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 12 2 STA T .340 0 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8work,f or a r e a s o n a bl en um ber of y ears af t er re c e iv in g suc h a d egree, in an early childhood edu - cation p rogram that is located in a low-income area and ‘ ‘ (I I ) has a family income e q ual to or less than the annually ad j usted national median family income as determined by the B ureau of the C ensus; and ‘‘(ii) shall be provided in an amount that does not e x ceed $17, 50 0; ‘‘( E ) supporting professional development activities and a career lattice for a variety of early childhood professional roles with varying professional qualifications and respon- sibilities for early childhood education personnel, including strategies to enhance the compensation of such personnel; ‘‘( F ) supporting articulation agreements between two- and four-year public and private institutions of higher edu- cation and mechanisms to transform other training, profes- sional development, and experience into academic credit; ‘‘( G ) developing mentoring and coaching programs to support new educators in and directors of early childhood education programs; ‘‘( H ) providing career development advising with respect to the field of early childhood education, including informing an individual regarding — ‘‘(i) entry into and continuing education require- ments for professional roles in the field; ‘‘(ii) available financial assistance for postsec- ondary education; and ‘‘(iii) professional development and career advance- ment in the field; ‘‘(I) enhancing the capacity and quality of faculty and coursework in postsecondary programs that lead to an asso- ciate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree in early childhood education; ‘‘( J ) consideration of the availability of on-line graduate level professional development offered by institutions of higher education with experience and demonstrated exper- tise in establishing programs in child development, in order to improve the skills and expertise of individuals working in early childhood education programs; and ‘‘( K ) developing or enhancing a system of quality assur- ance with respect to the early childhood education profes- sional development and career system, including standards or qualifications for individuals and entities who offer training and professional development in early childhood education . ‘‘(b) PUBLIC H EAR I NGS .— T he S tate Task Force shall hold public hearings and provide an opportunity for public comment on the activities described in the statewide plan described in subsection (a)( 3 ). ‘‘(c) PERI OD IC R E V IE W .—The State Task Force shall meet periodically to review implementation of the statewide plan and to recommend any changes to the statewide plan the State Task Force determines necessary.

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