The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand and Eight.

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An Act relative to the licensure of day care centers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 10 of chapter 28A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following subsection:

(g) Upon receipt of an application to establish and maintain a school age child care program, a day care center, family day care home or large family day care home which is not a part of a family day care system, family day care system, family foster care which is not supervised and approved by a placement agency, group care facility, or temporary shelter facility pursuant to this section, the office shall provide written notification to the city or town wherein said facility is located that it has received an application; provided, however, that said notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the applicant, the address of the applicant and the telephone number of the applicant.