§302A-1506.5 - Early learning facilities; identifying sites.
§302A-1506.5 Early learning facilities; identifying sites. (a) The department of education shall identify unused public school facilities to be used for early learning programs and services. Suitable empty classrooms, as determined by the department, shall be inventoried for potential use for early learning programs and services. Priority shall be given to facilities on sites with sufficient space for three or more classrooms to be renovated or constructed.
(b) The department shall assist in the identification of possible construction sites for private providers to build early learning facilities.
(c) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature and the early learning council no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session on:
(1) The number of classrooms that would be suitable for programs and services in the early learning system established by chapter 302L; and
(2) The cost of renovating these classrooms to meet the standards of programs and services in the early learning system. [L 2005, c 151, §4; am L Sp 2008, c 14, §6]
Cross References
Pre-plus program, see §346-1.7.