(1) The department may authorize an early learning coalition to establish school readiness program transportation services for children at risk of abuse or neglect who are participating in the school readiness program, pursuant to chapter 427. The early learning coalitions may contract for the provision of transportation services as required by this section.
(2) The transportation servicers may only provide transportation to each child participating in the school readiness program to the extent that such transportation is necessary to provide child care opportunities that otherwise would not be available to a child whose home is more than a reasonable walking distance from the nearest child care facility or family day care home.
History.—s. 17, ch. 2013-252; s. 58, ch. 2021-10.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code
Chapter 1002 - Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices
Part VI - School Readiness Program (Ss. 1002.81-1002.995)
1002.82 - Department of Education; powers and duties.
1002.83 - Early learning coalitions.
1002.84 - Early learning coalitions; school readiness powers and duties.
1002.85 - Early learning coalition plans.
1002.86 - School readiness program; education component.
1002.87 - School readiness program; eligibility and enrollment.
1002.89 - School readiness program; funding.
1002.895 - Market rate schedule.
1002.90 - School readiness cost-of-care information.
1002.91 - Investigations of fraud or overpayment; penalties.
1002.92 - Child care and early childhood resource and referral.
1002.93 - School readiness program transportation services.
1002.945 - Gold Seal Quality Care Program.
1002.95 - Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program.
1002.96 - Early Head Start collaboration grants.
1002.97 - Records of children in the school readiness program.
1002.995 - Early learning professional development standards and career pathways.