Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services
Chapter 5101:2-15 - Child Care Program Administration
Section 5101:2-15-03 - Child care advisory council
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5101:2-15-03
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) What is the purpose and responsibilities of the child care advisory council?
(1) The
purpose of the child care advisory council (the council) is to assist and
advise the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) in the
administration and development of child care according to division (A) of
section 5104.08 of the Revised
Code.
(2) The council shall advise
the director of ODJFS on the administration of Chapter 5104. of the Revised
Code and in the development of child care.
(3) The council may establish guidelines and
procedures necessary for the effective operation of council business.
(4) The council shall make an annual report
to the director of ODJFS that addresses the availability, affordability,
accessibility, and quality of action that the council has proposed to the
director during the preceding fiscal year.
(B) What is the composition of the council?
(1) The council is to be
comprised of
twenty-two voting members appointed by the director of ODJFS with the approval
of the governor and is to include:
(a) Six voting members
representing child care centers subject to licensing, including nonprofit and
proprietary. These centers shall represent different geographical areas of the
state.
(b) Three voting
members who are representatives of in-home aides, family child care providers,
or head start programs.
(c) A minimum of three
voting members who are parents, guardians, or custodians of children receiving
child care or publicly funded child care in the child's own home, a center, a
type A home, a head start program or a licensed type B home at the time of
appointment.
(d) A minimum of six
members who represent county departments of job and family services.
(e)
The remaining four voting members who are representatives of the teaching,
child development, and health professions and other individuals interested in
the welfare of children.
(f) At least six
members of the council shall not be employees or licensees of child care
centers, head start programs, family home providers or in-home aides.
(2)
The
director of ODJFS, the director of developmental disabilities, the director of
mental health and addiction services, the superintendent of public instruction,
the director of health, the director of commerce, and state fire marshal are to
serve as non-voting members.
(3) The council shall
have two co-chairpersons. One co-chairperson shall be the director of ODJFS or
the director's designee, and one co-chairperson shall be elected by the voting
members of the council.
(C) How long is the term for appointed council members?
(1) Appointed members shall
serve a three-year term.
(2)
Vacancies are
to be filled for the unexpired terms with new
members serving the remainder of the three-year term.
(D) Can a council member be removed from the council?
A member of the council is subject to removal by the director of ODJFS for a willful and flagrant exercise of authority or power that is not authorized by law. This includes refusal or willful neglect to perform any official duty as a member of the council or for being guilty of misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, or gross neglect of duty as a member of the council.
(E) Do members of the council get compensated?
(1) Members of
the council shall serve without compensation.
(2) Members of the council shall receive
reimbursement for necessary expenses, including travel expenses.
(F) How often does the council meet?
(1) The council shall meet at least once
in each quarter of each calendar year.
(2) The council shall meet at the call of the
co-chairpersons.
(3) The
co-chairpersons or their designee shall send to each member a written notice of
the date, time, and place of each meeting.
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