House Sponsors: RONEN-LINDNER-CLAYTON-HOWARD-NOVAK, BIGGERT, BURKE, CURRY,JULIE, DART, DAVIS,MONIQUE, ERWIN, FEIGENHOLTZ, JONES,LOU, KLINGLER, LANG, MCKEON, MOORE,EUGENE, SCHAKOWSKY, SCHOENBERG, SILVA, TENHOUSE, SMITH,MICHAEL, JONES,SHIRLEY, DEUCHLER, SCOTT, MCGUIRE, FANTIN, GASH, STROGER, POE, MULLIGAN, GILES, LYONS,JOSEPH, FRITCHEY, YOUNGE, SLONE, GIGLIO, TURNER,ART, LYONS,EILEEN, WOOD AND COULSON. Senate Sponsors: WATSON-HALVORSON-DEL VALLE-VIVERITO-BERMAN Short description: EARLY CHILDHD ED COLLABORATION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Creates the Early Childhood Education Collaboration Law to provide a continuum of early childhood education opportunities in community settings to prepare children from birth through 5 years of age for school. Makes program participation voluntary for any school district, early childhood program, or family. Provides that the State Board of Education is to administer the Collaboration, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services and the Early Childhood Education Advisory Board, and promulgate rules for that purpose, including rules for a grant application procedure and program reporting processes. Specifies the purposes for which grants may be made to school districts and provides that those grants are in addition to and intended to supplement other State grants for related purposes. Effective July 1, 1997. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Eliminates a provision that includes a regional office of education as a school district within the meaning of the Early Childhood Education Collaboration Law. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Replaces language specifying that school districts may apply for Collaboration grants for certain specified purposes with language stating that Collaborations may include, but are not limited to, those specified purposes. FISCAL NOTE (State Bd. of Ed.) Average costs, not allowing for construction/renovation, would total approximately $795,000 for sites, personnel, and adminis- tration. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (State Bd. of Ed.) No change from SBE fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Provides that the rules and regulations promulgated for the Early Childhood Education Collaboration by the State Board of Education shall include standards for quality assurance. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status