52-2-711. Resource and referral grant programs. (1) There is a grant program established within the department for the allocation of grant money to local child-care resource and referral programs.
     (2) The department may award grants to private, nonprofit organizations and public organizations that demonstrate the ability to provide child-care resource and referral services.
     (3) To be eligible for a grant from the department as a resource and referral agency for a local area, an organization:
     (a) shall maintain a data base of child-care services in the community, including day-care facilities and preschools, that the organization continually updates;
     (b) shall include on the staff of the organization at least one individual who has expertise in child development;
     (c) shall have the capability to provide resource and referral services in the local area;
     (d) must be able to respond to requests for information or assistance in a timely fashion;
     (e) must be committed to providing services to all segments of the general public;
     (f) must be able to provide parents with a checklist to identify quality child-care services;
     (g) must be able to provide information on the availability of child-care subsidies;
     (h) shall maintain and make available to the public a number of all referrals made by the resource and referral agency; and
     (i) shall otherwise satisfy regulations promulgated by the department pursuant to this part.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 692, L. 1989.