N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:54-2.2

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

Section 3A:54-2.2 - Administrative responsibility

(a) A privately operated sponsoring organization shall have a governing board that has the authority to:

1. Set overall administrative and operational policies for the sponsoring organization;

2. Ensure the financial viability of the sponsoring organization;

3. Establish policies pertaining to, but not limited to:

i. Program services; and

ii. Personnel recruitment, selection, training and performance evaluation; and

4. Oversee fiscal operations, including budget and resource development.

(b) A publicly operated sponsoring organization shall have an advisory board or committee that offers advice and counsel to the sponsoring organization on the fiscal and administrative operation of the family child care registration program.

(c) The sponsoring organization shall delegate responsibility for day-to-day operations to an executive director or administrator and clearly delineate in writing the respective duties of the governing or advisory board and of the executive director or administrator.

(d) The sponsoring organization shall appoint an appeals committee, which shall:

1. Hear appeals made by providers or provider applicants on actions taken by the sponsoring organization to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a Certificate of Registration;

2. Exclude from its membership staff members responsible for decisions regarding the denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew a Certificate of Registration; and

3. Maintain on file documentation of its findings, as specified in 3A:54-2.4(a)1 ix.

(e) The sponsoring organization shall provide family child care registration services throughout all municipalities in its designated geographic area.

(f) The sponsoring organization may subcontract for the provision of services to providers and provider applicants. The sponsoring organization shall ensure that:

1. An agency under subcontract complies with all applicable requirements of the Manual of Requirements in the delivery of services to providers and provider applicants;

2. An agency under subcontract to register providers does not deny a Certificate of Registration to any provider applicant who is in full compliance with the applicable requirements of the Manual of Requirements; and

3. A copy of the subcontract between the sponsoring organization and the agency subcontracted to perform services related to family child care registration is maintained on file, as specified in 3A:54-2.4(a)1 xi.

(g) The Office of Licensing will notify the sponsoring organization in writing whenever the Office of Licensing determines that the sponsoring organization is operating in violation of any of the requirements of the Manual of Requirements, in which case the notification will specify the corrective action that must be taken by the sponsoring organization in order to abate the violation(s).

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:54-2.2

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 531(a), effective 3/20/2017