18398201, 6M-8.201 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 18398201

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

Division of Early Learning

Chapter:

Division of Early Learning - Voluntary Prekindergarten Program

Overview

RULE:

6M-8.201	Child Enrollment Procedure for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program
6M-8.2011	Voluntary Prekindergarten Parent Guide (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the rule revision is to consolidate the parent guide and parent handbook into one parent-friendly document. This update makes it necessary to repeal of Rule 6M-8.2011, F.A.C. which merely incorporates the parent guide. Through this revision obsolete content was removed and new useful information for VPK parents was added. Additionally, the field “VPK class” in the certificate of eligibility, (Form OEL-VPK 02) incorporated in Rule 6M-8.201, F.A.C., will no longer be an optional field. This change is necessary to better process payment information in the statewide information system.

SUMMARY:

The revised rule will update the parent handbook, remove the parent guide and require providers to submit which VPK class a child is enrolled in.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.213(2), 1002.75(2), 1002.79 FS.

LAW:

1002.53(4),(5), 1002.75(2)(a)(b), 1002.82(2)(n) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

12/22/2016 Vol. 42/247

COMMENTS:

From 12/22/2016 To 1/12/2017 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-01648 Form OEL-VPK 06, September 2012 (Voluntary Prekindergarten Parent Guide)
Ref-07033 OEL-VPK 02 (May 2016)
Ref-07034 OEL-VPK 07 (May 2016)
Ref-07035 OEL-VPK 04 (May 2016)

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