that The Department of Children and Families has issued an order disposing of the petition for waiver of Rule 65C-13.024(2) filed by Finally Home Christian Adoption Services, Case No., 19-016W on November 14, 2019. The Notice of Variance and Waivers ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Family Safety and Preservation Program

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

65C-13.024Parent Preparation Pre-service Training

The Department of Children and Families hereby gives notice:

that The Department of Children and Families has issued an order disposing of the petition for waiver of subsection 65C-13.024(2) filed by Finally Home Christian Adoption Services, Case No., 19-016W on November 14, 2019. The Notice of Variance and Waivers was published in Volume 45, No. 210, F.A.R., on October 28, 2019. Subsection 65C-13.024(2), F.A.C., requires that each parent preparation pre-service training class shall be led by a certified child protection professional according to Section 402.40, F.S., who has a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree from an accredited college or university, and who has also successfully met any curriculum-specific requirements to train the department approved parent preparation pre-service training curriculum (e.g. curriculum trainer certification). Each parent preparation pre-service training class shall follow the recommendations of the curriculum designer regarding the number and type of facilitators involved in the training process. If the agency is the designer of the curriculum, the number and types of facilitators to be involved in the training process must be clearly defined.

The petition for waiver of subsection 65C-13.024(2) was granted as Petitioner provided sufficient details that demonstrated a substantial hardship or a violation of principles of fairness.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: the Agency Clerk in writing at Agency Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 2, Room 204, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700, by telephone at [phone] or via email to [e-mail].