Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Family Safety and Preservation Program
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
65C-13.022: Definitions
65C-13.023: Background Screening Requirements
65C-13.024: Pre-service Training
65C-13.025: Initial Licensing Procedures
65C-13.026: In-Service Training
65C-13.027: Changes During the Licensed Year
65C-13.028: Re-Licensing
65C-13.029: Licensed Out-of-Home Team Member Roles
65C-13.030: Standards for Licensed Out-of-Home Caregivers
65C-13.031: Terms of a License
65C-13.032: Capacity, Placement, and Over-Capacity Assessments
65C-13.033: Babysitting, Respite and Other Supervision
65C-13.034: Complaint Investigations and foster Care Referrals
65C-13.035: Administrative Actions, Appeals and Closures
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: Amendments to this rule will implement current statutory requirements and address pre-service training for out-of-home caregivers; continuing education requirements; role of foster parents; normalcy activities for children in foster care; and licensing requirements.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Substitute Care of Children.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 39.012, 39.0121, 402.40, 409.175 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 39.012, 39.0121, 402.40, 409.175 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Stacey Cleveland, (850)717-4647. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Stacey Cleveland, (850)717-4647

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.