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House Journal: Page 1054: Monday, March 30, 1998

44     3.  A school ready children grant shall, at a
45   minimum, be used to provide the following:
46     a.  Preschool services provided on a voluntary
47   basis to four-year-old children deemed at risk of not
48   succeeding in elementary school as determined by the
49   community board and specified in the grant plan
50   developed in accordance with this section.

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 1     b.  Parent education programs promoted to parents
 2   of children from birth through five years of age.
 3   Parent education programs shall be offered in a
 4   flexible manner to accommodate the varying schedules,
 5   meeting place requirements, and other needs of working
 6   parents.
 7     c.  A comprehensive school ready children grant
 8   plan developed by a community board for providing
 9   services for children from birth through five years of
10   age including but not limited to child development
11   services, child care services, children's health and
12   safety services, assessment services to identify
13   chemically exposed infants and children, and parent
14   education services.  At a minimum, the plan shall do
15   all of the following:
16     (1)  Describe community needs for children from
17   birth through five years of age as identified through
18   ongoing assessments.
19     (2)  Describe the current and desired levels of
20   community coordination of services for children from
21   birth through five years of age.
22     (3)  Identify all federal, state, local, and
23   private funding sources available in the community
24   empowerment area that will be used to provide services
25   to children from birth through five years of age.
26     (4)  Describe how funding sources will be used
27   collaboratively and the degree to which the moneys can
28   be combined to provide necessary services to children.
29     (5)  Identify the results the community board
30   expects to achieve through implementation of the
31   school ready children grant program, and identify
32   community-specific quantifiable performance indicators
33   to be reported in the annual report.
34     4.  The community board shall submit an annual
35   report on the effectiveness of the grant program in
36   addressing school readiness and children's health and
37   safety needs to the Iowa empowerment board and to the
38   local governing bodies.  The annual report shall
39   indicate the effectiveness of the community board in
40   achieving state and locally determined goals.
41     5.  a.  A school ready children grant shall be
42   awarded to a community board for a three-year period,
43   with annual payments made to the community board on or

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