An Act To Include All Children in the Conditions of Education Report

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §10, first ¶,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. J, §1, is amended to read:

The Education Research Institute, referred to in this section as the "institute," is established to collect and analyze education information and perform targeted education research for the Legislature. The institute shall create and maintain an education information system that tracks important early care and education data for public preschool programs, kindergarten and grades one to 12. The institute shall also conduct exploratory, long-term research on education issues.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §10, sub-§2, ¶G,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. J, §1, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §10, sub-§2, ¶H,  as enacted by PL 1995, c. 395, Pt. J, §1, is amended to read:

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §10, sub-§2, ¶I  is enacted to read:

summary

This bill requires the Education Research Institute to include in the information that it collects and analyzes information on early care and public preschool programs. The bill also adds as a member of the steering committee a person from the Maine Children's Growth Council.