Section 148-30-3 - PROGRAM REGISTRATIONA.Registration Eligibility. Any licensed Early Care and Education Program holding an active and current license is eligible to participate in the Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System.B.Registration Process. An eligible Early Care and Education Program must register for the Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System in accordance with the following: 1. Directors must ensure all Child Care Staff Members eligible for Salary Supplements under this rule register with Maine's Professional Development Network (PDN) Registry.2. Directors must register their Early Care and Education Program with the Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System through the Department's online Registration Portal. Each Program location must register separately with the Department, even if the Early Care and Education Program operates in multiple locations.3. The Department will approve a Program's registration within the Registration Portal. When registering through the Registration Portal, the Program will receive email confirmation of the approval and the amount approved within 5 days of submitting initial registration. This email will include a list of each approved Educator that is registered, and the amount of Salary Supplement Funding based upon the tier of that Educator. The Program must retain a copy of this email for Educator a minimum of three (3) years.C.Mandatory Registration. Any licensed Early Care and Education Program eligible to register with the Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System must do so. 1. Individual Educators may opt out of participating in the Early Childhood Educator Workforce Salary Supplement System.D.Vacation Eligibility. Early Care and Education Programs will continue eligibility as long as the Early Childhood Educators are still actively employed by the Program during those vacation periods.10-148 C.M.R. ch. 30, § 3