AB 113 — Creates the Office of Early Childhood Systems within the Office of the Governor. (BDR 18-65)

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authorizing the Office of Early Childhood Systems to request one legislative measure for each regular session of the Legislature;

Existing law creates various offices within the Office of the Governor, including, without limitation, the Office of Finance, the Office of Federal Assistance, the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology, the Office for New Americans and the Public Health Resource Office.

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(1) analyze whether the existing early childhood system meets the needs of this State;

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(NRS 223.085) Section 21 offurther thisrequires: bill authorizes the Governor, within the limits of available money, to also employ such persons as he or she deems necessary to provide appropriate staff for the Office of Early Childhood Systems.

(1) each agency, board, commission, department, officer, employee or agent of this State or a local government to provide the Office Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau regarding theo the activities of the Office and any recommendations for improvements to the early childhood system in this State.

- *AB113_R1* – 2 – Existing law authorizes the Governor, within the limits of available money, to employ such persons as he or she deems necessary to provide an appropriate staff for the Office of the Governor, including, without limitation, certain other offices bill authorizes the Governor, within the limits of available money, to also employs such persons as he or she deems necessary to provide appropriate staff for the Office of Early Childhood Systems.

Existing law prescribes the number of legislative measures which may be requested by various departments, agencies and other entities of this State for each bill authorizes the Office of Early Childhood Systems to request, for each regular session of the Legislature, the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Office.

Section 2.8 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 2.4 in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

- *AB113* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

in2. the field of early childhood systems to serve as the Director of the Office of Early Childhood Systems.

The Governor shall appoint a person from a list of three persons recommended to the Governor by the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council established pursuant to NRS 432A.076 to serve as the Director of the Office of Early Childhood Systems.

(b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the relationships between persons and governmental entities that provide early childhood services, including, without limitation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the State Department of Agriculture, the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council established pursuant to NRS 432A.076, the Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health created pursuant to NRS 442.133, nonprofit organizations, - *AB113_R1* – 3 – providers of early childhood learning and providers of health care;

and (c) Identify and make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature and the persons and governmental entities described in paragraph (a)(b) relating to:

and - *AB113* – 3 – (5) Opportunities to integrate parents and other family members in leadership and decision-making roles in the early childhood system.system;

(6) Strategies to address disparities in equitable access to early childhood services and programs;

and (7) Development and implementation of an early childhood integrated data system.

Each agency, board, commission, department, officer, employee or agent of this State or a local government of this State shall provide the Office of Early Childhood Systems or any representative of the Office such assistance as the functions and operations of the Office may require if that assistance is within the scope of duties of the person or entity.

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On or before December 1 of each year, the Director of the Office of Early Childhood Systems shall submit a report to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs.

The report must include, without limitation, a summary of the activities of the Office of Early Childhood Systems and any recommendations identified pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 4 for improvements to the early childhood system in this State, established in cooperation with the Nevada Early Childhood Advisory Council.

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- *AB113_R1* – 4 – (b) “Early childhood system” means the governmental structure of the State and its political subdivisions that provide early childhood services relating to nutrition, health care, mental and behavioral health, protection and play and early learning that stimulate a child’s physical, cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.

2.4.

Chapter 218D of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

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For a regular session, the Office of Early Childhood Systems created by section 1 of this act may request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the scope of the Office.

The request must be submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preceding the regular session.

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A request made pursuant to this section must be on a form prescribed by the Legislative Counsel.

A legislative measure requested pursuant to this section must be prefiled on or before the third Wednesday in November preceding the regular session.

A legislative measure that is not prefiled on or before that day shall be deemed withdrawn.

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2.8.

NRS 218D.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

218D.050 1.