FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to require certain day care providers to mail notices of noncompliance.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That chapter 26-6 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    If the Department of Social Services or any other jurisdiction with enforcement authority determines that a family day care provider, a group family day care home, or a day care center is out of compliance with a license or registration requirement of chapter 26-6 or ARSD Article 67:42, the provider shall mail a written notice to the parents or legal guardian of each child under the provider's care. The written notice shall inform the parent or legal guardian of the statute or rule violation, the plan or action to correct the violation, and the penalty that may be imposed if the violation is not corrected. The parent or guardian shall sign a notice of receipt and return it to the child care provider. The license or registration certificate for the family day care provider, the group family day care home, or day care center may be revoked if the family

day care provider, the group family day care home, or day care center fails to mail the written notice to any parent or legal guardian.