MI HB5975

Establishes a new minimum ratio of 1 child care personnel to 6 minor children in family child care homes and group child care homes, effective on the bill's enactment date.

Allows experienced operators (3+ years experience, regular license, no pending disciplinary action) to request written departmental approval to increase the ratio to 1 personnel to 7 children, enabling family child care homes to care for 1 additional unrelated child and group child care homes to care for 2 additional unrelated children.

Requires that for each child care personnel, no more than 4 minor children under 30 months of age may be in care, with no more than 2 under 18 months of age.

Permits the department to rescind approval for the additional children if the operator receives a recommendation for disciplinary action, including provisional licensing, refusal to renew, revocation, or increased monitoring due to rule or law violations.

Defines "child care personnel" to include individuals age 14 and older who are employed, provide unsupervised care or supervision, have unsupervised access to children, or serve as licensee designees in family or group child care homes.