Bill Text: MI HB5976 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Children: child care; adult-to-child ratio at child care centers; modify. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 4c.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-12-03 - Referred To Committee On Families, Seniors, And Veterans [HB5976 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5976-Engrossed.html
Substitute For
HOUSE BILL NO. 5976
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 4c.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 4c. (1) With the written approval from the department, an
operator of a family child care home or group child care home who has a regular
license with no pending disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, a
provisional license, refusal to renew, or revocation or increased monitoring
due to violation of a rule or law, may submit a written request to the
department to care for additional unrelated school-age children during before-
or after-school hours.
(2) Upon approval
from the department, a family child care home or group child care home may care
for 2 additional unrelated school-age children during before- or after-school
care hours. The existing square footage requirement must be met to obtain
departmental approval.
(3) The
department shall rescind the written approval of 2 additional school-age
children for an operator of a family child care home or group child care home if
a recommendation is made for disciplinary action, as described in subsection (1),
including, but not limited to, increased monitoring of that license due to
substantial or willful violation of a rule or law.
(4) While
providing before- or after-school care, an operator of a family child care home
or group child care home approved under this section is exempt from counting up
to 2 additional unrelated school-age children in the ratio of child care
personnel to children as allowed in the administrative rules.
(5) As used in
this section:
(a) "Before-
or after-school care" means child care during the hours of 5 a.m. to 9
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on school days. Before- or after-school care does
not apply to a school break from regularly scheduled classes, including spring,
summer, and winter break, or when school is closed for observing a state or
federal holiday or a snow day.
(b) "Child
care personnel" means an individual who is 14 years of age or older to
whom 1 or more of the following apply:
(i) The individual
is employed by a family child care home or group child care home for
compensation, including a contract employee or a self-employed individual.
(ii) An individual
whose activities involve the unsupervised care or supervision of children for a
family child care home or group child care home.
(iii) An individual
who has unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised by a family
child care home or group child care home.
(iv) An individual
who acts in the role of a licensee designee.
