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| Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §8301-A, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 645, §6, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 2. Child care facility licensure. The owner or operator of a | | child care facility shall pay the licensing fee required under | | section 8303-A. A child care facility must be licensed under | | this chapter and must comply with the rules adopted by the | | commissioner under section 8302-A and the fire safety | | requirements of section 8304-A. The department shall make at | | least one unannounced inspection of a child care facility | | licensed under this chapter during the term of the license.__The | | inspection must take place between 6 and 18 months after the | | issuance of the license. Except as otherwise provided, a nursery | | school must meet the requirements of this chapter and chapter | | 1675. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §8301-A, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2005, c. 530, §7, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Family child care provider certification. A family child | | care provider shall pay the certification fee required under | | section 8303-A. A family child care provider must be certified | | under this chapter and shall comply with the rules adopted by the | | commissioner under section 8302-A and the fire safety | | requirements of section 8304-A. The department shall make at | | least one unannounced inspection of a family child care provider | | certified under this chapter during the term of the certificate.__ | | The inspection must take place between 6 and 18 months after the | | issuance of the certificate. |
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| | | Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §8303-A, as amended by PL 2005, c. 530, §10, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | §8303-A. Fee for licenses |
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| | | By January 1, 1998, the | | establish reasonable fees for both initial licensure or | | certification and license or certification renewals for child | | care facilities, nursery schools and certified family child care | | providers. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are major |
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| | | substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- | | A. |
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| | | Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §8402, sub-§3, ķE, as amended by PL 2001, c. 645, §10, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | E. The nursery school meets, annually | | safety requirements specified in section 8403, subsection 2. |
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