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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256A.2, Code 1995, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 256A.2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL ESTABLISHED. 1 4 A child development coordinating council is established to 1 5 promote the provision of child development services to at-risk 1 6three-year-and four-year-oldchildren from birth through age 1 7 eight. The council shall consist of the following members: 1 8 1. The administrator of the division of child and family 1 9 services of the department of human services or the 1 10 administrator's designee. 1 11 2. The director of the department of education or the 1 12 director's designee. 1 13 3. The director of human services or the director's 1 14 designee. 1 15 4. The director of the department of public health or the 1 16 director's designee. 1 17 5. An early childhood specialist of an area education 1 18 agency selected by the area education agency administrators. 1 19 6. The dean of the college of family and consumer sciences 1 20 at Iowa State University of science and technology or the 1 21 dean's designee. 1 22 7. The dean of the college of education from the 1 23 University of Northern Iowa or the dean's designee. 1 24 8. The professor and head of the department of pediatrics 1 25 at the University of Iowa or the professor's designee. 1 26 9. A resident of this state who is a parent of a child who 1 27 is or has been served by a federal head start program. 1 28 10. A member of the commission on the status of African- 1 29 Americans. 1 30 Staff assistance for the council shall be provided by the 1 31 department of education. Members of the council shall be 1 32 reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while 1 33 engaged in their official duties and shall receive per diem 1 34 compensation at the level authorized under section 7E.6, 1 35 subsection 1, paragraph "a". 2 1 Sec. 2. Section 256A.3, subsections 2, 3, 5, and 7, Code 2 2 1995, are amended to read as follows: 2 3 2. Establish minimum guidelines for comprehensive early 2 4 child development services for at-riskthree-year-and four-2 5year-oldchildren from birth through age eight. The 2 6 guidelines shall reflect current research findings on the 2 7 necessary components for cost-effective child development 2 8 services. 2 9 3. At least biennially, develop an inventory of child 2 10 development services provided to at-riskthree-year-and four-2 11year-oldchildren from birth through age eight in this state 2 12 and identify the number of children receiving and not 2 13 receiving these services, the types of programs under which 2 14 the services are received, the degree to which each program 2 15 meets the council's minimum guidelines for a comprehensive 2 16 program, and the reasons children not receiving the services 2 17 are not being served. The council is not required to conduct 2 18 independent research in developing the inventory, but shall 2 19 determine information needs necessary to provide a more 2 20 complete inventory. 2 21 5. Subject to the availability of funds appropriated or 2 22 otherwise available for the purpose of providing child 2 23 development services, award grants for programs that provide 2 24 new or additional child development services to at-risk 2 25 children. 2 26 In awarding program grants to an agency or individual, the 2 27 council shall consider the following: 2 28 a. The quality of the staff and staff background in child 2 29 development services. 2 30 b. The degree to which the program is or will be 2 31 integrated with existing community resources and has the 2 32 support of the local community. 2 33 c. The ability of the program to provide for child care in 2 34 addition to child development services for families needing 2 35 full-day child care. 3 1 d. A staff-to-children ratio within the guidelines 3 2 established under subsection 2, but not less than one staff 3 3 member per eight children. 3 4 e. The degree to which the program involves and works with 3 5 the parents, and includes home visits, instruction for parents 3 6 on parenting skills, on enhancement of skills in providing for 3 7 their children's learning and development, and the physical, 3 8 mental, and emotional development of children, and 3 9 experiential education. 3 10 f. The manner in which health, medical, dental, and 3 11 nutrition services are incorporated into the program. 3 12 g. The degree to which the program complements existing 3 13 programs and services for at-riskthree-year-and four-year-old3 14 children from birth through age eight available in the area, 3 15 including other day-care services, services provided through 3 16 the school district, and services available through area 3 17 education agencies. 3 18 h. The degree to which the program can be monitored and 3 19 evaluated to determine its ability to meet its goals. 3 20 i. The provision of transportation or other auxiliary 3 21 services that may be necessary for families to participate in 3 22 the program. 3 23 j. The provision of staff training and development, and 3 24 staff compensation sufficient to assure continuity. 3 25 k. The ability of the program to train parents and 3 26 successfully engage them in working in the program. 3 27 l. The degree to which the program offers a unified 3 28 streamlined continuum of services to students and families. 3 29 m. The ability of the program to obtain matching dollars 3 30 and other resources from the community. 3 31 n. The provision of multicultural and nonsexist 3 32 sensitivity training to teachers and child care providers. 3 33 o. The degree to which the program reaches out to embrace 3 34 local culture and to promote health and nutrition. 3 35 Program grants funded under this subsection may integrate 4 1 children not meeting at-risk criteria into the program and 4 2 shall establish a fee for participation in the program in the 4 3 manner provided in section 279.49, but grant funds shall not 4 4 be used to pay the costs for those children. 4 5 7. Encourage the establishment of regional councils 4 6 designed to facilitate the development on a regional basis of 4 7 programs for at-riskthree-year-and four-year-oldchildren 4 8 from birth through age eight. 4 9 Sec. 3. Section 256A.4, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 4 10 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 4 11 The board of directors of each school district may develop 4 12 and offer a program which provides outreach and incentives for 4 13 the voluntary participation of expectant parents and parents 4 14 of children in the period of life from birth through agefive4 15 eight, who reside within district boundaries, in educational 4 16 family support experiences designed to assist parents in 4 17 learning about the physical, mental, and emotional development 4 18 of their children. A district providing a family support 4 19 program, which seeks additional funding under sections 294A.13 4 20 through 294A.16, shall meet the requirements of this section 4 21 and the program shall be subject to approval by the department 4 22 of education. A board may contract with another school 4 23 district or public or private nonprofit agency for provision 4 24 of the approved program or program site. 4 25 Sec. 4. Section 256A.5, Code 1995, is amended by adding 4 26 the following new unnumbered paragraph after unnumbered 4 27 paragraph 1: 4 28 NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. The committee shall identify 4 29 local area needs and develop goals and objectives to meet 4 30 those needs. The development of these goals and objectives 4 31 shall include the identification of local resources. 4 32 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256A.6 IDENTIFICATION OF FOUR-YEAR- 4 33 OLD CHILDREN. 4 34 Each school district shall identify as nearly as possible 4 35 all four-year-old children within the district who are at risk 5 1 of school failure and provide the identified children with an 5 2 opportunity to enroll in child development programs. 5 3 Sec. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 5 4 3, shall not apply to this Act. 5 5 EXPLANATION 5 6 This bill adds a member of the commission on the status of 5 7 African-Americans to the child development coordinating 5 8 council and expands the purview of the council from at-risk 5 9 three-year-olds and four-year-olds to at-risk children from 5 10 birth through age eight. The bill adds additional eligibility 5 11 criteria for grants to local programs. 5 12 This bill requires each school district to identify four- 5 13 year-olds at risk of school failure and to provide them with 5 14 the opportunity to enroll in childhood development courses. 5 15 This bill makes inapplicable the statutory provision which 5 16 would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a 5 17 state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is 5 18 not provided or specified. 5 19 LSB 2562SC 76 5 20 cl/jj/8
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