Bill > SB0839

This bill amends the 1973 PA 116 law, which provides for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations. The key provisions of this bill include: 1. Modifying the requirements for the establishment of an ad hoc committee to provide input on the development and review of rules for child care organizations. The committee must now include representatives from affected organizations and parents, with a majority being from these groups. 2. Clarifying the exceptions for fire safety requirements for child care centers located in school buildings, allowing them to be exempt if the school superintendent certifies the building's approval. 3. Expanding the background check requirements for individuals associated with child care organizations, including requiring fingerprint-based criminal history checks and searches of national and state criminal registries. 4. Providing more details on the investigation and inspection process for child care organizations, including allowing the department to suspend, deny, revoke, or refuse to renew a license if the licensee does not cooperate. 5. Allowing child care centers, group child care homes, and family child care homes to temporarily operate at an unlicensed location during a disaster, with certain requirements for inspections and obtaining a new license.