Bill Text: OR HB2013 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to early learning; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-14 - Chapter 728, (2013 Laws): Effective date August 14, 2013. [HB2013 Detail]

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 3410

                         House Bill 2013

Sponsored by Representatives KOTEK, GELSER, TOMEI, KENY-GUYER,
  LIVELY, VEGA PEDERSON

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Directs Early Learning Council and Department of Education to
assist school districts in implementing process to assess
children to determine their readiness for kindergarten.
  Requires standardized screening and appropriate referral
services for voluntary statewide early learning system.
  Expands assessments and services provided by Healthy Start
Family Support Services programs to include children from zero
through three years of age and their families.
  Directs Oregon Health Authority and Early Learning Council to
work collaboratively with coordinated care organizations to meet
specified goals related to prenatal care.
  Directs Oregon Health Authority and Early Learning Council to
establish grant program to support effective and scalable
strategies that align early learning systems and health systems
for purpose of improving developmental outcomes for children zero
through three years of age.
  Expands requirements for tiered quality rating and improvement
system for child care.
  Requires that preschool child with disability have
comprehensive plan for communication that allows child, by age of
three years, to engage in expressive and receptive communication.
  Directs Early Learning Council to establish demonstration
projects to foster creation of locally developed models of early
learning service delivery.
  Appropriates moneys from General Fund to Early Learning Council
for demonstration projects.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2013.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to early learning; creating new provisions; amending ORS
  343.475, 417.728 and 417.795 and sections 14 and 130, chapter
  37, Oregon Laws 2012; repealing section 14, chapter 37, Oregon
  Laws 2012; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. Section 14, chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is amended
to read:
   { +  Sec. 14. + } (1) The Early Learning Council established
by section 4, chapter 519, Oregon Laws 2011, and the Department
of Education shall jointly develop a process that allows for an
assessment of children to determine their readiness for
kindergarten. The development of the process must include the
input of kindergarten teachers prior to implementation as
described in subsection (2) of this section.
  (2) By November 1, 2012, the process described in subsection
(1) of this section must be made available to school districts
that have been selected to be part of a pilot program for the
implementation of the process. The council and department shall
select the participating school districts from school districts
that volunteer to be part of the pilot program and in a manner
that achieves the greatest possible diversity of school districts
across this state.
  (3) { + (a) + } By November 1, 2013, the process described in
subsection (1) of this section must be made available to all
school districts for implementation.
   { +  (b) The council and department shall assist school
districts in implementing the process described in subsection (1)
of this section. Assistance shall include training on:
  (A) The goals of the process;
  (B) The implementation of the process;
  (C) Early learning services available to improve a child's
readiness for kindergarten; and
  (D) The recommended procedures to follow after implementation,
including accessing any early learning services. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 14, chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is
repealed June 30, 2015. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 417.728, as amended by section 44b, chapter 37,
Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  417.728. (1) The Early Learning Council shall lead a joint
effort with other state and local early childhood partners to
establish the policies necessary for a voluntary statewide early
learning system that shall be incorporated into the local
coordinated comprehensive plan.
  (2) The voluntary statewide early learning system shall be
designed to achieve:
  (a) The appropriate outcomes identified by the Early Learning
Council with input from early childhood partners; and
  (b) Any other early childhood benchmark or outcome that
demonstrates progress toward meeting a target and that is
identified by the Early Learning Council with input from early
childhood partners.
  (3) The voluntary statewide early learning system shall include
the following components:
  (a) A process to identify as early as possible children and
families who would benefit from early learning services { + ,
including the required use of standardized screening and referral
procedures used throughout the voluntary statewide early learning
system + };
  (b) A plan to support the identified needs of the child and
family that coordinates case management personnel and the
delivery of services to the child and family; and
  (c) Services to support children who are zero through six years
of age and their families who give their express written consent,
including:
  (A) Screening, assessment and home visiting services pursuant
to ORS 417.795;
  (B) Specialized or targeted home visiting services;
  (C) Community-based services such as relief nurseries, family
support programs and parent education programs;
  (D) Affordable, quality child care, as defined by the Early
Learning Council;
  (E) Preschool and other early education services;
  (F) Health services for children and pregnant women;
  (G) Mental health services;
  (H) Alcohol and drug treatment programs that meet the standards
promulgated by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS
430.357;
  (I) Developmental disability services; and
  (J) Other state and local services.
  (4) In establishing the definition of affordable, quality child
care under subsection (3)(c)(D) of this section, the Early
Learning Council shall consult with child care providers and
early childhood educators. The definition established by the
council shall support parental choice of child care provider and
shall consider differences in settings and services, including
but not limited to child care for school-aged children, part-time
care, odd-hour and respite care and factors of cultural
appropriateness and competence.
  (5) The Early Learning Council shall:
  (a) Consolidate administrative functions relating to the
voluntary statewide early learning system, to the extent
practicable, including but not limited to training and technical
assistance, planning and budgeting. This paragraph does not apply
to the administrative functions of the Department of Education
relating to education programs.
  (b) Adopt policies to establish training and technical
assistance programs to ensure that personnel have skills in
appropriate areas, including screening, family assessment,
competency-based home visiting skills, cultural and gender
differences and other areas as needed.
  (c) Identify research-based age-appropriate and culturally and
gender appropriate screening and assessment tools that would be
used as appropriate in programs and services of the voluntary
statewide early learning system.
  (d) Develop a plan for the implementation of a common data
system for voluntary early childhood programs.
  (e) Coordinate existing and new early childhood programs to
provide a range of community-based supports.
  (f) Establish a common set of quality assurance standards to
guide local implementation of all elements of the voluntary
statewide early learning system, including voluntary universal
screening and assessment, home visiting, staffing, evaluation and
community-based services.
  (g) Ensure that all plans for voluntary early childhood
services are coordinated and consistent with federal and state
law, including but not limited to plans for Oregon
prekindergarten programs, federal Head Start programs, early
childhood special education services, early intervention services
and public health services.
  (h) Identify how the voluntary statewide early learning system
for children who are zero through six years of age will link with
systems of support for older children and their families.
  (i) During January of each odd-numbered year, report to the
Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the voluntary statewide
early learning system.
  (6) The State Board of Education, the Employment Department,
the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority
when adopting rules to administer voluntary early childhood
programs under their individual authority shall adopt rules:
  (a) That are consistent with the requirements of the voluntary
statewide early learning system created under this section; and
  (b) With the direction of the Early Learning Council.
  (7) Information gathered in conjunction with the voluntary
comprehensive screening and assessment of children and their
families may be used only for the following purposes:
  (a) Providing services to children and families who give their
express written consent;
  (b) Providing statistical data that are not personally
identifiable;
  (c) Accomplishing other purposes for which the family has given
express written consent; and
  (d) Meeting the requirements of mandatory state and federal
disclosure laws.
  SECTION 4. ORS 417.728, as amended by sections 44b and 91,
chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  417.728. (1) The Early Learning Council shall lead a joint
effort with other state and local early childhood partners to
establish the policies necessary for a voluntary statewide early
learning system.
  (2) The voluntary statewide early learning system shall be
designed to achieve:
  (a) The appropriate outcomes identified by the Early Learning
Council with input from early childhood partners; and
  (b) Any other early childhood benchmark or outcome that
demonstrates progress toward meeting a target and that is
identified by the Early Learning Council with input from early
childhood partners.
  (3) The voluntary statewide early learning system shall include
the following components:
  (a) A process to identify as early as possible children and
families who would benefit from early learning services { + ,
including the required use of standardized screening and referral
procedures used throughout the voluntary statewide early learning
system + };
  (b) A plan to support the identified needs of the child and
family that coordinates case management personnel and the
delivery of services to the child and family; and
  (c) Services to support children who are zero through six years
of age and their families who give their express written consent,
including:
  (A) Screening, assessment and home visiting services pursuant
to ORS 417.795;
  (B) Specialized or targeted home visiting services;
  (C) Community-based services such as relief nurseries, family
support programs and parent education programs;
  (D) Affordable, quality child care, as defined by the Early
Learning Council;
  (E) Preschool and other early education services;
  (F) Health services for children and pregnant women;
  (G) Mental health services;
  (H) Alcohol and drug treatment programs that meet the standards
promulgated by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS
430.357;
  (I) Developmental disability services; and
  (J) Other state and local services.
  (4) In establishing the definition of affordable, quality child
care under subsection (3)(c)(D) of this section, the Early
Learning Council shall consult with child care providers and
early childhood educators. The definition established by the
council shall support parental choice of child care provider and
shall consider differences in settings and services, including
but not limited to child care for school-aged children, part-time
care, odd-hour and respite care and factors of cultural
appropriateness and competence.
  (5) The Early Learning Council shall:
  (a) Consolidate administrative functions relating to the
voluntary statewide early learning system, to the extent
practicable, including but not limited to training and technical
assistance, planning and budgeting. This paragraph does not apply
to the administrative functions of the Department of Education
relating to education programs.
  (b) Adopt policies to establish training and technical
assistance programs to ensure that personnel have skills in
appropriate areas, including screening, family assessment,
competency-based home visiting skills, cultural and gender
differences and other areas as needed.
  (c) Identify research-based age-appropriate and culturally and
gender appropriate screening and assessment tools that would be

used as appropriate in programs and services of the voluntary
statewide early learning system.
  (d) Develop a plan for the implementation of a common data
system for voluntary early childhood programs.
  (e) Coordinate existing and new early childhood programs to
provide a range of community-based supports.
  (f) Establish a common set of quality assurance standards to
guide local implementation of all elements of the voluntary
statewide early learning system, including voluntary universal
screening and assessment, home visiting, staffing, evaluation and
community-based services.
  (g) Ensure that all plans for voluntary early childhood
services are coordinated and consistent with federal and state
law, including but not limited to plans for Oregon
prekindergarten programs, federal Head Start programs, early
childhood special education services, early intervention services
and public health services.
  (h) Identify how the voluntary statewide early learning system
for children who are zero through six years of age will link with
systems of support for older children and their families.
  (i) During January of each odd-numbered year, report to the
Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the voluntary statewide
early learning system.
  (6) The State Board of Education, the Employment Department,
the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority
when adopting rules to administer voluntary early childhood
programs under their individual authority shall adopt rules:
  (a) That are consistent with the requirements of the voluntary
statewide early learning system created under this section; and
  (b) With the direction of the Early Learning Council.
  (7) Information gathered in conjunction with the voluntary
comprehensive screening and assessment of children and their
families may be used only for the following purposes:
  (a) Providing services to children and families who give their
express written consent;
  (b) Providing statistical data that are not personally
identifiable;
  (c) Accomplishing other purposes for which the family has given
express written consent; and
  (d) Meeting the requirements of mandatory state and federal
disclosure laws.
  SECTION 5. ORS 417.795, as amended by section 53, chapter 37,
Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  417.795. (1) The Early Learning Council shall establish Healthy
Start Family Support Services programs through contracts entered
into by local commissions on children and families in all
counties of this state as funding becomes available.
  (2) These programs shall be nonstigmatizing, voluntary and
designed to achieve the appropriate early childhood benchmarks
and shall:
  (a) Ensure that express written consent is obtained from the
family prior to any release of information that is protected by
federal or state law and before the family receives any services;
  (b) Ensure that services are voluntary and that, if a family
chooses not to accept services or ends services, there are no
adverse consequences for those decisions;
  (c) Offer a voluntary comprehensive screening and risk
assessment of all   { - newly born - }  children { + , from zero
through three years of age, + } and their families;
  (d) Ensure that the disclosure of information gathered in
conjunction with the voluntary comprehensive screening and risk
assessment of children and their families is limited pursuant to
ORS 417.728 (7) to the following purposes:
  (A) Providing services under the programs to children and
families who give their express written consent;

  (B) Providing statistical data that are not personally
identifiable;
  (C) Accomplishing other purposes for which the family has given
express written consent; and
  (D) Meeting the requirements of mandatory state and federal
disclosure laws;
  (e) Ensure that risk factors used in the risk assessment are
limited to those risk factors that have been shown by research to
be associated with poor outcomes for children and families;
  (f) Identify, as early as possible, families that would benefit
most from the programs;
  (g) Provide parenting education and support services, including
but not limited to community-based home visiting services and
primary health care services;
  (h) Provide other supports, including but not limited to
referral to and linking of community and public services for
children and families such as mental health services, alcohol and
drug treatment programs that meet the standards promulgated by
the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 430.357, child care, food,
housing and transportation;
  (i) Coordinate services for children consistent with the
voluntary local early childhood system plan developed pursuant to
ORS 417.777;
  (j) Provide follow-up services and supports from zero through
six years of age;
  (k) Integrate data with any common data system for early
childhood programs;
  (L) Be included in a statewide independent evaluation to
document:
  (A) Level of screening and assessment;
  (B) Incidence of child abuse and neglect;
  (C) Change in parenting skills; and
  (D) Rate of child development;
  (m) Be included in a statewide training program in the dynamics
of the skills needed to provide early childhood services, such as
assessment and home visiting; and
  (n) Meet voluntary statewide and local early childhood system
quality assurance and quality improvement standards.
  (3) The Healthy Start Family Support Services programs, local
health departments and other providers of prenatal and perinatal
services in counties, as part of the voluntary local early
childhood system, shall:
  (a) Identify existing services and describe and prioritize
additional services necessary for a voluntary home visit system;
  (b) Build on existing programs;
  (c) Maximize the use of volunteers and other community
resources that support all families;
  (d) Target, at a minimum, all   { - first birth - }  families
in the county { +  with children from zero through three years of
age + }; and
  (e) Ensure that home visiting services provided by local health
departments for children and pregnant women support and are
coordinated with local Healthy Start Family Support Services
programs.
  (4) Through a Healthy Start Family Support Services program, a
trained family support worker or nurse shall be assigned to each
family assessed as at risk that consents to receive services
through the worker or nurse. The worker or nurse shall conduct
home visits and assist the family in gaining access to needed
services.
  (5) The services required by this section shall be provided by
hospitals, public or private entities or organizations, or any
combination thereof, capable of providing all or part of the
family risk assessment and the follow-up services. In granting a
contract, a local commission may utilize collaborative
contracting or requests for proposals and shall take into
consideration the most effective and consistent service delivery
system.
  (6) The family risk assessment and follow-up services for
families at risk shall be provided by trained family support
workers or nurses organized in teams supervised by a manager and
including a family services coordinator who is available to
consult.
  (7) Each Healthy Start Family Support Services program shall
adopt disciplinary procedures for family support workers, nurses
and other employees of the program. The procedures shall provide
appropriate disciplinary actions for family support workers,
nurses and other employees who violate federal or state law or
the policies of the program.
  SECTION 6. ORS 417.795, as amended by sections 53 and 95,
chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  417.795. (1) The Early Learning Council shall establish Healthy
Start Family Support Services programs in all counties of this
state as funding becomes available.
  (2) These programs shall be nonstigmatizing, voluntary and
designed to achieve the appropriate early childhood benchmarks
and shall:
  (a) Ensure that express written consent is obtained from the
family prior to any release of information that is protected by
federal or state law and before the family receives any services;
  (b) Ensure that services are voluntary and that, if a family
chooses not to accept services or ends services, there are no
adverse consequences for those decisions;
  (c) Offer a voluntary comprehensive screening and risk
assessment of all   { - newly born - }  children { + , from zero
through three years of age, + } and their families;
  (d) Ensure that the disclosure of information gathered in
conjunction with the voluntary comprehensive screening and risk
assessment of children and their families is limited pursuant to
ORS 417.728 (7) to the following purposes:
  (A) Providing services under the programs to children and
families who give their express written consent;
  (B) Providing statistical data that are not personally
identifiable;
  (C) Accomplishing other purposes for which the family has given
express written consent; and
  (D) Meeting the requirements of mandatory state and federal
disclosure laws;
  (e) Ensure that risk factors used in the risk assessment are
limited to those risk factors that have been shown by research to
be associated with poor outcomes for children and families;
  (f) Identify, as early as possible, families that would benefit
most from the programs;
  (g) Provide parenting education and support services, including
but not limited to community-based home visiting services and
primary health care services;
  (h) Provide other supports, including but not limited to
referral to and linking of community and public services for
children and families such as mental health services, alcohol and
drug treatment programs that meet the standards promulgated by
the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 430.357, child care, food,
housing and transportation;
  (i) Coordinate services for children consistent with other
services provided through the Oregon Early Learning System;
  (j) Provide follow-up services and supports from zero through
six years of age;
  (k) Integrate data with any common data system for early
childhood programs;
  (L) Be included in a statewide independent evaluation to
document:
  (A) Level of screening and assessment;
  (B) Incidence of child abuse and neglect;
  (C) Change in parenting skills; and
  (D) Rate of child development;
  (m) Be included in a statewide training program in the dynamics
of the skills needed to provide early childhood services, such as
assessment and home visiting; and
  (n) Meet statewide quality assurance and quality improvement
standards.
  (3) The Healthy Start Family Support Services programs, local
health departments and other providers of prenatal and perinatal
services in counties shall:
  (a) Identify existing services and describe and prioritize
additional services necessary for a voluntary home visit system;
  (b) Build on existing programs;
  (c) Maximize the use of volunteers and other community
resources that support all families;
  (d) Target, at a minimum, all   { - first birth - }  families
 { + with children from zero through three years of age + } in
the county; and
  (e) Ensure that home visiting services provided by local health
departments for children and pregnant women support and are
coordinated with local Healthy Start Family Support Services
programs.
  (4) Through a Healthy Start Family Support Services program, a
trained family support worker or nurse shall be assigned to each
family assessed as at risk that consents to receive services
through the worker or nurse. The worker or nurse shall conduct
home visits and assist the family in gaining access to needed
services.
  (5) The services required by this section shall be provided by
hospitals, public or private entities or organizations, or any
combination thereof, capable of providing all or part of the
family risk assessment and the follow-up services. In granting a
contract, collaborative contracting or requests for proposals may
be used and must include the most effective and consistent
service delivery system.
  (6) The family risk assessment and follow-up services for
families at risk shall be provided by trained family support
workers or nurses organized in teams supervised by a manager and
including a family services coordinator who is available to
consult.
  (7) Each Healthy Start Family Support Services program shall
adopt disciplinary procedures for family support workers, nurses
and other employees of the program. The procedures shall provide
appropriate disciplinary actions for family support workers,
nurses and other employees who violate federal or state law or
the policies of the program.
  SECTION 7.  { + The Oregon Health Authority and the Early
Learning Council shall work collaboratively with coordinated care
organizations to develop performance metrics for prenatal care,
delivery and infant care that align with early learning
outcomes. + }
  SECTION 8.  { + The Oregon Health Authority and the Early
Learning Council shall establish a grant program. The grant
program shall provide funding to support effective and scalable
strategies that align voluntary statewide early learning systems
and health systems for the purpose of improving the developmental
outcomes for children from zero through three years of age. + }
  SECTION 9. Section 130, chapter 37, Oregon Laws 2012, is
amended to read:
   { +  Sec. 130. + } (1) In addition to the minimum standards
established for child care facilities and the operation of child
care facilities under ORS 657A.260 and subject to available
funds, the Child Care Division of the Employment Department,
under the direction and with the approval of the Early Learning
Council, shall initiate development of a tiered quality rating
and improvement system for child care facilities.
  (2) The tiered quality rating and improvement system
implemented under this section shall:
  (a) Establish a set of progressively higher standards that are
used to evaluate the quality of an early learning and development
program and to support program improvement.
  (b) Consist of the following components:
  (A) Tiered standards that define a progression of quality for
early learning and development programs.
  (B) Monitoring of programs to evaluate quality based on
established standards.
  (C) Support for programs and providers of programs to meet
tiered quality standards, including training, technical
assistance and financial incentives.
  (D) Program quality ratings that are publicly available.
   { +  (c) Support the provision of quality care that is
provided by friends, family or neighbors and that is subsidized
by the Employment Related Day Care program. + }
  SECTION 10. ORS 343.475 is amended to read:
  343.475. (1) { + (a) + } In accordance with rules adopted by
the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction  { + in collaboration with the Early Learning
Council + } shall develop and administer a statewide,
comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency
program of early childhood special education and early
intervention services for preschool children with disabilities
 { - and may: - }  { + .
  (b) The program must ensure that each preschool child with a
disability has access to a comprehensive plan for communication
that allows the child, by the age of three years, to engage in
expressive and receptive communication across all learning, home
and community settings. The plan may allow for communication
orally, by sign language, by assistive technology or by
augmentative communication.
  (2) In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of
Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction in
collaboration with the Early Learning Council may: + }
  (a) Establish and designate service areas throughout the state
for the delivery of early childhood special education and early
intervention services that shall meet state and federal
guidelines and be delivered to all eligible children.
  (b) Designate in each service area a primary contractor that
shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of
early childhood special education and early intervention services
to all eligible preschool children and their families residing in
the service area.
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } Early childhood special education
and early intervention services shall:
  (a) Participate in the planning process under ORS 417.777 to
develop a voluntary local early childhood system plan; and
  (b) Coordinate services with other services that are
coordinated through the plan. The coordination of services shall
be consistent with federal and state law.
    { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } Preschool children with
disabilities shall be considered residents of the service area
where the children are currently living, including children
living in public or private residential programs, hospitals and
similar facilities.
    { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } In addition to any other remedy or
sanction that may be available, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction may withhold funds and terminate the contract of any
contractor that fails to comply with any provisions of the
contract.
  SECTION 11. ORS 343.475, as amended by section 89, chapter 37,
Oregon Laws 2012, is amended to read:
  343.475. (1) { + (a) + } In accordance with rules adopted by
the State Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction  { + in collaboration with the Early Learning
Council + } shall develop and administer a statewide,
comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency
program of early childhood special education and early
intervention services for preschool children with disabilities
 { - and may: - }  { + .
  (b) The program must ensure that each preschool child with a
disability has access to a comprehensive plan for communication
that allows the child, by the age of three years, to engage in
expressive and receptive communication across all learning, home
and community settings. The plan may allow for communication
orally, by sign language, by assistive technology or by
augmentative communication.
  (2) In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of
Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction in
collaboration with the Early Learning Council may: + }
  (a) Establish and designate service areas throughout the state
for the delivery of early childhood special education and early
intervention services that shall meet state and federal
guidelines and be delivered to all eligible children.
  (b) Designate in each service area a primary contractor that
shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of
early childhood special education and early intervention services
to all eligible preschool children and their families residing in
the service area.
    { - (2) - }   { + (3) + } Early childhood special education
and early intervention services shall coordinate services with
other services provided through the Oregon Early Learning System.
The coordination of services shall be consistent with federal and
state law.
    { - (3) - }   { + (4) + } Preschool children with
disabilities shall be considered residents of the service area
where the children are currently living, including children
living in public or private residential programs, hospitals and
similar facilities.
    { - (4) - }   { + (5) + } In addition to any other remedy or
sanction that may be available, the Superintendent of Public
Instruction may withhold funds and terminate the contract of any
contractor that fails to comply with any provisions of the
contract.
  SECTION 12.  { + (1) The Early Learning Council shall establish
demonstration projects as provided by this section. The purpose
of the demonstration projects is to foster the creation of
locally developed models of early learning service delivery.
  (2) Applicants may apply to the council to participate in a
demonstration project established under this section. The council
may approve the establishment of no more than five demonstration
projects.
  (3) The council shall give priority to applicants that
demonstrate the ability to:
  (a) Improve results for at-risk children, including the ability
to identify, evaluate and implement coordinated strategies to
ensure that a child is ready to succeed in school.
  (b) Integrate efforts with education providers, providers of
health care, providers of human services and providers of other
delivery systems in the community.
  (c) Use coordinated and transparent budgeting.
  (d) Operate in a fiscally sound manner. + }
  SECTION 13.  { + Section 12 of this 2013 Act is repealed on
June 30, 2015. + }
  SECTION 14.  { + In addition to and not in lieu of any other
appropriation, there is appropriated to the Early Learning
Council, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, out of the
General Fund, the amount of $_______, which may be expended for
the demonstration projects established under section 12 of this
2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 15.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an
emergency is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect
July 1, 2013. + }
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