Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential  
Office of Early Childhood Education  
Administrative Rules for Licensing Rules for Family and Group Child Care Homes  
Rule Set 2024-12 LP  
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  
Friday, December 5, 2025  
01:00 PM  
Michigan Library and Historical Center, 1st Floor Forum  
702 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48915  
The Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential will hold a public hearing to receive public  
comments on proposed changes to the Licensing Rules for Family and Group Child Care Homes rule set.  
The proposed rules revise the structure of existing rules to properly group items by topic. In addition, the  
proposed rules revise and add definitions to increase clarity, adds requirements for food allergy policies,  
provides flexibility for school-age ratios, eliminates tuberculosis testing, provides allowances to incorporate  
Individual Family Service Plan or Individualized Education Plans and 504 plans, and makes clarifications  
throughout.  
By authority conferred on the director of the department of lifelong education, advancement, and potential by  
section 2 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.112, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-1, 1996-2, 2003-1,  
2004-4, 2015-1 and 2023-6, MCL 330.3101, 445.2001, 445.2011, 400.226, 400.227 and 388.1283.  
The proposed rules will take effect immediately after filing with the Secretary of State. The proposed rules are  
published on the State of Michigan's website at http://www.michigan.gov/ARD and in the 12/1/2025 issue of the  
Michigan Register. Copies of these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail or email at the following email  
address: [email protected].  
Comments on these proposed rules may be made at the hearing, by mail, or by email at the following addresses  
until 12/12/2025 at 05:00 PM:  
ATTN: Erika Bigelow and Chanti Cole  
Landmark Building, 105 W. Allegan St., 2nd Floor, Lansing, MI 48933  
MiLEAP-CCLB-Help@michigan.gov  
The public hearing will be conducted in compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. If the hearing  
is held at a physical location, the building will be accessible with handicap parking available. Anyone needing  
assistance to take part in the hearing due to disability may call 517-284-9730 to make arrangements.  
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