HOUSE BILL No. 6202 June 13, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Tabor, Woronchak, Garza, Bob Brown, Toy, Anderson, Vander Veen, Lipsey, Neumann, Sheltrown, Zelenko, Kowall, George, Spade, DeRossett, Meyer, Gieleghem, Richardville, Patterson, Bovin, Hager, Gilbert, Caul and Hart and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services. A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organi- zations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," (MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 9. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 9. (1) A STAFF MEMBER SHALL NOT BE PRESENT IN A CHILD 2 CARE CENTER IF HE OR SHE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF EITHER OF THE 3 FOLLOWING: 4 (A) CHILD ABUSE OR CHILD NEGLECT. 5 (B) A FELONY INVOLVING HARM OR THREATENED HARM TO AN 6 INDIVIDUAL. 07285'02 * LTB 2 1 (2) A VOLUNTEER SHALL NOT HAVE CONTACT WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE 2 IN THE CARE OF A CHILD CARE CENTER IF HE OR SHE HAS BEEN 3 CONVICTED OF EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING: 4 (A) CHILD ABUSE OR CHILD NEGLECT. 5 (B) A FELONY INVOLVING HARM OR THREATENED HARM TO AN 6 INDIVIDUAL. 7 (3) BEFORE A STAFF MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER MAY HAVE CONTACT WITH 8 A CHILD WHO IS IN THE CARE OF A CHILD CARE CENTER, THE STAFF 9 MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER SHALL PROVIDE THE CHILD CARE CENTER WITH DOC- 10 UMENTATION FROM THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY THAT HE OR SHE HAS 11 NOT BEEN PLACED ON THE CENTRAL REGISTRY FOR CHILD ABUSE OR CHILD 12 NEGLECT. IF THE VOLUNTEER IS A PARENT, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 13 SUBSECTION MAY BE WAIVED IF THE CHILD CARE CENTER HAS A WRITTEN 14 PLAN FOR SUPERVISION OF SUCH PARENTS. 15 (4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CHILD ABUSE" AND "CHILD 16 NEGLECT" MEAN THOSE TERMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2 OF THE CHILD 17 PROTECTION LAW, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.622. 07285'02 * Final page. LTB