HOUSE BILL No. 5371


     November 1, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Middaugh, Patterson, Vander Veen, Hart, Hager, Cassis, Shackleton, Birkholz, Jelinek, Tabor, Rison, Toy,
Stewart, Richardville, Lipsey, Garza, Voorhees and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services.


        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 organi-
   zations; 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 11b.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 11B.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A

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      REGISTRY OF CHILD CARE CENTERS, FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, AND GROUP

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      DAY CARE HOMES AS A CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR PERSONS SEEKING

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      INFORMATION ON CHILD CARE OPTIONS.  THE REGISTRY SHALL INCLUDE,

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      AT A MINIMUM, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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           (A) THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE CHILD

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      CARE CENTER, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME.





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           (B) THE DAYS AND HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE CHILD CARE

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      CENTER, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME.

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           (C) THE LICENSE OR REGISTRATION NUMBER, EFFECTIVE DATE, AND

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      EXPIRATION DATE OF THE CHILD CARE CENTER, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME,

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      OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME.

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           (D) THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY

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      THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES REGARDING THE

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      CHILD CARE CENTER, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, OR GROUP DAY CARE HOME.

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           (E) THE NUMBER AND NATURE OF ANY ADVERSE ACTION TAKEN

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      AGAINST THE CHILD CARE CENTER, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, OR GROUP DAY

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      CARE HOME BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES.

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           (2) THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES SHALL

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      MAKE THE LIST AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE INTERNET, WITHOUT

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      CHARGE, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES

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      WEBSITE.

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           (3) THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES SHALL

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      PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE PAMPHLETS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE

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      INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE REGISTRY ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBSEC-

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      TION (1) AND HOW TO ACCESS THAT REGISTRY.



















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