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Status/Date |
Level |
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 NY | Signed into law 07/2012 | P-12 | Adds the superintendent of financial services to the early intervention coordinating council; in doing so, makes council membership compliant with federal requirement that at least one member represent the agency responsible for the state regulation of private health insurance. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A09347&term=&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Title: A.B. 9347
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Provides legislative findings. Establishes the executive office on early learning, to be temporarily placed in the office of the governor, and permanently established within the department of education for administrative purposes only, effective July 2015. Establishes a director of the executive office on early learning, and requirements for and duties of the director. Establishes the duties of the executive office on early learning in developing the state's early learning system, including among others: (1) Establishing additional early learning programs and services, including public and private partnerships; (2) Establishing policies and procedures governing the inclusion of children with special needs; (3) Developing incentives to enhance the quality of early learning programs, services, and educational professionals; (4) Coordinating efforts to develop a highly-qualified, stable, and diverse workforce; (5) Developing standards of accountability to ensure that early learning experiences are high-quality; (6) Collecting, interpreting, and releasing state early learning data; (7) Recommending the appropriate proportion of state funds to be distributed to programs and services across the early learning system; and (8) Consulting with community groups, including statewide
organizations involved in early learning professional development, policy and advocacy, and early childhood programs. Transfers the state head start state collaboration office from the department of human services to the executive office on early learning.
Establishes the early learning advisory board to replace the early learning council, and repeals provisions related to the early learning council. Establishes the membership and responsibilities of the early learning advisory board. Transfers administration of the pre-plus program to expand access to affordable and high-quality early childhood education for low-income children from the department to the executive office on early learning. Makes provisions regarding charter school occupancy of vacant school facilities also applicable to pre-plus programs seeking facilities. Requires the executive office on early learning, no later than 20 days before the convening of the 2013 regular session, to suhmit a report to the legislature on the status of an implementation plan for the development of the early learning system, including a timeline of the implementation plan and projected funding needs, with a focus on targeting four-year-old children.
Repeals junior kindergarten programs at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. Starting with the 2014-2015 school year, requires students to be at least 5 years of age on July 31 of the school year in order to attend kindergarten. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2545_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2545
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Amends the duties of the early childhood advisory council. Repeals provision directing the council to advise the state regarding the creation and duties of the center for early childhood development. Page 44 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_Y.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - Duties of Early Childhood Advisory Council
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| IL | Adopted 05/2012 | P-12 | From Illinois Register: This rulemaking resulted from the state board's application for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to design and implement early learning and development systems that are comprehensive in scope and coordinated among the various state agencies charged with administering the programs. The state board served as the lead agency for the application. Agency staff worked with outside consultants, early childhood education advocates and staff from the Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the Illinois Early Learning Council to prepare the application. Unfortunately, Illinois was not successful in this effort and did not receive the grant.
The lack of funding now available for the initiatives set forth in Part 235, coupled with the public comment received, have resulted in certain initiatives being removed from the rulemaking or their implementation dates being delayed.
Briefly, the amendments address several significant changes that relate to the core focus areas of the federal grant. In particular, efforts were made to coordinate the state board's Preschool for All Children (PFA) and Prevention Initiative grant programs with those offered through or licensed by DHS or DCFS. In particular, the proposed amendments required any recipient of these grants to use the DHS' Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement System (a requirement that has since been removed from the rulemaking) and continue to require that grantees register certain staff in DHS' Gateways to Opportunity staff registry and credentialing system.
Additionally, a portion of the federal grant was to be used to continue the agency's efforts to develop and implement a kindergarten readiness tool to gauge a student's progress during the school year. Under the rules as proposed any school district that offers kindergarten (whether full or half day) would be required to administer the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey, or KIDS. While this requirement was placed in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1 (to be adopted later this spring), Section 235.70(o) of early childhood rules had required that all school districts with PFA grants participate in the limited statewide implementation of KIDS in the 2013-14 school year.
Part 235 amendments include expansion of program standards to address initiatives serving children ages 3 to 5 (see Section 235.Appendix B). While developmental guidelines for infants and toddlers have been removed from the rules due to public comment, the existing learning and developmental standards for children ages 3-5 have been updated and now align to the recently adopted Illinois Learning Standards for
English language arts and mathematics, commonly referred to as the common core standards.
Other changes in Part 235 include the following:
• Requesting in Section 235.20(c)(4) that applicants provide information about other similar programs operating in the same service area, including the number of children estimated to be served, if that figure is known
• Setting in Section 235.30(a)(1)(C) minimum criteria for procedures used to assess the progress of children enrolled in a PFA program
• Clarifying in Section 235.50(a)(1)(A) that consideration in the proposal review process will be given to applicants serving areas where the need for services exceeds the available resources, when that information is available to an applicant. Pages 48- of 95: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume36_issue18.pdf
Title: 23 IL ADC 235.20, 30, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70; 23 IL ADC 235.APP. A, B, C
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Revises the Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council membership and functions to be consistent with part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requirements regarding the state interagency coordinating council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2828_HD3_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2828
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| FL | Vetoed 04/2012 | P-12 | From final bill analysis: Conforms applicable statutes to the appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act for the school readiness program for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Defines terms for purposes of the School Readiness Act. Requires definitions for expenditures and reports for (1) direct expenditures for services to children; (2) administrative costs; (3) nondirect expenditures; and (4) quality. Requires the Office of Early Learning to: (1) adopt a list of approved curricula; (2) identify a preassessment and postassessment for School Readiness participants; (3) adopt a statewide, standardized contract to be used by coalitions with each school readiness provider; (4) coordinate with other agencies to perform data matches on individuals or families participating in the school readiness program; and (5) submit annually a recommended allocation of funds to the School Readiness Allocation Conference including payment rates, parent co-payment percentages, and the Gold Seal premium rate percentage. Revises procurement and expenditure requirements by early learning coalitions. Requires coalitions to merge if they are unable to comply with expenditure requirements. Allows the Office of Early Learning to provide a waiver for merging coalitions for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 years if justification for excess expenditures is provided. Revises the eligibility criteria for the enrollment of children in the school readiness program:
o First priority is a child under 13 from a working family receiving TANF;
o Second priority is an at-risk child under 9;
o Third priority is a child under 6 from an economically disadvantaged family, and children younger than 6 who are disabled;
o Fourth priority is a child ages 9 through 13 who is a sibling of a younger child in the school readiness program through the at-risk provision;
o Fifth priority is a child ages 6 through 13 who is a sibling of a younger child in the school readiness program through the economically disadvantaged provision; and
o Last priority is for a child who is also concurrently enrolled in the Head Start program and the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program.
Provides for the allocation of school readiness funds as specified in the General Appropriations Act. For 2012-2013, requires the Office of Early Learning to submit by May 31, 2012, a recommended allocation of School Readiness Program funds, including standardized provider payment rates, Gold Seal premium rate percentages, and a parent co-payment percentage to the School Readiness Allocation Conference for review. Requires recalculation of the funding allocations quarterly by the Office of Early Learning. Provides for fraud investigations and provides penalties for school readiness providers and parents who knowingly submit false information related to child eligibility and attendance in a school readiness program. Creates the School Readiness Allocation Conference, are to review allocation recommendations by the Office of Early Learning. Establishes a due date for school readiness providers to submit market rates to be used as part of the prevailing market rate schedule.
Bill text: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5103er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5103&Session=2012
Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h5103z.PKAS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=5103&Session=2012
Governor's veto message: http://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4.20.12-HB-5103-Veto-Letter.pdf
Title: H.B. 5103
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to create a comprehensive and integrated network through which to manage and oversee all programs funded through state or federal resources that provide early childhood care or educational services.The board will establish a defintion of kindergarten readiness; establish performance targets for children under the age of three and academic standards for kindergarten readiness for three- and four-year olds; create a uniform assessment and accountability system; and coordinate with other relative state agencies with respect to the network's duties.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=792594
Title: S.B. 581
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| CA | Issued 02/2012 | P-12 | Designates the existing Head Start and Early Learning Advisory Committee as the state advisory council on early childhood education and care. Provides the committee will carry out the state advisory council role for the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 and the federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grant. Rescinds Executive Order S-23-09. http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=17445
Title: E.O. B-15-12
Source: gov.ca.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 02/2012 | P-12 | The 2011 Early Childhood Care and Education Act created the State Early Learning Advisory Council, charged with making recommendations to enhance return on investment in early childhood care and education and to foster coordination and alignment of early childhood care and education programs. That made the two offices that this bill addresses redundant. S.B. 187 eliminates the office of Child Development and the Child Development Board, and makes the Children, Youth and Families Department responsible for oversight of its preschool programs..
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/12%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0187.pdf
Title: S.B. 187
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov
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| NJ | Issued 10/2011 | P-12 | Creates the New Jersey Commission for Early Learning and Development.
Identifies five members of the Commission: Commissioner of the Department of Education; the Commissioner of the Department of Children and Families or her designee; the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Senior Services or her designee; the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services or her designee; and the chairperson of the New Jersey Council for Young Children.
Charges the Commission with with recommending improvements to the quality of, and access to, early learning and development programs in the State of New Jersey in the most cost-effective manner possible. Including the following tasks:
1. Review existing programs and budgets across the Departments of Education, Children and Families, Health and Senior Services, and Human Services and determine the best way to coordinate those programs and budgets, as well as the delivery of services, to expand the number of high-quality early learning and development programs in New Jersey in the most cost-effective manner possible;
2. Identify ways to promote New Jersey's Quality Rating Improvement System, Grow NJ, in order to provide parents with meaningful information on the quality of early learning and development programs throughout the State;
3. Enhance curricular and other supports for early childhood educators by, among other things, developing best practices and training modules and disseminating those practices and modules to early learning and development programs;
4. Coordinate social, health, and family supports for children with high needs enrolled in early learning and development programs by, to the extent permitted by Federal and State law, integrating data systems maintained by the Departments of Education, Children and Families, Health and Senior Services, and Human Services connected to early childhood programs; and
5. Regularly consult with the New Jersey Council for Young Children and the Coordinating Council for Part C of IDEA in discharging the above-enumerated duties.
http://nj.gov/infobank/circular/eocc77.pdf
Title: E.O. 77
Source: http://nj.gov/
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Repeals the Colorado Early Learning Council Advisory Team.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2011a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/67F42E4F689F9AAC87257872007BDDE1?Open&file=247_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 247
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Makes changes to definitions and adds commissioner of commerce (or designee) and an individual representing children with disabilities to membership of the council. Removes roles of principal and elementary teacher. Revises duties (i.e., review availability and provision of early childhood education, care and services; identify ways to assist with the recruitment and retention of individuals interested in working as providers of early childhood education, care and services, including training and continuing education or professional development opportunities; seek the advice and guidance of those uniquely familiar with the nature, scope and associated challenges of the field.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/documents/11-0208-12000.pdf
Title: S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | To fully comply with requirements in the federal head start act regarding state advisory council membership, Washington must amend existing law to reflect necessary changes in early learning advisory council membership in accordance with the federal requirement. The purpose of this act is to specify four of the governor's appointees as permanent members of the early learning advisory council to comply with requirements as follows: (1) the head start state collaborative office director or a designee; (2) a representive of a head start, early head start, migrant/seasonal head start or tribal high start program; (3) a representative of a local education agency; and (4) a representative of the state agency responsible for programs under Section 619 or Part C of the federal individuals with disabililties act. This act also revises the categories of groups from which the governor may appoint additional representatives as members of the council as follows: The governor shall appoint seven leaders in early childhood education with at least one representative with experience or expertise in one or more of the areas such as the following: The K-12 system, family day care providers, and child care centers with four of the seven governor's appointees made as follows: (i) the head start collaborative office director or the director's designee; (ii) a representative of a head start, early head start, migrant/seasonal higher start, or tribal head strt progra; (iii) a representative of a local education agency; and (iv) a representative of the state agency responsible for programs under section 619 or part C of the federal individuals with disabilities education act. Effective 07/22/2011
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5389.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5389
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | The Act establishes a comprehensive early childhood care and education system through an aligned continuum of
state and private programs, including home visitation, early intervention, child care, early head start, head start, early
childhood special education, family support and prekindergarten, and to maintain or establish the infrastructure
necessary to support quality in the system's programs. Establishes the state Early Learning Advisory Council as required
by the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007.
http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0120.pdf
Title: S.B. 120
Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/
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| MN | Issued 03/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Early Learning Council to serve as the state advisory council on early childhood education and care. The council will consists of up to 30 members, 26 of whom are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The following individuals are members of the council: a. Commissioner ofHuman Services or a designee; b. Commissioner of Health or a designee; c. Commissioner of Education or a designee; and d. The Head Start State Collaboration Director. 3. The Governor will appoint up to 22 additional members, including individuals with the following expeliise, affiliations, or backgrounds: a. Representatives of local government groups; b. Representatives of local school districts; c. Individuals with Head Start expertise; d. Providers of early childhood supports and services;
e. Representatives of higher education; f. Individuals whose families receive early childhood supports or services; g. Individuals from non-profits involved in early childhood issues; h. Members of the business community; and 1. Representatives of the philanthropic community. 4. Four members ofthe Legislature, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, will serve as members of the council. 6. The Governor will appoint one member to serve as the chair of the council. 7. The council shall advise the Children's Cabinet and the Governor's Office on policy and resource development priorities and will suggest options.
http://www.leg.mn/archive/execorders/11-05.pdf
Title: E.O. 11-05
Source: http://www.leg.mn/
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| IL | Issued 06/2010 | P-12 | Creates the Office of Early Childhood Development in the governor's office. Provides that the purpose of the office is to coordinate the work of the Council and its committees, and support collaborative efforts to coordinate, improve, and expand existing early childhood programs and services for children from birth to age five and their families.
Provides that the office will:
-- Be responsible for reporting annually on the work of the council as required by the Illinois Early Learning Council Act (Public Act 93-380), and will be responsible for ensuring that the council continues to meet the requirements for state advisory councils as outlined in the Head Start Act.
--Develop initiatives that address and promote access, quality and accountability in early childhood services.
--Work across state agencies to assist in the implementation of recommendations of the council, and analyze and discern policy challenges and opportunities in the state.
http://www.illinois.gov/gov/execorders/docs/execorder2010-08.pdf
Title: Executive Order 8
Source: www.illinois.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Creates the Early Childhood Leadership Commission to advance a comprehensive service delivery system for children from birth to 8 years of age using data to improve decision-making, alignment, and coordination among federally funded and state-funded services and programs targeted at young children and their families; includes child care, child health, child mental health, child protection, early learning, family support and parent education; requires use of interagency data.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/2052DEBA06AD20D0872576EE0064595F?open&file=195_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 195
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| HI | Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 | P-12 | Allows the Early Learning Council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation requirements for teleconference meetings. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2121_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2121
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| CO | Issued 03/2010 | P-12 | The Commission is to ensure and advance a comprehensive service delivery system for children from birth to age eight using data to improve decision-making, alignment, and coordination among federally-funded and state-funded services and programs. The Early Childhood Colorado Framework will be the Commission's guide for developing this service delivery system across child health, child mental health, early learning, and family support and parent education. The initial charge of the Commission will be to focus on the development of an interagency data system, established by H.B. 09-1285, which expanded data tracking and usage across the multiple agencies and programs. This data system will provide the infrastructure to monitor progress towards meeting the outcomes identified in the Framework.
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheader=application%2Fpdf&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&blobheadername2=MDT-Type&blobheadervalue1=inline%3B+filename%3D636%2F716%2FB+2010-002+%28Early+Childhood+Leadership+Commission%29+Search.pdf&blobheadervalue2=abinary%3B+charset%3DUTF-8&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1251607769244&ssbinary=true
Title: Exec. Order B 2010-002
Source: http://www.colorado.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires grantees under the Preschool for All Children program to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the appropriate local Head Start agency within three months of the awarding of the grantee's grant. Requires collaboration between the grantee's program and the local Head Start agency on certain specified issues, including educational activities, public information, service areas, selection priorities for eligible children, maximizing impact of state and federal funding, staff training, parental outreach and transportation. Provides that if the local Head Start agency is unwilling or unable to enter into an MOU, the requirement does not apply and the grantee under the program must notify the state board of education in writing of the Head Start agency's inability or unwillingness. Directs the state board of education to compile all such written notices and make them publicly available. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB0079lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 79
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Directs the governor to appoint to the early childhood cabinet a representative of a board of health of a city or general health district or an authority having the duties of a board of health
Pages 2801-2802 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.23
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Directs the governor and the state superintendent to create the Center for Early Childhood Development in the department of education, comprised of staff from the DOE, department of job and family services, department of health, and any other state agency as the governor and state superintendent determine necessary. Directs the governor and the state superintendent to hire a center director to report to the governor and state superintendent. Provides that the center must research and make recommendations about the coordination of early childhood programs and services, beginning with prenatal care and continuing until kindergarten entry, and the eventual transfer of authority for these programs and services from other state agencies to the department of education.
Directs the Center for Early Childhood Development to promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical development of children and the vital role of families in ensuring children's well-being and success. Requires the center director by December 31, 2009 to submit to the superintendent and governor an implementation plan that includes research and recommendations on:
(1) The identification of programs, services and funding sources to be transferred from other state agencies to the department of education
(2) A new administrative structure in the department of education to implement early childhood programs and services
(3) Statutory changes necessary to implement the new administrative structure in the department of education
(4) A timeline for the transition from the current administrative structure in other state agencies to the new administrative structure in the department of education.
Authorizes the director of budget and management to seek Controlling Board approval for specified finance-related activities to support the preparation of an implementation plan to create a new administrative structure for early childhood programs and services in the department of education.
Pages 2838-2839 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.70.10
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| GA | Adopted 04/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules concerning the Bright From the Start Program, including governing body, licensure and staff.
Title: GAC 591-1-1-.16 and .31
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 | P-12 | Establishing an early learning system to be known as keiki first steps, to ensure a spectrum of high-quality early learning opportunities statewide for children birth-kindergarten entry, with priority given to underserved or at-risk children. Provides the early learning system will be developed and administered by the early learning council to the extent permissible by law. Establishes an early learning council to develop and administer the state's early learning system.
Establishes the keiki first steps grant program, to be developed by the council and administered by the department of human services. Provides that the program will increase high-quality early learning opportunities through the awarding of grants to publicly- or privately-run (1) center-based programs for three- and four-year-olds and (2) family child care programs, family-child interaction learning programs, and other early learning programs and services regardless of the age of children served. Establishes certain criteria for standards of quality that grantee programs must meet. Authorizes the department of human services to offer technical support to, and be responsible for monitoring to ensure the accountability of programs and services within the keiki first steps grant program, according to the standards developed by the council.
Establishes the keiki first steps trust fund to be administered by the early learning council, into which all moneys received by the council will be deposited.
Repeals Sections 302A-409 and -410 on the department plan for quality voluntary early education.
Establishes the pre-plus program to expand access to affordable and high-quality early childhood education for three- to four-year-olds from low-income families, by allowing preschool programs to be established on public school campuses through public-private partnerships. Directs the department of human services and the department of education to work together to develop pre-plus classrooms on department of education campuses statewide, including conversion charter school campuses. Directs the two departments to coordinate site selection for additional pre-plus programs at public school sites, with priority given to public school sites that serve at-risk children, including sites located in areas with limited access to early learning programs and services.
Directs the department of education to submit an annual report to the legislature and the early learning council prior to the convening of each regular session on the number of classrooms that would be suitable for programs and services in the early learning system, and the cost of renovating these classrooms to meet the standards of programs and services in the early learning system.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2878_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB2878%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2878
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | The department of early learning (DEL) is directed to develop a proposal for the implementation of a statewide Washington head start program. The proposal should align the the state early childhood education and assistance program with federal head start program eligibility criteria, guidelines, performance standards, and methods/processes for ensuring continuous improvement in program quality. The proposal must also address necessary changes to existing laws and transitions from existing programs to the new statewide head start program. The department must consult with early childhood education and assistance providers on Native American reservations across the state, tribal governments operating head start programs and providers operating migrant and seasonal head start programs in the state.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3168-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3168
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
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| WV | Issued 10/2007 | P-12 | Orders that The Partners in Implementing an Early Care and Education System is authorized to study the issues of governance as it relates to early care and education, to develop standards for a quality early care and education program, and to examine the costs of financing a quality early care and education program.
Title: Executive Order No. 11-07
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Extends the repeal of the Early Care and Education Council; provides for annual reports to the Interagency Resource Management Committee regarding early childhood services.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+126/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 126
Source: Delaware Legislature
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Concerns the creation of a statewide system of early childhood councils to improve and sustain availability, accessibility, capacity and quality of services. The councils will be governed by the department of human services in collaboration with departments of education and public health.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2007a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/0C67D8769581733687257251007A22ED?open&file=1062_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1062
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | From final House Bill report: The Department of Early Learning (DEL) was established in 2006 as an executive branch agency whose primary duties are to implement early learning policy and to coordinate, consolidate, and integrate child care and early learning programs to promote an efficient use of funds. One-hundred-sixty-five full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) transferred from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), 13.5 FTE's from the Department for Community, Trade, and Economic Development (CTED), and 6 new FTE's were pulled together to create the DEL. When this merge occurred, some of the authorities that were granted under the originating agencies were not transferred over to the new Department of
Early Learning statute.Corrects provisions for the Department of Early Learning; authorizes the director to charge fees to the licensee for obtaining a license; provides for a fee waiver when the fees would not be in the best interest of public health and safety, or when the fees would be to the financial disadvantage of the state; provides that fees charged shall be based on, but shall not exceed, the cost to the department for the license.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/5952-S.SL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5952
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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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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| 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 | 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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| 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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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Deletes provision requiring the State Department of Education to take certain actions in administering child care and child development programs, including, but not limited to, establishing a review group composed of certain representatives and to submit all policy memoranda and guidelines to the review group 30 days prior to their issuance, and establishing an in-service training program for professional staff. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2525_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Changes the name of the "Office of School Readiness" to "Bright From The Start: Georgia's Office of Early Care and Education;" makes the office a separate budget unit; revises definitions; changes certain provisions relating to the director of the office; adds powers and duties of the office; revises certain references for conformity purposes. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/sb456.htm
Title: S.B. 456
Source: Georgia Legislative Web site
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Adds representatives of Early Learning New Hampshire to the advisory committee on child care and removes obsolete member references. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2004/SB0416.html
Title: S.B. 416
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Abolishes the Early Intervention Agencies Committee created to ensure the implementation of a comprehensive system for early intervention services and to make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Education on issues that require interagency planning, financing, and resolution.
Title: H.B. 15
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Includes Employment Department in development of voluntary statewide early childhood system; involves local child care resource and referral agencies in work of local commissions on children and families; expands definition of child for certification and registering of child care facilities to include certain special needs or disabled children under 18 years of age; relates to child care facility requirements for certain facilities and parent cooperatives.
Title: H.B. 2191
Source: StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Act; states intent, purposes, and goals; creates the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Board; states powers and duties of the Board; requires annual report and specifies contents of report; designates Department of Human Services as lead agency. The Board is to promote school readiness supporting community-based efforts to increase the number of children who are ready to succeed by the time they enter school, and shall consist of representatives from the private and public sectors as follows: 1. Fifteen private sector representatives, two of whom shall be parents of children eight (8) years of age or younger and one of whom shall be a representative of licensed child care providers, appointed by the Governor from a list submitted by an existing private-sector school readiness initiative that includes in its focus community mobilization and public engagement activities; and 2. To insure that existing resources are being utilized effectively, thirteen public sector representatives. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1094_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1094
Source: StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Creates the Joint Study Committee on Early Childhood Education. Mandates the committee to undertake a study of the importance of early childhood education in Georgia´s future and any and all issues related to its success. Such issues include the impact of this system on families, employers, welfare reform, pre_k programs, and the future education of children; funding concerns; general management and oversight issues related to creating the most efficient and effective model to manage and stimulate this system; and innovative programs from other states. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hr1105.htm
Title: H.R. 1105
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | An Act relating to children; amending 10 O.S. 2001, Section 401, which relates to the Oklahoma Child Care Facilities Licensing Act; requiring specified entities to develop a single child care licensure process for certain use; clarifying formatting; and providing an effective date.
Title: S.B. 1584
Source: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Changes the day care center references to child care facility; changes the definition of children in the laws governing nursery schools, which is based on the age of a child; changes the definition of day care centers and nursery school; removes provision in the laws governing nursery schools regarding communicable diseases, ratios, and administration of medications. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/bills/billdocs/LD202701.doc
Title: H.B. 1523
Source: janus.state.me.us
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Extends the expiration date of the law establishing the board for the coordination of child care regulation and the terms of board members; permits the board or a subcommittee of the board to meet any time; requires the board to establish a subcommittee to make recommendations concerning revisions to the child care system and the regulation of preschools. http://www.in.gov/serv/lsa_billinfo?document=HE/HE1214.1.html&year=2002
Title: H.B. 1214
Source: www.in.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2001 | P-12 | Directs the Commission on Children and Families, the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services to jointly establish polices for voluntary statewide early childhood system; specifies that these agencies develop a plan for sharing and linking data to implement a common data system for early childhood programs.
Title: H.B. 3659
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Vetoed 05/2001 | P-12 | Relates to prevention of learning problems in young children; authorizes a demonstration program to be called Learning Gateway; creates a steering committee; provides for membership and appointment of steering committee members; establishes duties of the steering committee; authorizes demonstration projects in 3 counties; authorizes designed agencies to share confidential information related to the program.
Title: S.B. 1018
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Relates to the creation of an office within the Health and Human Services Commission for coordinating the delivery of early childhood services.
Title: S.B. 665
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Concerns the duties of the Colorado Department of Education in providing oversight of the Colorado Preschool Program.
Title: H.B. 1041
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 11/2000 | P-12 | Establishes a Division of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Education; states the division shall be responsible for program standards, staff credentials, program design and facilities, the coordination of early childhood programs and services in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, funding, assistance to school districts to implement programs and evaluation and monitoring of programs; provides for a report to the Legislature and the public.
Title: A.B. 2123
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 11/2000 | P-12 | Establishes the Commission on Early Childhood Education in but not of the Department of Education; provides for its membership and appointment of members; provides for the commission to provide advice on early childhood issues such as staff credentials for pre-school educators, program standards, development of facility standards, coordination of such programs across State agencies and funding levels for trained teachers, curriculum, materials and facilities.
Title: A.B. 2122
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Creates the Office of School Readiness within the Department of Children's Affairs; provides for the operation and management of a voluntary pre-kindergarten program.
Title: S.B. 132
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Vetoed 05/2000 | P-12 | Establishes the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Centers and Education Enhancement Grant Program for the development of collaborative approaches to delivery of full-day early care and education and family support services; defines terms; designates the Department of Education as the agency supervising the grant program; requires the Department to distribute the funds to local systems on a competitive basis; limits local school use of funds.
Title: S.B. 793
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Creates the Judith P. Hoyer Blue Ribbon Commission on the Financing of Early Child Care and Education; provides for the purpose, duties, and membership of the Commission; provides for the terms and compensation of members; provides for the appointment of members; requires the Commission to meet at specified times and issue reports on or before specified dates; provides for the staffing of the Commission.
Title: S.B. 869
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Relates to reorganization; creates the Office of Early Childhood Development within the Office of the Governor.
Title: H.B. 240
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Establishes an Early Childhood Services Interagency Coordinating Council; provides for the membership and organization of the Council; defines the responsibilities of the Council; establishes an interagency advisory committee to the Council; provides for the membership, organization and responsibilities of the advisory committee.
Title: H.B. 418
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Expands the life of the Good Beginnings Alliance to 2010; expands the membership of the Interdepartmental Council by 2 members; expands the representation of the GBA Board of Directors by 5 representatives.
Title: H.B. 536
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Establishes the Early Childhood Development Authority in the Office of the Governor to manage expenditures of the early childhood development fund; requires 17 members to be appointed; sets term limits for members of the authority; establishes duties of the authority; requires the authority to develop a state plan for funding priorities and programs; creates community early childhood councils for service areas designated by the authority.
Title: H.B. 706
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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