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SENATE BILL NO. 1427

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S1427..........................................................by EDUCATION
HEAD START - Adds to existing law to establish the Head Start Grant and
Training Program, to provide legislative intent and to provide procedures,
standards and rulemaking authority for administration of the program.

02/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/18    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/23    Rpt out - to Fin

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S1427


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1427

                                  BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO THE HEAD START GRANT AND  TRAINING  PROGRAM;  AMENDING  TITLE  33,
 3        IDAHO  CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 52, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, TO
 4        PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING THE HEAD START GRANT
 5        AND TRAINING PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES, STANDARDS  AND  RULEMAKING
 6        AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM.

 7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 8        SECTION  1.  That Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
 9    by the addition thereto of a  NEW CHAPTER , to be known and  desig-
10    nated as Chapter 52, Title 33, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

11                                      CHAPTER 52
12                        HEAD START GRANT AND TRAINING PROGRAM

13        33-5201.  HEAD  START GRANT AND TRAINING PROGRAM LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The
14    legislature finds and declares that head start, the federal program  initiated
15    within the economic opportunity act, is a beneficial program meeting the needs
16    of  Idaho families enrolled in the program. Additional support of the program,
17    through state funds, is therefore warranted and desirable.
18        There is hereby created in the state department  of  education  the  state
19    head  start  grant  and  training program. The purpose of the state head start
20    grant and training program is to distribute state funded grants  to  community
21    grantees,  subject  to  annual  appropriation, to provide state support of the
22    head start opportunity to children and their families.

23        33-5202.  GRANTS AND TRAINING. Appropriations for  the  purposes  of  head
24    start  grants  and  training  shall be administered by the state department of
25    education. Of the appropriations, up to ten percent (10%) may be used to  pro-
26    vide  funds  for  innovative  programs designed either to target resources for
27    particular at-risk groups of children or to provide expanded services  to  the
28    families enrolled in the head start program.
29        All  programs,  except innovative grants, shall meet the performance stan-
30    dards, rules and policies of the head start program. Grantees have the discre-
31    tion to delay enrollment for a prearranged period of  time  until  facilities,
32    staff  and  equipment have been secured. Grants will be awarded at the current
33    average cost per child of the head start program in the state of Idaho.
34        Rules governing the state head start grant and training program to  imple-
35    ment  the  performance standards, rules and policies of the head start program
36    and the provisions of this section, shall be adopted by  the  state  board  of
37    education pursuant to the provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
    The purpose of the State Head Start Grant and Training Program legislation 
    is to extend Head Start services to approximately 255 eligible children this 
    year (15 new classrooms). The request is in keeping with national and 
    other state Head Start initiatives which confirm the importance of early 
    childhood services with a family focused approach. This legislation will 
    require all grantees who apply for the funds to meet the established 
    Performance standards, rules and policies of the Head Start Act.
    
                           FISCAL IMPACT
    
    An appropriation of 1,500,000 will be needed for this expansion of 
    services. This impact statement includes allocating 10% of the funds for 
    training and administration.
    
    Contact
    
    Name: Senator Ingram
    Phone: 332-1328
    
    Name: Rep. Trail
    Phone: 332-3057
    
    Name: Katherine Pavesic
    Phone: 345-1182
    
    Statement of Purpose/Fiscal impact
    
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