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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| NE | Approved by voters 12/2006 | P-12 | A constitutional amendment to permit use of funds dedicated to the common schools for early childhood educational purposes. If adopted, requires the creation of an early childhood education endowment fund for the purpose of supporting early childhood education in the state as provided by the Legislature. Requires allocation of an amount equal to forty million dollars for the endowment fund. Only interest or income on such early childhood education endowment fund may be appropriated as provided by the Legislature. For purposes of Article VII of this Constitution, early childhood education means programs operated by or distributed through the common schools promoting development and learning for children from birth to kindergarten-entrance age. If the annual income from twenty million dollars of private funding is not irrevocably committed by July 1, 2011, to the use of the early childhood education endowment fund, then the forty-million-dollar allocation pursuant to subdivision (3)(b) of this section may revert to the use of the common schools as the Legislature shall determine.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/legal/SLIP_LB1006.pdf
Title: L.B. 1006
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/
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| NJ | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Designates third week of May New Jersey Early Intervention Week to focus public attention on the needs of young children, to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs, and to plan how we can better meet the needs of all young children.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/SJR/14_I1.PDF
Title: S.J.R. 14; A.J.R 113
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| DE | Adopted 10/2006 | P-12 | Clarifies rules regarding Standard Certificate Early Childhood Teacher Special Education. Requires a test of knowledge in addition to academic preparation for the issuance of a Standard Certificate. DELAWARE 1881
http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1500/1570.shtml#TopOfPage
Title: 14 DAC 1570
Source: Delaware Code
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to establish an optional early childhood education credential for kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 that is to be built into the multiple subject teaching credential. Provides that it is equivalent to the multiple subject teaching credential, with exceptions. Requires optional credential to consist of 24 units of early learning training. Provides that this training is to be incorporated into the existing program. Requires verification of K-8 teacher training.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2801-2850/ab_2802_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 2802
Source: California Legislature
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| KS | Adopted 08/2006 | P-12 | Changes licensure regulations for teachers of early childhood education.
Title: K.A.R. 91-1-201, -202, and -205
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | On 11/07/2006 Ballot. 07/2006 | P-12 | (PROPOSITION I-16-2006) Increases funding for early childhood development and health programs; provides that local councils would distribute the majority of the funding, with oversight by a statewide board; dedicates funding from an increase on the sales price of tobacco products.
Title: V. 18; (NEW BILL)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Approved by voters 07/2006 | P-12 | (PROPOSITION 203 I-16-2006) Increases funding for early childhood development and health programs. Purpose is to improve quality and increase access to early childhood development activities. Also will increase access to preventative health care programs and screenings. Provides that local councils would distribute the majority of the funding, with oversight by a statewide board; dedicates funding from an increase on the sales price of tobacco products.
http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/BallotMeasureText/PROP203(I-16-2006).pdf
Title: V. 18 (Prop. 203)
Source: Arizona Secretary of State
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Amends the Teacher Certification Article of the School Code. Relates to an early childhood certificate. Provides that the student teaching portion of the practical experience may be satisfied through placement in any of grades pre-kindergarten through 3, provided that the student is under the supervision of a cooperating teacher certified in early childhood education. Provides that paraprofessionals with at least one year of experience in a school or community-based early childhood
setting who are enrolled in early-childhood teacher preparation programs may be paid and receive credit while student teaching with their current employer. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/SB/PDF/09400SB2202lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 2202
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Relates to grants for a preschool educational program administered by the state board July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008. Provides that appropriated funds shall be distributed to achieve a goal of preschool for all children whose families choose to participate. Defines "at-risk" children as those who because of their home and community environment are subject to such language, cultural, economic and like disadvantages to cause them to have been determined as a result of screening procedures to be at risk of academic failure. Provides that first priority for newly-funded preschool programs must be given to qualified programs serving primarily at-risk children and second priority to qualified programs serving primarily children with a family income of less than 4 times the federal poverty level.
Directs the state board to annually report to the general assembly on what percentage of new funding was provided to programs serving primarily at-risk children, what percentage of new funding was provided to programs serving primarily children with a family income of less than 4 times the federal poverty level, and what percentage of new funding was provided to other programs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/94/PDF/094-1054.pdf
Title: S.B. 1497
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| MS | Adopted 07/2006 | P-12 | Establishes rules for a pilot project to improve the quality of child care services. Sets up a quality rating system for licensed child careproviders. MISSISSIPPI 10417
Title: Uncodified
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Rejected by Voters. 06/2006 | P-12 | Proposes an amendment to the California Constitution to establish a right to voluntary public preschool for all four-year old children, administered by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and county school superintendents, funded by a tax on individuals
and couples with specified incomes. Establishes voluntary preschool education for all four-year olds. Funded by 1.7% tax on individual income over $400,000; couples' income over $800,000.
Directs Counties to prepare five- year assessments and annual reports regarding preschool curriculum, facilities and childcare coordination, teacher recruitment/ pay and budgeting. Requires state Superintendent to develop preschool teaching credential with financial aid for teachers. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Increased personal income taxes on high-income earners beginning in 2007, with revenues reaching approximately $2.4 billion annually in 2010-11. Revenues would support an entitlement to one year of preschool for four-year olds beginning in 2010-11. Revenues in the early years of the program could be used for facilities, teacher training, student financial aid, and early implementation of preschool services.
http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm#2006Primary
Title: V. 3 (Prop. 82)
Source: CA Secretary of State
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Concerns the early childhood education workforce; expands the number of early childhood education teachers through development of an accelerated, alternate route program to initial teacher certification with an endorsement in early childhood education; provides for appropriations. Public Act No. 154
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00154-R00SB-00455-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 455
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| IA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Increases membership on the community empowerment state board. Requires family support services in the community empowerment initiative to include home visitation. Creates a community empowerment gifts and grants account in the Iowa empowerment fund. Makes an appropriation to the school ready children grants account of the Iowa empowerment fund. Makes an appropriation for preschool tuition support for low-income families. Makes an appropriation for efforts to improve the quality of early care. Makes an appropriation to the community empowerment gifts and grants account. Creates a business community investment advisory council to advise the Iowa empowerment board. Directs the advisory council to advise the Iowa empowerment board on the best means to leverage private investment in early care, health, and education services and provide options for creating model projects for public-private partnerships to support quality early care, health, and education programming in communities. Requires the advisory council to submit a report with recommendations and findings to the Iowa empowerment board on or before December 31, 2006. Lists specific areas report must address.
Makes an appropriation for professional development and training activities for persons working in early care, health, and education by the Iowa empowerment board in collaboration with representation from Iowa state university of science and technology cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics, area education agencies, community colleges, child care resource and referral services, and community empowerment area boards. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=HF2769
Title: H.B. 2769
Source:
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| IL | Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 | P-12 | Establishes emergency rules regarding the Preschool for All Children program; provides educational services to all 3 to 5 year old children whose families choose to participate. 325-338 of 591: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue27.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 235.10, .60, .70, .100, .200, .300, .400, .500
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Adopted 06/2006 | P-12 | Requests the governor and commissioner of administration to include in the FY 2007-2008 executive budget additional funding for adequately staffing, equipping, and evaluating state early childhood education programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403578
Title: H.R. 132
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Directs the commissioner to establish a quality early learning opportunity initiative to be made available on a first-come, first-served basis to families whose income is between 190% and 250% of the federal poverty guidelines, and whose children are enrolled in a licensed child care program. Appropriates funds for program.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2006/HB1626.html
Title: H.B. 1626
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Directs the state board to establish a pilot early childhood program to consist of private donations and state funds that will serve at-risk children in at least one urban area and one rural area of this state selected by the board. Directs the board to solicit applications from the private sector for the program and require applicants to match state funds on a two-to-one basis and commit a minimum investment of $10,000,000.00 in the program.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB3X_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 3B
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| VT | Issued 06/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Building Bright Futures Council, a public-private partnership, to support the creation of an integrated system of early childhood care, health and education that will assure equitable access for all children and families seeking services, maximize existing resources, alighn resources with desired outcomes in a consistent measurable manner, and improve the well-being of children and families. http://www.vermont.gov/tools/whatsnew2/index.php?topic=ExecutiveOrders&id=1907&v=Article
Title: E.O. 03-06
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Rule Adoption 06/2006 | P-12 | Revises rules regarding the state's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, including the process for allocating or awarding funds, use of funds, comprehensive service delivery and nondiscrimination requirements, eligibility for services, and staff qualifications for service providers. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=365-170&full=true.
Title: WAC 365-170
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/
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| WV | Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 | P-12 | Amends rules regarding informal and relative family child care home registration requirements. http://www.wvsos.com/adlaw/proposed/78-20er.pdf
Title: Title 78, Series 20
Source: http://www.wvsos.com/csr/
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| CO | Vetoed 05/2006 | P-12 | Concerns the creation and duties of a statewide system of integrated early childhood councils. Repeals the pilot program for community consolidated child care services; incorporates the pilot program into a new integrated statewide system of early childhood councils to address local needs and conditions; mandates an application process to receive designation as a council; sets forth the duties of the councils, including increasing and sustaining the quality, accessibility, capacity, and affordability of early childhood services for children 5 years of age or younger and their parents.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/5891F5D37E7577928725713000654E40?Open&file=1397_rer.pdf
Title: H.B. 1397
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services. Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the preschool-aged at-risk weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk, bilingual and vocational education programs and services.
Requires every local board to annually submit to the state board a report on the preschool-aged at-risk program or assistance provided by the district. Requires this report to include information specifying the number of students who were served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board.
Requires every local board to submit to the state board a report on the bilingual education program and assistance provided by the district. Requires this report to include information specifying the number of pupils who were served or provided assistance, the type of service provided, the research upon which the district relied in determining that a need for service or assistance existed, the results of providing such service or assistance and any other information required by the state board.
Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/549.pdf
Conference Committee Report Brief: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/CCRB549.pdf
Title: S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Requires the department of Education to develop, by June 30, 2007, standards for early childhood education which will be applicable to public preschool programs that receive federal Title I funds or Missouri preschool project funds. The standards must include an assessment of needs; a focus on cognitive, language physical, and social/emotional development; and highly qualified, properly certified teachers. In developing the standards, the department must involve representatives of many groups, including the business community, existing early childhood programs, school districts, and private and faith-based providers. Districts that offer fee-based programs may continue to offer them, in compliance with federal law.
http://www.house.mo.gov/bills061/biltxt/truly/HB1511T.HTM
Title: H.B. 1511
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov/
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| VT | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 05/2006 | P-12 | Creates a prekindergarten education study committee. Directs the committee to gather the following information:
(1) How many private and public or publicly funded prekindergarten education services currently exist in Vermont.
(2) What kinds of services and educational programs are offered by existing prekindergarten education programs.
(3) The costs of existing prekindergarten education programs and how they are funded.
(4) Current department of education and agency of human services standards for prekindergarten education facilities.
Directs the committee to study and make findings regarding:
(1) What the research says about the effects of prekindergarten education.
(2) Whether prekindergarten education services should be offered at public expense and, if so:
(A) whether services should be provided by public schools, private providers, or both;
(B) the estimated costs of providing public prekindergarten programs and what public monies should be used to support them;
(C) what would be the mechanism for dispersing these monies; and
(D) what state agency or agencies should have responsibility for developing standards regarding the quality and content of prekindergarten education programs and for determining educator qualifications, and whether standards for public schools should differ from those for private providers.
(3) Which groups of children benefit academically and socially from receiving prekindergarten educational services.
(4) Whether all groups of prekindergarten children benefit from an inclusionary educational environment.
(5) Whether enrollment in a prekindergarten education program should be voluntary.
(6) Whether participation may take place outside the district of residence.
(7) Whether a community should conduct a needs assessment before starting or expanding a program, and if so, how private providers and school districts should be involved in the assessment.
(8) Whether publicly funded early education services are an effective economic development strategy.
Directs the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the senate and house committees on education, the senate committee on health and welfare, and the house committee on human services by January 30, 2007. Bars the state board from changing, repealing or adopting any rules on early childhood or prekindergarten education services prior to June 30, 2008.
During the 2007–2008 school year, requires a district that begins a new prekindergarten program to contract with qualified early childhood education service providers in the district unless it determines that it cannot efficiently and effectively provide quality services using these providers, or that no qualified programs exist in the district or no private programs are interested in providing the services in collaboration with the school district. In determining efficiency and effectiveness, requires districts to emphasize affordability, access, and high quality in early learning experiences. Directs the commissioner of education to determine whether a school district has met these requirements, and provdies that the commissioner's decision shall be final. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT186.HTM
Title: S.B. 314
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| ID | Issued 04/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Early Childhood Coordinating Council (as a follow-up to votes by the Interagency Coordinating Council and the Early Care and Learning Cross Systems Task Force to merge) to develop a statewide plan to meet goals related to early care and learning. Directs the council to:
a. Establish an ongoing communication network between state agencies, policymakers, families, stakeholders and communities for the purpose of planning and implementation of a coordinated system of early care and learning in Idaho;
b. Develop multiagency state partnerships among critical stakeholders;
c. Compile resources and identify information on the current best practices in early childhood systems building;
d. Provide a comprehensive statewide mapping of existing early care and learning programs and resources, as well as existing gaps, every three to five years;
e. Support partnerships to align current initiatives in the support of a comprehensive system of early childhood professional development;
f. Increase public awareness of quality early care and learning programs as a critical part of the foundation to promote healthy families and communities;
g. Align policy and funding systems to develop and support integrated early care and learning system development.
Likewise expands the council's scope from birth to three, to all children from birth through eight and their families. Directs the council to: develop, implement, and sustain a statewide early care and learning strategic plan that maintains the framework of health, social and emotional development, early care and learning, parent education, family support and self sufficiency, and systems development; and recognize language changes to meet federal guidelines for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) such as service coordination, social and emotional development, adaptive skills and developmental delay.
Expands the council's membership to meet federal requirements for IDEA. Enhances geographical, cultural, political, professional and family diversity in council membership.
Directs council to ensure nationally acceptable standards are used statewide in coordinating and providing early childhood services
http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo06/eo_2006-12.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2006-12
Source: gov.idaho.gov
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| ID | Issued 04/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Executive Office for Families and Children. Provides that the duties of the council include:
A. Coordinating all boards, councils, commissions, and initiatives as recommended by the Governor, within the Executive Office of the Governor with duties and responsibilities affecting families and children, including but not limited to:
(i) Governor's Coordinating Council for Families and Children;
(ii) Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention;
(iii) Early Childhood Coordinating Council;
(iv) Parents as Teachers;
(v) Idaho Women's Commission;
(vi) Faith Based Liaisons;
(vii) Serve Idaho;
(viii) Suicide Prevention Advisory Council;
(ix) Idaho's Brightest Stars Initiative;
(x) Día de los Niños/Day of the Child Initiative.
B. Identifying and recommending programs and policies for a comprehensive delivery of effective, efficient and integrated services for families and children, including:
(i) Promoting implementation of multi-agency strategic budgeting, common performance measures, and coordination of services;
(ii) Promoting an interagency funding system for the delivery of integrated services;
(iii) Addressing state strategies, priorities and outcome measures to meet the needs of children.
C. Cooperating and consulting with state agencies and departments on programs, policies and issues involving families and children, including but not limited to, the Department of Health and Welfare, Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Corrections, the State Department of Education and the Department of Commerce and Labor;
D. Participating in national, regional and statewide efforts to cooperatively address issues and policies affecting families and children in Idaho;
E. Developing a state plan for promoting the well-being of families and children in Idaho in conjunction with cities and counties, faith based and community organizations, state councils, boards and commissions, state agencies and departments, and federal organizations;
F. Serving as a repository of agreements and plans concerning programs for families and children from community organizations and other relevant local, state and federal agencies and facilitating the exchange of this information and data with relevant interstate and intrastate entities;
G. Provide input and comment on community, tribal and federal plans, agreements and polices relating to families and children;
H. Serving as an advocate for the families and children of Idaho and directing the people of Idaho to the appropriate local, state or federal agency to address issues or concerns related to families or children.
I. Accepting private contributions, federal funds, funds from other public agencies or any other source. The moneys shall be used solely for the purposes provided under this executive order and shall be expended and accounted for as provided by law.
http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo06/eo_2006-09.htm
Title: Executive Order 2006-09
Source: gov.idaho.gov
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| LA | Adopted 04/2006 | P-12 | Adds the Early Childhood PK-3 certification through the Practitioner Teacher Program alternate program structure. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf (starting page 7 of 106)
Title: LAC 28:I.903
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Requires the Child Care Quality Incentive Grant Program to be administered by the State Department of Education; authorizes the Department to contract with specified agencies to administer the grant program; authorizes the State Superintendent to delegate authority to approve direct incentive grants to specified boards; authorizes the Department to award direct incentive grants to an applicant under specified circumstances.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0601t.pdf
Title: H.B. 601
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Repeals a limitation that grants provided under the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program are subject to the availability of funds in the State budget; provides that the program shall include the early intervention services provided or supervised by the Department and the State Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene including the Program for Hearing- Impaired Infants.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0133t.pdf
Title: H.B. 133; S.B. 367
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MI | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Establishes a grant program for early intervention programs and allows certain funds for small class size to be used for early intervention programs.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0120.pdf
Title: S.B. 329
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| MI | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Allows settlement money from the Durant, et al. v State of to be allocated to early intervention programs.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0119.pdf
Title: S.B. 328
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| MI | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Allows eligible school districts and public school academies currently receiving at-risk funding to use those funds to implement and operate Early Intervening Programs.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/publicact/pdf/2006-PA-0121.pdf
Title: S.B. 330
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | From the fiscal note: LB 1256 establishes an endowment fund to provide early childhood education grants to programs for at-risk children from birth to age three. Upon the effective date of an endowment agreement, administration of the Early Childhood Education Grant Program with respect to programs for children from birth to age three will transfer to the board of trustees. If there is no endowment agreement in effect, the department will request proposals for all early childhood education programs from school districts, which include birth to kindergarten.
The State Department of Education is to request proposals from private endowments to be the provider for the Nebraska Early Childhood Endowment within 90 days of passage of the bill. The endowment provider must place no less than $20 million in a private endowment within five years. At least $1 million must be placed in the endowment prior to December 31, 2006 and a minimum of $5 million prior to June 30, 2007. All interest, earnings and proceeds from the endowment are deposited into the Early Childhood Endowment Cash Fund at least quarterly to be used for grants, evaluation and technical assistance. The bill provides for the Early Childhood Endowment Fund to consist of $40,000,000 of the Cash Reserve Fund, which shall remain in the Cash Reserve Fund, on the effective date of an endowment agreement until June 30, 2007. The interest earned on the $40 million accrues to the Early Childhood Education Cash Fund. After July 1, 2007, the Early Childhood Endowment Fund will consist of the greater of $40 million, or 10% of the value of funds belonging to the state for educational purposes (Permanent School Fund), if the constitutional amendment contained in LB 1006 passes in November, 2006. If the amendment does not pass, then the endowment agreement may provide for the obligations of the endowment provider to terminate if another source of funding is not secured. A six-member Early Childhood Education Endowment Board of Trustees is created to administer the grant program. Grants may be provided to school districts, cooperatives of school districts and educational service units. Grant recipients are eligible for up to 50% of the total budget of the program each year. Continuation grants may be awarded. Revenue: The bill provides for interest earned on $40 million of the Cash Reserve Fund.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/legal/SLIP_LB1256.pdf
Title: L.B. 1256
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us
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| OH | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Establishes new duties for the Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council and county family and children first councils. Creates the Ohio Family and Children First Cabinet Council Advisory Board.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_289
Title: H.B. 289
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/
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| KY | Adopted 03/2006 | P-12 | Establishes definitions and rules regarding the applicant selection process for the Early Childhood Development Scholarship Program.
11 KAR 16:001: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/011/016/001.htm
11 KAR 16:010: http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/011/016/010.htm
Title: 11 KAR 16:001 and 16:010
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| MD | Issued 03/2006 | P-12 | Amends amend Executive Order 01.01.2005.34, which established the Advisory Council for Children; the Governor's Office for Children as a separate agency within the Executive Department to provide a coordinated, comprehensive, interagency approach to the development of a continuum of care that is family and child- oriented and that emphasizes prevention, early intervention, and community-based services for all children and families with special attention to at-risk populations; and the Children's Cabinet and the Children's Cabinet Interagency Fund. Expands the membership of the Advisory Council. http://www.gov.state.md.us/executiveorders/2006/0603eo.html
Title: 01.01.2006-03 (Executive Order)
Source: http://www.gov.state.md.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 16 directs the department of human services to establish a child care quality step program by requiring the office for children and youth to develop and implement a voluntary pilot rating system (QRS) for improving the quality of all licensed early care and after-school programs. Requires the office for children and youth to conduct a needs assessment to determine the need for an incentive program, which would allow participating early care and education programs in the QRS access to funds to provide incentives to teachers/directors that make educational advancements that are listed in the QRS criteria.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2602
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2602SG.htm
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | This bill modifies the recommended time to provide the assessment of reading and numeric skills given to potential kindergarten students. The assessment should take place in the spring prior to the kindergarten year, but no later than June 15th prior to the school year.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0226.pdf
Title: H.B. 226
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Finds an urgent and substantial need to enhance the development of all infants and toddlers with disabilities in Washington in order to minimize developmental delays and to maximize individual potential for learning and functioning. Requires that, by September 1, 2009, each school district shall provide or contract for early intervention services to all eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age. Eligibility shall be determined according to Part C of the federal individuals with disabilities education act and as specified in the Washington Administrative Code. Provides that school districts shall provide or contract for early intervention services in partnership with local birth-to-three lead agencies and birth-to-three providers. Services provided under this act shall not supplant services or funding currently provided in the state for early intervention services to eligible children with disabilities from birth to three years of age. The state-designated birthto- three lead agency shall be payor of last resort for birthto- three early intervention services provided under this act. Declares that the services in this act are not part of the state's program of basic education pursuant to Article IX of the state Constitution.Requires each school district to provide or contract for early intervention services to all eligible children with disabilities from birth to 3 years of age; requires that special education and training programs provided by the state and the school districts thereof shall be extended to include children of preschool age.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/1107-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 1107
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Finds that the early years of a child's life are critical to the child's healthy brain development and that the quality of caregiving during the early years can significantly impact the child's intellectual, social, and emotional development. Declares that the purpose of this act is: (1) To establish the department of early learning, the purpose of which is to coordinate and consolidate child care and early learning programs; (2) To safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of children receiving child care and early learning services, which is paramount over the right of any person to provide care; (3) To promote linkages and alignment between early learning programs and elementary schools and support the transition of children and families from prekindergarten environments to kindergarten; (4) To promote the development of a sufficient number and variety of adequate child care and early learning facilities, both public and private; and (5) To license agencies and to a ssure the users of such agencies, their parents, the community at large and the agencies themselves that adequate minimum standards are maintained by all child care and early learning facilities. Provides that two years after the implementation of the department's early learning program, and every two years thereafter by July 1st, the department shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report measuring the effectiveness of its programs in improving early childhood education. The first report shall include program objectives and identified valid performance measures for evaluating progress toward achieving the objectives, as well as a plan for commissioning a longitudinal study comparing the kindergarten readiness of children participating in the department's programs with the readiness of other children, using nationally accepted testing and assessment methods. Such comparison shall include, but not be limited to, achievement as children of both groups progress through the K-12 system and identify year-to-year changes in achievement, if any, in later years of elementary, middle school, and high school education.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2964-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2964
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| CT | Issued 02/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Governor's Early Childhood Research and Policy Council and defines membership and duties. The Council will: (1) Advise the Early Childhood Education Cabinet on research findings, policy solutions and strategic financing opportunities related to investments in early childhood initiatives; (2) Recommend ways to build and support a network of early childhood researchers across Connecticut's education systems, including academic scholars at business and other professional schools; (3) Engage Connecticut's academic researchers in design of a longitudinal study of children's development and review existing research that evaluates early childhood programs; (4) Examine, from a business perspective, possible strategies to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Connecticut's early care and education "industry"; (5) Propose additional "return on investment" (ROI) studies necessary to evaluate and support early childhood care and education, quality improvement and expansion proposals; (6) Consult with the Cabinet in its preparation of the Cabinet's Early Childhood Investment Plan, to be submitted to the Governor, regarding the expansion of high quality early childhood education services leading to the readiness for kindergarten of all Connecticut children upon entry into kindergarten; and (7) Consult with the Cabinet in monitoring the ongoing implementation of the Connecticut Early Childhood Investment Plan.
http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?A=1719&Q=309862
Title: EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 13
Source: http://www.ct.gov/
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| IL | Adopted 02/2006 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding the Early Childhood Block Grant program. Allows entities other than school districts to apply for preschool and parental training programs; eliminates grants to fund preschool education programs to conduct research into effective programs; rolls parental training program services and activities either into the preschool program or preventive initiative program; requires that prevention initiative programs be based on research and provide comprehensive services. Begins on page 426 of 1275: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue11.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 235.10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, Appendix A, B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Issued 02/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Maryland Child Care Subsidy Coordinating Council, defines membership and duties. Purposes of council includes increasing access by low-income families receiving child care subsidies to quality early care and education programs, thereby increasing the probability that their children are entering school ready to learn.
http://www.governor.maryland.gov/executiveorders/2006/0602eo.html
Title: EXECUTIVE ORDER 01.01.2006.02
Source: http://www.governor.maryland.gov/
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| SC | Signed into law 02/2006 | P-12 | (Joint Resolution) Provides that the First Steps to School Readiness Act is reauthorized until July 1, 2013; provides for early childhood development. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/947_20060126.htm
Title: S.B. 947
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net
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| OK | Issued 01/2006 | P-12 | In order to take advantage of the opportunity to receive federal funds provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Act, creates the Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Childhood Intervention, to exist within the Oklahahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Defines membership and duties of council.
http://www.sos.state.ok.us/documents/Executive/497.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2006-4
Source: http://www.sos.state.ok.us
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| VA | Issued 01/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Strong Start Council -- a 17 member body to be appointed by the governor. Powers are duties include:
1. Develop statewide goals and best practices for expanding opportunities for 4 year olds to access quality pre-kindergarten programs, and encourage communities to identify local strengths and challenges in reaching the statewide goals.
2. Oversee the development and implementation of guidelines for local Start Strong programs including, but not limited to, transportation arrangements and eligibility criteria for participating students, qualifications for instructional personnel and administrators, inclusion of privately operated preschool programs, and policies for communication and cooperation with local Head Start and at-risk programs and local school boards.
3. Develop guidelines for the award of grants to local Start Strong councils.
4. Advise the Governor, the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources on proposed policy and operational changes that facilitate interagency service development and implementation, communication and cooperation.
5. Identify and establish early childhood education goals for local Start Strong councils.
6. Recommend funding and strategies necessary to increase access to high quality preschool in the Commonwealth, in cooperation with local Start Strong councils.
7. Examine other issues as may seem appropriate.
Staff support is to be provided by the Office of the Governor, the Governor's cabinet secretaries, the Department of Education, and such other agencies as may be appropriate. An estimated 5,000 hours of staff time will be required to coordinate and support the work of the Council.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/pdf/EO_7.pdf
Title: Executive Order 7
Source: http://www.governor.virginia.gov
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