Bill Text: FL S7080 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Early Learning Funding
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2012-02-16 - Submit as committee bill by Budget (SB 1974) [S7080 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S7080-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2012 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7080 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Budget 576-02053J-12 20127080__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to early learning funding; amending s. 3 411.01, F.S.; revising the duties of the Office of 4 Early Learning; authorizing the Office of Early 5 Learning to adopt rules relating to the adoption of a 6 uniform chart of accounts and the adoption of a 7 statewide, standardized contract and standardized 8 contract monitoring tool; requiring that the Office of 9 Early Learning coordinate with other state agencies to 10 perform data matches on families participating in the 11 school readiness program; revising the minimum number 12 of children who must be served by each early learning 13 coalition; deleting provisions that require the Office 14 of Early Learning to grant waivers to early learning 15 coalitions serving fewer children than the minimum 16 number established; requiring that each school 17 readiness provider administer preassessments and 18 postassessments; revising the standards for school 19 readiness plans to conform to changes made by the act; 20 requiring that each approved plan require a parent 21 copayment of a minimum percentage of a family’s 22 income; authorizing an early learning coalition to 23 grant a waiver from such parent copayment; revising 24 provisions relating to eligibility for school 25 readiness programs; requiring that each early learning 26 coalition give priority to children who meet certain 27 requirements; requiring that funding for the school 28 readiness program be allocated among the early 29 learning coalitions pursuant to the act or as provided 30 in the General Appropriations Act; revising provisions 31 relating to the minimum percentage of funds to be used 32 for administrative, nondirect, and quality 33 expenditures; authorizing the Office of Early Learning 34 to provide waivers of limitations on such expenditures 35 under certain circumstances; requiring that the Office 36 of Early Learning adopt school readiness provider 37 payment rates for each early learning coalition 38 service area based on the prevailing market rate; 39 requiring that the Office of Early Learning ensure 40 that each payment rate is uniform statewide by care 41 level and provider type; authorizing the Office of 42 Early Learning to investigate early learning 43 coalitions and school readiness recipients and 44 providers for fraud or overpayment; providing 45 reporting requirements; providing penalties; amending 46 s. 411.0101, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 47 amending s. 411.01013, F.S.; revising provisions 48 relating to the prevailing market rate schedule 49 established by the Office of Early Learning; requiring 50 that each child care and early learning education 51 provider that receives school readiness funds submit 52 its market rate to the Office of Early Learning by a 53 specified date each year; amending s. 411.0106, F.S.; 54 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1002.71, 55 F.S.; requiring that the Office of Early Learning 56 establish criteria for granting exemptions for good 57 cause for children enrolled in prekindergarten 58 programs; providing an effective date. 59 60 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 61 62 Section 1. Section 411.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to 63 read: 64 411.01 School readiness programs; early learning 65 coalitions.— 66 (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “School 67 Readiness Act.” 68 (2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.— 69 (a) The Legislature recognizes that school readiness 70 programs increase children’s chances of achieving future 71 educational success and becoming productive members of society. 72 It is the intent of the Legislature that the programs be 73 developmentally appropriate, research-based, involve the parent 74 as a child’s first teacher, serve as preventive measures for 75 children at risk of future school failure, enhance the 76 educational readiness of eligible children, and support family 77 education. Each school readiness program shall provide the 78 elements necessary to prepare at-risk children for school, 79 including health screening and referral and an appropriate 80 educational program. 81 (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that school 82 readiness programs be operated on a full-day, year-round basis 83 to the maximum extent possible to enable parents to work and 84 become financially self-sufficient. 85 (c) It is the intent of the Legislature that school 86 readiness programs not exist as isolated programs, but build 87 upon existing services and work in cooperation with other 88 programs for young children, and that school readiness programs 89 be coordinated to achieve full effectiveness. 90 (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the 91 administrative staff for school readiness programs be kept to 92 the minimum necessary to administer the duties of the Office of 93 Early Learning and early learning coalitions. The Office of 94 Early Learning shall adopt system support services at the state 95 level to build a comprehensive early learning system. Each early 96 learning coalition shall implement and maintain direct 97 enhancement services at the local level, as approved in its 98 school readiness plan by the Office of Early Learning, and 99 ensure access to such services in all 67 counties. 100 (e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the school 101 readiness program coordinate and operate in conjunction with the 102 district school systems. However, it is also the intent of the 103 Legislature that the school readiness program not be construed 104 as part of the system of free public schools but rather as a 105 separate program for children under the age of kindergarten 106 eligibility, funded separately from the system of free public 107 schools, utilizing a mandatory sliding fee scale, and providing 108 an integrated and seamless system of school readiness services 109 for the state’s birth-to-kindergarten population. 110 (f) It is the intent of the Legislature that school 111 readiness services be an integrated and seamless program of 112 services with a developmentally appropriate education component 113 for the state’s eligible birth-to-kindergarten population 114 described in subsection (6) and not be construed as part of the 115 seamless K-20 education system. 116 (3) PARENTAL PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAMS. 117 This section does not: 118 (a) Relieve parents and guardians of their own obligations 119 to prepare their children for school; or 120 (b) Create any obligation to provide publicly funded school 121 readiness programs or services beyond those authorized by the 122 Legislature. 123 (4) OFFICE OF EARLY LEARNING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 124 EDUCATION.— 125 (a) The Office of Early Learning shall administer school 126 readiness programs at the state level and shall coordinate with 127 the early learning coalitions in providing school readiness 128 services on a full-day, full-year, full-choice basis to the 129 extent possible in order to enable parents to work and be 130 financially self-sufficient. 131 (b) The Office of Early Learning shall: 132 1. Prioritize services to eligible children from birth to 133 kindergarten. 134 2.1.Coordinate the birth-to-kindergarten services for 135 children who are eligible under subsection (6) and the 136 programmatic, administrative, and fiscal standards under this 137 section for all public providers of school readiness programs. 138 3.2.Focus on improving the educational quality of all 139 program providers participating in publicly funded school 140 readiness programs. 141 4.3.Provide comprehensive services to the state’s birth 142 to-5 population, which shall ensure the preservation of parental 143 choice by permitting parents to choose from a variety of child 144 care categories, including: center-based child care; group home 145 child care; family child care; and in-home child care. Care and 146 curriculum by a sectarian provider may not be limited or 147 excluded in any of these categories. 148 (c) The Governor shall designate the Office of Early 149 Learning as the lead agency for administration of the federal 150 Child Care and Development Fund, 45 C.F.R. parts 98 and 99, and 151 the office shall comply with the lead agency responsibilities 152 under federal law. 153 (d) The Office of Early Learning shall: 154 1. Be responsible for the prudent use of all public and 155 private funds in accordance with all legal and contractual 156 requirements. 157 2. Adopt a uniform chart of accounts for budgeting and 158 financial reporting which provides standard definitions for 159 expenditures and reports for each of the following categories: 160 a. Direct expenditures for services to children; 161 b. Administrative costs; 162 c. Nondirect expenditures; and 163 d. Quality. 164 3.2.Provide final approval and every 2 years review early 165 learning coalitions and school readiness plans. 166 4.3.Establish a unified approach to the state’s efforts 167 toward enhancement of school readiness. In support of this 168 effort, the Office of Early Learning shall adopt specific system 169 support services that address the state’s school readiness 170 programs. An early learning coalition shall amend its school 171 readiness plan to conform to the specific system support 172 services adopted by the Office of Early Learning. System support 173 services shall include, but are not limited to: 174 a. Child care resource and referral services; 175 b. Warm-Line services; 176 c. Eligibility determinations; 177 d. Child performance standards; 178 e. Child screeningand assessment; 179 f. Developmentally appropriate curricula; 180 g. Health and safety requirements; 181 h. Statewide data system requirements; and 182 i. Rating and improvement systems. 183 5.4.Safeguard the effective use of and prioritize federal 184 and,state funds for direct services, local, and private185resourcesto achieve the highest possible level of school 186 readiness for the children in this state. 187 6.5.Adopt a rule establishing criteria for the expenditure 188 of funds designated for the purpose of funding activities to 189 improve the quality of child care within the state in accordance 190 with s. 658G of the federal Child Care and Development Block 191 Grant Act. 192 7.6.Provide technical assistance to early learning 193 coalitions in a manner determined by the Office of Early 194 Learning based upon information obtained by the office from 195 various sources, including, but not limited to, public input, 196 government reports, private interest group reports, office 197 monitoring visits, and coalition requests for service. 198 8.7.In cooperation with the early learning coalitions, 199 coordinate with the Child Care Services Program Office of the 200 Department of Children and Family Services to minimize 201 duplicating interagency activities, health and safety 202 monitoring, and acquiring and composing data pertaining to child 203 care training and credentialing. 204 9.8.Develop and adopt performance standards and outcome 205 measures for school readiness programs. The performance 206 standards must address the age-appropriate progress of children 207 in the development of school readiness skills. The performance 208 standards for children from birth to 5 years of age in school 209 readiness programs must be integrated with the performance 210 standards adopted by the Department of Education for children in 211 the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program under s. 212 1002.67. 213 10. By July 1, 2013, identify a preassessment and 214 postassessment aligned with the performance standards adopted 215 under subparagraph 9. The preassessments and postassessments 216 shall begin immediately after adoption and shall be used by 217 school readiness program providers. The office shall collect the 218 results of the preassessments and postassessments statewide to 219 evaluate the effectiveness of the school readiness program. At a 220 minimum, a preassessment shall be administered to each child who 221 participates in a school readiness program within the first 45 222 days after enrollment. By May 30 of each year, a postassessment 223 shall be administered to each child who participates in a 224 provider’s program for at least the previous 6 months. 225 11.9.Adopt a statewide, standardizedstandardcontract 226 that must be used by the coalitions when contracting with school 227 readiness providers. The office shall prohibit the coalitions 228 from adopting addenda to the contract. 229 12. Adopt a statewide, standardized contract monitoring 230 tool that must be used by each early learning coalition when 231 monitoring the compliance of school readiness providers under 232 the statewide, standardized contract adopted under subparagraph 233 11. 234 (e) The Office of Early Learning may adopt rules under ss. 235 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer the provisions of law 236 conferring duties upon the office, including, but not limited 237 to, rules governing the administration of system support 238 services of school readiness programs, the adoption of a uniform 239 chart of accounts, the adoption of a statewide, standardized 240 contract and standardized contract monitoring tool, the 241 collection of data, the approval of early learning coalitions 242 and school readiness plans, the provision of a method whereby an 243 early learning coalition may serve two or more counties, the 244 award of incentives to early learning coalitions, child 245 performance standards, child outcome measures, the issuance of 246 waivers, and the implementation of the state’s Child Care and 247 Development Fund Plan as approved by the federal Administration 248 for Children and Families. 249 (f) The Office of Early Learning shall have all powers 250 necessary to administer this section, including, but not limited 251 to, the power to receive and accept grants, loans, or advances 252 of funds from any public or private agency and to receive and 253 accept from any source contributions of money, property, labor, 254 or any other thing of value, to be held, used, and applied for 255 purposes of this section. 256 (g) Except as provided by law, the Office of Early Learning 257 may not impose requirements on a child care or early childhood 258 education provider that does not deliver services under the 259 school readiness programs or receive state or federal funds 260 under this section. 261 (h) The Office of Early Learning shall have a budget for 262 school readiness programs, which shall be financed through an 263 annual appropriation made for purposes of this section in the 264 General Appropriations Act. 265 (i) The Office of Early Learning shall coordinate with 266 other state agencies to perform data matches on families 267 participating in the school readiness program in order to ensure 268 proper eligibility for the school readiness program. 269 (j)(i)The Office of Early Learning shall coordinate the 270 efforts toward school readiness in this state and provide 271 independent policy analyses, data analyses, and recommendations 272 to the Governor, the State Board of Education, and the 273 Legislature. 274 (k)(j)The Office of Early Learning shall require that 275 school readiness programs, at a minimum, enhance the age 276 appropriate progress of each child in attaining the performance 277 standards adopted under subparagraph (d)9.(d)8.and in the 278 development of the following school readiness skills: 279 1. Compliance with rules, limitations, and routines. 280 2. Ability to perform tasks. 281 3. Interactions with adults. 282 4. Interactions with peers. 283 5. Ability to cope with challenges. 284 6. Self-help skills. 285 7. Ability to express the child’s needs. 286 8. Verbal communication skills. 287 9. Problem-solving skills. 288 10. Following of verbal directions. 289 11. Demonstration of curiosity, persistence, and 290 exploratory behavior. 291 12. Interest in books and other printed materials. 292 13. Paying attention to stories. 293 14. Participation in art and music activities. 294 15. Ability to identify colors, geometric shapes, letters 295 of the alphabet, numbers, and spatial and temporal 296 relationships. 297 298 Within 30 days after enrollment in the school readiness program, 299 the early learning coalition must ensure that the program 300 provider obtains information regarding the child’s 301 immunizations, physical development, and other health 302 requirements as necessary, including appropriate vision and 303 hearing screening and examinations.For a program provider304licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services, the305provider’s compliance with s.402.305(9), as verified pursuant306to s.402.311, shall satisfy this requirement.307 (l)(k)The Office of Early Learning shall conduct studies 308 and planning activities related to the overall improvement and 309 effectiveness of the outcome measures adopted by the office for 310 school readiness programs and the specific system support 311 services to address the state’s school readiness programs 312 adopted by the Office of Early Learning in accordance with 313 subparagraph (d)4.(d)3. 314 (m)(l)The Office of Early Learning shall monitor and 315 evaluate the performance of each early learning coalition in 316 administering the school readiness program, implementing the 317 coalition’s school readiness plan, and administering the 318 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. These monitoring 319 and performance evaluations must include, at a minimum, onsite 320 monitoring of each coalition’s finances, management, operations, 321 and programs. 322 (n)(m)The Office of Early Learning shall submit an annual 323 report of its activities conducted under this section to the 324 Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House 325 of Representatives, and the minority leaders of both houses of 326 the Legislature. In addition, the Office of Early Learning’s 327 reports and recommendations shall be made available to the 328 Florida Early Learning Advisory Council and other appropriate 329 state agencies and entities. The annual report must provide an 330 analysis of school readiness activities across the state, 331 including the number of children who were served in the 332 programs. 333 (o)(n)The Office of Early Learning shall work with the 334 early learning coalitions to ensure availability of training and 335 support for parental involvement in children’s early education 336 and to provide family literacy activities and services. 337 (5) CREATION OF EARLY LEARNING COALITIONS.— 338 (a) Early learning coalitions.— 339 1. Each early learning coalition shall maintain direct 340 enhancement services at the local level and ensure access to 341 such services in all 67 counties. 342 2. The Office of Early Learning shall establish the minimum 343 number of children to be served by each early learning coalition 344 through the coalition’s school readiness program. The Office of 345 Early Learning may only approve school readiness plans in 346 accordance with this minimum number. The minimum number must be 347 uniform for every early learning coalition and must: 348 a. Permit 31 or fewer coalitions to be established; and 349 b. Require each coalition to serve at least 1,7002,000350 children based upon the average number of all children served 351 per month through the coalition’s school readiness program 352 during the previous 12 months. 353 3. If an early learning coalition would serve fewer 354 children than the minimum number established under subparagraph 355 2., the coalition must merge with another county to form a 356 multicounty coalition. The Office of Early Learning shall adopt 357 procedures for merging early learning coalitions, including 358 procedures for the consolidation of merging coalitions, and for 359 the early termination of the terms of coalition members which 360 are necessary to accomplish the mergers.However, the Office of361Early Learning shall grant a waiver to an early learning362coalition to serve fewer children than the minimum number363established under subparagraph 2., if:364a. The Office of Early Learning has determined during the365most recent review of the coalition’s school readiness plan, or366through monitoring and performance evaluations conducted under367paragraph (4)(l), that the coalition has substantially368implemented its plan;369b. The coalition demonstrates to the Office of Early370Learning the coalition’s ability to effectively and efficiently371implement the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; and372c. The coalition demonstrates to the Office of Early373Learning that the coalition can perform its duties in accordance374with law.375 376If an early learning coalition fails or refuses to merge as377required by this subparagraph, the Office of Early Learning may378dissolve the coalition and temporarily contract with a qualified379entity to continue school readiness and prekindergarten services380in the coalition’s county or multicounty region until the office381reestablishes the coalition and a new school readiness plan is382approved by the office.383 4. Each early learning coalition shall be composed of at 384 least 15 members but not more than 30 members. The Office of 385 Early Learning shall adopt standards establishing within this 386 range the minimum and maximum number of members that may be 387 appointed to an early learning coalition and procedures for 388 identifying which members have voting privileges under 389 subparagraph 6. These standards must include variations for a 390 coalition serving a multicounty region. Each early learning 391 coalition must comply with these standards. 392 5. The Governor shall appoint the chair and two other 393 members of each early learning coalition, who must each meet the 394 same qualifications as private sector business members appointed 395 by the coalition under subparagraph 7. 396 6. Each early learning coalition must include the following 397 member positions; however, in a multicounty coalition, each ex 398 officio member position may be filled by multiple nonvoting 399 members but no more than one voting member shall be seated per 400 member position. If an early learning coalition has more than 401 one member representing the same entity, only one of such 402 members may serve as a voting member: 403 a. A Department of Children and Family Services circuit 404 administrator or his or her designee who is authorized to make 405 decisions on behalf of the department. 406 b. A district superintendent of schools or his or her 407 designee who is authorized to make decisions on behalf of the 408 district. 409 c. A regional workforce board executive director or his or 410 her designee. 411 d. A county health department director or his or her 412 designee. 413 e. A children’s services council or juvenile welfare board 414 chair or executive director, if applicable. 415 f. An agency head of a local licensing agency as defined in 416 s. 402.302, where applicable. 417 g. A president of a community college or his or her 418 designee. 419 h. One member appointed by a board of county commissioners 420 or the governing board of a municipality. 421 i. A central agency administrator, where applicable. 422 j. A Head Start director. 423 k. A representative of private for-profit child care 424 providers, including private for-profit family day care homes. 425 l. A representative of faith-based child care providers. 426 m. A representative of programs for children with 427 disabilities under the federal Individuals with Disabilities 428 Education Act. 429 7. Including the members appointed by the Governor under 430 subparagraph 5., more than one-third of the members of each 431 early learning coalition must be private sector business members 432 who do not have, and none of whose relatives as defined in s. 433 112.3143 has, a substantial financial interest in the design or 434 delivery of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program 435 created under part V of chapter 1002 or the coalition’s school 436 readiness program. To meet this requirement an early learning 437 coalition must appoint additional members. The Office of Early 438 Learning shall establish criteria for appointing private sector 439 business members. These criteria must include standards for 440 determining whether a member or relative has a substantial 441 financial interest in the design or delivery of the Voluntary 442 Prekindergarten Education Program or the coalition’s school 443 readiness program. 444 8. A majority of the voting membership of an early learning 445 coalition constitutes a quorum required to conduct the business 446 of the coalition. An early learning coalition board may use any 447 method of telecommunications to conduct meetings, including 448 establishing a quorum through telecommunications, provided that 449 the public is given proper notice of a telecommunications 450 meeting and reasonable access to observe and, when appropriate, 451 participate. 452 9. A voting member of an early learning coalition may not 453 appoint a designee to act in his or her place, except as 454 otherwise provided in this paragraph. A voting member may send a 455 representative to coalition meetings, but that representative 456 does not have voting privileges. When a district administrator 457 for the Department of Children and Family Services appoints a 458 designee to an early learning coalition, the designee is the 459 voting member of the coalition, and any individual attending in 460 the designee’s place, including the district administrator, does 461 not have voting privileges. 462 10. Each member of an early learning coalition is subject 463 to ss. 112.313, 112.3135, and 112.3143. For purposes of s. 464 112.3143(3)(a), each voting member is a local public officer who 465 must abstain from voting when a voting conflict exists. 466 11. For purposes of tort liability, each member or employee 467 of an early learning coalition shall be governed by s. 768.28. 468 12. An early learning coalition serving a multicounty 469 region must include representation from each county. 470 13. Each early learning coalition shall establish terms for 471 all appointed members of the coalition. The terms must be 472 staggered and must be a uniform length that does not exceed 4 473 years per term. Coalition chairs shall be appointed for 4 years 474 in conjunction with their membership on the Early Learning 475 Advisory Council under s. 20.052. Appointed members may serve a 476 maximum of two consecutive terms. When a vacancy occurs in an 477 appointed position, the coalition must advertise the vacancy. 478 (b) Limitation.—Except as provided by law, the early 479 learning coalitions may not impose requirements on a child care 480 or early childhood education provider that does not deliver 481 services under the school readiness programs or receive state, 482 federal, required maintenance of effort, or matching funds under 483 this section. 484 (c) Program expectations.— 485 1. The school readiness program must meet the following 486 expectations: 487 a. The program must, at a minimum, enhance the age 488 appropriate progress of each child in attaining the performance 489 standards and outcome measures adopted by the Office of Early 490 Learning. 491 b. The program must provide extended-day and extended-year 492 services to the maximum extent possible without compromising the 493 quality of the program to meet the needs of parents who work. 494 c. The program must provide a coordinated professional 495 development system that supports the achievement and maintenance 496 of core competencies by school readiness instructors in helping 497 children attain the performance standards and outcome measures 498 adopted by the Office of Early Learning. 499 d. There must be expanded access to community services and 500 resources for families to help achieve economic self 501 sufficiency. 502 e. There must be a single point of entry and unified 503 waiting list. As used in this sub-subparagraph, the term “single 504 point of entry” means an integrated information system that 505 allows a parent to enroll his or her child in the school 506 readiness program at various locations throughout a county, that 507 may allow a parent to enroll his or her child by telephone or 508 through an Internet website, and that uses a unified waiting 509 list to track eligible children waiting for enrollment in the 510 school readiness program. The Office of Early Learning shall 511 establish through technology a single statewide information 512 system that each coalition must use for the purposes of managing 513 the single point of entry, tracking children’s progress, 514 coordinating services among stakeholders, determining 515 eligibility, tracking child attendance, and streamlining 516 administrative processes for providers and early learning 517 coalitions. 518f. The Office of Early Learning must consider the access of519eligible children to the school readiness program, as520demonstrated in part by waiting lists, before approving a521proposed increase in payment rates submitted by an early522learning coalition. In addition, early learning coalitions shall523use school readiness funds made available due to enrollment524shifts from school readiness programs to the Voluntary525Prekindergarten Education Program for increasing the number of526children served in school readiness programs before increasing527payment rates.528 f.g.The program must meet all state licensing guidelines, 529 where applicable. 530 g.h.The program must ensure that minimum standards for 531 child discipline practices are age-appropriate. Such standards 532 must provide that children not be subjected to discipline that 533 is severe, humiliating, or frightening or discipline that is 534 associated with food, rest, or toileting. Spanking or any other 535 form of physical punishment is prohibited. 536 2. Each early learning coalition must implement a 537 comprehensive program of school readiness services in accordance 538 with the rules adopted by the office which enhance the 539 cognitive, social, and physical development of children to 540 achieve the performance standards and outcome measures. At a 541 minimum, these programs must contain the following system 542 support service elements: 543 a. Developmentally appropriate curriculum designed to 544 enhance the age-appropriate progress of children in attaining 545 the performance standards adopted by the Office of Early 546 Learning under subparagraph (4)(d)9(4)(d)8. 547 b. A character development program to develop basic values. 548 c. An age-appropriate screening of each child’s 549 development. 550 d. An age-appropriate preassessment and postassessment of 551 children as provided in subsection (4)assessment administered552to children when they enter a program and an age-appropriate553assessment administered to children when they leave the program. 554 e. An appropriate staff-to-children ratio, pursuant to s. 555 402.305(4) or s. 402.302(8) or (11), as applicable, and as 556 verified pursuant to s. 402.311. 557 f. A healthy and safe environment pursuant to s. 558 401.305(5), (6), and (7), as applicable, and as verified 559 pursuant to s. 402.311. 560 g. A resource and referral network established under s. 561 411.0101 to assist parents in making an informed choice and a 562 regional Warm-Line under s. 411.01015. 563 564 The Office of Early Learning and early learning coalitions shall 565 coordinate with the Child Care Services Program Office of the 566 Department of Children and Family Services to minimize 567 duplicating interagency activities pertaining to acquiring and 568 composing data for child care training and credentialing. 569 (d) Implementation.— 570 1. An early learning coalition may not implement the school 571 readiness program until the coalition’s school readiness plan is 572 approved by the Office of Early Learning. 573 2. Each early learning coalition shall coordinate with one 574 another to implement a comprehensive program of school readiness 575 services which enhances the cognitive, social, physical, and 576 moral character of the children to achieve the performance 577 standards and outcome measures and which helps families achieve 578 economic self-sufficiency. Such program must contain, at a 579 minimum, the following elements: 580 a. Implement the school readiness program to meet the 581 requirements of this section and the system support services, 582 performance standards, and outcome measures adopted by the 583 Office of Early Learning. 584 b. Demonstrate how the program will ensure that each child 585 from birth through 5 years of age in a publicly funded school 586 readiness program receives scheduled activities and instruction 587 designed to enhance the age-appropriate progress of the children 588 in attaining the performance standards adopted by the department 589 under subparagraph (4)(d)9(4)(d)8. 590 c. Ensure that the coalition has solicited and considered 591 comments regarding the proposed school readiness plan from the 592 local community. 593 594 Before implementing the school readiness program, the early 595 learning coalition must submit the plan to the office for 596 approval. The office may approve the plan, reject the plan, or 597 approve the plan with conditions. The office shall review school 598 readiness plans at least every 2 years. 599 3. If the Office of Early Learning determines during the 600 review of school readiness plans, or through monitoring and 601 performance evaluations conducted under paragraph (4)(m)(4)(l), 602 that an early learning coalition has not substantially 603 implemented its plan, has not substantially met the performance 604 standards and outcome measures adopted by the office, or has not 605 effectively administered the school readiness program or 606 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, the office may 607 dissolve the coalition and temporarily contract with a qualified 608 entity to continue school readiness and prekindergarten services 609 in the coalition’s county or multicounty region until the office 610 reestablishes the coalition and a new school readiness plan is 611 approved in accordance with the rules adopted by the office. 612 4. The Office of Early Learning shall adopt rules 613 establishing criteria for the approval of school readiness 614 plans. The criteria must be consistent with the system support 615 services, performance standards, and outcome measures adopted by 616 the office and must require each approved plan to include the 617 following minimum standards for the school readiness program: 618 a. A community plan that addresses the needs of all 619 children and providers within the coalition’s county or 620 multicounty region. 621 b. Require a parent copayment of at least 10 percent of a 622 family’s incomeA sliding fee scale establishing a copayment for623parents based upon their ability to pay, which is the same for 624 all program providers. An early learning coalition may grant a 625 waiver from the required parent copayment on a case-by-case 626 basis and in accordance with federal law. 627 c. A choice of settings and locations in licensed, 628 registered, religious-exempt, or school-based programs to be 629 provided to parents. 630 d. Specific eligibility priorities for children in 631 accordance with subsection (6). 632 e. Performance standards and outcome measures adopted by 633 the office. 634f. Payment rates adopted by the early learning coalitions635and approved by the office. Payment rates may not have the636effect of limiting parental choice or creating standards or637levels of services that have not been expressly established by638the Legislature, unless the creation of such standards or levels639of service, which must be uniform throughout the state, has been640approved by the Federal Government and result in the state being641eligible to receive additional federal funds available for early642learning on a statewide basis.643 f.g.Direct enhancement services for families and children. 644 System support and direct enhancement services shall be in 645 addition to payments for the placement of children in school 646 readiness programs. Direct enhancement services for families may 647 include parent training and involvement activities and 648 strategies to meet the needs of unique populations and local 649 eligibility priorities. Enhancement services for children may 650 include provider supports and professional development approved 651 in the plan by the Office of Early Learning. 652 g.h.The business organization of the early learning 653 coalition, which must include the coalition’s articles of 654 incorporation and bylaws if the coalition is organized as a 655 corporation. If the coalition is not organized as a corporation 656 or other business entity, the plan must include the contract 657 with a fiscal agent. An early learning coalition may contract 658 with other coalitions to achieve efficiency in multicounty 659 services, and these contracts may be part of the coalition’s 660 school readiness plan. 661 h.i.The implementation of locally developed quality 662 programs in accordance with the requirements adopted by the 663 office under subparagraph (4)(d)6(4)(d)5. 664 665 The Office of Early Learning may request the Governor to apply 666 for a waiver to allow the coalition to administer the Head Start 667 Program to accomplish the purposes of the school readiness 668 program. 669 5. Persons with an early childhood teaching certificate may 670 provide support and supervision to other staff in the school 671 readiness program. 672 6. An early learning coalition may not implement its school 673 readiness plan until it submits the plan to and receives 674 approval from the Office of Early Learning. Once the plan is 675 approved, the plan and the services provided under the plan 676 shall be controlled by the early learning coalition. The plan 677 shall be reviewed and revised as necessary, but at least 678 biennially. An early learning coalition may not implement the 679 revisions until the coalition submits the revised plan to and 680 receives approval from the office. If the office rejects a 681 revised plan, the coalition must continue to operate under its 682 prior approved plan. 683 7. Section 125.901(2)(a)3. does not apply to school 684 readiness programs. The Office of Early Learning may apply to 685 the Governor and Cabinet for a waiver of, and the Governor and 686 Cabinet may waive, any of the provisions of ss. 411.223 and 687 1003.54, if the waiver is necessary for implementation of school 688 readiness programs. 689 8. Two or more early learning coalitions may join for 690 purposes of planning and implementing a school readiness 691 program. 692 (e) Requests for proposals; payment schedule.— 6931.Each early learning coalition must comply with the 694 procurement and expenditure procedures adopted by the Office of 695 Early Learning, including, but not limited to, applying the 696 procurement and expenditure procedures required by federal law 697 for the expenditure of federal funds. 6982. Each early learning coalition shall adopt a payment699schedule that encompasses all programs funded under this700section. The payment schedule must take into consideration the701prevailing market rate, must include the projected number of702children to be served, and must be submitted for approval by the703Office of Early Learning. Informal child care arrangements shall704be reimbursed at not more than 50 percent of the rate adopted705for a family day care home.706 (f) Evaluation and annual report.—Each early learning 707 coalition shall conduct an evaluation of its implementation of 708 the school readiness program, including system support services, 709 performance standards, and outcome measures, and shall provide 710 an annual report and fiscal statement to the Office of Early 711 Learning. This report must also include an evaluation of the 712 effectiveness of its direct enhancement services and conform to 713 the content and format specifications adopted by the Office of 714 Early Learning. The Office of Early Learning must include an 715 analysis of the early learning coalitions’ reports in the 716 office’s annual report. 717 (6) PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.—The school readiness program is718established for children from birth to the beginning of the719school year for which a child is eligible for admission to720kindergarten in a public school under s.1003.21(1)(a)2. or who721are eligible for any federal subsidized child care program.Each 722 early learning coalition shall give priority for participation 723 in the school readiness program as follows: 724 (a) Priority shall be given first to a child from birth 725 through 12 years of age who is from a family in which there is 726 an adult receiving temporary cash assistance who is subject to 727 federal work requirements. 728 (b) Priority shall be given next to an at-riskachild from 729 birth through 12 years of age who is eligible for a school 730 readiness program but who has not yet entered school, who is 731 served by the Family Safety Program Office of the Department of 732 Children and Family Services or a community-based lead agency 733 under chapter 39 or chapter 409, and for whom child care is 734 needed to minimize risk of further abuse, neglect, or 735 abandonment. 736 (c) Priority shall be given next to a child from birth 737 through the beginning of the school year for which the child is 738 eligible for admission to kindergarten in a public school under 739 s. 1003.21(1)(a)2., who is from a working family that is 740 economically disadvantaged, including children of agricultural 741 workers. However, the child ceases to be eligible if his or her 742 family income exceeds 200 percent of the federal poverty level. 743 In addition, priority shall be given to a child who has special 744 needs, who is 3 through 5 years of age, who has been determined 745 eligible as a student with disabilities, and who has a current 746 individual education plan. 747 (d) Priority shall be given next to a child who is younger 748 than 13 years of age and who is a sibling of a child enrolled in 749 the school readiness program under paragraph (c). 750 (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(d), priority shall be 751 given last to a child who otherwise meets the eligibility 752 criteria in paragraph (c), but who is also enrolled concurrently 753 in the federal Head Start program and the Voluntary 754 Prekindergarten Education Program. 755 756 An early learning coalition may not disenroll any school 757 readiness child who is receiving services under the eligibility 758 priorities in effect on June 30, 2012, until such child is no 759 longer eligible under those priorities. An early learning 760 coalition shall enroll all eligible children, including those 761 from its waiting list, in accordance with the eligibility 762 priorities in this paragraph. 763(c)Subsequent priority shall be given to a child who meets764one or more of the following criteria:7651. A child who is younger than the age of kindergarten766eligibility and:767a. Is at risk of welfare dependency, including an768economically disadvantaged child, a child of a participant in769the welfare transition program, a child of a migratory770agricultural worker, or a child of a teen parent.771b. Is a member of a working family that is economically772disadvantaged.773c. For whom financial assistance is provided through the774Relative Caregiver Program under s.39.5085.7752. A 3-year-old child or 4-year-old child who may not be776economically disadvantaged but who has a disability; has been777served in a specific part-time exceptional education program or778a combination of part-time exceptional education programs with779required special services, aids, or equipment; and was780previously reported for funding part time under the Florida781Education Finance Program as an exceptional student.7823. An economically disadvantaged child, a child with a783disability, or a child at risk of future school failure, from784birth to 4 years of age, who is served at home through a home785visitor program and an intensive parent education program.7864. A child who meets federal and state eligibility787requirements for the migrant preschool program but who is not788economically disadvantaged.789 790 As used in this paragraph, the term “economically disadvantaged” 791 means having a family income that does not exceed 150 percent of 792 the federal poverty level. Notwithstanding any change in a 793 family’s economic status, but subject to additional family 794 contributions in accordance with the parent copayment under sub 795 subparagraph (5)(d)4.b.sliding fee scale, a child who meets the 796 eligibility requirements upon initial registration for the 797 program remains eligible until the beginning of the school year 798 for which the child is eligible for admission to kindergarten in 799 a public school under s. 1003.21(1)(a)2. 800 (7) PARENTAL CHOICE.— 801 (a) Parental choice of child care providers shall be 802 established, to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance 803 with 45 C.F.R. s. 98.30. 804 (b) As used in this subsection, the term “payment 805 certificate” means a child care certificate as defined in 45 806 C.F.R. s. 98.2. 807 (c) The school readiness program shall, in accordance with 808 45 C.F.R. s. 98.30, provide parental choice through a payment 809 certificate that ensures, to the maximum extent possible, 810 flexibility in the school readiness program and payment 811 arrangements. The payment certificate must bear the names of the 812 beneficiary and the program provider and, when redeemed, must 813 bear the signatures of both the beneficiary and an authorized 814 representative of the provider. 815 (d) If it is determined that a provider has given any cash 816 to the beneficiary in return for receiving a payment 817 certificate, the early learning coalition or its fiscal agent 818 shall refer the matter to the Department of Financial Services 819 pursuant to s. 414.411 for investigation. 820 (e) The office of the Chief Financial Officer shall 821 establish an electronic transfer system for the disbursement of 822 funds in accordance with this subsection. Each early learning 823 coalition shall fully implement the electronic funds transfer 824 system within 2 years after approval of the coalition’s school 825 readiness plan, unless a waiver is obtained from the Office of 826 Early Learning. 827 (8) STANDARDS; OUTCOME MEASURES.—A program provider 828 participating in the school readiness program must meet the 829 performance standards and outcome measures adopted by the Office 830 of Early Learning. 831 (9) FUNDING; SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM.— 832 (a) Funding for the school readiness program shall be 833 allocated among the early learning coalitions in accordance with 834 this section or as provided in the General Appropriations Act. 835It is the intent of this section to establish an integrated and836quality seamless service delivery system for all publicly funded837early childhood education and child care programs operating in838this state.839 (b)1. The Office of Early Learning shall administer school 840 readiness funds, plans, and policies and shall prepare and 841 submit a unified budget request for the school readiness system 842 in accordance with chapter 216. 843 2. All instructions to early learning coalitions for 844 administering this section shall emanate from the Office of 845 Early Learning in accordance with the policies of the 846 Legislature. 847 (c) The Office of Early Learning, subject to legislative 848 notice and review under s. 216.177, shall establish a formula 849 for the allocation of all state and federal school readiness 850 funds provided for children participating in the school 851 readiness program, whether served by a public or private 852 provider, based upon equity for each county. The allocation 853 formula must be submitted to the Governor, the chair of the 854 Senate Ways and Means Committee or its successor, and the chair 855 of the House of Representatives Fiscal Council or its successor 856 no later than January 1 of each year. If the Legislature 857 specifies changes to the allocation formula, the Office of Early 858 Learning shall allocate funds as specified in the General 859 Appropriations Act. 860 (d) All state, federal, and required local maintenance-of 861 effort or matching funds provided to an early learning coalition 862 for purposes of this section shall be used for implementation of 863 its approved school readiness plan, including the hiring of 864 staff to effectively operate the coalition’s school readiness 865 program. As part of plan approval and periodic plan review, the 866 Office of Early Learning shall require that administrative costs 867 be kept to the minimum necessary for efficient and effective 868 administration of the school readiness plan, but no more than 18 869 percent may be used for administrative, nondirect, and quality 870 expenditures, of which the total administrative expenditures 871 must not exceed 45percentunless specifically waived by the872Office of Early Learning. The Office of Early Learning may 873 provide a waiver of this limitation to an early learning 874 coalition during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years if the 875 early learning coalition provides adequate documentation 876 justifying why it could not meet this limitation.The Office of877Early Learning shall annually report to the Legislature any878problems relating to administrative costs.879 (e) For each early learning coalition, the Office of Early 880 Learning shall adopt payment rates for school readiness 881 providers based on the prevailing market rate schedule 882 calculated under s. 411.01013. By July 1, 2015, the Office of 883 Early Learning shall ensure that the payment rates are uniform 884 statewide by care level and provider type. Each school readiness 885 provider payment shall be based on the uniform statewide rate 886 multiplied by the district cost differential as determined in s. 887 1011.62(2) for the county in which the school readiness provider 888 is located. 889 (f)(e)The Office of Early Learning shall annually 890 distribute, to a maximum extent practicable, all eligible funds 891 provided under this section as block grants to the early 892 learning coalitions in accordance with the terms and conditions 893 specified by the office. 894 (g)(f)State funds appropriated for the school readiness 895 program may not be used for the construction of new facilities 896 or the purchase of buses. 897 (h)(g)All cost savings and all revenues received through a 898 mandatory parent copaymentsliding fee scaleshall be used to 899 help fund each early learning coalition’s school readiness 900 program. 901 (10) CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.—If a conflict exists between 902 this section and federal requirements, the federal requirements 903 control. 904 (11) INVESTIGATIONS OF FRAUD OR OVERPAYMENT; PENALTIES.— 905 (a) The Office of Early Learning may investigate early 906 learning coalitions, recipients, and providers of the school 907 readiness program. While conducting such investigation, the 908 office may examine all records, including electronic benefits 909 transfer records and make inquiry of all persons who may have 910 knowledge as to any irregularity incidental to the disbursement 911 of public moneys or other items or benefits authorizations to 912 recipients. All school readiness recipients, as a condition 913 precedent to qualification for public assistance under this 914 chapter, must give in writing, on a form prescribed by rule of 915 the Office of Early Learning, to the early learning coalition 916 and to the Office of Early Learning, consent to make inquiry of 917 past or present employers and records, financial or otherwise. 918 (b) The Office of Early Learning may employ persons having 919 qualifications that are useful in conducting an investigation 920 authorized under this subsection. 921 (c) The results of the investigation shall be reported by 922 the Office of Early Learning to the appropriate legislative 923 committees, the Department of Education, the Department of 924 Financial Services, the Department of Children and Family 925 Services, and to such others as the office may determine 926 appropriate. 927 (d) The Department of Financial Services, the Department of 928 Education, and the Department of Children and Family Services 929 shall report to the Office of Early Learning the final 930 disposition of all cases wherein action has been taken, whether 931 criminal, civil, or administrative, based upon information 932 furnished by the Office of Early Learning. 933 (e) All lawful fees and expenses of officers and witnesses, 934 expenses incident to taking testimony and transcripts of 935 testimony, and proceedings are a proper charge to the Office of 936 Early Learning. 937 (f) This subsection shall be liberally construed in order 938 to effectively carry out the purposes of this subsection in the 939 interest of protecting public moneys and other public property. 940 (g) Based on the results of the investigation, in addition 941 to the reporting requirement in paragraph (c), the Office of 942 Early Learning may refer the investigation for criminal 943 prosecution, seek civil enforcement, or refer the matter to the 944 applicable early learning coalition. 945 (h) When the early learning coalition receives the referral 946 described in paragraph (g), the early learning coalition may 947 pursue reimbursement through the court system, suspend or deny 948 the provider or client from further participation in the school 949 readiness program, or create a repayment plan or other 950 appropriate civil or administrative remedies. 951 (i) If an early learning coalition or other subrecipient 952 reviews and determines that a school readiness provider has 953 fraudulently misrepresented enrollment or attendance in order to 954 receive funds related to the school readiness program, the early 955 learning coalition or other subrecipient may not contract or use 956 the services of that provider for a minimum of 3 years after 957 such determination. 958 (j) If a school readiness provider, after the investigation 959 and adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction, has been 960 convicted of fraudulently misrepresenting eligibility, 961 enrollment, or attendance related to the school readiness 962 program, the early learning coalition shall permanently refrain 963 from contracting with, or using the services of, that provider. 964 (k) As a condition of school readiness eligibility, subject 965 to federal approval, a school readiness recipient shall agree in 966 writing to forfeit all entitlements to any goods or services 967 provided through the school readiness program for 3 years if the 968 school readiness recipient has been found to have committed 969 public assistance fraud, through judicial or administrative 970 determination. This paragraph applies only to the school 971 readiness recipient found to have committed or participated in 972 public assistance fraud and does not apply to any family member 973 of the recipient who was not involved in the fraud. 974(11) SUBSTITUTE INSTRUCTORS.—Each school district shall975make a list of all individuals currently eligible to act as a976substitute teacher within the county pursuant to the rules977adopted by the school district pursuant to s.1012.35available978to an early learning coalition serving students within the979school district. Child care facilities, as defined by s.980402.302, may employ individuals listed as substitute instructors981for the purpose of offering the school readiness program, the982Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, and all other983legally operating child care programs.984 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 411.0101, Florida 985 Statutes, is amended to read: 986 411.0101 Child care and early childhood resource and 987 referral.— 988 (1) As a part of the school readiness programs, the Office 989 of Early Learning shall establish a statewide child care 990 resource and referral network that is unbiased and provides 991 referrals to families for child care. Preference shall be given 992 to using the already established early learning coalitions as 993 the child care resource and referral agencies. If an early 994 learning coalition cannot comply with the requirements to offer 995 the resource information component or does not want to offer 996 that service, the early learning coalition shall select the 997 resource and referral agency for its county or multicounty 998 region based upon a request for proposal pursuant to s. 999 411.01(5)(e)411.01(5)(e)1. 1000 Section 3. Section 411.01013, Florida Statutes, is amended 1001 to read: 1002 411.01013 Prevailing market rate schedule.— 1003(1) As used in this section, the term:1004(a) “Market rate” means the price that a child care1005provider charges for daily, weekly, or monthly child care1006services.1007(b) “Prevailing market rate” means the annually determined100875th percentile of a reasonable frequency distribution of the1009market rate in a predetermined geographic market at which child1010care providers charge a person for child care services.1011 (1)(2)The Office of Early Learning shall establish 1012procedures fortheadoption of aprevailing market rate 1013 schedule. The schedule mustinclude, at a minimum, county-by1014county rates: 1015(a) At the prevailing market rate, plus the maximum rate,1016for child care providers that hold a Gold Seal Quality Care1017designation under s.402.281.1018(b) At the prevailing market rate for child care providers1019that do not hold a Gold Seal Quality Care designation.1020(3) The prevailing market rate schedule, at a minimum,1021must:1022 (a) Differentiate rates by type, including, but not limited 1023 to,a child care provider that holds a Gold Seal Quality Care1024designation under s.402.281,a child care facility licensed 1025 under s. 402.305, a public or nonpublic school exempt from 1026 licensure under s. 402.3025, a faith-based child care facility 1027 exempt from licensure under s. 402.316that does not hold a Gold1028Seal Quality Care designation, a large family child care home 1029 licensed under s. 402.3131, or a family day care home licensed 1030 or registered under s. 402.313. 1031 (b) Differentiate rates by the type of child care services 1032 provided forchildren with special needs or risk categories,1033 infants, toddlers, preschool-age children, and school-age 1034 children. 1035 (c) Differentiate rates between full-time and part-time 1036 child care services. 1037(d) Consider discounted rates for child care services for1038multiple children in a single family.1039 (2)(4)The prevailing market rate schedule must be based 1040 exclusively on the prices charged for child care services. If a 1041 conflict exists between this subsection and federal 1042 requirements, the federal requirements shall control. 1043 (3)(5)Each child care and early childhood education 1044 provider that receives school readiness funds must submit its 1045 market rate by August 1 of each year to the Office of Early 1046 Learning for inclusion in the calculation of the prevailing 1047 market rate schedule.The prevailing market rate shall be1048considered by an early learning coalition in the adoption of a1049payment schedule in accordance with s.411.01(5)(e)2.1050 (4)(6)The officeof Early Learningmay contract with one 1051 or more qualified entities to administer this section and 1052 provide support and technical assistance for child care 1053 providers. 1054 (5)(7)The officeof Early Learningmay adopt rules 1055pursuant to ss.120.536(1) and120.54for establishing 1056 procedures for the collection of child care providers’ market 1057 rate, the calculation of a reasonable frequency distribution of 1058 the market rate, and the publication of a prevailing market rate 1059 schedule. 1060 Section 4. Section 411.0106, Florida Statutes, is amended 1061 to read: 1062 411.0106 Infants and toddlers in state-funded education and 1063 care programs; brain development activities.—Each state-funded 1064 education and care program for children from birth to 5 years of 1065 age must provide activities to foster brain development in 1066 infants and toddlers. A program must provide an environment that 1067 helps children attain the performance standards adopted by the 1068 Office of Early Learning under s. 411.01(4)(d)9.411.01(4)(d)8.1069 and must be rich in language and music and filled with objects 1070 of various colors, shapes, textures, and sizes to stimulate 1071 visual, tactile, auditory, and linguistic senses in the children 1072 and must include classical music and at least 30 minutes of 1073 reading to the children each day. A program may be offered 1074 through an existing early childhood program such as Healthy 1075 Start, the Title I program, the school readiness program, the 1076 Head Start program, or a private child care program. A program 1077 must provide training for the infants’ and toddlers’ parents 1078 including direct dialogue and interaction between teachers and 1079 parents demonstrating the urgency of brain development in the 1080 first year of a child’s life. Family day care centers are 1081 encouraged, but not required, to comply with this section. 1082 Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 1002.71, Florida 1083 Statutes, is amended to read: 1084 1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting.— 1085 (4) Notwithstanding s. 1002.53(3) and subsection (2): 1086 (a) A child who, for any of the prekindergarten programs 1087 listed in s. 1002.53(3), has not completed more than 70 percent 1088 of the hours authorized to be reported for funding under 1089 subsection (2), or has not expended more than 70 percent of the 1090 funds authorized for the child under s. 1002.66, may withdraw 1091 from the program for good cause and reenroll in one of the 1092 programs. The total funding for a child who reenrolls in one of 1093 the programs for good cause may not exceed one full-time 1094 equivalent student. Funding for a child who withdraws and 1095 reenrolls in one of the programs for good cause shall be issued 1096 in accordance with the Office of Early Learning’s uniform 1097 attendance policy adopted pursuant to paragraph (6)(d). 1098 (b) A child who has not substantially completed any of the 1099 prekindergarten programs listed in s. 1002.53(3) may withdraw 1100 from the program due to an extreme hardship that is beyond the 1101 child’s or parent’s control, reenroll in one of the summer 1102 programs, and be reported for funding purposes as a full-time 1103 equivalent student in the summer program for which the child is 1104 reenrolled. 1105 1106 A child may reenroll only once in a prekindergarten program 1107 under this section. A child who reenrolls in a prekindergarten 1108 program under this subsection may not subsequently withdraw from 1109 the program and reenroll, unless the child is granted a good 1110 cause exemption under this subsection. The Office of Early 1111 Learning shall establish criteria specifying whether a good 1112 cause exists for a child to withdraw from a program under 1113 paragraph (a), whether a child has substantially completed a 1114 program under paragraph (b), and whether an extreme hardship 1115 exists which is beyond the child’s or parent’s control under 1116 paragraph (b). The Office of Early Learning shall also establish 1117 criteria for granting a good cause exemption under this 1118 subsection. 1119 Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.