1. CALL TO ORDER DEPUTY CLERK

A. Roll Call

2. AGENDA APPROVAL

A. Additions, Deletions, Substitutions

B. Adoption

1. CONSENT AGENDA (Pages 11 - 66)
2. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - 10:30 A.M. (Page 67)
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 10:30 A.M. (Pages 68 - 70)
4. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SITTING AS THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES BOARD - PUBLIC HEARING - 10:30 A.M.
5. REGULAR AGENDA (Pages 72 - 76)
6. BOARD APPOINTMENTS (Pages 77 - 78)
7. MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC - 2:00 P.M. (Page 79)
8. STAFF COMMENTS (Page 80)
9. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS (Page 81)
10. ADJOURNMENT (Page 81) * * * * * * * * * *

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NOVEMBER 21, 2006

6. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SITTING AS THE CHILD CARE FACILITIES BOARD PUBLIC HEARING - 10:30 A.M. (Motion to receive and file: Proof of publication)

A. ADOPTED R-2006-2543 Staff recommends motion to adopt: a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, Florida, sitting as the Child Care Facilities Board, adopting the Palm Beach County Rules and Regulations governing Family Day Care Facilities: amending Article I and Articles III Through XV; re-numbering and amending Article XV(C) to become Article XVI Field Trips; adding Article XVII Classification of Violations; re-numbering and amending Article XVI to become Article XVIII Enforcement of the Rules and Regulations governing Family Day Care in Palm Beach County; providing short title and applicability; providing for authority; providing for definitions; providing for license procedure and requirements; providing for exclusions, hearings, denial or revocation of licenses or night time care approval; providing for personnel, staff qualifications and supervision; providing for background and screening requirements; providing for physical facility; providing for medicines, first-aid and emergency medical procedures; providing for communicable disease control; providing for nutrition; providing for daily program and discipline; providing for care for children during nighttime hours; providing for transportation; providing for admission and record keeping; providing for field trips; providing for classification of violations; providing for enforcement; providing for repeal of laws in conflict; providing for inclusion in the Code; providing for severability; providing for a savings clause; and providing for an effective date. SUMMARY: The Board of County Commissioners, pursuant to a Special Act of the State of Florida, serves as the Child Care Facilities Board. In this capacity, the Board is required to promulgate rules and regulations as needed to protect the health and safety of persons within Family Day Care facilities. According to the Special Act, the local rules and regulations must meet or exceed the standards established by the State Department of Children & Families. The changes provided for in these Rules and Regulations are for the most part due to the cumulative inclusion of changes in state law, which occurred over the past three (3) years, and to clarify and include language comparable to the Palm Beach County Rules and Regulations governing child care, thereby providing parents in Palm Beach County with a daycare option which bests ensures the health, safety and wellbeing of children in care. Countywide (GB)

Aaronson	Greene	Koons	McCarty	Marcus	Santamaria	Newell
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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