VETOES

(2)  "CHILD CARE CENTER" SHALL INCLUDE A NONPUBLIC
KINDERGARTEN IN WHICH AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IS OFFERED OR
PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT LEAST 5 YEARS OLD AND A
NONPUBLIC NURSERY SCHOOL IN WHICH AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IS
OFFERED OR PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 2 TO 4 YEARS OLD.

(3)   "CHILD CARE CENTER" DOES NOT INCLUDE;

(I)  A NONPUBLIC KINDERGARTEN IN WHICH AN
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IS OFFERED OR PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE
AT LEAST 5 YEARS OLD; OR

(II)  A NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WHICH AN
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IS OFFERED OR PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE
IN GRADES 1 THROUGH 8.

[(2)] (3) (4) "[Group day] CHILD care center" does
not include a child care home, a child care institution, or other
child care facility that offers or provides a residential
placement for a child and is established, licensed, or registered
under Title 5, Subtitle 5 of [the Family Law Article] THIS
ARTICLE or Titles 6 or 10 of [this article] THE HEALTH - GENERAL
ARTICLE.

(d)  "License" means a license issued by [a health officer]
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES to operate a [group day] CHILD
care center.

(e)  "Person" includes a State, county, or municipal
corporation.

(F) "SECRETARY" MEANS THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

[14-102.] 5-571.

(a) (1) The General Assembly finds that:

(i) A child is not capable of self-protection;
and

(ii) If care of a child is given over to
another, mental and physical risks arise that need to be offset
by reasonable protective measures.

(2) The General Assembly also finds that:

(i) There is a shortage of [day] CHILD care
placements for children under the age of 2 years; and

(ii) The rules and regulations adopted under
this subtitle should provide for small [day] CHILD care centers
that provide care in a homelike environment.

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