Bill Text: MI HB4290 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Children: child care; child care advisory council; create. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 1b.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-06 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/05/2019 [HB4290 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4290-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4290
March 5, 2019, Introduced by Rep. Hoitenga and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled
"An act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide
for the establishment of standards of care for child care
organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 1b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1b. (1) The child care task force is created within the
department.
(2) Not less than 90 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this section, the governor shall appoint
the initial members to the task force. The task force shall consist
of 13 members appointed by the governor as follows:
(a) The director of the department of licensing and regulatory
affairs or his or her designee shall serve as co-chair.
(b) The director of the department of health and human
services or his or her designee shall serve as co-chair.
(c) The director of the department of education or his or her
designee.
(d) One member chosen by the governor from a list of 3 names
submitted by the Small Business Association of Michigan.
(e) One member chosen by the governor from a list of 3 names
submitted by the Michigan Manufacturers Association.
(f) One member chosen by the governor from a list of 3 names
submitted by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.
(g) One member chosen by the speaker of the house.
(h) One member chosen by the senate majority leader.
(i) Four child care providers, 1 from each state court of
appeals district chosen by the governor.
(j) One member of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation
executive committee, chosen by the Early Childhood Investment
Corporation executive committee.
(3) A vacancy on the task force shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment is made. Members of the task
force shall serve without compensation.
(4) The task force shall meet at the call of the chair at
least 1 time per month during the first year following the initial
appointment of the members. After publication of the report
required under subsection (5), the task force shall meet 1 time per
quarter each year.
(5) Not later than 1 year after the initial members have been
appointed, the task force shall submit a report regarding its child
care recommendations to the legislature. The report must include
recommendations regarding all of the following:
(a) Developing regulations governing licensing and regulatory
matters for child care centers, group child care homes, and family
child care homes.
(b) Administration of child care centers, group child care
homes, and family child care homes.
(c) Interpretation of statute relating to child care matters.
(d) Economic implications.
(6) Following submission of the initial report, the task force
shall submit annually to the legislature a report that provides
information regarding the progress made toward the recommendations
provided in the initial report or the prior year's report and new
recommendations as considered necessary by the task force.
(7) The task force is dissolved effective December 31, 2021.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
