4493542, 65C-20.008 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 4493542

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

FAMILY DAY CARE STANDARDS AND LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES

Overview

RULE:

65C-20.008	Application
65C-20.009	Staffing Requirements (Repealed)
65C-20.010	Health and Safety Related Requirements (Repealed)
65C-20.011	Health Records (Repealed)
65C-20.012	Enforcement
65C-20.013	Large Family Child Care Homes (LFCCH) (Repealed)
65C-20.014	Gold Seal Quality Care Program (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The rule modifications contained in this document will establish minimum child care licensing standards for safety, enforcement and disciplinary sanctions, child discipline, transportation and Gold Seal Accreditation. In addition, training requirements for substitutes have been modified and training exemptions have been removed for operators, employees and substitutes. These modifications will provide better continuity between licensed child care programs for those standards involving safety, enforcement, disciplinary sanctions, child discipline, transportation and Gold Seal.

SUMMARY:

The 2006 Legislature passed Senate Bill 1510 which requires the Department to establish minimum child care health and safety licensing standards for family day care homes including, uniform enforcement and disciplinary sanctions, child discipline, and transportation. Senate Bill 1510 also requires the Department to establish minimum standards for uniform enforcement and disciplinary sanctions for large family child care homes.
In addition, training requirements for family day care homes and large family child care homes related to substitutes have been modified and training exemptions have been removed for certain operators, employees and substitutes.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

402.281, 402.310, 402.313, 402.3131 FS.

LAW:

402.281, 402.310, 402.313, 402.3131 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/17/2007 Vol. 33/33

COMMENTS:

From 8/17/2007 To 9/7/2007 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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