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IN Code § 12-17-12-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund|12-17-12-17. Administrative Rules

Sec. 17. The director of the division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules specifying the following:(1) Standards for the hiring of staff for a school age child care program.(2) Cost and expense standards for establishing and operating a school age child care program within a school and within a facility other than a school.(3) A sliding fee scale for use by school age child care programs that are operating under a grant from the fund.(4) Minimum staff to child ratios for a school age child care program.(5) Physical space requirements for a school age child care program, including indoor and outdoor space.(6) Nutrition requirements for a school age child care program.(7) Standards for the provision of emergency health services in a school age child care program.(8) Application guidelines and deadlines.(9) A method for establishing priority of applicants.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-29-13(a).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-12-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund|12-17-12-18. Annual Report

Sec. 18. The division shall annually report to the governor and the general assembly the following information:(1) The number of applicants for grants from the fund.(2) The number of grants awarded by the division.(3) Amounts left in the fund on June 30 of each year.(4) Other information requested by the governor or the general assembly.A report under this section to the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-29-13(b).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.28-2004, SEC.106.
IN Code § 12-17-12-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund|12-17-12-19. Fire Safety Rules

Sec. 19. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern fire safety in school age child care programs.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-29-14(a).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-12-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund|12-17-12-20. Sanitation Rules

Sec. 20. The director of the division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern sanitation in school age child care programs.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-3-29-14(b).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-1. "Applicant" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means an organization that applies to the division for a grant for either of the following purposes:(1) To establish and operate a preschool child care program.(2) To maintain an existing preschool child care program.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-1.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-2. "Facility" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "facility" means a school or other building in which a preschool child care program is operated.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-2.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-3. "Preschool Child Care Program" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "preschool child care program" means a program operated by an organization that offers care to children who are:(1) less than six (6) years of age; and(2) not eligible to enroll in a public school.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-3.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-4. Applications for Federal and State Funds

Sec. 4. The division may apply for federal and state money to assist applicants under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-4.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-5. Approval of Grant; Requisites

Sec. 5. The division may approve a grant to an applicant if the applicant demonstrates to the division that the applicant can do the following:(1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate to the various age levels of the children to be served.(2) Meet licensing standards required under IC 12-17.2 and IC 31-27.(3) If necessary, provide transportation to and from the facility operated by the applicant.(4) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the various age levels of the children to be served and that meet the developmental needs of each child.(5) Provide efficient and effective program administration.(6) Provide a staff that meets standards set by the division under this chapter.(7) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the program.(8) Provide emergency health services to children served by the program.(9) Operate a preschool child care program in accordance with the cost and expense standards set by the division under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-5.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.20-1992, SEC.27 and P.L.81-1992, SEC.30; P.L.1-1993, SEC.140; P.L.145-2006, SEC.89.
IN Code § 12-17-13-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-6. Agreements for Low Income Family Service and Sliding Scale Fee Schedules

Sec. 6. The division may not approve a grant to an applicant unless the applicant agrees to do both of the following:(1) Serve children whose family income does not exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the official poverty income guidelines established by the Office of Management and Budget, as revised periodically by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) for use in community services block grant programs.(2) Adopt fee schedules based upon a sliding scale set by the division under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-6.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-7. Necessity for Application

Sec. 7. An applicant that desires to apply for a grant must apply to the division as prescribed by this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-7.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-8. Reapplication in Following Fiscal Year

Sec. 8. An applicant that receives a grant in a fiscal year and desires to receive a grant in the following fiscal year must reapply as prescribed by this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-8.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17-13-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17. Children's Services|Chapter 13. Grants to Preschool Programs|12-17-13-9. Administrative Rules

Sec. 9. The director of the division may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to carry out this chapter, including rules specifying the following:(1) Standards for the hiring of staff for a preschool child care program.(2) Cost and expense standards for the establishment and operation of a preschool child care program within a school and within a facility other than a school.(3) A sliding fee scale for use by preschool child care programs that are operating under a grant under this chapter.(4) Minimum staff to child ratios for a preschool child care program.(5) Physical space requirements for a preschool child care program, including indoor and outdoor space.(6) Nutrition requirements for a preschool child care program.(7) Standards for the provision of emergency health services in a preschool child care program.(8) Application guidelines and deadlines.(9) A method for establishing priority of applicants.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 4-28-6.2-9.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IN Code § 12-17.2-1-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 1. Applicability|12-17.2-1-1. Application of Article

Sec. 1. This article does not apply to the following:(1) A child care center or child care home licensed or operated by any of the following:(A) Programs for children in grades kindergarten through 12 that are operated under the authority of the department of education or that are operated with the assistance of the department of education.(B) The division of mental health and addiction.(C) The state department of health.(D) The department of correction.(2) A county jail or detention center.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.50.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-1.5. Child Care Center or Child Care Home Reports of Children Enrolled; Parental Consent to Submission of Information

Sec. 1.5. (a) The division shall require all child care centers or child care homes to submit a report containing the names and birth dates of all children who are enrolled in the child care center or child care home within three (3) months from the date the child care center or child care home accepts its first child, upon receiving the consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian as required under subsection (b). The division shall require all child care centers and child care homes that receive written consent as described under subsection (b) to submit a monthly report of the name and birth date of each additional child who has been enrolled in or withdrawn from the child care center or child care home during the preceding thirty (30) days.(b) The division shall require all child care centers or child care homes to request whether the child's parent, guardian, or custodian desires the center or home to include the child's name and birth date in the reports described under subsection (a) before enrolling the child in the center or home. No child's name or birth date may be included on the report required under subsection (a) without the signed consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. The consent form must be in the following form:"I give my permission for _____________________ (name of day care center or home) to report the name and birth date of my child or children to the division of family resources pursuant to IC 12-17.2-2-1.5.Name of child ____________________________________Birth date _______________________________________Signature of parent, guardian, or custodian_______________________________________________Date ____________________________________________".(c) The division shall submit a monthly report of the information provided under subsection (a) to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing endangered adults established under IC 10-13-5.(d) The division shall require that a person who transports children who are in the care of the child care center on a public highway (as defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10) passengers must comply with the same requirements set forth in IC 20-27-9-12 for a public elementary or secondary school or a preschool operated by a school corporation.As added by P.L.12-1994, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.278-2001, SEC.1; P.L.2-2003, SEC.41; P.L.1-2005, SEC.135; P.L.145-2006, SEC.92; P.L.43-2009, SEC.13.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-2. Powers of Division

Sec. 2. The division may do the following:(1) Prescribe forms for reports, statements, notices, and other documents required by this article or by the rules adopted under this article.(2) Increase public awareness of this article and the rules adopted under this article by preparing and publishing manuals and guides explaining this article and the rules adopted under this article.(3) Facilitate compliance with and enforcement of this article through the publication of materials under subdivision (2).(4) Prepare reports and studies to advance the purpose of this article.(5) Seek the advice and recommendations of state agencies whose information and knowledge would be of assistance in writing, revising, or monitoring rules developed under this article. These agencies, including the office of the attorney general, state department of health, division of mental health and addiction, bureau of criminal identification and investigation, and fire prevention and building safety commission, shall upon request supply necessary information to the division.(6) Make the directory of licensees available to the public for a charge not to exceed the cost of reproducing the directory.(7) Charge a reasonable processing fee for each license application and renewal as follows:(A) For a child care center license, a fee of two dollars ($2) per licensed child capacity.(B) For a child care center new inquiry application packet, a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5).(C) For a child care home license new inquiry application packet, a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5).(D) For a child care home annual inspection, a fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25).(8) Exercise any other regulatory and administrative powers necessary to carry out the functions of the division.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.215-2001, SEC.51.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-3. Division of Family Resources Child Care Fund

Sec. 3. (a) The division of family resources child care fund is established for the purpose of providing training and facilitating compliance with and enforcement of this article. The fund shall be administered by the division.(b) The fund consists of the fees and civil penalties collected under this article.(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.(f) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to carry out the purposes of this article.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.93; P.L.108-2019, SEC.199.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-4. Child Care Center Licensing and Inspection Rules

Sec. 4. (a) The division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 concerning the licensing and inspection of child care centers and child care homes after consultation with the following:(1) State department of health.(2) Fire prevention and building safety commission.(b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) shall be applied by the division and state fire marshal in the licensing and inspection of applicants for a license and licensees under this article.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.210-2015, SEC.54.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-5. Child Care Ministry Inspection Rules

Sec. 5. (a) The division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to govern the inspection of child care ministries under this article. The rules must provide standards for sanitation.(b) A child care ministry shall comply with rules established by the division for child care ministries.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.159-1995, SEC.1.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-5.5. Administrative Rules and Policy Statements

Sec. 5.5. (a) Notwithstanding IC 12-7-2-149.1, as used in this section, "provider" means a person who provides child care under this article.(b) When the division adopts an administrative rule or a policy statement to administer this article, the division shall make the administrative rule or policy statement available to the public upon request.(c) When the division adopts an administrative rule or a policy statement to administer this article, the administrative rule or policy statement must specifically identify the type of provider to which the administrative rule or policy statement applies.(d) When the division provides information to the public concerning an administrative rule or a policy statement adopted by the division, each document provided must specifically identify the type of provider to which the administrative rule or policy statement applies.As added by P.L.19-2003, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.241-2003, SEC.4.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-6. Monitoring of Licensed Entities

Sec. 6. (a) The division shall monitor entities licensed under this article for the continued compliance with this article and the rules adopted by the division.(b) The division shall conduct monitoring activities that include onsite inspections, record reading, observation, and interviewing.(c) The division shall conduct an onsite licensing study at least one (1) time a year in announced or unannounced visits.(d) The division is entitled to access to the premises, personnel, children in care, and records, including case records, foster care records, personnel files, corporate and fiscal records, and board minutes. Access shall also be provided to personnel from other state agencies or other persons who provide inspections at the request of the division.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-7. Investigation of Complaints

Sec. 7. The division shall investigate complaints to determine possible noncompliance with the rules adopted by the division. The licensee is entitled to add comments concerning a complaint to the licensing file. The division shall consider all formal complaints against a licensee before a license may be renewed.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-9. Migrant Children's Programs

Sec. 9. (a) A program operated to serve migrant children that is exempted under section 8(6) of this chapter and is certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services shall be:(1) granted a provisional license by the division, for a limited period not to exceed one (1) year and that is subject to review every three (3) months, if the division determines that the program reasonably complies with the rules adopted by the division; and(2) inspected by the department of homeland security.(b) The division and the fire prevention and building safety commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that apply only to programs operated to serve migrant children that take into consideration the fact that the programs:(1) operate in donated space;(2) provide services for children from migrant worker families; and(3) are operated during a single period of less than one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days during a calendar year.(c) This section does not prohibit a program operated to serve migrant children from applying for a license under this article.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.192; P.L.187-2021, SEC.44.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-10. Variances and Waivers

Sec. 10. (a) The division may grant a variance or waiver of a rule governing a provider. A variance or waiver granted under this section must promote statewide practices and must protect the rights of persons affected by this article.(b) The division may grant a variance to a rule if a provider does the following:(1) Submits to the division a written request for the variance in the form and manner specified by the division.(2) Documents that compliance with an alternative method of compliance approved by the division will not be adverse to the health, safety, or welfare of a child receiving services from the applicant for the variance, as determined by the division.(c) A variance granted under subsection (b) must be conditioned upon compliance with the alternative method approved by the division. Noncompliance constitutes the violation of a rule of the division and may be the basis for revoking the variance.(d) The division may grant a waiver of a rule if a provider does the following:(1) Submits to the division a written request for the waiver in the form and manner specified by the division.(2) Documents that compliance with the rule specified in the application for the waiver will create an undue hardship on the applicant for the waiver, as determined by the division.(3) Documents that the applicant for the waiver will be in substantial compliance with the rules adopted by the division after the waiver is granted, as determined by the division.(4) Documents that noncompliance with the rule specified in the application for a waiver will not be adverse to the health, safety, or welfare of a child receiving services from the applicant for the waiver, as determined by the division.(e) Except for a variance or waiver of a rule governing child care homes, a variance or waiver of a rule under this section that conflicts with a building rule or fire safety rule adopted by the fire prevention and building safety commission is not effective until the variance or waiver is approved by the fire prevention and building safety commission.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.136-1993, SEC.7; P.L.2-1995, SEC.51; P.L.145-2006, SEC.94; P.L.225-2013, SEC.5.
IN Code § 12-17.2-2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 17.2. Day Care Regulation|Chapter 2. General Powers and Duties of the Division|12-17.2-2-11. Expiration of Variances and Waivers

Sec. 11. A waiver or variance granted under section 10 of this chapter and a waiver or variance renewed under section 12 of this chapter expires on the earlier of the following:(1) The date when the license affected by the waiver or variance expires.(2) The date set by the division for the expiration of the waiver or variance.(3) The occurrence of the event set by the division for the expiration of the waiver or variance.(4) Two (2) years after the date that the waiver or variance becomes effective.As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141.