PRESENTER: Presenter
Stacey Dicke, Parks and Recreation Director
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SUBJECT: Title
Public hearing and the first reading of an ordinance regarding Youth Programs Standards of Care for the Parks and Recreation Department.
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DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Parks and Recreation Department plans to offer elementary-age day camp programs for children ages 5-13, as has been done for many years. The Texas Legislature requires municipal day camp programs for these ages to meet day care licensing requirements or file for an exemption (Section 42.041 (b) (14) of the Human Resources Code). To receive exempt status, a municipality must submit a copy of program standards, a notice of a public hearing for the program and a copy of the ordinance adopting the standards.
Youth Programs Standards of Care will provide basic childcare regulations for day camp activities operated by the New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department. This will allow the department to qualify as exempt from requirements of the Texas Human Resources Code.
The Standards of Care will include:
Staff ratios
Minimum staff qualifications
Minimum facility, health, and safety standards
Mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing the adopted local standards
Provide notice to parents that the day camp program is not licensed by the state
The Standards of Care will apply to all locations where programs are offered including Das Rec, Landa Recreation Center, and Fischer Park Nature Center.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the first reading of an ordinance regarding Youth Program Standards of Care.