N.J. Admin. Code § 10:15-2.2

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 10:15-2.2 - Divisional responsibilities

(a) The DFD shall be responsible for the following activities in the administration of the DHS child care service programs:

1. The development and issuance of the "Universal application Form", DHS: CCL, used in the child care service programs;

2. The contract, programmatic and fiscal supervision of the CCR & Rs and contracted centers at the county level;

3. Collaboration with the CP & P in the development of policies and procedures for the child care service programs;

4. Development and implementation of maximum reimbursement rate table for all child care programs (see N.J.A.C. 10:15-10.1(c));

5. Provision for an administrative review appeals process through divisional proceedings when situations concerning voucher parents/applicants are not resolved at the level of the local CCR & R or contracted centers (see N.J.A.C. 10:15-2.4(a)18);

6. Provision for a fair hearing process, as delineated at N.J.A.C. 10:90-9.3, in situations concerning the provision of child care services for WFNJ or TCC participants;

7. Submission of required reports to the Federal ACF for the DHS administered child care programs and supportive services;

8. Periodically conducting a local market survey of child care costs for the various types of child care arrangements for full or part-time care;

9. The administration and supervision of contracts which are established with quality child care funds set aside to establish, expand or conduct early childhood development and/or school-age child care programs and to improve the quality and availability of child care;

10. The responsibility of the distribution of Pre-K Planning Grant funds and recommendations for the use of funding to all ECPA school districts;

11. The establishment of a co-payment scale as contained in the Appendices to this chapter, based on family income, family size, hours of care needed and number of children in care; and

12. The establishment of income eligibility rules based on the Federal Poverty Level and contained in this chapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:15-2.2

Amended by R.2009 d.18, effective 1/5/2009.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2637(b), 41 N.J.R. 226(b).
In (a)2, substituted "CCR & Rs" for "UCCAs"; and in (a)5, substituted "CCR & R" for "UCCA".
Amended by R.2009 d.356, effective 12/7/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2545(a), 41 N.J.R. 4436(a).
In (a)4, substituted "table" for "tables".
Notice of readoption with technical changes.
See: 48 N.J.R. 2807(a).