Regulation  606 CMR 15: Early Education and Out-of-School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund Program

Date:	11/15/2018
Organization:	Department of Early Education and Care
Regulatory Authority:	MGL c. 30A MGL c. 15D §3 MGL c. 15D §18 St. 2018 c. 99, §2
Official Version:	The public comment notice will be published in the Massachusetts Register on November 30, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

In accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, the Board of Early Education and Care (EEC) is proposing amendments to its regulations found at 606 CMR 15.00, pursuant to its authority under M.G.L. c. 15D §§ 3 and 18 and St. 2018, c. 99, §2.  The proposed regulation amendments are to the Early Education and Out-of-School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund Grant Program. If approved, the current regulations will be amended as follows:

• Raise the minimum percentage of low income families enrolled in an EEOST eligible program from 25% to 50% (reflecting statutory change).
• EEOST applicants must already hold an EEC license and not just be in the process of applying for such (statutory change).
• Require a pre-application process to determine eligibility for an EEOST Grant (codifying current practice).
• State that the Land Use Restriction, recorded when an EEOST Grant is awarded and closed upon, must run with the land for the full term of the grant so that the property that benefits from an EEOST grant remains an Early Education or Out-of-School Time Program for the entire length of the Grant (codifying current practice).

To view the proposed regulations, you may download copies further below on this web page. You may also obtain a hard copy of the proposed regulations at EEC main office at 51 Sleeper Street, Fourth Floor, Boston, MA 02210, or by emailing [e-mail].

Ways to Provide Comment:

Email to:	Denise Karlin Assistant General Counsel [e-mail]
Mail or hand delivery to:	Department of Early Education and Care 51 Sleeper Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Attention: Denise Karlin

The deadline for submitting written comment is December 21, 2018 at 5:00PM.

Please note that in the "Downloads" section below, the version labeled "clean" incorporates the proposed amendments into the current regulations and the version labeled "redlined" shows the line-by-line proposed amendments to the current regulations.