Michigan Laws 722.115p – Child care center, group child care home, or family child care home; potential or current child care staff member convicted of crime
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.115p
- Child care center: means a facility, other than a private residence, receiving 1 or more children under 13 years of age for care for periods of less than 24 hours a day, where the parents or guardians are not immediately available to the child. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Child care staff member: means an individual who is 16 years of age or older to whom 1 or more of the following apply:
(i) The individual is employed by a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home for compensation, including a contract employee or a self-employed individual. See Michigan Laws 722.111Criminal history check: means a fingerprint-based criminal history record information background check through the department of state police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See Michigan Laws 722.111 Department: means the department of health and human services and the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or a successor agency or department responsible for licensure under this act. See Michigan Laws 722.111 Family child care home: means a private home in which 1 but fewer than 7 minor children are received for care and supervision for compensation for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the household. See Michigan Laws 722.111 Group child care home: means a private home in which more than 6 but not more than 12 minor children are given care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the household. See Michigan Laws 722.111 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Except as provided in section 5n(14) and (15), a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home shall not allow an individual to be a child care staff member without requesting a criminal history check as required by section 5n.
(2) If a criminal history check performed under section 5n or information obtained as a result of notification from the department of state police under section 5k reveals that a potential or current child care staff member has been convicted of a crime as described in section 5r, the department shall notify the child care center, group child care home, or family child care home. The child care center, group child care home, or family child care home shall not allow the individual to be a child care staff member.