§ 50-11.1-21 — Four-year old program - Approval

North Dakota § 50-11.1-21

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-11.1: Early Childhood Services

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1. A person or school district operating or seeking to operate a four-year old program
may request approval for a two-year period of the four-year old program from the
department. The department shall approve a four-year old program if the program:
a. Is taught by individuals licensed or approved to teach in early childhood
education by the education standards and practices board;
b. Follows four-year old program requirements approved by the department;
c. Is in compliance with all municipal and state health, fire, and safety requirements;
d. Limits enrollment to children who have reached the age of four years old before
August first in the year of enrollment, unless the child will be four years old before
December first and the school district determines, based on child development
factors, including development milestones, school readiness, and other individual
considerations, to allow a child to enroll based on a request;
e. Submits a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars when the application is filed. All fees
collected under this section must be paid to the department and must be used to
defray the cost of investigating, inspecting, and evaluating applications for
approval; and
f. Is in compliance with this chapter.
2. In determining the state aid payments to which a school district is entitled, the
superintendent of public instruction may not count a student enrolled in a regular
four-year old program.
3. The department may investigate and inspect a four-year old program applicant or
four-year old program and the conditions of the premises and the qualifications of
current and prospective staff. The department may use the findings of the investigation
and inspection to determine approval.
4. The department may revoke the four-year old program upon proper showing that:
a. Any applicable conditions as prerequisites for the issuance of the approval no
longer exist.
b. The program is no longer in compliance with the minimum standards prescribed
by the department.
c. The program approval was issued upon fraudulent or untrue presentation.
d. The program has violated any rules of the department.
5. If an action to revoke a four-year old program approval is appealed, the provider may
continue the operation of the program pending the final administrative determination or
until the approval expires, whichever occurs first.