Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The following entities shall obtain a
CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care purposes from the
department for any of their employees or contract employees that provide
services in early learning centers when children are present:
1. local educational agencies that provide
services to children in early learning centers, for their school and contract
employees who provide these services in early learning centers;
2. resource and referral agencies that are
approved by BESE and under contract with the department to provide services to
early learning center employees, for their employees and contract employees
that provide these services in early learning centers;
3. entities approved by BESE and under
contract with the department to provide state mental health consultations in
early learning centers, for their employees and contract employees providing
these services in early learning centers;
4. teacher preparation programs approved by
BESE, for their employees, contract employees and enrolled students that are
required to be present in early learning centers;
5. accredited Louisiana universities, for
therapeutic program faculty and enrolled students that are required to be in
early learning centers;
6. lead
agencies approved by BESE and under contract with the department to provide
services in early learning centers, for their employees and contract employees
providing these services in early learning centers;
7. Louisiana Department of Health, which
provides IDEA, part C services for children in early learning centers, for its
employees and contract employees providing these services in early learning
centers;
8. third-party contractors
approved by BESE and under contract with the department to provide services in
early learning centers, for their employees and contract employees providing
these services in early learning centers;
9. entities approved by the department that
provide services in early learning centers, for owners and employees of the
entity providing services in early learning centers; and
10. the department, which provides services
in early learning centers, for its employees and contract employees providing
services in early learning centers.
B. Each entity shall have documentation for
each required person in Subsection A that allows an early learning center to
verify the persons CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care
purposes.
C. Persons approved by
the department who provide services in, or require access to, early learning
centers shall obtain a CCCBC-based determination of eligibility for child care
purposes from the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
45
CFR 98.43,
R.S.
15:587.1, and R.S.
407.42.
