Florida Statutes Part VI - School Readiness Program (Ss. 1002.81-1002.97)

• 1002.81 - Definitions.
  Consistent with the requirements of 45 C.F.R. parts 98 and 99 and as used in this part, the term:(1) “At-risk child” means:(a) A child from a family...
• 1002.82 - Office Of Early Learning; Powers And Duties.
  (1) For purposes of administration of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund, pursuant to 45 C.F.R. parts 98 and 99, the Office of...
• 1002.83 - Early Learning Coalitions.
  (1) Thirty-one or fewer early learning coalitions are established and shall maintain direct enhancement services at the local level and provide access to such services in...
• 1002.84 - Early Learning Coalitions; School Readiness Powers And Duties.
  Each early learning coalition shall:(1) Administer and implement a local comprehensive program of school readiness program services in accordance with this part and the rules adopted...
• 1002.85 - Early Learning Coalition Plans.
  (1) The office shall adopt rules prescribing the standardized format and required content of school readiness program plans as necessary for a coalition or other qualified...
• 1002.86 - School Readiness Program; Education Component.
  The education component of the school readiness program should be developmentally appropriate and based on research, involve the parent as the child’s first teacher, serve...
• 1002.87 - School Readiness Program; Eligibility And Enrollment.
  (1) Effective August 1, 2013, or upon reevaluation of eligibility for children currently served, whichever is later, each early learning coalition shall give priority for participation...
• 1002.88 - School Readiness Program Provider Standards; Eligibility To Deliver The School Readiness Program.
  (1) To be eligible to deliver the school readiness program, a school readiness program provider must:(a) Be a child care facility licensed under s. 402.305, a family...
• 1002.89 - School Readiness Program; Funding.
  (1) Funding for the school readiness program shall be allocated among the early learning coalitions in accordance with this section and the General Appropriations Act.(2) The office...
• 1002.895 - Market Rate Schedule.
  The school readiness program market rate schedule shall be implemented as follows:(1) The office shall establish procedures for the adoption of a market rate schedule. The...
• 1002.91 - Investigations Of Fraud Or Overpayment; Penalties.
  (1) As used in this subsection, the term “fraud” means an intentional deception, omission, or misrepresentation made by a person with knowledge that the deception, omission,...
• 1002.92 - Child Care And Early Childhood Resource And Referral.
  (1) As a part of the school readiness program, the office shall establish a statewide child care resource and referral network that is unbiased and provides...
• 1002.93 - School Readiness Program Transportation Services.
  (1) The office may authorize an early learning coalition to establish school readiness program transportation services for children at risk of abuse or neglect who are...
• 1002.94 - Child Care Executive Partnership Program.
  (1) There is created a body politic and corporate known as the Child Care Executive Partnership which shall establish and govern the Child Care Executive Partnership...
• 1002.95 - Teacher Education And Compensation Helps (Teach) Scholarship Program.
  (1) The office may contract for the administration of the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) scholarship program, which provides educational scholarships to caregivers and administrators...
• 1002.96 - Early Head Start Collaboration Grants.
  (1) Contingent upon specific appropriation, the office shall establish a program to award collaboration grants to assist local agencies in securing Early Head Start programs through...
• 1002.97 - Records Of Children In The School Readiness Program.
  (1) The individual records of children enrolled in the school readiness program provided under this part, held by an early learning coalition or the office, are...

Last modified: September 23, 2016