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SCS/SB 724 - This act requires certain facilities for children to show proof of accreditation or compliance with safety standards. Currently, Section 210.516, RSMo, requires licensure of all residential care facilities, foster homes, and child placing agencies, but exempts other facilities, such as those run by religious organizations. This act requires religious license-exempt facilities to show proof of:

1. Accreditation by a national organization; or

2. Accreditation by an organization incorporated in Missouri with bylaws and rules adhered to by such facilities; and

3. Compliance with sanitation and fire standards established by the state.

ERIN MOTLEY