ELC Legislative Committee Meeting July 28, 2017, 11:30 a.m. ELC Board Room I. Welcome & Introductions Alexander Soto II. Approval of Minutes Alexander Soto III. Grade Level Reading Evelio Torres IV. Legislative Agenda Evelio Torres V. Status of Legislative Visits Evelio Torres VI. Outlook for the 2018 Session Diana Ragbeer VII. Strategy for Success Diana Ragbeer VIII. Public Comment Alexander Soto IX. Adjourn Alexander Soto Legislative Committee Meeting January 21st, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Via Conference Call Committee Attendees: Alex Soto (Chair), Adrian Alfonso (via conference call) Committee Absentees: Lucy Piniero Staff Attendees: Evelio Torres, Jackye Russell, Pamela Hollingsworth, Lisa Sanabria I. Welcome and Introductions David Lawrence . A. Soto called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. A quorum was established with one (2) voting members. II. House/Senate Bills Evelio Torres E. Torres discussed the following bills: o After‐school Programs: SB156/HB 133Expand the current version o Medical Assistance Funding for Lawfully Residing Children: SB 248/HB 89 o After‐school Child Care Programs: SB536 o Education/ Relating to Reading Instruction: SB 1068/HB 7021 o Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles: SB 1394/HB 7063 o Eligibility for Employment as Child Care Personnel: SB 1420/HB 1125 o Voluntary Education Prekindergarten Program: SB 1612 SB 1612/HB 1259 o Child Care and Development Block Grant Program: HB 7053 III. Public Comments David Lawrence IV. Adjourn David Lawrence FLORIDA HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVE S ENROLLED CS/HB 7069, Engrossed 1 2017 Legislature 6526 time in the program and makes satisfactory progress toward a 6527 baccalaureate degree with a major in education or a graduate 6528 degree with a major in education, leading to initial 6529 certification. 6530 Section 64. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 6531 1009.605, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 6532 1009.605 Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.— 6533 (2)(a) The corporation shall submit an annual budget 6534 projection to the Department of Education to be included in the 6535 annual legislative budget request. The projection must be based 6536 on the cost to award up to 350 scholarships to new scholars in 6537 the junior year and up to 350 renewal scholarships to the 350 6538 rising seniors. 6539 Section 65. Committee on Early Grade Success.—The 6540 Committee on Early Grade Success, a committee as defined in s. 6541 20.03, Florida Statutes, is created within the Department of 6542 Education to develop a proposal for establishing and 6543 implementing a coordinated child assessment system for the 6544 School Readiness Program, the Voluntary Prekindergarten 6545 Education Program, and the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment 6546 and, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall operate 6547 consistent with s. 20.052, Florida Statutes. 6548 (1) The committee's proposal must include legislative 6549 recommendations for the design and implementation of a 6550 coordinated child assessment system, including, but not limited Page 262 of 274 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb7069-03-er FLORIDA HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVE S ENROLLED CS/HB 7069, Engrossed 1 2017 Legislature 6551 to: 6552 (a) The purpose of a child assessment, with a focus on 6553 developmentally appropriate learning gains. 6554 (b) Attributes for tool selection that provide guidance on 6555 procurement policies. 6556 (c) An implementation schedule and protocols, including 6557 the frequency of data collection and a timeline for training to 6558 ensure reliability of the system. 6559 (d) The methodology for collecting and analyzing data that 6560 define reporting requirements. 6561 (e) A budget for the system, including cost analyses for 6562 purchasing materials and the necessary technology, training to 6563 ensure reliability, and data system management. 6564 (f) Considerations for student privacy and tracking child 6565 development over time. 6566 (2) The committee is composed of 17 members who are 6567 residents of the state and appointed as follows: 6568 (a) Three members appointed by the Governor: 6569 1. One representative from the Office of Early Learning. 6570 2. One representative from the Department of Education. 6571 3. One parent of a child who is 3 to 6 years of age. 6572 (b) Fourteen members jointly appointed by the President of 6573 the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives: 6574 1. One representative of an urban school district. 6575 2. One representative of a rural school district. Page 263 of 274 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb7069-03-er FLORIDA HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVE S ENROLLED CS/HB 7069, Engrossed 1 2017 Legislature 6576 3. One representative of an urban early learning 6577 coalition. 6578 4. One representative of a rural early learning coalition. 6579 5. One representative of an early learning provider. 6580 6. One representative of a faith-based early learning 6581 provider. 6582 7. One representative who is a kindergarten teacher with 6583 at least 5 years of teaching experience. 6584 8. One representative who is an elementary school 6585 principal. 6586 9. Four representatives with subject matter expertise in 6587 early learning, early grade success, or child assessments. The 6588 four representatives may not be direct stakeholders within the 6589 early learning or public school systems or potential recipients 6590 of a contract resulting from the committee's proposal. 6591 10. One member of the Senate. 6592 11. One member of the House of Representatives. 6593 (3) The committee shall elect a chair and vice chair. The 6594 chair must be one of the four members with subject matter 6595 expertise in early learning, early grade success, or child 6596 assessments. The vice chair must be a member appointed by the 6597 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 6598 Representatives, who is not one of the four members who are 6599 subject matter experts in early learning, early grade success, 6600 or child assessments. Members of the committee shall serve Page 264 of 274 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb7069-03-er FLORIDA HOUSE OF REP RESENTATIVE S ENROLLED CS/HB 7069, Engrossed 1 2017 Legislature 6601 without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per 6602 diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061, Florida 6603 Statutes. 6604 (4) The committee must meet at least three times and shall 6605 meet by teleconference or other electronic means, if possible, 6606 to reduce costs. 6607 (5) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum. 6608 (6) The University of Florida Lastinger Center for 6609 Learning shall provide the committee with staff necessary to 6610 assist the committee in the performance of its duties. 6611 (7) The committee shall submit a report of its findings 6612 and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 6613 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 6614 December 1, 2017. Upon submission of the report, the committee 6615 shall expire. 6616 (8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to 6617 implement and administer this section. 6618 Section 66. Section 1013.101, Florida Statutes, is created 6619 to read: 6620 1013.101 Shared use agreements.— 6621 (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds 6622 that greater public access to recreation and sports facilities 6623 is needed to reduce the impact of obesity, diabetes, and other 6624 chronic diseases on personal health and health care 6625 expenditures. Public schools are equipped with taxpayer-funded Page 265 of 274 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb7069-03-er 2016-2017 Legislative Agenda Early education. Lifelong success. PRIORITIES: SCHOOL READINESS & VOLUNTARY PRE-KINDERGARTEN • Increase Program Funding • Increase School Readiness funding to address the • Improve Professional Development waiting list of children 0 – 5 and improve the quality of care. Standards • Incentives for Providers that Promote • Increase training requirements for staff in School Readiness programs, ensuring, at a minimum, all have Quality specialized training for the ages of children in their • Improve Industry Standards care. • Establish a High-Need Community Pay • Establish statewide program performance and Differential/Tiered Reimbursement effectiveness standards and supports. • Raise Health and Safety Requirements • Establish a High-Need Community Pay Differential/ to Improve Child Care Quality Tiered Reimbursement to achieve equity across School Readiness providers. www.elcmdm.org • Enhance resources for families to inform their decision-making regarding selecting good early Questions regarding these legislative learning settings and supports for their children. priorities should be directed to • Improve industry standards that must be met by every Evelio Torres, President and CEO, contracted program offering School Readiness and Early Learning Coalition of Voluntary Pre-kindergarten (VPK). Miami-Dade/Monroe • Increase VPK Base Student Allocation to help [email protected] programs meet State Board of Education performance standards. • Revise the VPK assessment and readiness rate process to incorporate developmentally appropriate practices that address all domains of development and incorporates child progress. • Improve Florida’s national best practices ranking by reducing VPK staff to child ratios back to 1:10 or better. • Improve teacher capacity by increasing