641—83.9 (135) State agency liaison team.
	 83.9(1) Purpose. The ECI state agency liaison team shall provide input into the efforts of the ECI council. The state agency liaison team also functions as a catalyst within individual agencies, promoting change and alignment with the early care, health, and education system.
	 83.9(2) Membership. The state agency liaison team shall consist of the directors or chief administrators, or their designees that have sufficient authority to commit resources and act on behalf of their agencies, from the following state agencies and programs:
	  a.   	 Child health specialty clinics.
	  b.   	 Office of community empowerment in the department of management.
	  c.   	 Department of education.
	  d.   	 Division of libraries and information services of the department of education.
	  e.   	 Office of the governor.
	  f.   	 Department of human rights.
	  g.   	 Department of human services.
	  h.   	 Postsecondary education institutions, including but not limited to institutions of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents and Iowa community colleges.
	  i.   	 Department of public health.
	  j.   	 Department of public health, dental director.
	  k.   	 Department of workforce development.
	  l.   	 Department of economic development.
	  m.   	 Additional members to the team not already identified herein, as designated by the governor.
	 83.9(3) Chairperson. The state agency liaison team shall select a chairperson.
	 83.9(4) Duties. The duties of the state agency liaison team shall include the following:
	  a.   	 Align all state departments’ activities with the ECI strategic plan.
	  b.   	 Integrate program development and state agency coordination.
	  c.   	 Develop memoranda of agreement to promote system development and integration and to clarify the roles and responsibilities of partner agencies.
	  d.   	 Work with the lead agency in building public/private partnerships.
	  e.   	 Collaborate with other departments and with private-sector service providers as necessary to ensure seamless and comprehensive services.
	  f.   	 Support and align the ECI Web site with other agencies and improve Web communication.
[ARC 7985B, IAB 7/29/09, effective 9/2/09]