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Sec. 5g.

(1) When a person applies for a certificate of registration to operate a family day care home or a license to operate a group day care home under section 5, the department shall perform a criminal history check using the department of state police's internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT) on all persons over 18 years of age residing in the home in which the family day care home or group day care home is operated. This section does not apply to a person residing in the home for a period of not more than 14 days.

(2) Not later than 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the department shall perform an ICHAT check on all persons over 18 years of age residing in the home in which a family day care home or group day care home is currently operated.

(3) If a search of ICHAT reveals that a person over 18 years of age residing in the home has been convicted of a listed offense, the department shall not issue a certificate of registration or license to the applicant, shall not renew a certificate of registration to the registrant or license to the licensee applying for renewal, or shall revoke a current registrant's certificate of registration or current licensee's license.