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99 S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
1010 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1111 JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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1414 A N A C T
1515 RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGARTEN EDUC ATION
1616 ACT
17-Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Pearson, DiMario, Cano, Murray, Lawson, LaMountain,
18-Valverde, Zurier, and Burke
17+Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Pearson, DiMario, Murray, Lawson, LaMountain,
18+Valverde, Zurier, Burke, and Lombardo
1919 Date Introduced: March 07, 2023
2020 Referred To: Senate Education
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2323 It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
2424 SECTION 1. Chapter 16-87 of the General Laws entitled "Rhode Island Prekindergarten 1
2525 Education Act" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
2626 16-87-8. High quality, universal prekindergarten. 3
2727 (a) The general assembly acknowledges the need to adequately prepare all children to 4
2828 succeed in school by providing access to publicly funded, high quality prekindergarten education 5
2929 programs for all children ages three (3) and four (4) and to sustain and expand access to high-6
3030 quality early care and education programs for infants and toddlers under age three (3). 7
3131 (b) Access to free, inclusive and high-quality prekindergarten classrooms in a mixed-8
3232 delivery system that includes state investments to be layered on top of federal investments to sustain 9
3333 and expand the federally managed Head Start program model for children ages three (3) and four 10
3434 (4) and the federally managed Early Head Start program model for infants and toddlers under age 11
3535 three (3). 12
3636 The state managed prekindergarten program model shall be sustained and expanded in a 13
3737 mixed delivery-system that includes Head Start agencies, local education agencies, licensed center-14
3838 based child care providers, and licensed family child care providers, or family child care networks, 15
3939 shall be expanded annually across all communities in Rhode Island until every family who wants 16
4040 a high-quality prekindergarten seat for their children ages three (3) or four (4), has one. 17
4141 (c) Universal access will be considered achieved when no less than seventy percent (70%) 18
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4545 of all children ages three (3) and four (4) are enrolled in high-quality prekindergarten programs. 1
4646 (d) For the school year 2023-2024, the Rhode Island prekindergarten program administered 2
4747 by the department of education shall make funds available that are needed to sustain all existing RI 3
4848 Pre-K classrooms through a mixed-delivery model and to ensure programs can offer competitive 4
4949 wages to RI Pre-K teachers and teaching assistants. 5
5050 For the school year 2023-2024, the department of human services shall make funds 6
51-available through state contracts with Head Start agencies to support programs in offering 7
52-competitive wages to Head Start and Early Head Start classroom teachers and teaching assistants. 8
53-Head Start grantees must demonstrate how the funds will allow them to retain and attract qualified 9
54-staff with competitive wages to support their existing one hundred eight (108) Head Start 10
55-classrooms serving children ages three (3) and four (4) and the forty (40) Early Head Start 11
56-classrooms serving infants and toddlers under age three (3). 12
57-(e) No later than December 1, 2023, the department of education, in collaboration with the 13
58-department of human services, the Head Start Collaboration Office, and the RI early learning 14
59-council shall submit to the governor, speaker of the house, senate president, and chairs of house 15
60-and senate finance committees and education committees a revised year-by-year growth plan to 16
61-achieve universal access to high-quality prekindergarten for all children ages three (3) and four (4) 17
62-including investments in both the federally managed Head Start model and the state managed 18
63-prekindergarten model; the growth plan shall detail annual growth targets and projected funding 19
64-needs, as well as how the state will: 20
65-(1) Equitably distribute prekindergarten funding to eligible providers, to sustain and 21
66-expand access to both the federally managed Head Start model and the state managed 22
67-prekindergarten model, as described in §16-87-9(a); 23
68-(2) Ensure that Early Head Start classrooms serving infants and toddlers under age three 24
69-(3) are adequately funded and can be sustained and expanded with a combination of federal and 25
70-state resources to deliver high-quality early care and education staffed with competitively-26
71-compensated educators who meet or exceed the qualifications outlined in the federal Head Start 27
72-Performance Standards; 28
73-(3) Set year-by-year investment targets for each year of the pre-K growth plan to sustain 29
74-and improve access to high-quality infant-toddler early care and education in both child care centers 30
75-and family child care homes staffed with qualified and skilled educators; 31
76-(4) Identify resources needed to prepare, recruit and retain a highly-qualified early 32
77-childhood educator workforce statewide to staff existing programs that provide support for healthy 33
78-child development and early learning opportunities for children from infancy through age five (5). 34
51+available through state contracts with Head Start agencies to ensure programs can offer competitive 7
52+wages to Head Start and Early Head Start classroom teachers and teaching assistants so that all one 8
53+hundred eight (108) Head Start classrooms serving children ages three (3) and four (4) and forty 9
54+(40) Early Head Start classrooms serving infants and toddlers under age three (3) will be open and 10
55+staffed with qualified early educators. 11
56+(e) No later than December 1, 2023, the department of education, in collaboration with the 12
57+department of human services, the Head Start Collaboration Office, and the RI early learning 13
58+council shall submit to the governor, speaker of the house, senate president, and chairs of house 14
59+and senate finance committees and education committees a revised year-by-year growth plan to 15
60+achieve universal access to high-quality prekindergarten for all children ages three (3) and four (4) 16
61+including investments in both the federally managed Head Start model and the state managed 17
62+prekindergarten model; the growth plan shall detail annual growth targets and projected funding 18
63+needs, as well as how the state will: 19
64+(1) Equitably distribute prekindergarten funding to eligible providers, to sustain and 20
65+expand access to both the federally managed Head Start model and the state managed 21
66+prekindergarten model, as described in §16-87-9(a); 22
67+(2) Ensure that Early Head Start classrooms serving infants and toddlers under age three 23
68+(3) are adequately funded and can be sustained and expanded with a combination of federal and 24
69+state resources to deliver high-quality early care and education staffed with competitively-25
70+compensated educators who meet or exceed the qualifications outlined in the federal Head Start 26
71+Performance Standards; 27
72+(3) Set year-by-year investment targets for each year of the pre-K growth plan to sustain 28
73+and improve access to high-quality infant-toddler early care and education in both child care centers 29
74+and family child care homes staffed with qualified and skilled educators; 30
75+(4) Identify resources needed to prepare, recruit and retain a highly-qualified early 31
76+childhood educator workforce statewide to staff existing programs that provide support for healthy 32
77+child development and early learning opportunities for children from infancy through age five (5). 33
78+This shall include resources needed to ensure adequate wages to attract and retain qualified and 34
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82-This shall include resources needed to ensure adequate wages to attract and retain qualified and 1
83-skilled early childhood educators, regardless of setting, that provide a living wage and are 2
84-equivalent to wages for elementary educators with similar credentials and experience in the state; 3
85-(5) Build capacity among new and existing early care and education providers to ensure 4
86-quality standards are met in all settings; and 5
87-(6) Ensure providers in the mixed-delivery system have sufficient facilities to expand 6
88-access to high-quality prekindergarten and infant/toddler early care and education services. 7
89-16-87-9. High quality elements. 8
90-(a) To expand access to high-quality prekindergarten education programs, the state shall 9
91-implement and provide sufficient funding to support a mixed-delivery system including state 10
92-investments to sustain all state prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start classrooms 11
93-statewide and to expand these models through contracting with eligible providers including local 12
94-education agencies, Head Start agencies, licensed center-based child care providers, licensed family 13
95-child care providers or licensed family child-care provider networks, or a consortium of these 14
96-entities. 15
97-(b) To build and maintain an adequate system of providers, the state shall support a 16
98-continuous quality improvement system for providers of prekindergarten services participating in, 17
99-or seeking to participate in, the state prekindergarten program and shall work with the federal Office 18
100-of Head Start to ensure all Head Start and Early Head Start programs receive continuous quality 19
101-improvement support 20
102-(c) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education (the 21
103-"department") is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the 22
104-implementation of high quality, universal prekindergarten. Research-based quality standards shall 23
105-be defined in regulation by the department, and shall include, but not be limited to: 24
106-(1) Teacher education and certification; 25
107-(2) Class size and staff ratios; 26
108-(3) Learning time; 27
109-(4) Developmentally appropriate, evidence-based learning standards; 28
110-(5) Curriculum prioritizing developmentally appropriate, play-based learning; 29
111-(6) Access, inclusion and support for students with special needs, including a system to 30
112-ensure delivery of high-quality, inclusive early education services required by the Individuals with 31
113-Disabilities Education Act to children with developmental delays and disabilities who are enrolled 32
114-in community-based programs which may or may not be located in the same municipality where 33
115-the child lives; 34
82+skilled early childhood educators, regardless of setting, that provide a living wage and are 1
83+equivalent to wages for elementary educators with similar credentials and experience in the state; 2
84+(5) Build capacity among new and existing early care and education providers to ensure 3
85+quality standards are met in all settings; and 4
86+(6) Ensure providers in the mixed-delivery system have sufficient facilities to expand 5
87+access to high-quality prekindergarten and infant/toddler early care and education services. 6
88+16-87-9. High quality elements. 7
89+(a) To expand access to high-quality prekindergarten education programs, the state shall 8
90+implement and provide sufficient funding to support a mixed-delivery system including state 9
91+investments to sustain all state prekindergarten, Head Start, and Early Head Start classrooms 10
92+statewide and to expand these models through contracting with eligible providers including local 11
93+education agencies, Head Start agencies, licensed center-based child care providers, licensed family 12
94+child care providers or licensed family child-care provider networks, or a consortium of these 13
95+entities. 14
96+(b) To build and maintain an adequate system of providers, the state shall support a 15
97+continuous quality improvement system for providers of prekindergarten services participating in, 16
98+or seeking to participate in, the state prekindergarten program and shall work with the federal Office 17
99+of Head Start to ensure all Head Start and Early Head Start programs receive continuous quality 18
100+improvement support 19
101+(c) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education (the 20
102+"department") is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the 21
103+implementation of high quality, universal prekindergarten. Research-based quality standards shall 22
104+be defined in regulation by the department, and shall include, but not be limited to: 23
105+(1) Teacher education and certification; 24
106+(2) Class size and staff ratios; 25
107+(3) Learning time; 26
108+(4) Developmentally appropriate, evidence-based learning standards; 27
109+(5) Curriculum prioritizing developmentally appropriate, play-based learning; 28
110+(6) Access, inclusion and support for students with special needs, including a system to 29
111+ensure delivery of high-quality, inclusive early education services required by the Individuals with 30
112+Disabilities Education Act to children with developmental delays and disabilities who are enrolled 31
113+in community-based programs which may or may not be located in the same municipality where 32
114+the child lives; 33
115+(7) Support for English language learners; 34
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119-(7) Support for English language learners; 1
120-(8) Professional development; 2
121-(9) Child assessments; and 3
122-(10) Observations and coaching to improve practice. 4
123-(d) To whatever extent deemed necessary by the department, quality standards may be 5
124-differentiated by prekindergarten education setting and include federal support and oversight for 6
125-the Head Start and Early Head Start Performance Standards, such that every provider-type in a 7
126-mixed-delivery model is able and expected to meet the highest research-based quality standards as 8
127-defined by the department. 9
128-16-87-10. Successful transition. 10
129-(a) Successful coordination between Rhode Island’s high-quality prekindergarten and 11
130-kindergarten programs is essential for setting a solid foundation for all students. In order to have a 12
131-seamless pathway from prekindergarten to third grade, standards, curriculum, instruction and 13
132-assessments shall be aligned. 14
133-(b) Effective transition programs and practices to help students and families move 15
134-successfully from one setting to another shall be established. 16
135-(c) All local education agencies (LEAs) in Rhode Island shall develop a kindergarten 17
136-transition strategy to support incoming students and families. The transition strategy must include 18
137-two (2) parts: 19
138-(1) Student and family communication and engagement plans; and 20
139-(2) Program-level transition plans. 21
140-(d) These strategies may include: 22
141-(1) For student and family transition, the following strategies shall be considered: 23
142-(i) Student visits to their future kindergarten classroom; 24
143-(ii) Kindergarten teacher visits to the prekindergarten classrooms; 25
144-(iii) Workshops for families of incoming kindergarten children; and 26
145-(iv) Kindergarten orientation sessions the summer before school starts. 27
146-(2) For program-level transition planning the following strategies shall be considered: 28
147-(i) Creation of transition teams and liaisons between prekindergarten programs and district 29
148-schools; 30
149-(ii) Joint professional development and data sharing for prekindergarten to third grade 31
150-teachers; and 32
151-(iii) Teacher-to-teacher conferences. 33
152-16-87-10. Prekindergarten facilities. 34
119+(8) Professional development; 1
120+(9) Child assessments; and 2
121+(10) Observations and coaching to improve practice. 3
122+(d) To whatever extent deemed necessary by the department, quality standards may be 4
123+differentiated by prekindergarten education setting and include federal support and oversight for 5
124+the Head Start and Early Head Start Performance Standards, such that every provider-type in a 6
125+mixed-delivery model is able and expected to meet the highest research-based quality standards as 7
126+defined by the department. 8
127+16-87-10. Successful transition. 9
128+(a) Successful coordination between Rhode Island’s high-quality prekindergarten and 10
129+kindergarten programs is essential for setting a solid foundation for all students. In order to have a 11
130+seamless pathway from prekindergarten to third grade, standards, curriculum, instruction and 12
131+assessments shall be aligned. 13
132+(b) Effective transition programs and practices to help students and families move 14
133+successfully from one setting to another shall be established. 15
134+(c) All local education agencies (LEAs) in Rhode Island shall develop a kindergarten 16
135+transition strategy to support incoming students and families. The transition strategy must include 17
136+two (2) parts: 18
137+(1) Student and family communication and engagement plans; and 19
138+(2) Program-level transition plans. 20
139+(d) These strategies may include: 21
140+(1) For student and family transition, the following strategies shall be considered: 22
141+(i) Student visits to their future kindergarten classroom; 23
142+(ii) Kindergarten teacher visits to the prekindergarten classrooms; 24
143+(iii) Workshops for families of incoming kindergarten children; and 25
144+(iv) Kindergarten orientation sessions the summer before school starts. 26
145+(2) For program-level transition planning the following strategies shall be considered: 27
146+(i) Creation of transition teams and liaisons between prekindergarten programs and district 28
147+schools; 29
148+(ii) Joint professional development and data sharing for prekindergarten to third grade 30
149+teachers; and 31
150+(iii) Teacher-to-teacher conferences. 32
151+16-87-10. Prekindergarten facilities. 33
152+(a) No later than December 31, 2023, the department of human services shall provide the 34
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156-(a) No later than December 31, 2023, the department of human services shall provide the 1
157-senate president and the speaker of the house with a report on the status of disbursement and impact 2
158-of capital funds made available by the early learning facilities general obligation bond approved 3
159-March 2, 2021. 4
160-(b) The department of elementary and secondary education and the department of human 5
161-services shall establish programs and initiatives to ensure providers renovate, acquire, develop, 6
162-and/or expand facilities that meet licensing and facilities standards, in order to sustain and increase 7
163-access to high-quality prekindergarten and early learning environments. Programs and initiatives 8
164-may include, but shall not be limited to: 9
165-(1) Grant programs to be used for facility planning, predevelopment activities, and/or 10
166-urgent facility maintenance required for the health, safety and quality of existing programs; 11
167-(2) Supporting the establishment of strategic partnerships between local education agencies 12
168-and community-based early learning providers to make use of available space in existing facilities; 13
169-and/or 14
170-(3) Technical assistance for providers to access capital, navigate licensing standards for 15
171-facilities, and/or begin the facility improvement and development processes. 16
172-SECTION 2. Section 16-87-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-87 entitled "Rhode Island 17
173-Prekindergarten Education Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
174-16-87-4. Early childhood workforce development. 19
175-(a) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall work with 20
176-other state departments and private philanthropy to establish a statewide, comprehensive, research-21
177-based early childhood workforce development scholarship program to expand the number of early 22
178-childhood educators who have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and 23
179-who work with children from birth to age five (5). 24
180-(b)(1) In furtherance of the goals set forth in this chapter, no later than January 1, 2023, the 25
181-governor’s workforce board shall convene a working group comprised of representatives from the 26
182-department of elementary and secondary education, department of human services, office of the 27
183-postsecondary commissioner, the RI early learning council, organized labor, and early childhood 28
184-education industry employers, whose purpose shall be to identify barriers to entry into the early 29
185-childhood education workforce, and to design accessible and accelerated pathways into the 30
186-workforce, including, but not limited to, registered apprenticeships and postsecondary credit for 31
187-prior work experience. 32
188-(2) No later than April 1, 2023, the working group shall provide the general assembly with 33
189-recommendations for addressing the barriers to workforce entry and implementing the solutions 34
156+senate president and the speaker of the house with a report on the status of disbursement and impact 1
157+of capital funds made available by the early learning facilities general obligation bond approved 2
158+March 2, 2021. 3
159+(b) The department of elementary and secondary education and the department of human 4
160+services shall establish programs and initiatives to ensure providers renovate, acquire, develop, 5
161+and/or expand facilities that meet licensing and facilities standards, in order to sustain and increase 6
162+access to high-quality prekindergarten and early learning environments. Programs and initiatives 7
163+may include, but shall not be limited to: 8
164+(1) Grant programs to be used for facility planning, predevelopment activities, and/or 9
165+urgent facility maintenance required for the health, safety and quality of existing programs; 10
166+(2) Supporting the establishment of strategic partnerships between local education agencies 11
167+and community-based early learning providers to make use of available space in existing facilities; 12
168+and/or 13
169+(3) Technical assistance for providers to access capital, navigate licensing standards for 14
170+facilities, and/or begin the facility improvement and development processes. 15
171+SECTION 2. Section 16-87-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-87 entitled "Rhode Island 16
172+Prekindergarten Education Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
173+16-87-4. Early childhood workforce development. 18
174+(a) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall work with 19
175+other state departments and private philanthropy to establish a statewide, comprehensive, research-20
176+based early childhood workforce development scholarship program to expand the number of early 21
177+childhood educators who have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in early childhood education and 22
178+who work with children from birth to age five (5). 23
179+(b)(1) In furtherance of the goals set forth in this chapter, no later than January 1, 2023, the 24
180+governor’s workforce board shall convene a working group comprised of representatives from the 25
181+department of elementary and secondary education, department of human services, office of the 26
182+postsecondary commissioner, the RI early learning council, organized labor, and early childhood 27
183+education industry employers, whose purpose shall be to identify barriers to entry into the early 28
184+childhood education workforce, and to design accessible and accelerated pathways into the 29
185+workforce, including, but not limited to, registered apprenticeships and postsecondary credit for 30
186+prior work experience. 31
187+(2) No later than April 1, 2023, the working group shall provide the general assembly with 32
188+recommendations for addressing the barriers to workforce entry and implementing the solutions 33
189+identified by the working group; the recommendations shall outline any administrative and 34
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193-identified by the working group; the recommendations shall outline any administrative and 1
194-legislative action that would be required by participating agencies to implement the 2
195-recommendations. 3
196-(3) If and when appropriate, and in accordance with program administration guidelines, the 4
197-industry employers may seek to create a sector partnership via the real jobs Rhode Island program 5
198-to implement workforce solutions. 6
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200-SECTION 3. Sections 16-87-3 and 16-87-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-87 entitled 8
201-"Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act" are hereby repealed. 9
202-16-87-3. Planning phase for a prekindergarten program. 10
203-(a) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall begin 11
204-planning an initial, pilot prekindergarten program that meets high quality standards, builds on the 12
205-existing early childhood education infrastructure in the state (including child care, Head Start and 13
206-public schools) and serves children ages three (3) and four (4) who reside in communities with 14
207-concentrations of low performing schools. This planning phase will develop specific goals to 15
208-expand the pilot prekindergarten program over time and will also identify opportunities to 16
209-strengthen care and learning programs for infants and toddlers. 17
210-(b) During this planning phase, the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary 18
211-education will quantify the resources needed to achieve and maintain high quality standards in 19
212-prekindergarten programs and identify incentives and supports to develop a qualified early 20
213-education workforce, including opportunities for experienced early childhood educators and 21
214-paraprofessionals to acquire college degrees and earn early childhood teacher certification. 22
215-(c) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education will begin to 23
216-develop plans to collect and analyze data regarding the impact of the pilot prekindergarten program 24
217-on participating children’s school readiness and school achievement. 25
218-16-87-5. Reporting. 26
219-The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall report back to 27
220-the general assembly and the governor on the progress of the pilot planning phase no later than 28
221-October 31, 2008. 29
222-SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. 30
193+legislative action that would be required by participating agencies to implement the 1
194+recommendations. 2
195+(3) If and when appropriate, and in accordance with program administration guidelines, the 3
196+industry employers may seek to create a sector partnership via the real jobs Rhode Island program 4
197+to implement workforce solutions. 5
198+ 6
199+SECTION 3. Sections 16-87-3 and 16-87-5 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-87 entitled 7
200+"Rhode Island Prekindergarten Education Act" are hereby repealed. 8
201+16-87-3. Planning phase for a prekindergarten program. 9
202+(a) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall begin 10
203+planning an initial, pilot prekindergarten program that meets high quality standards, builds on the 11
204+existing early childhood education infrastructure in the state (including child care, Head Start and 12
205+public schools) and serves children ages three (3) and four (4) who reside in communities with 13
206+concentrations of low performing schools. This planning phase will develop specific goals to 14
207+expand the pilot prekindergarten program over time and will also identify opportunities to 15
208+strengthen care and learning programs for infants and toddlers. 16
209+(b) During this planning phase, the Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary 17
210+education will quantify the resources needed to achieve and maintain high quality standards in 18
211+prekindergarten programs and identify incentives and supports to develop a qualified early 19
212+education workforce, including opportunities for experienced early childhood educators and 20
213+paraprofessionals to acquire college degrees and earn early childhood teacher certification. 21
214+(c) The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education will begin to 22
215+develop plans to collect and analyze data regarding the impact of the pilot prekindergarten program 23
216+on participating children’s school readiness and school achievement. 24
217+16-87-5. Reporting. 25
218+The Rhode Island department of elementary and secondary education shall report back to 26
219+the general assembly and the governor on the progress of the pilot planning phase no later than 27
220+October 31, 2008. 28
221+SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage. 29
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229228 EXPLANATION
230229 BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
231230 OF
232231 A N A C T
233232 RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PREKINDERGART EN EDUCATION
234233 ACT
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236235 This act would further develop a plan to expand public, high quality prekindergarten 1
237236 education programs which are available to all children ages three (3) and four (4) throughout Rhode 2
238237 Island to increase children’s school readiness. This act would require the department of education 3
239238 to make funds available to sustain all existing state prekindergarten classrooms and the department 4
240239 of human services to make funds available to layer on top off federal funds to sustain all existing 5
241240 Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms for the school year 2023-2024, with sufficient 6
242241 resources for programs to offer competitive wages to attract and retain qualified and skilled early 7
243242 educators. This act would repeal the statutory laws pertaining to the initial pilot prekindergarten 8
244243 program. 9
245244 This act would take effect upon passage. 10
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