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VT LEG #371318 v.1 all public materials and trainings related to the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. Sec. 13. RULEMAKING; PROGRAM DIRECTORS (a) The Department for Children and Families shall amend the following rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to require that a program director is present at the child care facility that the program director operates at least 40 percent of the time that children are present: (1) Department for Children and Families, Licensing Regulations for Afterschool and Child Care Programs (CVR 13-171-003); and (2) Department for Children and Families, Licensing Regulations for Center-Based Child Care and Preschool Programs (CVR 13-171-004). (b) The Department shall review and consider amending its: (1) rule prohibiting a person or entity registered or licensed to operate a family child care home from concurrently operating a center-based child care and preschool program or afterschool and summer care program; and (2) eligibility policies addressing self-employment and other areas of specialized need on a regular basis and revise them consistent with research on best practices in the field to maximize participation in the program and minimize undue burden on families applying for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program.

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No. 76 Page 28 of 74 2023

VT LEG #371318 v.1 all public materials and trainings related to the Child Care Financial Assistance Program. Sec. 13. RULEMAKING; PROGRAM DIRECTORS (a) The Department for Children and Families shall amend the following rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 to require that a program director is present at the child care facility that the program director operates at least 40 percent of the time that children are present: (1) Department for Children and Families, Licensing Regulations for Afterschool and Child Care Programs (CVR 13-171-003); and (2) Department for Children and Families, Licensing Regulations for Center-Based Child Care and Preschool Programs (CVR 13-171-004). (b) The Department shall review and consider amending its: (1) rule prohibiting a person or entity registered or licensed to operate a family child care home from concurrently operating a center-based child care and preschool program or afterschool and summer care program; and (2) eligibility policies addressing self-employment and other areas of specialized need on a regular basis and revise them consistent with research on best practices in the field to maximize participation in the program and minimize undue burden on families applying for the Child Care Financial Assistance Program.