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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-[PERFECTED]
32 HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
43 HOUSEBILLNO.835
54 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
6-1084H.02P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
5+1084H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsection210.211,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtoan
98 in-homelicenseddaycare.
109 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1110 SectionA.Section210.211,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1211 2thereof,tobeknownassection210.211,toreadasfollows:
1312 210.211.1.Itshallbeunlawfulforanypersontoestablish,maintainoroperatea
1413 2childcarefacilityforchildren,ortoadvertiseorholdhimselforherselfoutasbeingableto
1514 3performanyoftheservicesasdefinedinsection210.201,withouthavingineffectawritten
1615 4licensegrantedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;exceptthatnothing
1716 5insections210.203to210.245shallapplyto:
1817 6 (1)Anypersonwhoiscaringforsixorfewerchildren,includingamaximumofthree
1918 7childrenundertheageoftwo,atthesamephysicaladdress.Forpurposesofthissubdivision,
2019 8childrenwholiveinthecaregiver'shomeandwhoareeligibleforenrollmentinapublic
2120 9kindergarten,elementary,orhighschoolshallnotbeconsideredinthetotalnumberof
2221 10childrenbeingcaredfor;
2322 11 (2)Anypersonwhoreceivesfreeofcharge,andnotasabusiness,forperiodsnot
2423 12exceedingninetyconsecutivedays,asbonafide,occasionalandpersonalgueststhechildor
2524 13childrenofpersonalfriendsofsuchperson,andwhoreceivescustodyofnootherunrelated
2625 14childorchildren;
2726 15 (3)Anygradedboardingschoolthatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilytoprovide
2827 16education;
28+17 (4)Anysummerordaycampthatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilytoprovide
29+18recreation;
2930 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (4)Anysummerordaycampthatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilytoprovide
31-18recreation;
32-19 (5)Anyhospital,sanitarium,orhomethatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilyto
31+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (5)Anyhospital,sanitarium,orhomethatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilyto
3332 20providemedicaltreatmentornursingorconvalescentcareforchildren;
3433 21 (6)Anyresidentialfacilityordayprogramlicensedbythedepartmentofmental
3534 22healthundersections630.705to630.760thatprovidescare,treatment,andhabilitation
3635 23exclusivelytochildrenwhohaveaprimarydiagnosisofmentaldisorder,mentalillness,
3736 24intellectualdisability,ordevelopmentaldisability,asthosetermsaredefinedinsection
3837 25630.005;
3938 26 (7)Anyschoolsystemasdefinedinsection210.201;
4039 27 (8)AnyMontessorischoolasdefinedinsection210.201;
4140 28 (9)Anybusinessthatoperatesachildcareprogramfortheconvenienceofits
4241 29customersoritsemployeesifthefollowingconditionsaremet:
4342 30 (a)Thebusinessprovideschildcareforcustomers'oremployees'childrenforno
4443 31morethanfourhoursperday;and
4544 32 (b)Customersoremployeesremainonsitewhiletheirchildrenarebeingcaredforby
4645 33thebusinessestablishment;
4746 34 (10)Anyhomeschool;
4847 35 (11)Anyreligiousorganizationacademicpreschoolorkindergartenforfour-and
4948 36five-year-oldchildren;
5049 37 (12)AnyweeklySundayorSabbathschool,avacationbibleschool,orchildcare
5150 38madeavailablewhiletheparentsorguardiansareattendingworshipservicesorother
5251 39meetingsandactivitiesconductedorsponsoredbyareligiousorganization;
5352 40 (13)Anyneighborhoodyouthdevelopmentprogramundersection210.278;
5453 41 (14)Anyprogramservingonlychildrenenrolledingradesixorabove;
5554 42 (15)Anyreligiousorganizationelementaryorsecondaryschool;
5655 43 (16)Anyprivateorganizationelementaryorsecondaryschoolsystemprovidingchild
5756 44caretochildrenyoungerthanschoolage.Ifafacilityorprogramisexemptfromlicensure
5857 45baseduponthisexception,suchfacilityorprogramshallsubmitdocumentationannuallyto
5958 46thedepartmenttoverifyitslicensure-exemptstatus;
6059 47 (17)Anynurseryschoolasdefinedinsection210.201;
6160 48 (18)Anychildcarefacilitymaintainedoroperatedundertheexclusivecontrolofa
6261 49religiousorganization.Ifanonreligiousorganizationhavingasitsprincipalpurposethe
6362 50provisionofchildcareservicesentersintoanarrangementwithareligiousorganizationfor
6463 51themaintenanceoroperationofachildcarefacility,thefacilityisnotundertheexclusive
6564 52controlofthereligiousorganization;and
6665 53 (19)AnyFPEschool.
67-HCSHB835 2 54 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,nochildcarefacility
66+54 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,nochildcarefacility
6867 55shallbeexemptfromlicensureifsuchfacilityreceivesanystateorfederalfundsfor
69-56providingcareforchildren,exceptforfederalfundsforthoseprogramswhichmeetthe
68+HCSHB835 2 56providingcareforchildren,exceptforfederalfundsforthoseprogramswhichmeetthe
7069 57requirementsforparticipationintheChildandAdultCareFoodProgrampursuantto42
7170 58U.S.C.Section1766.Grantstoparentsforchildcarepursuanttosections210.201to210.257
7271 59shallnotbeconstruedtobefundsreceivedbyapersonorfacilitylistedinsubdivisions(1)
7372 60and(18)ofsubsection1ofthissection.
7473 61 3.Everychildcarefacilityshalldisclosethelicensurestatusofthefacilitytothe
7574 62parentsorguardiansofchildrenforwhichthefacilityprovidescare.Nochildcarefacility
7675 63exemptfromlicensureshallrepresenttoanyparentorguardianofchildrenforwhichthe
7776 64facilityprovidescarethatthefacilityislicensedwhensuchfacilityisinfactnotlicensed.A
7877 65parentorguardianutilizinganunlicensedchildcarefacilityshallsignawrittennotice
7978 66indicatingheorsheisawareoftheunlicensedstatusofthefacility.Thefacilityshallkeepa
8079 67copyofthissignedwrittennoticeonfile.Allchildcarefacilitiesshallprovidetheparentor
8180 68guardianenrollingachildinthefacilitywithawrittenexplanationofthedisciplinary
8281 69philosophyandpoliciesofthechildcarefacility.
8382 70 4.[Uptotwochildrenwhoarefiveyearsofageorolderandwhoarerelatedwithin
8483 71thethirddegreeofconsanguinityoraffinityto,adoptedby,orundercourtappointed
8584 72guardianshiporlegalcustodyofachildcareproviderwhoisresponsibleforthedaily
8685 73operationofalicensedfamilychildcarehomethatisorganizedasacorporation,association,
8786 74firm,partnership,limitedliabilitycompany,soleproprietorship,oranyothertypeofbusiness
8887 75entityinthisstateshallnotbeincludedinthenumberofchildrencountedtowardthe
8988 76maximumnumberofchildrenforwhichthefamilychildcarehomeislicensedundersection
9089 77210.221.Ifmorethanonememberofthecorporation,association,firm,partnership,limited
9190 78liabilitycompany,orotherbusinessentityisresponsibleforthedailyoperationofthe
9291 79licensedfamilychildcarehome,thentherelatedchildrenofonlyonesuchmembershallbe
9392 80excluded.Afamilychildcarehomecaringforchildrennotcountedinthemaximumnumber
9493 81ofchildren,aspermittedunderthissubsection,shalldisclosethistoparentsorguardianson
9594 82thewrittennoticerequiredundersubsection3ofthissection.Ifafamilychildcarehome
9695 83beginscaringforchildrennotcountedinthemaximumnumberofchildrenafteraparentor
9796 84guardianhassignedthewrittennoticerequiredundersubsection3ofthissection,thefamily
9897 85childcarehomeshallprovideaseparatenoticetotheparentorguardianthatthefamilychild
9998 86carehomeiscaringforchildrennotcountedinthemaximumnumberofchildrenforwhich
10099 87thefamilychildcarehomeislicensedandshallkeepacopyofthesignednoticeonfile.]Any
101100 88in-homelicenseddaycareprovidershallqualifyforanexemptionforuptotwochildren
102101 89whoarerelatedtotheindividualwhoisresponsibleforthedailyoperationofthein-
103102 90homelicenseddaycare.
104103 HCSHB835 3 91 5.Nothinginthissectionshallpreventthedepartmentfromenforcinglicensing
105104 92regulationspromulgatedunderthischapter,including,butnotlimitedto,supervision
106105 93requirementsandcapacitylimitationsbasedontheamountofchildcarespaceavailable.
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