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Title 28 EDUCATION

Part CLXV. Bulletin 139Louisiana Child Care and Development Fund Programs Chapter 1. Child Care Assistance Program ................................................................................................ 1 §101. Authority ....................................................................................................................................... 1 §103. Definitions .................................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 3. CCAP Provider Certification .................................................................................................... 4 §301. Certification of Child Care Provider’s Eligibility for Participation in CCAP .............................. 4 §303. Types of Child Care Providers that May Apply for Certification ................................................ 4 §305. General Certification Requirements for All Child Care Providers .............................................. 4 §307. Specific Certification Requirements for Type III Early Learning Centers .................................. 5 §309. Specific Certification and Registration Requirements for Family Child Care Providers............. 5 §310. Child Care Criminal Background Checks (CCCBCs) for Family Child Care Providers and In-Home Child Care Providers ..................................................................................................... 7 §311. Specific Certification Requirements for In-Home Child Care Providers ................................... 10 §313. Specific Certification Requirements for Public School and BESE-Approved Nonpublic School Child Care Centers ......................................................................................................... 13 §315. Specific Certification Requirements for Military Child Care Centers ....................................... 15 §317. Individuals and Entities Categorically Ineligible for Certification as CCAP Providers ............ 15 §319. Child Care Provider’s Ineligibility for CCAP Payments ........................................................... 15 §320. Suspension of Payments to Providers ......................................................................................... 15 §321. Termination or Refusal of Renewal of Certification and Ineligibility Periods for Providers .... 15 §323. General Health and Safety Requirements ................................................................................... 16 §325. Behavior Management ................................................................................................................ 18 Chapter 5. CCAP Household Eligibility ................................................................................................... 19 §501. Certification of Household Eligibility for Participation in CCAP ............................................. 19 §503. Children Eligible for CCAP ....................................................................................................... 19 §505. Households Categorically Eligible for CCAP ............................................................................ 19 §507. Certification Requirements for Categorically Eligible Households ........................................... 19 §509. Certification Requirements for Non-Categorically Eligible Households ................................... 19 §511. Household Certification Period .................................................................................................. 21 §512. Redetermination of Household Certification for Non-Categorically Eligible Households ........ 21 §513. Prioritization of Funding and Waiting List [Formerly §509] ..................................................... 21 §515. Payments Made on Behalf of Households .................................................................................. 21 §517. CCAP Household Reporting Requirements [Formerly §507] .................................................... 22 §519. Termination or Refusal of Renewal of Household Certification and Ineligibility Periods for Households ................................................................................................................................. 23 §521. Recovery of Payments Made on Behalf of Ineligible Households [Formerly §511] ................. 23 Chapter 7. Administration of School Readiness Tax Credits ................................................................... 23 §701. General School Readiness Tax Credit Provisions ...................................................................... 23 §703. Child Care Facility Expense Tax Credit ..................................................................................... 23 §705. Child Care Facility Tax Credit ................................................................................................... 24 §707. Credit for Child Care Facility Directors and Staff ..................................................................... 24 §709. Business-Supported Child Care Facility Credits ........................................................................ 25