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Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (Last Updated: June 14,2023) |
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Title17 Public Assistance and Welfare Services |
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SubTitle17-31aa-1_17-31aa-4. Before and After School Child Day Care Program |
| Sec. 17-31aa-1. Definitions |
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For the purpose of these regulations, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Applicant" means a municipality, board of education or child care provider. (b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources or his authorized representative/designee. (c) "Department" means the Department of Human Resources. (d) "Grant" means the funds awarded by the department to a municipality, board of education, or a child day care provider to pay for specific costs incurred in the operation of a before and after school program. (e) "Grant program" means the provision of funds by the department to approved applicants, within available appropriations, in order to encourage the use of school facilities for the provision of needed before and after school child day care services. (f) "Program" means the supplemental day care services given by an applicant/provider to children before and after classes in a school facility. (g) "Provider" means a person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency which provides child day care services. (h) "School site" means a location in a school facility in which the program is conducted that meets Department of Health Services day care license requirements. |
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(Effective August 28, 1989) |
| Sec. 17-31aa-2. Application and selection process |
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(a) An applicant/provider may apply for a grant for a before and after school program from the Department of Human Resources. (b) Approval of the grant application is based on the following: (1) conformity with the eligibility standards listed in Section 17-31aa-3, below; (2) a review of the application, which include the program format and financial requirements. (c) Priority shall be given to: (1) applications received in completed form on a first come, first served basis, and (2) depending on availability of funding, to new programs rather than established programs. |
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| Sec. 17-31aa-3. Eligibility |
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(a) Eligibility to receive a grant under this program shall require an applicant/provider to submit the following in their application: (1) documentation of need for a before and after school child day care program in the particular community; (2) a written agreement from the appropriate authority for use of the school; (3) copy of the fee schedule that limits the amount that may be charged for child day care services to the applicant/provider's base cost per capita, plus a percentage of such cost; and (4) an agreement to provide liability insurance for the program. |
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| Sec. 17-31aa-4. Use of grant funds | ||||
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A grant provided to a recipient under this program shall be used only for the following costs directy attributable to the program:
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(Effective August 28, 1989) |