Voluntary Prekindergarten Program  


  • RULE NO: RULE TITLE
    60BB-8: Voluntary Prekindergarten Program
    NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
    The Agency for Workforce Innovation announces a hearing regarding the above rule, as noticed in Vol. 32 No. 38, September 22, 2006 Florida Administrative Weekly.
    DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., or until close of business
    PLACE: The Florida Mall Hotel, 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, Florida 32809, phone: (407)859-1500 or (800)588-4656, http://www.thefloridamallhotel.com
    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Proposed Amendments to the following Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program (“VPK”) Rules: 60BB-8.100 Definitions, 60BB-8.200 Documenting Child Eligibility for the VPK Program, 60BB-8.201 Child Registration Procedures; Application; Parent-Orientation Session, 60BB-8.202 Child Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Procedures, 60BB-8.204 Uniform Attendance Policy for Funding the VPK Program, 60BB-8.300 Provider and Class Registration, Procedures; Application; Eligibility Determination, 60BB-8.301 Statewide Provider Agreement for the VPK Program, and 60BB-8.400 VPK Class Sizes; Blended Classes; Multi-Class Groups.
    Also the following Proposed VPK Rules: 60BB-8.2015 VPK Child Registration Pilot Project, 60BB-8.305 Documenting and Certifying Child Attendance in the VPK Program, 60BB-8.451 VPK Class Schedules, 60BB-8.900 VPK Forms, and 60BB-8.901 Qualified Contractors.
    A copy of the Proposed Rules is available online at: http://www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning/downloads/pdf/VPK_Proposed_Rules_Including_Pilot_Project.pdf
    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting the AWI Office of General Counsel at (850)245-7150.
    Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Ms. Veronica Moss, (850)245-7150. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).