Tracking #2006-01237

I:/06101601.rtf
[I:/06101601.doc]

(12 CCR 2509-1)
[Instructions:  Insert before line 1035602.] 
Revisions to Section 7.701.4 were final adoption following publication at the 1/5/2007 State Board rule-making session, with an effective date of 3/1/2007 (Rule-making# 06-10-16-1). Statement of Basis and Purpose and specific statutory authority for these revisions were incorporated by reference into the rules. These materials are available for review by the public during normal working hours at the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Performance Improvement, Boards and Commissions Division, State Board Administration.
_____________________

(12 CCR 2509-8)
[Instructions:  Replace lines 1191305 through 1191306.] 
7.701.4  FEES  [Rev. eff. 3/1/07]
A.  The appropriate application fee outlined in 7.701.4, C, must be submitted to the department with the application for a child care license at least 60 calendar days prior to the opening date of the facility or the expiration date of the provisional or probationary license.
B.  The appropriate application fee outlined in 7.701.4, C, must be submitted to the department annually, at least 60 calendar days prior to the anniversary date of the license, along with a completed continuation declaration.
C.  Following is a schedule of original and annual fees for all types of child care facilities and agencies:

Family Child Care Homes (1-8 children)	
Original/Continuation	$22	
Large Family Child Care Homes (7-12 children)	-	
Original/Continuation	$33	
Experienced Family Child Care Homes	-	
Original Application	$35	
Continuation	$35	

Child Care Centers, Preschools, School Age Child Care and Resident Camps	
Original/Continuation (5-20 children)	$70	
Original/Continuation (21-50 children)	$110	
Original/Continuation (51-100 children)	$160	
Original/Continuation (101-150 children)	$245	
Original/Continuation (151-250 children)	$340	
Original/Continuation (251 or more children)	$480	
Day Treatment Center Original/Continuation	$40	
Specialized Group Facility Original/Continuation	$110	

Child Placement Agencies Licensed for Foster Care	
Original Application	$570	
Continuation (0-5 homes)	$290	
Continuation (6-15 homes)	$370	
Continuation (16-30 homes)	$460	
Continuation (31-50 homes)	$540	
Continuation (51 or more homes)	$630	
-	-	
Child Placement Agencies Licensed for Adoption	
Original Application	$435	
Continuation (0-5 finalized adoptions)	$220	
Continuation (6-11 finalized adoptions)	$245	
Continuation (12-17 finalized adoptions)	$260	
Continuation (18-23 finalized adoptions)	$290	
Continuation (24 or more finalized adoptions)	$300	
A Child Placement Agency licensed for both foster care and adoptions will pay only one fee - either the foster care fee or the adoption fee, whichever is greater. The annual report required by regulation 7.710.72, B, must be attached.	-	
-	-	
Residential Child Care Facility	
Original Application	$720	
Continuation (under 12 children)	$220	
Continuation (13-25 children)	$360	
Continuation (26-50 children)	$500	
Continuation (51 or more children)	$650	
RCCF/RTC's pay one continuation fee per year based on the total licensed capacity of the facility.	-	
Homeless Youth Shelter   Original/Continuation	$300	
-	-	
Secure Residential Treatment Center   Original/Continuation	$840	
-	-	
Changes to Licenses   (Capacity and/or Number of Children)	$40	
Duplicate Licenses	$30	

D.  Following is a schedule of fees for the original application and annual fee required for the temporary and full accreditation of international adoption agencies: 

International Adoption Agencies	
Original Application for One Year Temporary Accreditation	$1,600	
Original Application for Two Year Temporary Accreditation	$1,600	
Annual Fee for Agencies with Two Year Temporary Accreditation	$1,600	
-	-	
Original Application for Full Accreditation for Agencies that Complete 100 or More Intercountry Adoptions in a Calendar Year	$4,000	
-	-	
Original Application for Full Accreditation for Agencies that Complete 50-99 Intercountry Adoptions in a Calendar Year	$3,000	
-	-	
Original Application for Full Accreditation for Agencies that Complete 49 or Fewer Intercountry Adoptions in a Calendar Year	$2,000	
Annual Fee for Agencies with Full Accreditation	$2,000	
-	-	
Original Application for Full Accreditation – Agencies with Colorado and Out-of-State Offices – Additional Fee	$2,000	
Original Application for Temporary Accreditation – Agencies with Colorado and Out-of-State Offices – Additional Fee	$  500	
E.  International adoption agencies with out-of-state offices will be required to reimburse the State for actual and necessary charges involved with travel to out-of-state offices.
F.  The appropriate administrative and criminal background check fees (refer to Section 7.701.33) paid with certified funds (i.e., money order or cashier's check) outlined in Section 3.905.1, A (9 CCR 2503-1) must be submitted to the State Department along with the completed background check packet upon renewal or signing a new fiscal agreement with the county to receive Colorado Child Care Assistance funds.

CCCAP – Exempt Family Child Care Homes	
Administration Fee for SFY 2007 Initial Fingerprint Packet	$ 8.00	
Administration Fee for Subsequent Year Initial Fingerprint Packet	$10.00