C9D0D719ED3F4B3E8725847900677F19 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2019A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For BILL DRAFT REQUESTSINTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESSDate Sep 18, 2019 Location SCR 357 Bill Draft Requests - Committee Discussion Only 12:50:29 PM Jane Ritter, Office of Legislative Legal Services, and Anna Gerstle, Legislative Council Staff, reviewed the process to request bills drafts. They answered questions from the commission. 12:55:10 PM The commission discussed ideas for bill drafts. Representative Sirota presented a request to draft a bill to look comprehensively at education and career pathways and strategies to support early childhood educators and providers. She suggested six areas to explore, including increasing the number of credentialed early childhood teachers; increasing funding for people pursuing credentials in early childhood education; identifying and recruiting mentor teachers; streamlining credentials between early childhood education and K-12 licensure; expanding apprenticeships; and streamlining requirements and paperwork for child care centers. 01:00:41 PM Motion Draft bill on early childhood education career pathways. Moved Sirota Seconded Court Hill Absent McCluskie Wilson Sirota Story YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:00:41 PM Representative McCluskie discussed two bill draft ideas. The first is to include the early childhood mental health consultant structure into statute by defining what the structure looks like, expanding the number of early childhood mental health consultants, determining the necessary credentialing and expertise, and focusing on data, outcomes, and evaluation for such a program. Representative McCluskie answered questions. 01:13:47 PM Motion Draft bill on defining and expanding the Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program. Moved McCluskie Seconded Court Hill Absent McCluskie Wilson Sirota Story YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:13:48 PM Representative McCluskie explained her second bill draft request to incentivize early child care providers to move from a level one or two in the Colorado Shines system into a level three, four, or five, and helping those providers currently rated level three, four, or five maintain their quality and rating. She answered questions. Kristi Koltiska, Executive Director of the Early Childhood Education Association of Colorado, came to the table to answer questions. 01:23:03 PM Motion Draft bill on incentivizing quality in early childhood education and care providers. Moved McCluskie Seconded Court Hill Absent McCluskie Wilson Sirota Story YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:23:05 PM Representative Wilson presented a bill draft request to provide outreach and information on available early child care resources to people in Family, Friend, and Neighbor care networks (FFNs). He answered questions from the commission members. 01:41:27 PM Motion Draft bill establishing the HOME Act. Moved Wilson Seconded Court Hill Absent McCluskie Wilson Sirota Story YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 1 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection