Bill Text: IL SB3601 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the licensing requirements.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-5)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1096 [SB3601 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB3601-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-1096 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Child Care Act of 1969 is amended by adding | ||||
Section 7.10 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 10/7.10 new) | ||||
Sec. 7.10. Progress report. | ||||
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "child day care | ||||
licensing" or "day care licensing" means licensing of day care | ||||
centers, day care homes, and group day care homes. | ||||
(b) No later than September 30, 2013, the Department shall | ||||
provide the General Assembly with a comprehensive report on its | ||||
progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to | ||||
child day care licensing. | ||||
(c) The report shall include: | ||||
(1) details on the funding for child day care | ||||
licensing, including: | ||||
(A) the total number of full-time employees | ||||
working on child day care licensing; | ||||
(B) the names of all sources of revenue used to | ||||
support child day care licensing; | ||||
(C) the amount of expenditures that is claimed | ||||
against federal funding sources; | ||||
(D) the identity of federal funding sources; and | ||
(E) how funds are appropriated, including | ||
appropriations for line staff, support staff, | ||
supervisory staff, and training and other expenses and | ||
the funding history of such licensing since fiscal year | ||
2010; | ||
(2) current staffing qualifications of day care | ||
licensing representatives and day care licensing | ||
supervisors in comparison with staffing qualifications | ||
specified in the job description; | ||
(3) data history for fiscal year 2010 to the current | ||
fiscal year on day care licensing representative caseloads | ||
and staffing levels in all areas of the State; | ||
(4) per the DCFS Child Day Care Licensing Advisory | ||
Council's work plan, quarterly data on the following | ||
measures: | ||
(A) the percentage of new applications disposed of | ||
within 90 days; | ||
(B) the percentage of licenses renewed on time; | ||
(C) the percentage of day care centers receiving | ||
timely annual monitoring visits; | ||
(D) the percentage of day care homes receiving | ||
timely annual monitoring visits; | ||
(E) the percentage of group day care homes | ||
receiving timely annual monitoring visits; | ||
(F) the percentage of provider requests for | ||
supervisory review; | ||
(G) the progress on adopting a key indicator | ||
system; | ||
(H) the percentage of complaints disposed of | ||
within 30 days; | ||
(I) the average number of days a day care center | ||
applicant must wait to attend a licensing orientation; | ||
(J) the number of licensing orientation sessions | ||
available per region in the past year; and | ||
(K) the number of Department trainings related to | ||
licensing and child development available to providers | ||
in the past year; and | ||
(5) efforts to coordinate with the Department of Human | ||
Services and the State Board of Education on professional | ||
development, credentialing issues, and child developers, | ||
including training registry, child developers, and Quality | ||
Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). | ||
(d) The Department shall work with the Governor's appointed | ||
Early Learning Council on issues related to and concerning | ||
child day care.
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