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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 3 and by adding Section 5.7 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2213)
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| 7 | Sec. 3. (a) No person, group of persons or corporation may | ||||||
| 8 | operate or
conduct any facility for child care, as defined in | ||||||
| 9 | this Act, without a
license or permit issued by the Department | ||||||
| 10 | or without being approved by
the Department as meeting the | ||||||
| 11 | standards established for such licensing,
with the exception of | ||||||
| 12 | facilities for whom standards are established by the
Department | ||||||
| 13 | of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of
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| 14 | Corrections and with the exception of facilities defined in | ||||||
| 15 | Section 2.10
of this Act, and with the exception of programs or | ||||||
| 16 | facilities licensed by
the Department of Human Services under | ||||||
| 17 | the Alcoholism
and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act.
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| 18 | (b) No part day child care facility as described in Section | ||||||
| 19 | 2.10 may operate
without written notification to the Department | ||||||
| 20 | or without complying with
Sections 5.7 and Section 7.1. | ||||||
| 21 | Notification shall include a notarized statement by the | ||||||
| 22 | facility
that the facility complies with state or local health | ||||||
| 23 | standards and state
fire safety standards, and shall be filed | ||||||
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| 1 | with the department every 2 years.
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| 2 | (c) The Director of the Department shall establish policies | ||||||
| 3 | and coordinate
activities relating to child care licensing, | ||||||
| 4 | licensing of day care homes
and day care centers.
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| 5 | (d) Any facility or agency which is exempt from licensing | ||||||
| 6 | may apply for
licensing if licensing is required for some | ||||||
| 7 | government benefit.
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| 8 | (Source: P.A. 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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| 9 | (225 ILCS 10/5.7 new) | ||||||
| 10 | Sec. 5.7. Emergency response plans. Every day care center, | ||||||
| 11 | part day child care facility, day care home, and group day care | ||||||
| 12 | home shall prepare and follow written plans for immediate | ||||||
| 13 | response in case of emergency. Evacuation plans shall identify | ||||||
| 14 | the exits from each area used for child care and shall specify | ||||||
| 15 | the evacuation route. Monthly fire drills shall be conducted | ||||||
| 16 | for the purpose of removing children from the facility or home | ||||||
| 17 | as quickly as possible. Tornado drills shall be conducted | ||||||
| 18 | monthly by day care homes and group day care homes and 2 times | ||||||
| 19 | per year by day care centers and part day child care facilities | ||||||
| 20 | for the purpose of getting children accustomed to moving to a | ||||||
| 21 | position of safety in the event of a tornado. Records shall be | ||||||
| 22 | maintained of the dates and times that drills required under | ||||||
| 23 | this Section are conducted.
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| 24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 25 | becoming law.
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