Provider and Class Registration Procedures; Application; Eligibility Determination, Statewide Provider Agreement for the VPK Program

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Agency for Workforce Innovation

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
60BB-8.300: Provider and Class Registration Procedures; Application; Eligibility Determination
60BB-8.301: Statewide Provider Agreement for the VPK Program

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. 36 No. 19, May 14, 2010 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

60BB-8.300 Provider and Class Registration Procedures; Application; Eligibility Determination.

Paragraph (1)(a) is amended as follows:

(1) Statewide Provider Registration Application; Supporting Documents.

(a) A VPK provider registering for the VPK Program on or after January 1, 2011, September 30, 2010, must annually complete and sign Form AWI-VPK 10 (Statewide Provider Registration Application), dated April 30, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference, with instructions, and may be obtained as described in Rule 60BB-8.900, F.A.C.

Paragraph (1)(c) is revised as follows:

(c) If submitted information changes, a VPK provider must submit written notice of the changes in a form prescribed by the early learning coaltion, to the early learning coalition within 14 calendar days after the submitted information changes.

Paragraph (2) is revised as follows:

(2) Class registration application; supporting documentation.

(a) A VPK private provider or public school must annually complete and sign Parts A and B of Form AWI-VPK 11 (Class Registration Application), dated April 30, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference, with instructions, and may be obtained as described in Rule 60BB-8.900, F.A.C.

(b) Before delivering instruction or receiving payment for the VPK Program, a VPK provider must submit a complete and signed Form AWI-VPK 11, Parts A and B, including supporting documents, to the coalition.

(c) If submitted information changes, a VPK provider must submit written notice of the changes in a form prescribed by the early learning coalition to the early learning coalition within 14 calendar days after the changes. The written notice of changes must include, at a minimum:

1. The VPK provider’s name,

2. The VPK provider’s physical address,

3. The date of the change,

4. From what and to what the information is changing, and

5. A verbatim copy of the following certification signed by an authorized representative of the VPK provider: “I have examined this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information provided is true and correct. If any of this information changes, I understand that the provider must submit updated information to the coalition, in writing, within 14 days of the change. I also understand that the provider is encouraged to submit updated information before a change is implemented as the provider may be out of compliance with the requirements of the VPK program if the changes are implemented before the coalition approves of the changes.”

Paragraph (1) is revised as follows:

60BB-8.301 Statewide Provider Agreement for the VPK Program.

(1) An early learning coalition may not pay a VPK provider which registers to offer the VPK program on or after January 1, 2011, September 30, 2010, except under a provider agreement with the coalition. A coalition must be a party to a provider agreement. A school district may sign a single provider agreement on behalf of all public school VPK providers in the district, at the discretion of the coalition. The owner or manager of multiple private VPK providers may sign a single provider agreement on behalf of all of his or her private VPK providers. A VPK provider may not offer VPK services or instruction until the VPK provider receives notice of its eligibility to offer the VPK program. The coalition shall notify a VPK provider of its eligibility to offer the VPK program by sending a copy of a provider agreement which has been signed by the VPK provider and its early learning coalition.