FIRSTREGULARSESSION [PERFECTED] HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR HOUSEBILLNO.835 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY 1084H.02P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk ANACT Torepealsection210.211,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtoan in-homelicenseddaycare. BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: SectionA.Section210.211,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu 2thereof,tobeknownassection210.211,toreadasfollows: 210.211.1.Itshallbeunlawfulforanypersontoestablish,maintainoroperatea 2childcarefacilityforchildren,ortoadvertiseorholdhimselforherselfoutasbeingableto 3performanyoftheservicesasdefinedinsection210.201,withouthavingineffectawritten 4licensegrantedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;exceptthatnothing 5insections210.203to210.245shallapplyto: 6 (1)Anypersonwhoiscaringforsixorfewerchildren,includingamaximumofthree 7childrenundertheageoftwo,atthesamephysicaladdress.Forpurposesofthissubdivision, 8childrenwholiveinthecaregiver'shomeandwhoareeligibleforenrollmentinapublic 9kindergarten,elementary,orhighschoolshallnotbeconsideredinthetotalnumberof 10childrenbeingcaredfor; 11 (2)Anypersonwhoreceivesfreeofcharge,andnotasabusiness,forperiodsnot 12exceedingninetyconsecutivedays,asbonafide,occasionalandpersonalgueststhechildor 13childrenofpersonalfriendsofsuchperson,andwhoreceivescustodyofnootherunrelated 14childorchildren; 15 (3)Anygradedboardingschoolthatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilytoprovide 16education; EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (4)Anysummerordaycampthatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilytoprovide 18recreation; 19 (5)Anyhospital,sanitarium,orhomethatisconductedingoodfaithprimarilyto 20providemedicaltreatmentornursingorconvalescentcareforchildren; 21 (6)Anyresidentialfacilityordayprogramlicensedbythedepartmentofmental 22healthundersections630.705to630.760thatprovidescare,treatment,andhabilitation 23exclusivelytochildrenwhohaveaprimarydiagnosisofmentaldisorder,mentalillness, 24intellectualdisability,ordevelopmentaldisability,asthosetermsaredefinedinsection 25630.005; 26 (7)Anyschoolsystemasdefinedinsection210.201; 27 (8)AnyMontessorischoolasdefinedinsection210.201; 28 (9)Anybusinessthatoperatesachildcareprogramfortheconvenienceofits 29customersoritsemployeesifthefollowingconditionsaremet: 30 (a)Thebusinessprovideschildcareforcustomers'oremployees'childrenforno 31morethanfourhoursperday;and 32 (b)Customersoremployeesremainonsitewhiletheirchildrenarebeingcaredforby 33thebusinessestablishment; 34 (10)Anyhomeschool; 35 (11)Anyreligiousorganizationacademicpreschoolorkindergartenforfour-and 36five-year-oldchildren; 37 (12)AnyweeklySundayorSabbathschool,avacationbibleschool,orchildcare 38madeavailablewhiletheparentsorguardiansareattendingworshipservicesorother 39meetingsandactivitiesconductedorsponsoredbyareligiousorganization; 40 (13)Anyneighborhoodyouthdevelopmentprogramundersection210.278; 41 (14)Anyprogramservingonlychildrenenrolledingradesixorabove; 42 (15)Anyreligiousorganizationelementaryorsecondaryschool; 43 (16)Anyprivateorganizationelementaryorsecondaryschoolsystemprovidingchild 44caretochildrenyoungerthanschoolage.Ifafacilityorprogramisexemptfromlicensure 45baseduponthisexception,suchfacilityorprogramshallsubmitdocumentationannuallyto 46thedepartmenttoverifyitslicensure-exemptstatus; 47 (17)Anynurseryschoolasdefinedinsection210.201; 48 (18)Anychildcarefacilitymaintainedoroperatedundertheexclusivecontrolofa 49religiousorganization.Ifanonreligiousorganizationhavingasitsprincipalpurposethe 50provisionofchildcareservicesentersintoanarrangementwithareligiousorganizationfor 51themaintenanceoroperationofachildcarefacility,thefacilityisnotundertheexclusive 52controlofthereligiousorganization;and 53 (19)AnyFPEschool. HCSHB835 2 54 2.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsection1ofthissection,nochildcarefacility 55shallbeexemptfromlicensureifsuchfacilityreceivesanystateorfederalfundsfor 56providingcareforchildren,exceptforfederalfundsforthoseprogramswhichmeetthe 57requirementsforparticipationintheChildandAdultCareFoodProgrampursuantto42 58U.S.C.Section1766.Grantstoparentsforchildcarepursuanttosections210.201to210.257 59shallnotbeconstruedtobefundsreceivedbyapersonorfacilitylistedinsubdivisions(1) 60and(18)ofsubsection1ofthissection. 61 3.Everychildcarefacilityshalldisclosethelicensurestatusofthefacilitytothe 62parentsorguardiansofchildrenforwhichthefacilityprovidescare.Nochildcarefacility 63exemptfromlicensureshallrepresenttoanyparentorguardianofchildrenforwhichthe 64facilityprovidescarethatthefacilityislicensedwhensuchfacilityisinfactnotlicensed.A 65parentorguardianutilizinganunlicensedchildcarefacilityshallsignawrittennotice 66indicatingheorsheisawareoftheunlicensedstatusofthefacility.Thefacilityshallkeepa 67copyofthissignedwrittennoticeonfile.Allchildcarefacilitiesshallprovidetheparentor 68guardianenrollingachildinthefacilitywithawrittenexplanationofthedisciplinary 69philosophyandpoliciesofthechildcarefacility. 70 4.[Uptotwochildrenwhoarefiveyearsofageorolderandwhoarerelatedwithin 71thethirddegreeofconsanguinityoraffinityto,adoptedby,orundercourtappointed 72guardianshiporlegalcustodyofachildcareproviderwhoisresponsibleforthedaily 73operationofalicensedfamilychildcarehomethatisorganizedasacorporation,association, 74firm,partnership,limitedliabilitycompany,soleproprietorship,oranyothertypeofbusiness 75entityinthisstateshallnotbeincludedinthenumberofchildrencountedtowardthe 76maximumnumberofchildrenforwhichthefamilychildcarehomeislicensedundersection 77210.221.Ifmorethanonememberofthecorporation,association,firm,partnership,limited 78liabilitycompany,orotherbusinessentityisresponsibleforthedailyoperationofthe 79licensedfamilychildcarehome,thentherelatedchildrenofonlyonesuchmembershallbe 80excluded.Afamilychildcarehomecaringforchildrennotcountedinthemaximumnumber 81ofchildren,aspermittedunderthissubsection,shalldisclosethistoparentsorguardianson 82thewrittennoticerequiredundersubsection3ofthissection.Ifafamilychildcarehome 83beginscaringforchildrennotcountedinthemaximumnumberofchildrenafteraparentor 84guardianhassignedthewrittennoticerequiredundersubsection3ofthissection,thefamily 85childcarehomeshallprovideaseparatenoticetotheparentorguardianthatthefamilychild 86carehomeiscaringforchildrennotcountedinthemaximumnumberofchildrenforwhich 87thefamilychildcarehomeislicensedandshallkeepacopyofthesignednoticeonfile.]Any 88in-homelicenseddaycareprovidershallqualifyforanexemptionforuptotwochildren 89whoarerelatedtotheindividualwhoisresponsibleforthedailyoperationofthein- 90homelicenseddaycare. HCSHB835 3 91 5.Nothinginthissectionshallpreventthedepartmentfromenforcinglicensing 92regulationspromulgatedunderthischapter,including,butnotlimitedto,supervision 93requirementsandcapacitylimitationsbasedontheamountofchildcarespaceavailable. ✔ HCSHB835 4