Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1432

 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1411

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‘‘(G) identify other resources and organizations (both public and private) for the provision of in-kind services to Head Start agencies in the State; and ‘‘(H) serve on the State Advisory Council in order to assist the efforts of Head Start agencies to engage in effective coordination and collaboration.’’. (b) STATE EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE.—Section 642B of the Head Start Act, as added by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b)(1)(A) The Governor of the State shall— ‘‘(i) designate or establish a council to serve as the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care for children from birth to school entry (in this subchapter referred to as the ‘State Advisory Council’); and ‘‘(ii) designate an individual to coordinate activities of the State Advisory Council, as described in subparagraph (D)(i). ‘‘(B) The Governor may designate an existing entity in the State to serve as the State Advisory Council, and shall appoint representatives to the State Advisory Council at the Governor’s discretion. In designating an existing entity, the Governor shall take steps to ensure that its membership includes, to the extent possible, representatives consistent with subparagraph (C). ‘‘(C) Members of the State Advisory Council shall include, to the maximum extent possible— ‘‘(i) a representative of the State agency responsible for child care; ‘‘(ii) a representative of the State educational agency; ‘‘(iii) a representative of local educational agencies; ‘‘(iv) a representative of institutions of higher education in the State; ‘‘(v) a representative of local providers of early childhood education and development services; ‘‘(vi) a representative from Head Start agencies located in the State, including migrant and seasonal Head Start programs and Indian Head Start programs; ‘‘(vii) the State Director of Head Start Collaboration; ‘‘(viii) a representative of the State agency responsible for programs under section 619 or part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et seq.); ‘‘(ix) a representative of the State agency responsible for health or mental health care; and ‘‘(x) representatives of other entities determined to be relevant by the Governor of the State. ‘‘(D)(i) The State Advisory Council shall, in addition to any responsibilities assigned to the Council by the Governor of the State— ‘‘(I) conduct a periodic statewide needs assessment concerning the quality and availability of early childhood education and development programs and services for children from birth to school entry, including an assessment of the availability of high-quality pre-kindergarten services for low-income children in the State; ‘‘(II) identify opportunities for, and barriers to, collaboration and coordination among Federally-funded and State-funded child development, child care, and early childhood education programs and services, including collaboration and coordination

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