§ 722.115c — Applicant for child care organization license; criminal history check; requirements; fee; renewal.

Michigan § 722.115c

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

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CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS (EXCERPT) Act 116 of 1973 722.115c Applicant for child care organization license; criminal history check; requirements; fee; renewal. Sec. 5c. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6), when a person or an applicant that is a legal entity, trust, or local or state governmental organization applies for a license for a child care organization under section 5, the department shall request the department of state police to perform a criminal history check on the person, licensee designee, chief administrator, and program director of the child care organization, as applicable. (2) Each person applying for a license to operate a child care organization must give written consent at the time of the license application for the department of state police to conduct the criminal history check required under this section. The department shall require the person to submit his or her fingerprints to the department of state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the criminal history check described in subsection (1). (3) The department shall request a criminal history check required under this section on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department of state police. (4) Within a reasonable time after receiving a complete request by the department for a criminal history check on a person under this section, the department of state police must conduct the criminal history check and provide a report of the results to the department. The report shall contain any criminal history record information on the person maintained by the department of state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (5) The department of state police may charge the department a fee for a criminal history check required under this section that does not exceed the actual and reasonable cost of conducting the check. The department may pass along to the licensee or applicant the actual cost or fee charged by the department of state police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or a vendor approved by the department of state police for performing a criminal history check required under this section. (6) If a person, licensee designee, chief administrator, or program director of a child care organization applying to renew a license to operate a child care organization has previously undergone a criminal history check required under subsection (1) and has remained continuously licensed after the criminal history check has been performed and section 5k continues to apply, that person, licensee designee, chief administrator, or program director of a child care organization is not required to submit to another criminal history check upon renewal of the license obtained under section 5.

Legislative History

Add. 2005, Act 133 , Eff. Jan. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 580 , Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2007 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 379 , Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 256 , Eff. Mar. 28, 2018 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 107 , Imd. Eff. June 23, 2022 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of state fire marshal to department of labor and economic growth, bureau of construction codes and fire safety, by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties pertaining to children's camp, child care center, day care center, family day care home, and group day care home licensing and regulation from department of human services to department of licensing and regulatory affairs, see E.R.O. No. 2015-1, compiled at MCL 400.227.For transfer of powers and duties relative to the licensing and regulation of child caring institutions, child placing agencies, foster family homes, foster family group homes, and court-operated facilities from department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of health and human services, see E.R.O. No. 2018-6, compiled at MCL 722.110.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 Popular Name: Child Care Licensing Act