Ch. 514                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 514

(House Bill 640)

AN ACT concerning

Child Care - Family Day Care Homes and
Child Care Centers

FOR the purpose of providing that family day care is certain care
provided to a child younger than a certain age or to a
developmentally disabled person younger than a certain age;
providing for the numbers of children for whom a day care
provider may provide care under certain circumstances;
altering the numbers of children for whom a day care
provider may provide care; providing that the Secretary of
Human Resources or the Secretary's designee may exercise
certain authority; providing for a certain multidisciplinary
team to convene either in person or by telephone when
reports of child abuse are made involving family day care
homes; providing for State police assistance to a local law
enforcement agency under certain circumstances; providing
that a child care center does not include a family day care
home; defining a certain term; providing that the rules and
regulations for child care centers shall provide different
standards for certain care given to children of certain
ages; providing that certain bona fide church religious
organizations are not required to be licensed to operate a
child care center under certain circumstances; providing for
the issuance of a letter of compliance to certain day care
providers under certain circumstances; specifying that a
letter of compliance expires on the first anniversary of its
effective date unless renewed; specifying that a letter of
compliance may be denied, suspended, or revoked under
certain circumstances; requiring certain facilities that are
operated in a public or private school to comply with
certain fire, building, and zoning laws; prohibiting the
requirement of certain additional regulations; requiring
certain facilities that are operated by bona fide church
certain religious organizations to comply with certain fire,
building, and zoning laws and to be inspected in a certain
manner before being utilized; providing that the Secretary
of Human Resources may seek an injunction in certain
circumstances; defining certain terms; and generally
relating to child care.

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