Section 201.03. Department of children and families powers and responsibilities.

 

(1)   General. The department shall maintain oversight responsibility for administration by child care administrative agencies of the child care funding program.

(2)   Rate approval. The department shall review and approve the methods employed by counties and tribes for determining child care rates as required under ss. DCF 201.05 (3) and 201.06 .

(3)   Assistance to child care administrative agencies. The department shall provide information and technical assistance to child care administrative agencies regarding administration of the child care funding program.

(5)   Rate review.

(a) The department shall annually review child care rates set by each child care administrative agency and shall approve or disapprove each agency's rates based on the following criteria:

1. Whether the rate-setting method is in accordance with rate-setting requirements specified under ss. DCF 201.05 (3) and 201.06 .

2. Whether the rate-setting method documents that the maximum allowable rates permit all eligible parents a reasonable choice of day care providers.

(b) The department may grant a variance to a nonstatutory requirement under ss. DCF 201.04 to 201.06 on written request of a child care administrative agency if the department is convinced that an alternative means meets the intent of the requirement.

(6)   Incentive program for local fraud detection. The department shall provide an incentive payment as specified under s. DCF 201.035 to a local agency for identifying fraud in the child care subsidy program.

Cr. Register, February, 1997, No. 494 , eff. 3-1-97; r. (4), am. (3), Register, November, 1999, No. 527 , eff. 12-1-99; correction in (5) (b) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, November, 1999, No. 527 ; corrections in (title), (2), (5) (a) 1. and (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635 ; EmR1015 : emerg. am. (3), (5) (a) (intro.) and (b), eff. 5-17-10; CR 10-056 : am. (3), (5) (a) (intro.) and (b) Register September 2010 No. 657 , eff. 10-1-10; CR 14-030 : cr. (6) Register August 2015 No. 716 , eff. 9-1-15; correction in (6) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register August 2015 No. 716 .