65C-22.008(2)(a), that pertains to afterschool programs exempted under subparagraph (2)(c)1 or 3, should it be revived? exemptions in this section may elect to become licensed. This language will be added back into rule. James Herzog Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops -Delays in receiving background screening clearance information from other states. Costs in receiving background screening information from other states was not communicated fully or budgeted. We request more time to come into compliance with background screening requirements. -Handbook format is extensive reading. Thank you for the comments. Michael Gulley MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation The new background screening requirements are making it difficult to employ staff. The 45 day window is unrealistic. Thank you for the comment. Tina Brown Overtown Youth Center -The exemption for Open Access programs do not allow transportation for field trips. Does this include getting children to and from the center? -Please clarify what it means in section 4.6 of the handbook that school age child care programs are exempt from staff credential requirements. Open Access programs can transport children to the program and/or home from the program. They cannot transport children on field trips during the school year. Staff that work in School-age only programs are not required to have a staff credential. Mary Grey Pasco County School Board Schools are exempt from background screening requirements. School readiness does not change this exemption. Will schools be required to use the Clearinghouse? If a program receives School Readiness dollars then the HHS has mandated that all child care personnel in that program must be screened with all the new
Athletic Leagues, and Boys and Girls Scouts. Orlando Public Hearing (December 7, 2016) Comments Speaker Name/Affiliation Speaker’s Concern Department Response Lin Lindsay Ocoee Oaks Kid’s Place -School – age programs require a credentialed director, however this director cannot be the director of a child care facility and a school-age program that overlap in the hours of operation. -When will this rule be final? Is there a grace period for being in compliance? A child care facility that also has children that attend before and after school does not require a separate director for the school-age program. One individual cannot be the director for a child care facility and also the director for a separate school-age program. This is existing rule and has not changed. The Department will work with providers to help them be successful. Keith Card Orange County Public Schools -Background screening fingerprint process for the after school programs in the school system is a level II screening and should be acceptable. Is it possible for our system to share information with your system? -Redundancy in Handbook: item 6 duplication of the FBI’s efforts with the criminal history check. -Dual distribution of criminal history result. The Clearinghouse is an Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) database and, currently through statutory language, there are 7 state agencies named specifically in statute that can participate in the Clearinghouse and share information. The Department of Education is not an agency that participates; therefore the information is not shared. HHS is requiring the Department to go to other states to get their state check because HHS believes some records do