December 10, 2013, Introduced by Senator WARREN and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Elections.
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 amending the title, as amended by 1997
PA 165, and by adding section 16a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
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 prohibit
restrictions on the location of child care homes; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Sec. 16a. (1) A property owners association shall not prohibit
the use of real property as a family child care home or a group
child care home. A prohibition adopted in violation of this section
is void.
(2) As used in this section, "property owners association"
means an organization of real property owners or lessees,
regardless of the legal form of the organization, that has the
power to restrict the use of real property within a geographical
area. Property owners association does not include a governmental
entity.