IL SB0621

Transfers child care facility licensing authority from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for child care institutions, maternity centers, child welfare agencies, day care centers, day care agencies, and group homes.

Establishes 4-year license validity for most facilities and 3-year validity for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes, with 30-day grace periods during renewal applications.

Requires DHS examiners to pass an examination demonstrating familiarity with the Act and appropriate standards before inspecting child care facilities.

Authorizes DHS to issue 6-month permits to newly established facilities and emergency permits (up to 90 days) to facilities accepting children displaced by natural disasters, with emergency permits requiring staff from the closed facility.

Requires DHS to conduct unannounced inspections during facility operating hours and mandates annual monitoring of day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; shifts foster family home monitoring responsibility to DCFS.