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.
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