{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-5b-28","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:5B-28","heading":"Applicant requirements.","body":"3.\tThe Commissioner of Human Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the Advisory Council on Child Care established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-14) and the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families, shall establish criteria for assessing the suitability of grant applicants.  Each applicant for a grant under this act shall:\na.\tDescribe the need for and type of child care services to be furnished;\nb.\tProvide assurances that the applicant has knowledge of and experience in the special nature of child care services for school-age children;\nc.\tProvide assurances that each person to be employed by the applicant for child care has appropriate experience and character including a criminal history records check of the files of the State Bureau of Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division;\nd.\tProvide evidence that the applicant will be afforded use of an appropriate school facility or another appropriate location as approved by the commissioner, which may be a child care center licensed pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.);\ne.\tProvide assurances that the program will be in conformity with all appropriate statutes, regulations, ordinances, and such programs as shall be developed for the program created by P.L.1987, c.215 (C.30:5B-26 et seq.);\nf.\tProvide a tentative budget for the program, including a proposed sliding-fee schedule which should reflect a family's capacity to pay;\ng.\tProvide assurances that the parents of school-age children will be involved in the development and implementation of the child care program; and\nh.\tProvide such other assurances and information as the commissioner shall reasonably require to carry out the provisions of P.L.1987, c.215.\nL.1987, c.215, s.3; amended 2012, c.16, s.122.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5b56f8b960d85cd2b70bc9edf2c40e31cad4333fbd52a86a6146c87a89a555d4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-5b-27","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-5b-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}