Bill Text: MI SB0990 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Children; child care; regulation of window blinds in licensed day care centers; implement. Amends 1973 PA 116 (MCL 722.111 - 722.128) by adding sec. 9b.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-01 - Referred To Committee On Economic Development And Regulatory Reform [SB0990 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0990-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 990
December 1, 2009, Introduced by Senator JACOBS and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled
"An act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide
for the establishment of standards of care for child care
organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 9b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 9b. (1) Minimum licensing requirements under this act
shall include a prohibition on the use of window blinds or other
window coverings with pull cords or inner cords capable of forming
a loop and posing a risk of strangulation to a young child. Window
blinds and other coverings that have been manufactured or properly
retrofitted in a manner that eliminates the formation of loops
posing a risk of strangulation are not prohibited under this
section.
(2) When developing and periodically reviewing minimum
licensing requirements related to safety of the premises, the
director shall consult and give serious consideration to
publications of the United States consumer product safety
commission.
(3) The department may provide information as available
regarding reduced cost or no-cost options for retrofitting or
replacing unsafe window blinds and window coverings.
