Act No. 86

Public Acts of 2010

Approved by the Governor

May 27, 2010

Filed with the Secretary of State

May 27, 2010

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 27, 2010

STATE OF MICHIGAN

95TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

Introduced by Senators Jansen, Hunter, Gilbert, Birkholz, Hardiman and Jacobs

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 724

AN ACT 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,” by amending section 11b (MCL 722.121b), as amended by 2007 PA 217.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 11b. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a database of child care centers, family child care homes, and group child care homes as a central clearinghouse for persons seeking information on child care options. The database shall include, at a minimum, all of the following information:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the child care center, family child care home, or group child care home.

(b) The days and general hours of operation of the child care center, family child care home, or group child care home.

(c) The license or registration number, effective date, and expiration date of the child care center, family child care home, or group child care home.

(d) The number and nature of any adverse action taken against the child care center, family child care home, or group child care home by the department.

(e) The number and nature of any special investigations regarding the child care center, family child care home, or group child care home conducted by the department that the department classifies as high risk. This information shall remain in the database as long as the licensee or registrant is licensed or registered under this act. For the purpose of this subdivision, “special investigation that the department classifies as high risk” means an investigation in which the department becomes aware that 1 or more of the conditions listed in section 8(3)(a) to (c) of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.628, exist.

(f) Information that, upon completion of a special investigation as described in subdivision (e), the department made a determination that there were no substantiated rule violations. This information may be included in the same manner as information provided under section 3f(5).

(2) The department shall make the database available to the public on the internet, without charge, through that department’s website.

(3) The department shall inform the public, through press releases or other media avenues, of the information available in the database established under subsection (1) and how to access that database.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor