Effective: May 18, 2005
Latest Legislation: House Bill 11 - 125th General Assembly
A county department of job and family services may establish a program to encourage the organization of parent cooperative child day-care centers and parent cooperative type A family day-care homes for recipients of publicly funded child care. A program established under this section may include any of the following:
(A) Recruitment of parents interested in organizing a parent cooperative child day-care center or parent cooperative type A family day-care home;
(B) Provision of technical assistance in organizing a parent cooperative child day-care center or parent cooperative type A family day-care home;
(C) Assistance in the developing, conducting, and disseminating training for parents interested in organizing a parent cooperative child day-care center or parent cooperative type A family day-care home.
A county department that implements a program under this section shall receive from funds available under the child care block grant act a five thousand dollar incentive payment for each parent cooperative child day-care center or parent cooperative type A family day-care home organized pursuant to this section.
Parents of children enrolled in a parent cooperative child day-care center or parent cooperative type A family day-care home pursuant to this section shall be required to work in the center or home a minimum of four hours per week.
The director of job and family services shall adopt rules governing the establishment and operation of programs under this section.