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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 585
(2) The [Secretary of Human Resources] STATE SUPERINTENDENT shall
adopt regulations for the implementation of the amnesty program.
(d) (1) The amnesty shall apply only to the registration required by this Part
V, but only if the requirements of subsection (e) of this section are met.
(2) Any unregistered family day care provider participating in the
amnesty:
(i) may not be enjoined by the Department as long as information
is not made known to the Department that the health, safety, or welfare of any child
in the care of the unregistered family day care provider is endangered, including any
information or evidence provided by a State or local code enforcement authority or
protective services or law enforcement agency;
(ii) is not subject to the penalty provided for in § 5-557 of this Part
V; and
(iii) is subject to the group size requirements provided by § 5-553 of
this Part V.
(e) For the purposes of this section, an unregistered family day care provider
is participating in the amnesty program if:
(1) the unregistered family day care provider:
(i) between October 1, 1994 and September 30, 1997, files an
application with the Department in accordance with the regulations adopted by the
Department; and
(ii) makes a good faith effort, as determined by the Department, to
complete the registration process within 1 year of the date of entering the amnesty;
and
(2) information is not made known to the STATE Department OF
EDUCATION OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES that the health, safety, or
welfare of any child in the care of the unregistered family day care provider is
endangered, including any information or evidence provided by a State or local code
enforcement authority, or protective services or law enforcement agency.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for any willful or
grossly negligent act, a State or local code enforcement authority, protective services
or law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Resources, STATE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, and the personnel of a State or local code enforcement
authority, protective services or law enforcement agency, [or] the Maryland
Department of Human Resources, OR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION shall
be immune from civil liability for any act or injury to any child attributable to or
resulting from the amnesty period provided for in this section.
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