2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 46:1408 — Class a licenses; application; temporary or provisional licenses; fees

§1408.  Class A licenses; application; temporary or provisional licenses; fees

A.  Application for a Class A license shall be made by the child care facility or child-placing agency to the department upon forms furnished by the department.  Upon receipt of the application for a Class A license and upon establishment of the fact that minimum requirements for a license as established by the department are met and that the facility or agency is in compliance with all other state and local laws and regulations, the department shall issue a Class A license for such period as may be provided for in the published regulations of the department.

B.  The department may provide through the promulgation of rules for the issuance of temporary, provisional, or extended licenses if a disapproval has not been received from any other state or local agency authorized by any other laws or regulations to inspect such facilities or agencies.

C.  A Class A license shall apply only to the location stated on the application, and such license, once issued, shall not be transferable from one person to another or from one location to another.  If the location or ownership of the facility is changed, the license shall be automatically revoked.  A new application form shall be completed prior to all license renewals.

D.  The Class A licensee shall display the license in a prominent place at the facility or agency, except that a facility operated by a church or religious organization may be exempt from such requirement provided the license is available upon request.

E.(1)  There shall be a license fee effective until June 30, 1986, of twenty-five dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for fifteen or fewer children; seventy-five dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for at least sixteen but not more than fifty children; one hundred twenty-five dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for at least fifty-one children but no more than one hundred children; and two hundred dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for more than one hundred children.

(2)  On July 1, 1986, and thereafter there shall be an annual license fee of twenty-five dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for fifteen or fewer children; one hundred dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for at least sixteen but no more than fifty children; one hundred seventy-five dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for at least fifty-one but no more than one hundred children; and two hundred fifty dollars for any license issued to a day care center providing care for more than one hundred children.

F.  There shall be an annual license fee of one hundred dollars for any license issued to a residential facility providing care for six or less children; two hundred dollars for any license issued to a residential facility providing care for at least seven, but no more than fifteen children; and three hundred dollars for any license issued to a residential facility providing care for sixteen or more children.

G.  There shall be an annual license fee of fifty dollars for any license issued to any other Class A facility or agency which is subject to the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 1985, No. 286, §1; Acts 2005, No. 332, §1, eff. June 30, 2005.