsections210.201to210.245orthe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13rulesandregulationsmadebythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.The |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14commissioneralsomayrevokeorsuspendalicensewhenthelicenseesurrendersthelicense; |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15 (3)Topromulgateandissuerulesandregulationsthedepartmentdeemsnecessaryor |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16properinordertoestablishstandardsofserviceandcaretoberenderedbysuchlicenseesto |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17children.Noruleorregulationpromulgatedbythedepartmentshallinanymannerrestrictor |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18interferewithanyreligiousinstruction,philosophiesorministriesprovidedbythefacilityand |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19shallnotapplytofacilitiesoperatedbyreligiousorganizationswhicharenotrequiredtobe |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20licensed; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21 (4)ToapprovetrainingconcerningthesafesleeprecommendationsoftheAmerican |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22AcademyofPediatricsinaccordancewithsection210.223;[and] |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23 (5)Todeterminewhatrecordsshallbekeptbysuchpersonsandtheformthereof,and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24themethodstobeusedinkeepingsuchrecords,andtorequirereportstobemadetothe |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25departmentatregularintervals; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26 (6)Tograntatemporarychildcarelicensetoachildcareproviderwhoisnoton |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27probationorhasacurrentletterofcensure,uponsubmittalofacompletelicense |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28applicationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,toexpandan |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29existingsiteortoaddanewlocation,providedthatthechildcareprovidercompletes |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30anybackgroundcheckrequiredforlicensureandalsosubmitsanapprovedfiresafety |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31andsanitationinspectionapprovedforthesitebeingexpandedoradded.Temporary |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32licensesshallbevalidforadurationofnolongerthantwelvemonthsfromthedateof |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33issuanceoruntilthedepartmentmakesafinaldeterminationonfulllicensure. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 2.Anychild-carefacilitymayrequestavariancefromaruleorregulation |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35promulgatedpursuanttothissection.Therequestforavarianceshallbemadeinwritingto |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationandshallincludethereasonsthe |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37facilityisrequestingthevariance.Thedepartmentshallapproveanyvariancerequestthat |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38doesnotendangerthehealthorsafetyofthechildrenservedbythefacility.Theburdenof |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39proofatanyappealofadisapprovalofavarianceapplicationshallbewiththedepartmentof |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40elementaryandsecondaryeducation.Localinspectorsmaygrantavariance,subjectto |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41approvalbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation. |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42 3.Thedepartmentshalldeny,suspend,placeonprobationorrevokealicenseifit |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43receivesofficialwrittennoticethatthelocalgoverningbodyhasfoundthatlicenseis |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44prohibitedbyanylocallawrelatedtothehealthandsafetyofchildren.Thedepartmentmay |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45denyanapplicationforalicenseifthedepartmentdeterminesthatahomeorotherplacein |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46whichanapplicantwouldoperateachild-carefacilityislocatedwithinonethousandfeetof |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47anylocationwhereapersonrequiredtoregisterundersections589.400to589.425either |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48resides,asthattermisdefinedinsubsection3ofsection566.147,orregularlyreceives |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49treatmentorservices,excludinganytreatmentorservicesdeliveredinahospital,asthatterm |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50isdefinedinsection197.020,orinfacilitiesownedoroperatedbyahospitalsystem.The |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51departmentmay,afterinspection,findthelicensure,denialoflicensure,suspensionor |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52revocationtobeinthebestinterestofthestate. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53 4.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinsections210.201to210.245shallbecomeeffective |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB482 2 55onlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable, |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56section536.028.AllrulemakingauthoritydelegatedpriortoAugust28,1999,isofnoforce |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57andeffectandrepealed.Nothinginthissectionshallbeinterpretedtorepealoraffectthe |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58validityofanyrulefiledoradoptedpriortoAugust28,1999,ifitfullycompliedwithall |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59applicableprovisionsoflaw.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthe |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60powersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,then |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62thegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,1999, |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63shallbeinvalidandvoid. |
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| 76 | 76 | | âś” |
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| 77 | 77 | | HB482 3 |
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