Michigan Laws 722.1605 – Family child care networks; framework
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.1605
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Department: means the department of education. See Michigan Laws 722.1603
- Region: means 1 of at least 4 areas of the state as determined by the department to provide technical assistance to child care providers. See Michigan Laws 722.1603
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) Upon appropriation, the department shall establish the family child care networks to support home-based child care providers. Funding must be dispersed equitably in a manner determined by the department with family child care networks in every region in this state.
(2) The department shall convene stakeholders to develop a framework for family child care networks based on the needs of providers. The framework must include, at least, the following:
(a) Business supports.
(b) Connections to peers.
(c) Operational supports.
(d) Program quality support.
(e) Training and technical assistance.
(f) Engaging new providers.