HB 2865 — Informing families of kindergarten readiness standards.

H-4716.1SUBSTITUTEH-3670.2HOUSE HOUSE BILL 2865State of Washington66th Legislature2020 Regular SessionByHouseSessionByRepresentatives Human Services & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Chambers, Shewmake, Dent, McCaslin, Callan, Gildon, Senn, and Eslick)READEslickRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/07/20.AN01/27/20.Referred to Committee on Human Services & Early Learning.AN ACT Relating to informing families of kindergarten readiness standards;

Therefore, the legislature intends to direct public agencies to publicize guidelines and to develop and make available a guide specifically designed to help parents understand the elements of child development and kindergarten-readiness.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:(1) By SeptemberJuly 1, 2020, the superintendent of public instruction must develop aguidelines guide for parentsfamilies andthat caregiversdescribe outliningthe waystypical theyskills canand helpcharacteristics theirof childkindergarten-ready tochildren becomethat socially,are emotionally,assessed physically,by andthe cognitivelyWashington preparedkindergarten forinventory kindergarten.of developing skills.

The superintendent must review the parentguidelines guide annually and update the guidelines as needed.(2) By July 15th of each year, the superintendent of public instruction must make the current parentguidelines guide available on its public web site inand must provide an electronic brochure of the topguidelines tenat languagesno spokencost byto familiesstate enrolledagencies that provide or contract for direct services for parents, caregivers of dependent children in theout-of-home kindergartencare, throughand twelfthguardians gradeof schoolthree system.and four-year olds, including:(a) The department of children, youth, and families;(b) The department of social and health services;(c) The department of health;

The superintendent must create an electronic brochure of the parent guide that includes the web site address where the public can access the guide in each of the top ten languages.

The superintendent must provide the electronic brochure at no cost to state agencies that provide or contract for direct services for parents, caregivers of dependent children in out-of-home care, and guardians of three and four-year olds, including:(a) The department of children, youth, and families;(b) The department of social and health services;(c) The department of health;

A new section is added to chapter 43.216 RCW to read as follows:(1) The department must annually provide the parentkindergarten guidereadiness guidelines developed under section 2 of this act to all known:(a)parents, Parents, caregivers of dependent children in out-of-home care, and guardians of three and four-year old children served by the department and the department's contractors;contractors.(2) For purposes of this section, "out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in RCW 13.34.030.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

and(b) Family day care providers and child day care centers licensed to serve three and four-year old children.(2) For purposes of this section, "out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in RCW 13.34.030.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

A new section is added to chapter 74.04 RCW to read as follows:(1) The department must annually provide the parentkindergarten guidereadiness guidelines developed under section 2 of this act to all known parents, caregivers of dependent children in out-of-home care, and guardians of three and four-year old children eligible for and receiving public assistance, as defined in RCW 74.04.005.(2) For purposes of this section, "out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in RCW 13.34.030.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW to read as follows:(1) The department must annually include the parentkindergarten guidereadiness guidelines developed under section 2 of this act in the child profile health promotion materials that are sent to households that include three or four-year old children.(2) For purposes of this section, "out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in RCW 13.34.030.NEW SECTION.  Sec.

A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW to read as follows:(1) The authority must annually provide the parentkindergarten guidereadiness guidelines developed under section 2 of this act to all known parents, caregivers of dependent children in out-of-home care, and guardians of three and four-year old children enrolled in the apple health for kids program.(2) For purposes of this section, "out-of-home care" has the same meaning as in RCW 13.34.030.--- END ---