75-7715. Inspections; surveyor certification.

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(a)It is hereby made the duty of the director of the Kansas office of early childhood to inspect or cause to be inspected on or after July 1, 2026, and once every 12 months thereafter, every day care facility, unless otherwise provided in subsection (b). For the purpose of inspection, the director or the director's authorized agent, as an employee of the director or who has a contract with the director to provide inspections pursuant to this act and who holds a certificate issued pursuant to subsection (c), shall have the right of entry and access to every department and every place in the premises, to call for and examine the records that are required to be kept according to this act and to make and preserve a record of every inspection. The licensee shall give all reasonable information to the authorized agent of the director of the Kansas office of early childhood and afford every reasonable facility for viewing the premises and seeing the children therein. No such child, without the consent of the child's parent, shall be required to be interviewed by any agent.

(b)The director of the Kansas office of early childhood shall conduct an inspection of any day care facility upon receiving a complaint. Any new day care facility shall be inspected prior to issuance of a license. The director may conduct an inspection of any day care facility that has a record of repeated complaints or serious violations at any time. Every 12 months, the director or authorized agent of the director shall inspect any day care facility that provides services to military families receiving military assistance for child care.

(1)The director shall create a surveyor certification and provide a minimum of yearly continuing education to qualify for such certification.

(2)If a surveyor fails to comply with the certification requirements established by the director pursuant to paragraph (1), the director may require such surveyor to complete an improvement plan.

(3)If such surveyor does not satisfactorily complete the improvement plan, the director may terminate such surveyor's current certification.

(d)Persons conducting inspections and surveys pursuant to this act shall hold a certification issued by the director.

(e)This section shall take effect on and after July 1, 2026.