2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 46 Public welfare and assistance :: RS 46:1412 Class b licenses

§1412.  Class B licenses

A.  Application for a Class B 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 B 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 B license for such period as may be provided for in the published regulations of the department.  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.

B.  A Class B license shall apply only to the location stated in the registration, and such license, once issued, shall not be transferable from one place to another or from one person to another. If the location of the facility is changed or the owner of the facility is changed, the license shall be automatically revoked, unless the new information has first been registered with the department.

C.  Every Class B license holder, except a church or religious organization, shall display the Class B license in a prominent place in the child care facility.

D.  No Class B facility may receive local, state, or federal funds directly or indirectly.

E.  Any Class B facility which advertises the fact that it is licensed under Louisiana law shall clearly indicate in its advertising that it holds a Class B license.  In printed materials, "Class B" shall be printed in the same size type as the words "license" or "licensed".  In broadcast advertising, a facility shall not advertise the fact that it is licensed without indicating in the same advertisement that the kind of license held is a Class B license.

F.  No Class A or Class B licensed facility which has had its license revoked shall register as a Class B facility without special prior approval by the secretary indicating that it is in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and standards applicable to Class B facilities.  No Class A licensed facility against which revocation proceedings are pending shall register as a Class B facility without special prior approval by the secretary indicating that it is in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and standards applicable to Class B facilities.

G.(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 no 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.

H.  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.

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

J.  The license fees provided for in this Section shall not apply to any child care facility or agency owned or operated by a church or religious organization.

Acts 1985, No. 286, §1; Acts 1990, No. 351, §2, eff. July 10, 1990; Acts 2009, No. 194, §2, eff. June 30, 2009.