2019 Florida Regulations 6M-4.630: Statewide Provider Contract Monitoring Tool for the School Readiness Program
Effective date: 6/25/2019
(1) The Statewide School Readiness Provider Contracting Monitoring Tool, Form OEL-SR 20M, with Attachment A through D (June 2019) is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of Form OEL-SR 20M including Attachments A-D may be obtained at http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/oel_resources/rules_guidance_technical_assistance.aspx or from the Office of Early Learning, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399. The incorporated forms are also available at: https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-10654.
(2) All school readiness providers shall be monitored by a coalition using Form OEL-SR-20M. This contract monitoring tool shall also be used by a coalition to monitor a school readiness program provider in response to a parental complaint. For parental complaints, the coalition shall utilize the criteria in the monitoring tool category that relates to the complaint and may monitor additional categories if the coalition deems additional review is appropriate. An early learning coalition may execute and retain this Contract Monitoring Tool electronically in compliance with section 668.50, F.S.
(3) A coalition’s school readiness provider program monitoring plan shall include identifying timelines for annual monitoring of school readiness program providers, documented sample size based on the total of all school readiness providers, regardless of provider type, that adheres to the OEL minimum annual sample size guidelines found in Attachment B of Form OEL-SR 20M, corrective action plan requirements and resolutions, and additional processes to facilitate program compliance. All amendments of the coalition’s school readiness provider program monitoring plan shall be submitted to the Office of Early Learning prior to execution of that plan in accordance with rule 6M-9.115, F.A.C.
(4) Neither a coalition nor its designated school readiness sub-recipient may omit, supplement, or amend the monitoring criteria identified in the Statewide School Readiness Provider Contract Monitoring Tool. Neither a coalition nor its designated school readiness sub-recipient may include any attachments, addenda, or exhibits to the Statewide School Readiness Provider Contract Monitoring Tool.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.213(2), 1002.82(2)(q) FS. Law Implemented 1002.82(2)(q), 1002.84 (15), 1002.85(2)(h) FS. History—New 7-1-15, Amended 3-20-17, 6-25-19.