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.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-17-12-17

  • facility: means a school or other building in which a school age child care program is operated. See Indiana Code 12-17-12-3
  • fund: refers to the school age child care project fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-17-12-4
  • school age child care program: means a program operated by a school corporation or a nonprofit organization that offers care to children who are at least five (5) years of age but less than fifteen (15) years of age for the following periods of time:

    Indiana Code 12-17-12-5

(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.