Montana Code 52-2-704. Duties of department
52-2-704. Duties of department. (1) The department is responsible for planning, implementing, and coordinating programs under the Montana Child Care Act.
Terms Used In Montana Code 52-2-704
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The department shall:
(a)assess child-care needs and resources within the state;
(b)develop a state child-care plan;
(c)coordinate child-care programs administered by all state agencies;
(d)issue licenses to persons to receive children into a day-care center on a regular basis;
(e)prescribe the conditions and publish minimum standards upon which licenses and registration certificates are issued;
(f)adopt rules for day-care facilities consistent with the purposes of this part;
(g)adopt rules for day-care centers that provide day care on an irregular basis, which includes exceptions regarding requirements for immunization records and staffing ratios; and
(h)issue registration certificates to a person or persons to receive children into a family day-care home or group day-care home on a regular basis.
(3)The department may:
(a)enter into interagency agreements to administer and coordinate child-care programs;
(b)accept any federal funds made available for the improvement or promotion of child-care services within the state;
(c)administer any state and federal funds that may be appropriated for the purposes of the part; and
(d)issue a license to a person to receive children into a day-care center on an irregular basis if the person chooses to apply for licensure.