HOUSE BILL NO. 5980

March 24, 2022, Introduced by Reps. Young, Whiteford, Green, Wakeman, Brann, Kahle, Brenda Carter, Pohutsky, Tyrone Carter, O'Malley and Anthony and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.

"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 8 (MCL 722.118), as amended by 2017 PA 258.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 8. (1) A regular license is effective for 2 years after the date of issuance unless revoked or refused renewal as provided in section 11 or modified to a provisional as provided in section 7a. The Unless the license is an extended license obtained under subsection (4), a license shall must be renewed biennially on application and approval. A license shall specify in general terms the kind of child care organization the licensee may undertake, and the number, and ages of children that can be received and maintained.

(2) The department may accept a licensee's written request to close a license if the department does not have an active investigation against the licensee or is not pursuing revocation or refusal to renew as provided in section 11.

(3) A certification of registration issued by the department before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection March 28, 2018 shall be reissued as a license. The reissuance shall must be completed in the manner determined by the department within 1 year after the amendatory act that added this subsection.by March 28, 2019.

(4) Beginning January 1, 2023, the department shall issue an extended license to a foster family home or foster family group home under the following conditions:

(a) The foster family home or foster family group home has been licensed for, at least, 1 year.

(b) The foster family home or foster family group home is in good standing with the department.

(5) An extended license provided under subsection (4) is effective for 3 years after the date of issuance unless revoked or refused renewal as provided in section 11 or modified to a provisional as provided in section 7a. An extended license must be renewed every 3 years on application and approval.