                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (§ 22.1-289.04)

The Board shall establish an early childhood care and education advisory
committee to advise the Board on programs, systems, and regulations established
pursuant to this chapter. The advisory committee shall include the following
members, who shall represent geographically diverse areas: (i) two
representatives of publicly funded licensed providers, including at least one
for-profit provider; (ii) one representative of an early childhood care and
education entity that is not a publicly funded provider; (iii) two
representatives of early childhood care and education entities that are
license-exempt pursuant to Article 4 (§ 22.1-289.030 et seq.), including one
representative of an early childhood care and education entity that is exempt
from licensure pursuant to § 22.1-289.031; (iv) three representatives of Head
Start providers, one of which shall be operated by a local school division, and
two of which shall not be operated by a local school division; (v) two
representatives from local school divisions or local school boards operating
early childhood programs other than Head Start providers; (vi) two
representatives of nonprofit advocacy organizations in the Commonwealth that
focus on early childhood care and education; (vii) one representative of a
family day home that is a publicly funded provider; (viii) two professionals or
faculty members from an institution of higher education in the Commonwealth who
have child development or early childhood education expertise; (ix) one
representative from the Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics;
(x) one representative from an advocacy or service organization that focuses on
serving children with disabilities; (xi) one representative from a business in
the Commonwealth; (xii) one parent of a child currently enrolled in a preschool
program offered by a publicly funded provider; (xiii) one representative of the
Virginia Council on Private Education; (xiv) one representative from a statewide
nonprofit association in the Commonwealth whose membership includes both
before-school and afterschool nonprofit child care providers and nonprofit
preschool providers; (xv) one representative from a nonprofit entity that
provides child care resource and referral services related to the operation of
early childhood care and education programs; and (xvi) such other members as the
Board may deem appropriate. The Commissioner of Social Services or his designee,
the Secretary of Education or his designee, the Secretary of Health and Human
Resources or his designee, the Superintendent of Public Instruction or his
designee, the Commissioner of the Department of Health or his designee, the
Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services or
his designee, and the Director of the Head Start Collaboration Office shall
serve ex officio without voting privileges. The Board shall establish bylaws for
such advisory committee that include term length and limits for members.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.