CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2319

Chapter 395, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



EARLY LEARNING AND PARENTING--COMMUNITY COLLEGES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the House March 6, 2007
  Yeas 96   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 11, 2007
  Yeas 49   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2319 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 9, 2007, 9:50 a.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 11, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 2319
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Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Kagi, P. Sullivan, Wallace, Seaquist, Appleton, Morrell, Goodman, Santos, Wood, Ormsby and Kenney

Read first time 02/20/2007.   Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Children's Services.



     AN ACT Relating to supporting early learning and parenting education opportunities at community colleges; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The state board for community and technical colleges shall conduct an inventory and survey of all campus-based early learning programs and services for the purpose of creating a coordinated system of course offering and early learning education opportunities including parenting education and on-campus child care. The survey shall include, but not be limited to:
     (a) Early learning and parent education courses;
     (b) Parent cooperative classes; and
     (c) Identification of early learning opportunities available on campus, including early childhood education programs and child care programs.
     (2) As a component of the survey, the board shall collect enrollment numbers and populations, program capacity, number of full-time equivalent employees, funding sources, and other data needed to accomplish the goals of the survey.
     (3) The board shall also consult with the department of early learning to further establish processes for developing articulation standards for coursework and training in early childhood development.
     (4) The board shall report back to the legislature by December 1, 2007, with recommendations for an integrated, comprehensive system for strengthening early learning education opportunities and child care services offered on community college campuses and to parents and providers in the community.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act expires January 1, 2008.


         Passed by the House March 6, 2007.
         Passed by the Senate April 11, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor May 9, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 2007.