SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB's 366 & 382 and SB 708

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Cowin moved the following substitute for amendment

12  (350222):

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14         Senate Amendment 

15         On page 11, line 28, through

16            page 13, line 5, delete those lines

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18  and insert:

19         (5)  CREATION OF SCHOOL READINESS COALITIONS.--

20         (a)  School readiness coalitions.--

21         1.  Each school readiness coalition shall serve a

22  geographic area with a population of at least 20,000 children,

23  ages birth to 5 years. The partnership may grant an exemption

24  from this requirement if a proposal demonstrates that meeting

25  this requirement would constitute a hardship.

26         2.  Each coalition shall have not less than 15 nor more

27  than 29 members and such members must include the following:

28         a.  A Department of Children and Family Services

29  district administrator.

30         b.  A district superintendent of schools.

31         c.  A regional workforce development board chairperson

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for CS for SB's 366 & 382 and SB 708

    Amendment No.    





 1  or director, where applicable.

 2         d.  A county health department director, or his or her

 3  designee.

 4         e.  A children's services council or juvenile welfare

 5  board chairperson or executive director, if applicable.

 6         f.  A child care licensing agency head.

 7         g.  Two members appointed by a Department of Children

 8  and Family Services district administrator.

 9         h.  Two members appointed by a board of county

10  commissioners.

11         i.  Two members appointed by a district school board.

12         j.  A central child care agency administrator.

13         k.  A Head Start director.

14         l.  A representative of private child care providers.

15         m.  A representative of faith-based child care

16  providers.

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18  These appointed members shall appoint not less than five nor

19  more than ten members from the private sector so that 30

20  percent of the coalition members are from the private sector.

21  None of the private sector representatives who constitute this

22  30 percent of coalition membership or their families may earn

23  an income from the early education and child care industry.

24         3.  No member of a coalition may appoint a designee to

25  act in his or her place. A member may send a representative to

26  coalition meetings, but that representative may not have

27  voting privileges.

28         4.  The school readiness coalition shall replace the

29  district interagency coordinating council required under s.

30  230.2305.

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