The Florida Senate

229.6058  School readiness pilot program.--

(1)  The Commissioner of Education may create a pilot program to promote school readiness for children ages 2 to 5. The program must be provided through an existing early childhood program such as the Prekindergarten Early Intervention Program, the Head Start Program, the Title I program, a subsidized child-care program, or a private child-care program. The pilot program shall provide education for parents of preschool students in order to foster parental support for their children's success in school and in life.

(2)  The Department of Education shall conduct an annual evaluation of the program to assess the children's progress and a longitudinal study to document the achievement of the students in elementary school.

(3)  From federal funds appropriated to the Department of Education, up to $150,000 may be expended to fund the pilot program.

History.--ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 97-46.