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Executive Order 20 FY 19/20

An Order Modifying Requirements Applicable to Family Child Care Providers in Order to Facilitate Employment of Persons Needed for the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19

Governor Janet T. Mills · Maine (State)

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Jurisdiction
Maine
Level
State
Authority
37-B M.R.S. § 742(1)(C)(1), (13)(c)
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-24
End
Aug. 30, 2021 (EO 40 § II(C)(4)) (read as 2021-08-30)
In force
Mar. 24, 2020 to Aug. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Schools and child care
Addressees
  • family child care providers
  • DHHS Office of Child and Family Services
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (child care capacity)
  • EC child care ratios
Collection
Maine ME

Operative words

WHEREAS, approximately 30% of licensed child care providers statewide have closed temporarily as of March 23, 2020, leaving as many as 19,000 children and their families without a child care provider... The relevant provisions of Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, Section 8301-A... are hereby suspended to the extent necessary to allow: A. A family child care provider to care for three (3) children in addition to any children living in the provider's home without being required to be certified

Enforcement

DHHS licensing

Notes

Official finding that 30 percent of Maine's licensed child care had closed by March 23, 2020; in force through August 30, 2021, i.e., in Q3 2021.

Retrieval note

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