Voluntary Prekindergarten Program Substitute Instructors

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Agency for Workforce Innovation

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
60BB-8.410: Voluntary Prekindergarten Program Substitute Instructors

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 7, February 20, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The proposed rule, as revised in a Notice of Change published May 1, 2009, is amended as follows:

*Sub-subparagraph (2)(b)1.c. is amended to read:

c. A credential approved by the Department of Children and Family Services as defined in Rule 65C-22.003, F.A.C. (effective May 1, 2008), which is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained as described in Rule 60BB-8.900, F.A.C., as being equivalent to or greater than the national CDA.

*Sub-paragraphs (2)(b)2.b.-d. are amended to read:

b. A Department of Children and Family Services 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training course, as described in Rule 65C-22.003, F.A.C. (effective May 1, 2008), if the class is offered in a child care facility;

c. A Department of Children and Family Services 30-clock-hour Family Child Care Home training as described in Rule 65C-20.013, F.A.C. (effective May 1, 2008), which is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained as described in Rule 60BB-8.900, F.A.C., if the class is offered in a large family child care home;

d. A Department of Children and Family Services 30-clock-hour Family Child Care Home training as described in Rule 65C-20.009, F.A.C. (effective May 1, 2008), which is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained as described in Rule 60BB-8.900, F.A.C., if the class is offered in a family day care home;

*The first sentence of subsection (5) is amended to read:

(5) Before a provider may assign a substitute instructor to a VPK classroom, the provider must ensure that the coalition substitute instructor has received documentation of the substitute instructor’s current level 2 background screening and applicable credentials.