Florida Senate - 2016                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7058
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12
       
       581-02203A-16                                         20167058pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Child Care and Development
    3         Block Grant Program; amending s. 39.201, F.S.;
    4         providing an exception from a prohibition against the
    5         use of information in the Department of Children and
    6         Families central abuse hotline for employment
    7         screening of certain child care personnel; amending s.
    8         39.202, F.S.; expanding the list of entities that have
    9         access to child abuse records for purposes of
   10         approving providers of school readiness services;
   11         amending s. 402.302, F.S.; revising the definition of
   12         the term “screening” for purposes of child care
   13         licensing requirements; amending s. 402.3057, F.S.;
   14         clarifying individuals who are exempt from certain
   15         refingerprinting or rescreening requirements; amending
   16         s. 402.306, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children
   17         and Families and local licensing agencies to
   18         electronically post certain information relating to
   19         child care and school readiness providers; amending s.
   20         402.311, F.S.; requiring school readiness program
   21         providers to provide the Department of Children and
   22         Families or local licensing agencies with access to
   23         facilities, personnel, and records for inspection
   24         purposes; amending s. 402.319, F.S.; requiring certain
   25         child care providers to submit an affidavit of
   26         compliance with certain mandatory reporting
   27         requirements; amending s. 409.1757, F.S.; clarifying
   28         individuals who are exempt from certain
   29         refingerprinting or rescreening requirements; amending
   30         s. 435.07, F.S.; providing criteria for a person’s
   31         disqualification from employment with a school
   32         readiness program provider; amending s. 1002.82, F.S.;
   33         revising the duties of the Office of Early Learning of
   34         the Department of Education; requiring the office to
   35         coordinate with the Department of Children and
   36         Families and local licensing agencies for inspections
   37         of school readiness program providers; amending s.
   38         1002.84, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
   39         determination of child eligibility for school
   40         readiness programs; revising requirements for
   41         determining parent copayments for the programs;
   42         amending s. 1002.87, F.S.; revising the prioritization
   43         of participation in school readiness programs;
   44         revising school readiness program eligibility
   45         requirements for parents; amending s. 1002.88, F.S.;
   46         revising requirements for school readiness program
   47         providers; amending s. 1002.89, F.S.; providing for
   48         additional uses of funds for school readiness
   49         programs; providing an effective date.
   50          
   51  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   52  
   53         Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 39.201, Florida
   54  Statutes, is amended to read:
   55         39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or
   56  neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.—
   57         (6) Information in the central abuse hotline may not be
   58  used for employment screening, except as provided in s.
   59  39.202(2)(a) and (h) or s. 402.302(15). Information in the
   60  central abuse hotline and the department’s automated abuse
   61  information system may be used by the department, its authorized
   62  agents or contract providers, the Department of Health, or
   63  county agencies as part of the licensure or registration process
   64  pursuant to ss. 402.301-402.319 and ss. 409.175-409.176.
   65         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   66  39.202, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   67         39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of
   68  child abuse or neglect.—
   69         (2) Except as provided in subsection (4), access to such
   70  records, excluding the name of the reporter which shall be
   71  released only as provided in subsection (5), shall be granted
   72  only to the following persons, officials, and agencies:
   73         (a) Employees, authorized agents, or contract providers of
   74  the department, the Department of Health, the Agency for Persons
   75  with Disabilities, the Office of Early Learning, or county
   76  agencies responsible for carrying out:
   77         1. Child or adult protective investigations;
   78         2. Ongoing child or adult protective services;
   79         3. Early intervention and prevention services;
   80         4. Healthy Start services;
   81         5. Licensure or approval of adoptive homes, foster homes,
   82  child care facilities, facilities licensed under chapter 393, or
   83  family day care homes, or informal child care providers who
   84  receive school readiness funding under part VI of chapter 1002,
   85  or other homes used to provide for the care and welfare of
   86  children; or
   87         6. Services for victims of domestic violence when provided
   88  by certified domestic violence centers working at the
   89  department’s request as case consultants or with shared clients.
   90  
   91  Also, employees or agents of the Department of Juvenile Justice
   92  responsible for the provision of services to children, pursuant
   93  to chapters 984 and 985.
   94         Section 3. Subsection (15) of section 402.302, Florida
   95  Statutes, is amended to read:
   96         402.302 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
   97         (15) “Screening” means the act of assessing the background
   98  of child care personnel, in accordance with state and federal
   99  law, and volunteers and includes, but is not limited to:,
  100         (a) Employment history checks, including documented
  101  attempts to contact each employer that employed the applicant
  102  within the preceding 5 years and documentation of the findings.
  103         (b)A search of the criminal history records, sexual
  104  predator and sexual offender registry, and child abuse and
  105  neglect registry of any state in which the applicant resided
  106  during the preceding 5 years.
  107  
  108  An applicant must submit a full set of fingerprints to the
  109  department or to a vendor, an entity, or an agency authorized by
  110  s. 943.053(13). The department, vendor, entity, or agency shall
  111  forward the fingerprints to local criminal records checks
  112  through local law enforcement agencies, fingerprinting for all
  113  purposes and checks in this subsection, statewide criminal
  114  records checks through the Department of Law Enforcement for
  115  state processing, and the Department of Law Enforcement shall
  116  forward the fingerprints to, and federal criminal records checks
  117  through the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national
  118  processing.
  119         Section 4. Section 402.3057, Florida Statutes, is amended
  120  to read:
  121         402.3057 Individuals Persons not required to be
  122  refingerprinted or rescreened.—Individuals Any provision of law
  123  to the contrary notwithstanding, human resource personnel who
  124  have been fingerprinted or screened pursuant to chapters 393,
  125  394, 397, 402, and 409, and teachers and noninstructional
  126  personnel who have been fingerprinted pursuant to chapter 1012,
  127  who have not been unemployed for more than 90 days thereafter,
  128  and who under the penalty of perjury attest to the completion of
  129  such fingerprinting or screening and to compliance with the
  130  provisions of this section and the standards for good moral
  131  character as contained in such provisions as ss. 110.1127(2)(c),
  132  393.0655(1), 394.457(6), 397.451, 402.305(2), and 409.175(6),
  133  are shall not be required to be refingerprinted or rescreened in
  134  order to comply with any caretaker screening or fingerprinting
  135  requirements of this chapter.
  136         Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 402.306, Florida
  137  Statutes, is amended to read:
  138         402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by
  139  the department and local licensing agency of information on
  140  child care.—
  141         (3) The department and local licensing agencies, or the
  142  designees thereof, shall be responsible for coordination and
  143  dissemination of information on child care to the community and
  144  shall make available through electronic means upon request all
  145  licensing standards and procedures, health and safety standards
  146  for school readiness providers, monitoring and inspection
  147  reports, and in addition to the names and addresses of licensed
  148  child care facilities, school readiness program providers, and,
  149  where applicable pursuant to s. 402.313, licensed or registered
  150  family day care homes. This information must also include the
  151  number of deaths, serious injuries, and instances of
  152  substantiated child abuse which have occurred in child care
  153  settings each year; research and best practices in child
  154  development; and resources regarding social-emotional
  155  development, parent and family engagement, healthy eating, and
  156  physical activity.
  157         Section 6. Section 402.311, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  158  read:
  159         402.311 Inspection.—
  160         (1) A licensed child care facility shall accord to the
  161  department or the local licensing agency, whichever is
  162  applicable, the privilege of inspection, including access to
  163  facilities and personnel and to those records required in s.
  164  402.305, at reasonable times during regular business hours, to
  165  ensure compliance with the provisions of ss. 402.301-402.319.
  166  The right of entry and inspection shall also extend to any
  167  premises which the department or local licensing agency has
  168  reason to believe are being operated or maintained as a child
  169  care facility without a license, but no such entry or inspection
  170  of any premises shall be made without the permission of the
  171  person in charge thereof unless a warrant is first obtained from
  172  the circuit court authorizing such entry or inspection same. Any
  173  application for a license or renewal made pursuant to this act
  174  or the advertisement to the public for the provision of child
  175  care as defined in s. 402.302 shall constitute permission for
  176  any entry or inspection of the premises for which the license is
  177  sought in order to facilitate verification of the information
  178  submitted on or in connection with the application. In the event
  179  a licensed facility refuses permission for entry or inspection
  180  to the department or local licensing agency, a warrant shall be
  181  obtained from the circuit court authorizing entry or inspection
  182  before same prior to such entry or inspection. The department or
  183  local licensing agency may institute disciplinary proceedings
  184  pursuant to s. 402.310, for such refusal.
  185         (2)A school readiness program provider shall accord to the
  186  department or the local licensing agency, whichever is
  187  applicable, the privilege of inspection, including access to
  188  facilities, personnel, and records, to verify compliance with s.
  189  1002.88. Entry, inspection, and issuance of an inspection report
  190  by the department or the local licensing agency to verify
  191  compliance with s. 1002.88 is an exercise of a discretionary
  192  power to enforce compliance with the laws duly enacted by a
  193  governmental body.
  194         (3)The department’s issuance, transmittal, or publication
  195  of an inspection report resulting from an inspection under this
  196  section does not constitute agency action subject to chapter
  197  120.
  198         Section 7. Subsection (3) is added to section 402.319,
  199  Florida Statutes, to read:
  200         402.319 Penalties.—
  201         (3)Each child care facility, family day care home, and
  202  large family day care home shall annually submit an affidavit of
  203  compliance with s. 39.201.
  204         Section 8. Section 409.1757, Florida Statutes, is amended
  205  to read:
  206         409.1757 Individuals Persons not required to be
  207  refingerprinted or rescreened.—Individuals Any law to the
  208  contrary notwithstanding, human resource personnel who have been
  209  fingerprinted or screened pursuant to chapters 393, 394, 397,
  210  402, and this chapter, teachers who have been fingerprinted
  211  pursuant to chapter 1012, and law enforcement officers who meet
  212  the requirements of s. 943.13, who have not been unemployed for
  213  more than 90 days thereafter, and who under the penalty of
  214  perjury attest to the completion of such fingerprinting or
  215  screening and to compliance with this section and the standards
  216  for good moral character as contained in such provisions as ss.
  217  110.1127(2)(c), 393.0655(1), 394.457(6), 397.451, 402.305(2),
  218  409.175(6), and 943.13(7), are not required to be
  219  refingerprinted or rescreened in order to comply with any
  220  caretaker screening or fingerprinting requirements of this
  221  chapter.
  222         Section 9. Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (4) of
  223  section 435.07, Florida Statutes, to read:
  224         435.07 Exemptions from disqualification.—Unless otherwise
  225  provided by law, the provisions of this section apply to
  226  exemptions from disqualification for disqualifying offenses
  227  revealed pursuant to background screenings required under this
  228  chapter, regardless of whether those disqualifying offenses are
  229  listed in this chapter or other laws.
  230         (4)
  231         (c)A person is ineligible for employment with a provider
  232  that receives school readiness funding under part VI of chapter
  233  1002 if the person has been identified as a sex offender or has
  234  been convicted of:
  235         1.A felony offense prohibited under any of the following
  236  statutes:
  237         a.Chapter 741, relating to domestic violence.
  238         b.Section 782.04, relating to murder.
  239         c.Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated
  240  manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult,
  241  aggravated manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter
  242  of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
  243  or a paramedic.
  244         d.Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault.
  245         e.Section 784.045, relating to aggravated battery.
  246         f.Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
  247         g.Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a child.
  248         h.Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
  249  enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
  250  concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent,
  251  pending custody proceedings.
  252         i.Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
  253  enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
  254  concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent,
  255  pending dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged
  256  abuse or neglect of a minor.
  257         j.Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
  258         k.Former s. 794.041, relating to sexual activity with or
  259  solicitation of a child by a person in familial or custodial
  260  authority.
  261         l.Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
  262  with certain minors.
  263         m.Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
  264         n.Section 806.01, relating to arson.
  265         o.Section 826.04, relating to incest.
  266         p.Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
  267  child abuse, or neglect of a child.
  268         q.Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
  269  delinquency or dependency of a child.
  270         r.Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
  271  child.
  272         s.Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
  273  juvenile justice programs.
  274         2.A misdemeanor offense prohibited under any of the
  275  following statutes:
  276         a.Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim of
  277  the offense was a minor.
  278         b.Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a child.
  279         3.A criminal act committed in another state or under
  280  federal law which, if committed in this state, would constitute
  281  an offense prohibited under any statute listed in subparagraph
  282  1. or subparagraph 2.
  283         Section 10. Paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of section
  284  1002.82, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraphs (s)
  285  through (x) are added to that subsection, to read:
  286         1002.82 Office of Early Learning; powers and duties.—
  287         (2) The office shall:
  288         (i) Enter into a memorandum of understanding with local
  289  licensing agencies and Develop, in coordination with the Child
  290  Care Services Program Office of the Department of Children and
  291  Families for inspections of school readiness program providers
  292  to monitor and verify compliance with s. 1002.88 and the health
  293  and safety checklist adopted by the office. The provider
  294  contract of a school readiness program provider that refuses
  295  permission for entry or inspection shall be terminated. The, and
  296  adopt a health and safety checklist may to be completed by
  297  license-exempt providers that does not exceed the requirements
  298  of s. 402.305 and the Child Care and Development Fund pursuant
  299  to 45 C.F.R. part 98.
  300         (s)Develop and implement strategies to increase the supply
  301  and improve the quality of child care services for infants and
  302  toddlers, children with disabilities, children who receive care
  303  during nontraditional hours, children in underserved areas, and
  304  children in areas that have significant concentrations of
  305  poverty and unemployment.
  306         (t)Establish preservice and inservice training
  307  requirements that address, at a minimum, school readiness child
  308  development standards, health and safety requirements, and
  309  social-emotional behavior intervention models, which may include
  310  positive behavior intervention and support models.
  311         (u)Establish standards for emergency preparedness plans
  312  for school readiness program providers.
  313         (v)Establish group sizes.
  314         (w)Establish staff-to-children ratios that do not exceed
  315  the requirements of s. 402.302(8) or (11) or s. 402.305(4), as
  316  applicable, for school readiness program providers.
  317         (x)Establish eligibility criteria, including limitations
  318  based on income and family assets, in accordance with s. 1002.87
  319  and federal law.
  320         Section 11. Subsections (7) and (8) of section 1002.84,
  321  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  322         1002.84 Early learning coalitions; school readiness powers
  323  and duties.—Each early learning coalition shall:
  324         (7) Determine child eligibility pursuant to s. 1002.87 and
  325  provider eligibility pursuant to s. 1002.88. At a minimum, Child
  326  eligibility must be redetermined annually. Redetermination must
  327  also be conducted twice per year for an additional 50 percent of
  328  a coalition’s enrollment through a statistically valid random
  329  sampling. A coalition must document the reason why a child is no
  330  longer eligible for the school readiness program according to
  331  the standard codes prescribed by the office.
  332         (8) Establish a parent sliding fee scale that provides for
  333  requires a parent copayment that is not a barrier to families
  334  receiving to participate in the school readiness program
  335  services. Providers are required to collect the parent’s
  336  copayment. A coalition may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the
  337  copayment for an at-risk child or temporarily waive the
  338  copayment for a child whose family’s income is at or below the
  339  federal poverty level and whose family experiences a natural
  340  disaster or an event that limits the parent’s ability to pay,
  341  such as incarceration, placement in residential treatment, or
  342  becoming homeless, or an emergency situation such as a household
  343  fire or burglary, or while the parent is participating in
  344  parenting classes. A parent may not transfer school readiness
  345  program services to another school readiness program provider
  346  until the parent has submitted documentation from the current
  347  school readiness program provider to the early learning
  348  coalition stating that the parent has satisfactorily fulfilled
  349  the copayment obligation.
  350         Section 12. Subsections (1), (4), (5), and (6) of section
  351  1002.87, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  352         1002.87 School readiness program; eligibility and
  353  enrollment.—
  354         (1) Effective August 1, 2013, or upon reevaluation of
  355  eligibility for children currently served, whichever is later,
  356  Each early learning coalition shall give priority for
  357  participation in the school readiness program as follows:
  358         (a) Priority shall be given first to a child younger than
  359  13 years of age from a family that includes a parent who is
  360  receiving temporary cash assistance under chapter 414 and
  361  subject to the federal work requirements.
  362         (b) Priority shall be given next to an at-risk child
  363  younger than 9 years of age.
  364         (c) Priority shall be given next to a child from birth to
  365  the beginning of the school year for which the child is eligible
  366  for admission to kindergarten in a public school under s.
  367  1003.21(1)(a)2. who is from a working family that is
  368  economically disadvantaged, and may include such child’s
  369  eligible siblings, beginning with the school year in which the
  370  sibling is eligible for admission to kindergarten in a public
  371  school under s. 1003.21(1)(a)2. until the beginning of the
  372  school year in which the sibling is eligible to begin 6th grade,
  373  provided that the first priority for funding an eligible sibling
  374  is local revenues available to the coalition for funding direct
  375  services. However, a child eligible under this paragraph ceases
  376  to be eligible if his or her family income exceeds 200 percent
  377  of the federal poverty level.
  378         (d) Priority shall be given next to a child of a parent who
  379  transitions from the work program into employment as described
  380  in s. 445.032 from birth to the beginning of the school year for
  381  which the child is eligible for admission to kindergarten in a
  382  public school under s. 1003.21(1)(a)2.
  383         (e) Priority shall be given next to an at-risk child who is
  384  at least 9 years of age but younger than 13 years of age. An at
  385  risk child whose sibling is enrolled in the school readiness
  386  program within an eligibility priority category listed in
  387  paragraphs (a)-(c) shall be given priority over other children
  388  who are eligible under this paragraph.
  389         (f) Priority shall be given next to a child who is younger
  390  than 13 years of age from a working family that is economically
  391  disadvantaged. A child who is eligible under this paragraph
  392  whose sibling is enrolled in the school readiness program under
  393  paragraph (c) shall be given priority over other children who
  394  are eligible under this paragraph. However, a child eligible
  395  under this paragraph ceases to be eligible if his or her family
  396  income exceeds 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
  397         (g) Priority shall be given next to a child of a parent who
  398  transitions from the work program into employment as described
  399  in s. 445.032 who is younger than 13 years of age.
  400         (h) Priority shall be given next to a child who has special
  401  needs, has been determined eligible as a student with a
  402  disability, has a current individual education plan with a
  403  Florida school district, and is not younger than 3 years of age.
  404  A special needs child eligible under this paragraph remains
  405  eligible until the child is eligible for admission to
  406  kindergarten in a public school under s. 1003.21(1)(a)2.
  407         (i) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(d), priority shall be
  408  given last to a child who otherwise meets one of the eligibility
  409  criteria in paragraphs (a)-(d) but who is also enrolled
  410  concurrently in the federal Head Start Program and the Voluntary
  411  Prekindergarten Education Program.
  412         (4) The parent of a child enrolled in the school readiness
  413  program must notify the coalition or its designee within 10 days
  414  after any change in employment status, income, or family size or
  415  failure to maintain attendance at a job training or educational
  416  program in accordance with program requirements. Upon
  417  notification by the parent, the child’s eligibility must be
  418  reevaluated.
  419         (5) A child whose eligibility priority category requires
  420  the child to be from a working family ceases to be eligible for
  421  the school readiness program if a parent with whom the child
  422  resides does not reestablish employment or resume attendance at
  423  a job training or educational program within 90 60 days after
  424  becoming unemployed or ceasing to attend a job training or
  425  educational program.
  426         (6) Eligibility for each child must be reevaluated
  427  annually. Upon reevaluation, a child may not continue to receive
  428  school readiness program services if he or she has ceased to be
  429  eligible under this section. A child who is ineligible due to a
  430  parent’s job loss or cessation of job training or education
  431  shall continue to receive school readiness program services for
  432  at least 3 months to enable the parent to obtain employment.
  433         Section 13. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (1)
  434  of section 1002.88, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  435         1002.88 School readiness program provider standards;
  436  eligibility to deliver the school readiness program.—
  437         (1) To be eligible to deliver the school readiness program,
  438  a school readiness program provider must:
  439         (c) Provide basic health and safety of its premises and
  440  facilities and compliance with requirements for age-appropriate
  441  immunizations of children enrolled in the school readiness
  442  program.
  443         1. For a provider that is licensed child care facility, a
  444  large family child care home, or a licensed family day care
  445  home, compliance with s. 402.305, s. 402.3131, or s. 402.313 and
  446  this subsection, as verified pursuant to s. 402.311, satisfies
  447  this requirement.
  448         2.For a provider that is a registered family day care home
  449  or is not subject to licensure or registration by the Department
  450  of Children and Families, compliance with this subsection, as
  451  verified pursuant to s. 402.311, satisfies this requirement.
  452  Upon such verification, the provider For a public or nonpublic
  453  school, compliance with s. 402.3025 or s. 1003.22 satisfies this
  454  requirement. A faith-based child care provider, an informal
  455  child care provider, or a nonpublic school, exempt from
  456  licensure under s. 402.316 or s. 402.3025, shall annually post
  457  complete the health and safety checklist adopted by the office,
  458  post the checklist prominently on its premises in plain sight
  459  for visitors and parents, and shall annually submit the
  460  checklist it annually to its local early learning coalition.
  461         (d) Provide an appropriate group size and staff-to-children
  462  ratio, pursuant to s. 402.305(4) or s. 402.302(8) or (11), as
  463  applicable, and as verified pursuant to s. 402.311.
  464         (e) Employ child care personnel, as defined in s.
  465  402.302(3), who have satisfied the screening requirements of
  466  chapter 402 and fulfilled the training requirements of the
  467  office Provide a healthy and safe environment pursuant to s.
  468  402.305(5), (6), and (7), as applicable, and as verified
  469  pursuant to s. 402.311.
  470         Section 14. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) and subsection
  471  (7) of section 1002.89, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  472         1002.89 School readiness program; funding.—
  473         (6) Costs shall be kept to the minimum necessary for the
  474  efficient and effective administration of the school readiness
  475  program with the highest priority of expenditure being direct
  476  services for eligible children. However, no more than 5 percent
  477  of the funds described in subsection (5) may be used for
  478  administrative costs and no more than 22 percent of the funds
  479  described in subsection (5) may be used in any fiscal year for
  480  any combination of administrative costs, quality activities, and
  481  nondirect services as follows:
  482         (b) Activities to improve the quality of child care as
  483  described in 45 C.F.R. s. 98.51, which must shall be limited to
  484  the following:
  485         1. Developing, establishing, expanding, operating, and
  486  coordinating resource and referral programs specifically related
  487  to the provision of comprehensive consumer education to parents
  488  and the public to promote informed child care choices specified
  489  in 45 C.F.R. s. 98.33 regarding participation in the school
  490  readiness program and parental choice.
  491         2. Awarding grants and providing financial support to
  492  school readiness program providers and their staff to assist
  493  them in meeting applicable state requirements for child care
  494  performance standards, implementing developmentally appropriate
  495  curricula and related classroom resources that support
  496  curricula, providing literacy supports, and providing continued
  497  professional development and training. Any grants awarded
  498  pursuant to this subparagraph shall comply with the requirements
  499  of ss. 215.971 and 287.058.
  500         3. Providing training, and technical assistance, and
  501  financial support to for school readiness program providers and
  502  their, staff, and parents on standards, child screenings, child
  503  assessments, child development research and best practices,
  504  developmentally appropriate curricula, character development,
  505  teacher-child interactions, age-appropriate discipline
  506  practices, health and safety, nutrition, first aid,
  507  cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the recognition of communicable
  508  diseases, and child abuse detection, and prevention, and
  509  reporting.
  510         4. Providing, from among the funds provided for the
  511  activities described in subparagraphs 1.-3., adequate funding
  512  for infants and toddlers as necessary to meet federal
  513  requirements related to expenditures for quality activities for
  514  infant and toddler care.
  515         5. Improving the monitoring of compliance with, and
  516  enforcement of, applicable state and local requirements as
  517  described in and limited by 45 C.F.R. s. 98.40.
  518         6. Responding to Warm-Line requests by providers and
  519  parents related to school readiness program children, including
  520  providing developmental and health screenings to school
  521  readiness program children.
  522         (7) Funds appropriated for the school readiness program may
  523  not be expended for the purchase or improvement of land; for the
  524  purchase, construction, or permanent improvement of any building
  525  or facility; or for the purchase of buses. However, funds may be
  526  expended for minor remodeling and upgrading of child care
  527  facilities which is necessary for the administration of the
  528  program and to ensure that providers meet state and local child
  529  care standards, including applicable health and safety
  530  requirements.
  531         Section 15. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.