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EEC unveils proposed residential-care regulation updates, opens public-comment period through Jan. 12
Summary
The Department of Early Education and Care presented proposed updates to residential-care regulations to modernize language, strengthen trauma-informed practice and workforce supports, and launched a public-comment period ending Jan. 12; commenters asked about immunization policy and youth engagement.
The Department of Early Education and Care on a virtual session presented proposed revisions to its residential-care regulations aimed at modernizing terminology, centering children’s needs and strengthening trauma‑informed practices and workforce supports. Staff said the last comprehensive review of the rules was in 1995 and described a multiagency effort to reduce duplication and clarify expectations for programs that serve children with complex needs.
Joseph Sick Rock, identified in the session as part of field operations, said the review was intended to be "aspirational" at the commissioner's direction and to align standards across agencies. He described residential license programs and temporary shelters that together serve children with trauma, health and developmental needs and…
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