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EEC begins major overhaul of residential regulations; public comment and training planned
Summary
EEC staff told the board they are drafting a comprehensive update to residential and group-home regulations — an overhaul not meaningfully undertaken since the 1990s — to modernize behavior-support language, camera and transparency policies, and cross-agency alignment.
The Department of Early Education and Care told the board it is undertaking a comprehensive revision of the regulations that govern residential programs and group homes, a project staff said has not had a substantive overhaul since the mid-1990s.
Deputy Commissioner Joe Rucker, Director Tim Keane and supervisors leading the project said the review will update language and practices to reflect trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, clarify behavior-support standards (including time-out and separation), and add guidance on surveillance-camera use and public posting of licensing history while balancing privacy and safety concerns.
Rucker said the department performed a multi-year review of other states’ rules and federal best…
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