A program or a facility certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the United States department of defense or by the United States coast guard shall be exempt from child care facility licensure requirements provided pursuant to state law. This section does not apply to family child care providers who also provide child care services to children not affiliated with a branch of the United States department of defense or the United States coast guard. History: Laws 2024, ch. 21, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 2024, ch. 21, § 1 was not enacted as part of the Early Childhood Education and Care Department Act, but was compiled there for the convenience of the user. Effective dates. — Laws 2024, ch. 21 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 15, 2024, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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