(a) The following provisions are effective prior to
December 1, 2023:
(1) A Board shall ensure that a list of parents and
children waiting for child care services, because of the lack of funding
or lack of providers, is maintained and available to the Commission
upon request.
(2) A Board shall establish a policy for the maintenance
of a waiting list that includes, at a minimum:
(A) the process for determining that the parent is
potentially eligible for child care services before placing the parent
on the waiting list; and
(B) the frequency in which the parent information is
updated and maintained on the waiting list.
(3) A Board shall exempt children from the waiting
list who are directly referred from a recognized pre-K or Head Start/Early
Head Start (HS/EHS) partnership as described in §809.22 of this
chapter to a child care provider to receive services in the contracted
partnership program subject to the availability of funding and the
availability of subsidized slots at the partnership site.
(b) The following provisions are effective December
1, 2023:
(1) A Board shall ensure that a list of parents and
children waiting for child care services, because of the lack of funding
or lack of providers, is maintained and available to the Commission
upon request.
(2) A Board shall ensure that the child is potentially
eligible for child care services prior to placing the child on the
waiting list.
(3) A Board shall exempt children from the waiting
list who are directly referred from a recognized pre-K or HS/EHS partnership,
as described in §809.22 of this chapter, to a child care provider
to receive services in the contracted partnership program subject
to the availability of funding and the availability of subsidized
slots at the partnership site.
(4) A Board shall contact the parent every three months
and shall remove the child from the waiting list if the parent indicates
that child care services are no longer required or does not respond
to the Board regarding the continued need for child care services.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §809.18 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336; amended to be effective January 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 593; amended to be effective October 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 6437 |