Sec. 1.5. (a) The division shall require all child care centers or child care homes to submit a report containing the names and birth dates of all children who are enrolled in the child care center or child care home within three (3) months from the date the child care center or child care home accepts its first child, upon receiving the consent of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian as required under subsection (b). The division shall require all child care centers and child care homes that receive written consent as described under subsection (b) to submit a monthly report of the name and birth date of each additional child who has been enrolled in or withdrawn from the child care center or child care home during the preceding thirty (30) days.

     (b) The division shall require all child care centers or child care homes to request whether the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian desires the center or home to include the child’s name and birth date in the reports described under subsection (a) before enrolling the child in the center or home. No child’s name or birth date may be included on the report required under subsection (a) without the signed consent of the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian. The consent form must be in the following form:

Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-17.2-2-1.5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
“I give my permission for _____________________ (name of day care center or home) to report the name and birth date of my child or children to the division of family resources pursuant to IC 12-17.2-2-1.5.

Name of child ____________________________________

Birth date _______________________________________

Signature of parent, guardian, or custodian

_______________________________________________

Date ____________________________________________”.

     (c) The division shall submit a monthly report of the information provided under subsection (a) to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults established under IC 10-13-5.

     (d) The division shall require that a person who transports children who are in the care of the child care center on a public highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers must comply with the same requirements set forth in IC 20-27-9-12 for a public elementary or secondary school or a preschool operated by a school corporation.

As added by P.L.12-1994, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.278-2001, SEC.1; P.L.2-2003, SEC.41; P.L.1-2005, SEC.135; P.L.145-2006, SEC.92; P.L.43-2009, SEC.13.

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