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 106 STAT. 718 PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 the following agencies, institutions, organizations, divisions, programs or departments in the State to the extent such entities exist within such State: "(1) The lead State agency responsible for administering funds received under the Child Care Development and Block Grant Act. "(2) Other State agencies administering or regulating childcare, early childhood development or education programs. "(3) Institutions of higher education. "(4) Organizations representing early childhood development staff and parents. "(5) A local child care resource and referral agency or an organization representing local child care resource and referral. ''(6) A State Head Start association. "(7) An organization with significant experience in training in the fields of early childhood development, early care and early education. "(8) State agencies or departments administering or regulating employment, job training, and community development programs. " (e) STATE PLAN.— "(1) IN GENERAL. —Each State desiring a grant under this section shall submit, through the lead agency, a plan to the Secretary at such time, in such manner and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Himian Services regarding the contents of such plan. "(2) CONTENTS. —Each plan submitted piirsuant to subsection (a) shall— "(A) identify the lead agency as described in subsection (c); "(B) assess the training offerings and content of such offerings, amount of training required for an early childhood development staff license or certificate, compensation, recruitment and turnover of staff, and any coordination of training offerings and professional growth of early childhood development staff in the State; "(C) describe the goals of the activities assisted under this part; and "(D) describe how the State shall— "(i) identify and maintain a career development path, based on a progression of roles for early chilcUiood development staff, with each role articulated with training and different levels of responsibility and suggested compensation, in such manner as will permit an individu£d to qualify for a more responsible role; "(ii) ensure that trsdners of early childhood development staff in the State are qualified, licensed or certified in accordance with State law; " (iii) describe the ways in which the State will encourage the coordination of training programs among institutions of higher education, including, if practicable, transfer of credits among institutions; "(iv) set forth the ways in which the State will pay the costs of any assessment, credentialing, certification, Hcensing, trsdning offering, training inventory, increase

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