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9		-	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
10		-	~~OFFICE~~ OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.
	14	+	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE
	15	+	OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.
11	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	17		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Section 10-16z of the general statutes is repealed and the
15		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
16		-	(a) There is established the Early Childhood Cabinet. The cabinet
17		-	shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the
18		-	commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the
19		-	commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the
20		-	commissioner's designee, (4) the president of the Connecticut State
21		-	Colleges and Universities, or the president's designee, (5) the
22		-	Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the
23		-	Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's
24		-	designee, (7) the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the
25		-	commissioner's designee, (8) the executive director of the Commission
26		-	on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity or the executive
27		-	director's designee, (9) the project director of the Connecticut Head Start
28		-	State Collaboration Office, (10) a parent or guardian of a child who
29		-	attends or attended a school readiness program appointed by the
30		-	minority leader of the House of Representatives, (11) a representative of
31		-	a local provider of early childhood education appointed by the minority Substitute ~~House~~ Bill No. 5279
	19	+	Section 1. Section 10-16z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	20	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2
	21	+	(a) There is established the Early Childhood Cabinet. The cabinet 3
	22	+	shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the 4
	23	+	commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the 5
	24	+	commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the 6
	25	+	commissioner's designee, (4) the president of the Connecticut State 7
	26	+	Colleges and Universities, or the president's designee, (5) the 8
	27	+	Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the 9
	28	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's 10
	29	+	designee, (7) the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the 11
	30	+	commissioner's designee, (8) the executive director of the Commission 12
	31	+	on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity or the executive 13
	32	+	director's designee, (9) the project director of the Connecticut Head Start 14
	33	+	State Collaboration Office, (10) a parent or guardian of a child who 15
	34	+	attends or attended a school readiness program appointed by the 16
	35	+	minority leader of the House of Representatives, (11) a representative of 17
	36	+	a local provider of early childhood education appointed by the minority 18 Substitute Bill No. 5279
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35		-	leader of the Senate, (12) a representative of the Connecticut Family
36		-	Resource Center Alliance appointed by the majority leader of the House
37		-	of Representatives, (13) a representative of a state-funded child care
38		-	center appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, (14) two
39		-	appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom
40		-	is a member of a board of education for a town designated as an alliance
41		-	district, as defined in section 10-262u, and one of whom is a parent who
42		-	has a child attending a school in an educational reform district, as
43		-	defined in section 10-262u, (15) two appointed by the president pro
44		-	tempore of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of an association
45		-	of early education and child care providers and one of whom is a
46		-	representative of a public elementary school with a prekindergarten
47		-	program, (16) [eight] ten appointed by the Governor, one of whom is a
48		-	representative of the Connecticut Head Start Association, one of whom
49		-	is a representative of the business community in this state, one of whom
50		-	is a representative of the philanthropic community in this state, one of
51		-	whom is a representative of the Connecticut State Employees
52		-	Association, one of whom is an administrator of the child care
53		-	development block grant pursuant to the Child Care and Development
54		-	Block Grant Act of 1990, one of whom is responsible for administering
55		-	grants received under section 1419 of Part B of the Individuals with
56		-	Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1419, as amended from time to time,
57		-	one of whom is responsible for administering the provisions of Title I of
58		-	the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., [and]
59		-	one of whom is responsible for coordinating education services to
60		-	children and youth who are homeless, one of whom is a licensed family
61		-	child care home provider and a member of a staffed family child care
62		-	network identified by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, and one of
63		-	whom is a parent recommended by a parent advisory group that has
64		-	been appointed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, (17) the
65		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's
66		-	designee, (18) the Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's
67		-	designee, (19) the Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's Substitute House Bill No. 5279
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	43	+	leader of the Senate, (12) a representative of the Connecticut Family 19
	44	+	Resource Center Alliance appointed by the majority leader of the House 20
	45	+	of Representatives, (13) a representative of a state-funded child care 21
	46	+	center appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, (14) two 22
	47	+	appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom 23
	48	+	is a member of a board of education for a town designated as an alliance 24
	49	+	district, as defined in section 10-262u, and one of whom is a parent who 25
	50	+	has a child attending a school in an educational reform district, as 26
	51	+	defined in section 10-262u, (15) two appointed by the president pro 27
	52	+	tempore of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of an association 28
	53	+	of early education and child care providers and one of whom is a 29
	54	+	representative of a public elementary school with a prekindergarten 30
	55	+	program, (16) [eight] ten appointed by the Governor, one of whom is a 31
	56	+	representative of the Connecticut Head Start Association, one of whom 32
	57	+	is a representative of the business community in this state, one of whom 33
	58	+	is a representative of the philanthropic community in this state, one of 34
	59	+	whom is a representative of the Connecticut State Employees 35
	60	+	Association, one of whom is an administrator of the child care 36
	61	+	development block grant pursuant to the Child Care and Development 37
	62	+	Block Grant Act of 1990, one of whom is responsible for administering 38
	63	+	grants received under section 1419 of Part B of the Individuals with 39
	64	+	Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1419, as amended from time to time, 40
	65	+	one of whom is responsible for administering the provisions of Title I of 41
	66	+	the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., [and] 42
	67	+	one of whom is responsible for coordinating education services to 43
	68	+	children and youth who are homeless, one of whom is a licensed family 44
	69	+	child care home provider and a member of a staffed family child care 45
	70	+	network identified by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, and one of 46
	71	+	whom is a parent recommended by a parent advisory group that has 47
	72	+	been appointed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, (17) the 48
	73	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's 49
	74	+	designee, (18) the Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's 50
	75	+	designee, (19) the Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's 51
	76	+	designee, and (20) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction 52
	77	+	Services, or the commissioner's designee. 53 Substitute Bill No. 5279
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71		-	designee, and (20) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction
72		-	Services, or the commissioner's designee.
73		-	(b) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall serve as a
74		-	cochairperson of the cabinet. The other cochairperson of the cabinet
75		-	shall be appointed from among its members by the Governor. The
76		-	cabinet shall meet at least quarterly. Members shall not be compensated
77		-	for their services, [. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive
78		-	meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during
79		-	any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the cabinet]
80		-	except the following members, who are parents or guardians, may,
81		-	within available appropriations, be compensated for any time and travel
82		-	related to meetings of the cabinet: (1) The parent or guardian of a child
83		-	who attends or attended a school readiness program and was appointed
84		-	by the minority leader of the House of Representatives under
85		-	subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of this section, (2) the parent who has
86		-	a child attending a school in an educational reform district, as defined
87		-	in section 10-262u, and was appointed by the speaker of the House of
88		-	Representatives under subdivision (14) of subsection (a) of this section,
89		-	and (3) the parent who was recommended by a parent advisory group
90		-	and appointed by the Governor under subdivision (16) of subsection (a)
91		-	of this section.
92		-	(c) Within available resources, the Early Childhood Cabinet shall (1)
93		-	advise the Office of Early Childhood, established pursuant to section 10-
94		-	500, (2) not later than December 1, 2009, and annually thereafter,
95		-	develop an annual plan of action that assigns the appropriate state
96		-	agency to complete the tasks specified in the federal Head Start Act of
97		-	2007, P.L. 110-134, as amended from time to time, and (3) not later than
98		-	March 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, submit an annual state-wide
99		-	strategic report, pursuant to said federal Head Start Act, in accordance
100		-	with the provisions of section 11-4a, addressing the progress such
101		-	agencies have made toward the completion of such tasks outlined under Substitute House Bill No. 5279
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105		-	said federal Head Start Act and this subsection to the Governor and the
106		-	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
107		-	of matters relating to education and human services.
108		-	(d) The Early Childhood Cabinet shall be within the Office of Early
109		-	Childhood for administrative purposes only.
110		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 17b-749k of the 2022 supplement to
111		-	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
112		-	thereof (Effective from passage):
113		-	(b) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall, within available
114		-	appropriations, require any relative who provides child care services to
115		-	a child and who receives a child care subsidy from the Office of Early
116		-	Childhood, to submit to a check of (1) the National Sex Offender Public
117		-	Website maintained by the United States Department of Justice and the
118		-	registry established and maintained pursuant to section 54-257, (2) the
119		-	state child abuse registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and
120		-	(3) the [Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communicati on
121		-	Teleprocessing System] Connecticut Criminal History Request System
122		-	maintained by the Department of Emergency Services and Public
123		-	Protection. If such check reveals that the name of any such relative
124		-	appears in such databases, on said registry or in said system, the
125		-	commissioner may require such relative to submit to state and national
126		-	criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section
127		-	29-17a.
128		-	Sec. 3. Section 10-520b of the general statutes is repealed and the
129		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
130		-	The Office of Early Childhood, upon receipt of a proper application
131		-	and in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood,
132		-	shall issue an early childhood teacher credential to any person who
133		-	holds (1) an associate degree with a concentration in early childhood Substitute House Bill No. 5279
	84	+	(b) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall serve as a 54
	85	+	cochairperson of the cabinet. The other cochairperson of the cabinet 55
	86	+	shall be appointed from among its members by the Governor. The 56
	87	+	cabinet shall meet at least quarterly. Members shall not be compensated 57
	88	+	for their services, [. Any member who fails to attend three consecutive 58
	89	+	meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during 59
	90	+	any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the cabinet] 60
	91	+	except the parent member recommended by a parent advisory group 61
	92	+	and appointed by the Governor may, within available appropriations, 62
	93	+	be compensated for any time and travel related to meetings of the 63
	94	+	cabinet. 64
	95	+	(c) Within available resources, the Early Childhood Cabinet shall (1) 65
	96	+	advise the Office of Early Childhood, established pursuant to section 10-66
	97	+	500, (2) not later than December 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, 67
	98	+	develop an annual plan of action that assigns the appropriate state 68
	99	+	agency to complete the tasks specified in the federal Head Start Act of 69
	100	+	2007, P.L. 110-134, as amended from time to time, and (3) not later than 70
	101	+	March 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, submit an annual state-wide 71
	102	+	strategic report, pursuant to said federal Head Start Act, in accordance 72
	103	+	with the provisions of section 11-4a, addressing the progress such 73
	104	+	agencies have made toward the completion of such tasks outlined under 74
	105	+	said federal Head Start Act and this subsection to the Governor and the 75
	106	+	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 76
	107	+	of matters relating to education and human services. 77
	108	+	(d) The Early Childhood Cabinet shall be within the Office of Early 78
	109	+	Childhood for administrative purposes only. 79
	110	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 17b-749k of the 2022 supplement to 80
	111	+	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 81
	112	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 82
	113	+	(b) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall, within available 83
	114	+	appropriations, require any relative who provides child care services to 84
	115	+	a child and who receives a child care subsidy from the Office of Early 85 Substitute Bill No. 5279
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137		-	education from an institution of higher education that is regionally
138		-	accredited, provided such associate degree program is approved by (A)
139		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the Office of Higher
140		-	Education, and (B) the Office of Early Childhood, or (2) a bachelor's
141		-	degree with a concentration in early childhood education from an
142		-	institution of higher education that is regionally accredited, provided
143		-	such bachelor's degree program is approved by (A) the Board of Regents
144		-	for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (B) the Office
145		-	of Early Childhood. [Any early childhood teacher credential issued
146		-	pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section shall be valid until June 30,
147		-	2021.] For purposes of this section, "concentration in early childhood
148		-	education" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-16p, as
149		-	amended by this act.
150		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 10-16p of the 2022 supplement to the
151		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
152		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022):
153		-	(a) As used in sections 10-16o to 10-16r, inclusive, 10-16u, 17b-749a
154		-	and 17b-749c:
155		-	(1) "School readiness program" means a nonsectarian program that
156		-	(A) meets the standards set by the Office of Early Childhood pursuant
157		-	to subsection (b) of this section and the requirements of section 10-16q,
158		-	and (B) provides a developmentally appropriate learning experience of
159		-	not less than four hundred fifty hours and one hundred eighty days for
160		-	eligible children, except as provided in subsection (d) of section 10-16q;
161		-	(2) "Eligible children" means children three and four years of age and
162		-	children five years of age who are not eligible to enroll in school
163		-	pursuant to section 10-15c, or who are eligible to enroll in school and
164		-	will attend a school readiness program pursuant to section 10-16t;
165		-	(3) "Priority school" means a school in which forty per cent or more Substitute House Bill No. 5279
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	122	+	Childhood, to submit to a check of (1) the National Sex Offender Public 86
	123	+	Website maintained by the United States Department of Justice and the 87
	124	+	registry established and maintained pursuant to section 54-257, (2) the 88
	125	+	state child abuse registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and 89
	126	+	(3) the [Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communication 90
	127	+	Teleprocessing System] Connecticut Criminal History Request System 91
	128	+	maintained by the Department of Emergency Services and Public 92
	129	+	Protection. If such check reveals that the name of any such relative 93
	130	+	appears in such databases, on said registry or in said system, the 94
	131	+	commissioner may require such relative to submit to state and national 95
	132	+	criminal history records checks conducted in accordance with section 96
	133	+	29-17a. 97
	134	+	Sec. 3. Section 10-520b of the general statutes is repealed and the 98
	135	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 99
	136	+	The Office of Early Childhood, upon receipt of a proper application 100
	137	+	and in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, 101
	138	+	shall issue an early childhood teacher credential to any person who 102
	139	+	holds (1) an associate degree with a concentration in early childhood 103
	140	+	education from an institution of higher education that is regionally 104
	141	+	accredited, provided such associate degree program is approved by (A) 105
	142	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the Office of Higher 106
	143	+	Education, and (B) the Office of Early Childhood, or (2) a bachelor's 107
	144	+	degree with a concentration in early childhood education from an 108
	145	+	institution of higher education that is regionally accredited, provided 109
	146	+	such bachelor's degree program is approved by (A) the Board of Regents 110
	147	+	for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (B) the Office 111
	148	+	of Early Childhood. [Any early childhood teacher credential issued 112
	149	+	pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section shall be valid until June 30, 113
	150	+	2021.] For purposes of this section, "concentration in early childhood 114
	151	+	education" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-16p, as 115
	152	+	amended by this act. 116
	153	+	Sec. 4. Subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77 of the general 117
	154	+	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 118 Substitute Bill No. 5279
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169		-	of the lunches served are served to students who are eligible for free or
170		-	reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations,
171		-	excluding such a school located in a priority school district pursuant to
172		-	section 10-266p or in a former priority school district receiving a grant
173		-	pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and, on and after July 1, 2001,
174		-	excluding such a school in a transitional school district receiving a grant
175		-	pursuant to section 10-16u;
176		-	(4) "Severe need school" means a school in a priority school district
177		-	pursuant to section 10-266p or in a former priority school district in
178		-	which forty per cent or more of the lunches served are served to students
179		-	who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches;
180		-	(5) "Accredited" means accredited by the National Association for the
181		-	Education of Young Children, National Association for Family Child
182		-	Care, a Head Start on-site program review instrument or a successor
183		-	instrument pursuant to federal regulations, or otherwise meeting such
184		-	criteria as may be established by the commissioner, unless the context
185		-	otherwise requires;
186		-	(6) "Year-round" means [fifty] forty-eight weeks per year, except as
187		-	provided in subsection (d) of section 10-16q;
188		-	(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Early Childhood;
189		-	(8) "Office" means the Office of Early Childhood;
190		-	(9) "Seeking accreditation" means a school readiness program seeking
191		-	accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young
192		-	Children, National Association for Family Child Care or a Head Start
193		-	on-site program review instrument or successor instrument pursuant to
194		-	federal regulations, or attempting to meet criteria as may be established
195		-	by the commissioner; and
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200		-	of study in early childhood education, including, but not limited to,
201		-	early childhood education, child study, child development or human
202		-	growth and development.
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	162	+	(3) A "family child care home" which consists of a private family 120
	163	+	home [caring] providing care (A) for (i) not more than six children, 121
	164	+	including the provider's own children not in school full time, [where the 122
	165	+	children are cared] without an assistant or substitute staff member 123
	166	+	approved by the commissioner of Early Childhood, pursuant to section 124
	167	+	19a-87b, present and assisting the provider, or (ii) not more than nine 125
	168	+	children, including the provider's own children, with an assistant or 126
	169	+	substitute staff member approved by the Commissioner of Early 127
	170	+	Childhood present and assisting the provider, and (B) for not less than 128
	171	+	three or more than twelve hours during a twenty-four-hour period and 129
	172	+	where care is given on a regularly recurring basis except that care may 130
	173	+	be provided in excess of twelve hours but not more than seventy-two 131
	174	+	consecutive hours to accommodate a need for extended care or 132
	175	+	intermittent short-term overnight care. During the regular school year, 133
	176	+	for providers described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, a 134
	177	+	maximum of three additional children who are in school full time, 135
	178	+	including [the] such provider's own children, shall be permitted, except 136
	179	+	that if [the] such provider has more than three children who are such 137
	180	+	provider's own children and in school full time, all of [the] such 138
	181	+	provider's children shall be permitted. During the summer months 139
	182	+	when regular school is not in session, for providers described in 140
	183	+	subparagraph (A)(i) of this subdivision, a maximum of three additional 141
	184	+	children who are otherwise enrolled in school full time [, including the 142
	185	+	provider's own children,] shall be permitted if there is an assistant or 143
	186	+	substitute staff member approved by the Commissioner of Early 144
	187	+	Childhood, pursuant to section 19a-87b, present and assisting [the] such 145
	188	+	provider, except that [(A)] (i) if [the] such provider has more than three 146
	189	+	such additional children who are [the] such provider's own children, all 147
	190	+	of [the] such provider's own children shall be permitted, and [(B)] (ii) 148
	191	+	such approved assistant or substitute staff member shall not be required 149
	192	+	if all of such additional children are [the] such provider's own children; 150
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	200	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 152
	201	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 153
	202	+	(a) As used in sections 10-16o to 10-16r, inclusive, 10-16u, 17b-749a 154
	203	+	and 17b-749c: 155
	204	+	(1) "School readiness program" means a nonsectarian program that 156
	205	+	(A) meets the standards set by the Office of Early Childhood pursuant 157
	206	+	to subsection (b) of this section and the requirements of section 10-16q, 158
	207	+	and (B) provides a developmentally appropriate learning experience of 159
	208	+	not less than four hundred fifty hours and one hundred eighty days for 160
	209	+	eligible children, except as provided in subsection (d) of section 10-16q; 161
	210	+	(2) "Eligible children" means children three and four years of age and 162
	211	+	children five years of age who are not eligible to enroll in school 163
	212	+	pursuant to section 10-15c, or who are eligible to enroll in school and 164
	213	+	will attend a school readiness program pursuant to section 10-16t; 165
	214	+	(3) "Priority school" means a school in which forty per cent or more 166
	215	+	of the lunches served are served to students who are eligible for free or 167
	216	+	reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations, 168
	217	+	excluding such a school located in a priority school district pursuant to 169
	218	+	section 10-266p or in a former priority school district receiving a grant 170
	219	+	pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and, on and after July 1, 2001, 171
	220	+	excluding such a school in a transitional school district receiving a grant 172
	221	+	pursuant to section 10-16u; 173
	222	+	(4) "Severe need school" means a school in a priority school district 174
	223	+	pursuant to section 10-266p or in a former priority school district in 175
	224	+	which forty per cent or more of the lunches served are served to students 176
	225	+	who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches; 177
	226	+	(5) "Accredited" means accredited by the National Association for the 178
	227	+	Education of Young Children, National Association for Family Child 179
	228	+	Care, a Head Start on-site program review instrument or a successor 180
	229	+	instrument pursuant to federal regulations, or otherwise meeting such 181
	230	+	criteria as may be established by the commissioner, unless the context 182 Substitute Bill No. 5279
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	236	+
	237	+	otherwise requires; 183
	238	+	(6) "Year-round" means [fifty] forty-eight weeks per year, except as 184
	239	+	provided in subsection (d) of section 10-16q; 185
	240	+	(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Early Childhood; 186
	241	+	(8) "Office" means the Office of Early Childhood; 187
	242	+	(9) "Seeking accreditation" means a school readiness program seeking 188
	243	+	accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young 189
	244	+	Children, National Association for Family Child Care or a Head Start 190
	245	+	on-site program review instrument or successor instrument pursuant to 191
	246	+	federal regulations, or attempting to meet criteria as may be established 192
	247	+	by the commissioner; and 193
	248	+	(10) "Concentration in early childhood education" means a program 194
	249	+	of study in early childhood education, including, but not limited to, 195
	250	+	early childhood education, child study, child development or human 196
	251	+	growth and development.197
	252	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	253	+	sections:
	254	+
	255	+	Section 1 July 1, 2022 10-16z
	256	+	Sec. 2 from passage 17b-749k(b)
	257	+	Sec. 3 from passage 10-520b
	258	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 19a-77(a)(3)
	259	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 10-16p(a)
	260	+
	261	+	ED Joint Favorable Subst.
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