Published on: 20872283. That it has issued an Order Granting Petition for Variance (Petition) filed by the St. Augustine Youth Services Inc. (Petitioner), on September 5, 2018. The following is a summary of the Department’s disposition of the Petition:
The Notice of Petition for Variance was published on June 22, 2018, in Volume 44, No. 122, Florida Administrative Register.
The Petition requested a variance relating to Rule 69A-41.016, Florida Administrative Code, which codifies the requirements for the type of mattresses to be used at residential child care facilities. The Department granted the Petition and limited the variance to identical mattresses as described in the Order, and certified the mattresses as compliant under the applicable requirements.