§ 722.113l — Department of licensing and regulatory affairs; support for maintaining compliance; training on filter use, installation, and maintenance; guidance documents.

Michigan § 722.113l

• Jurisdiction: Michigan
• Ch. 722: CHILDREN
• Act 116 of 1973: CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS (722.111-722.128)

Text

CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS (EXCERPT) Act 116 of 1973 722.113l Department of licensing and regulatory affairs; support for maintaining compliance; training on filter use, installation, and maintenance; guidance documents. Sec. 3l. (1) The department of licensing and regulatory affairs, in coordination with the department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy, shall assist each child care center in maintaining compliance with sections 3i and 3j by providing all of the following: (a) A template for the drinking water management plan required under section 3i. (b) A template for tracking filter and filter cartridge replacement dates and the results of water sampling and testing conducted under section 3i. (c) Guidance documents on all of the following: (i) Factors that a child care center should consider when selecting filtered bottle-filling stations, filtered faucets, and filters. (ii) How to shut off or render permanently inoperable a water outlet identified under section 3i(1)(c). (iii) How to flush a building's cold water plumbing before installing new filtered bottle-filling stations and filtered faucets. (iv) Common filtered bottle-filling station or filtered faucet installation and operation errors and how to avoid them. (2) The department of licensing and regulatory affairs shall provide training for child care center staff on filter cartridge use, installation, and maintenance and water sampling protocol. Training under this subsection may be provided as a webinar or incorporated into existing training programs. Within 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, and every 5 years thereafter, all child care center staff responsible for providing or overseeing children's access to drinking water shall participate in training provided by the department of licensing and regulatory affairs under this subsection. (3) The department of licensing and regulatory affairs shall provide and make available the guidance documents required under subsection (1)(c) not later than 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section. Before the department provides the guidance documents, the department shall issue the guidance documents as proposed guidance documents on its website and allow for a 30-day public comment period.

Legislative History

Add. 2023, Act 155 , Eff. Oct. 24, 2023 Compiler's Notes: For the transfer of all powers and duties related to the licensing and regulation of children's camps, child care centers, day care centers, family day care homes, and group day care homes from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to MiLEAP, see E.R.O. No. 2023-2, compiled at MCL 388.1283. Popular Name: Act 116 Compiler's Notes: Child Care Licensing Act