SB 5247 — Updating certain department of early learning advising and contracting mechanisms to reflect federal requirements, legislative mandates, and planned system improvements.

S-1495.1SUBSTITUTEZ-0107.1SENATE SENATE BILL 5247State of Washington65th Legislature2017 Regular SessionBy Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Zeiger, Mullet, Fain, Billig, Chase, and Kuderer;

by request of Department of Early Learning)READLearningRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/16/17.AN01/18/17. ACT Relating to updating certain department of early learning advising and contracting mechanisms to reflect federal requirements, legislative mandates, and planned system improvements;

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.AN ACT Relating to updating certain department of early learning advising and contracting mechanisms to reflect federal requirements, legislative mandates, and planned system improvements;

and(viii) A representative from the home visiting advisory committee established in RCW 43.215.130;(d) Two members of the house of representatives, one from each caucus, and two members of the senate, one from each caucus, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate, respectively,respectively;(e) serving as ex officio, nonvoting members;(e) Two parents, one of whom serves on the department's parent advisory group, to be appointed by the governor;(f) ((One representative of the private-public partnership created in RCW 43.215.070, to be appointed by the partnership board;)) Representatives of underserved communities who have a special expertise or interest in high quality early learning, one to be appointed by each of the following commissions:(i) The Washington state commission on Asian Pacific American affairs;(ii) The Washington state commission on African-American affairs;

((and))(h) One representative from the Washington federation of independent schools;(i)schools; One representative from the Washington library association;(j) Four representatives from the early learning regional coalitions;(k) One representative from a nonprofit organization that develops services and programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities;

and(l)and(i) One representative from athe broadWashington coalitionlibrary ofassociation.(6) organizations that focuses on early learning.(6) The council shall be cochaired by ((one representative of a state agency and one nongovernmental)) two members, to be elected by the council for two-year terms.(7) The council shall appoint two members and stakeholders with expertise in early learning to sit on the technical working group created in section 2, chapter 234, Laws of 2010.(8) Each member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.(9)(a) The council shall convene an early achievers review subcommittee to provide feedback and guidance on strategies to improve the quality of instruction and environment for early learning and provide input and recommendations on the implementation and refinement of the early achievers program.