2005 Senate Bill 615 / Public Act 128

Mandate day care center criminal background checks

Introduced in the Senate

June 16, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Bill Hardiman (R-29)

To require licensed child care and day care facilities to provide criminal background checks on the owners and managers as a condition of licensure.

Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services

June 29, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 30, 2005

Amendment offered by Sens. Gilda Jacobs (D-14) and Shirley Johnson (R-13)

To expand background check requirements to also cover a person residing in a home in which a day care or child care facility is operated.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To require licensed child care and day care facilities to provide criminal background checks on the owners and managers as a condition of licensure. This would also apply to any person age 16 or older residing in a home in which a day care or child care facility is operated.

Received in the House

June 30, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Aug. 24, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Aug. 31, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that limits its scope to providers of home-based day care and residents of their homes; requires a background check of residents of family day care and group day care homes who are over 18 years of age (instead of 16); allows background check fees to be passed on to these homes; revises the crimes that would trigger the self-reporting requirement, and makes other more technical changes.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 1 (details)

To require licensed home-based day care facilities to provide criminal background checks on the owners and managers as a condition of licensure. This would also apply to any person age 18 or older residing in a home-based day care facility.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 6, 2005

Sept. 13, 2005

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 28, 2005