746.501 DFPS received one The department recommends adoption of this comment related to this rule with no changes. rule. The only requirement in this rule related to One commenter indicated training requires an operation to have policies that the additional training requiring annual training for employees related to hours will be a financial preventing and responding to abuse and neglect burden on the commenter’s of children. This new requirement was mandated small business. The in the last legislative session by SB 471, became commenter stated that she effective in statute in January 2012, and effective pays for the employee’s in administrative rule in March 2012. Child Care annual training hours. The Licensing did not propose and is not changing commenter stated that she any language related to training requirements or did not raise the tuition rates hours at this time. for the current year but may have to increase the rates next year. The commenter expressed concern with parents seeking unregulated in-home care for their children due to the increased cost in child care. 746.801 DFPS received one The department recommends adoption of this comment related to this section with one change. rule. After this rule was proposed, the Consumer One commenter stated that Product Safety Commission (CPSC) broadened the Consumer Product the types of documentation that are accepted to Safety Commission is going verify a crib’s compliance with the new to accept the tracking label regulations, by accepting the tracking label, and registration card in registration card, or certificate of compliance as addition to the certificate of verification. In order to allow providers additional compliance to verify that a ways to comply with the new regulations, crib meets compliance with Licensing recommends revising the language of the new federal regulations. the rule from of compliance for cribs” “certificate to for cribs”, as specified in “documentation §746.2409 of this title (relating to What specific requirements must my cribs meet?).
746.501 DFPS received one comment related to this rule. One commenter indicated that the additional training hours will be a financial burden on the commenter’s small business. The commenter stated that she pays for the employee’s annual training hours. The commenter stated that she did not raise the tuition rates for the current year but may have to increase the rates next year. The commenter expressed concern with parents seeking unregulated in-home care for their children due to the increased cost in child care. The department recommends adoption of this rule with no changes. The only requirement in this rule related to training requires an operation to have policies requiring annual training for employees related to preventing and responding to abuse and neglect of children. This new requirement was mandated in the last legislative session by SB 471, became effective in statute in January 2012, and effective in administrative rule in March 2012. Child Care Licensing did not propose and is not changing any language related to training requirements or hours at this time. 746.801 DFPS received one comment related to this rule. One commenter stated that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is going to accept the tracking label and registration card in addition to the certificate of compliance to verify that a crib meets compliance with the new federal regulations. The department recommends adoption of this section with one change. After this rule was proposed, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) broadened the types of documentation that are accepted to verify a crib’s compliance with the new regulations, by accepting the tracking label, registration card, or certificate of compliance as verification. In order to allow providers additional ways to comply with the new regulations, Licensing recommends revising the language of the rule from “certificate of compliance for cribs” to “documentation for cribs”, as specified in §746.2409 of this title (relating to What specific requirements must my cribs meet?).
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