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 12 2 STA T .3 3 9 9 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .1 4, 200 8ofearlyc are a nd ed u ca ti onint h e S tate , for the p urpo s es of —‘ ‘ (A) inte g rating reco m mendations for early childhood professional de v elopment and career activities into the plans of the State Advisory C ouncil and ‘‘( B ) assisting in the implementation of professional development and career activities that are consistent w ith the plans descri b ed in subparagraph (A); ‘‘( 2 ) conduct a review of opportunities for and barriers to high -q uality professional development, training, and higher education degree programs, in early childhood development and learning, including a periodic statewide survey concerning the demographics of individuals wor k ing in early childhood education programs in the State, which survey shall include information disaggregated by— ‘‘(A) race, gender, and ethnicity; ‘‘(B) compensation levels; ‘‘(C) type of early childhood education program setting; ‘‘( D ) speciali z ed knowledge of child development; ‘‘( E )yearsofe x perience in an early childhood education program; ‘‘( F ) attainment of— ‘‘(i) academic credit for coursework; ‘‘(ii) an academic degree; ‘‘(iii) a credential; ‘‘(iv) licensure; or ‘‘(v) certification in early childhood education; and ‘‘( G ) specialized knowledge in the education of children with limited English proficiency and students with disabil- ities; and ‘‘( 3 ) develop a plan for a comprehensive statewide profes- sional development and career system for individuals working in early childhood education programs or for early childhood education providers, which plan may include— ‘‘(A) methods of providing outreach to early childhood education program staff, directors, and administrators, including methods for how outreach is provided to non- English speaking providers, in order to enable the providers to be aware of opportunities and resources under the state- wide plan; ‘‘(B) developing a unified data collection and dissemina- tion system for early childhood education training, profes- sional development, and higher education programs; ‘‘(C) increasing the participation of early childhood edu- cators in high-quality training and professional develop- ment by assisting in paying the costs of enrollment in and completion of such training and professional develop- ment courses; ‘‘(D) increasing the participation of early childhood edu- cators in undergraduate and graduate education programs leading to degrees in early childhood education by providing assistance to pay the costs of enrollment in and completion of such programs, which assistance— ‘‘(i) shall only be provided to an individual who— ‘‘( I ) in the case of an individual pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, enters into an agreement under which the individual agrees to Plans.

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