(1) The department may contract for the administration of the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program, which provides educational scholarships to caregivers and administrators of early childhood programs, family day care homes, and large family child care homes. The goal of the program is to increase the education and training for caregivers, increase the compensation for child caregivers who complete the program requirements, and reduce the rate of participant turnover in the field of early childhood education.
(2) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.
History.—s. 17, ch. 2013-252; s. 60, 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.