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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title II EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
  4. Chapter 15D DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
  5. Section 7A Application of sections 6 and 7 to child care on military installations

Section 7A

Section 7A: Application of sections 6 and 7 to child care on military installations

[ Text of section added by 2024, 178, Sec. 15 effective August 8, 2024.]

  Section 7A. For the purposes of this section, "military installation'' shall mean a base, camp, post, station, yard, center or other activity under the jurisdiction of the secretary of a United States military department or, in the case of an activity in a foreign country, under the operational control of the secretary of a United States military department or the United States Secretary of Defense, regardless of the duration of operational control.

  Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, sections 6 and 7 shall not apply to a childcare provider on a military installation or a facility licensed or certified as a family child care provider by a branch of the United States Department of Defense or by the United States Coast Guard.