135.174 - LEAD AGENCY AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
135.174 LEAD AGENCY AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
1. The lead agency for support of the early childhood Iowa
council for state agency efforts to develop an early childhood system
for Iowa shall be the department of public health.
2. The department shall work with the early childhood Iowa
council in integrating early care, health, and education systems to
develop an early childhood system for Iowa. The department shall do
all of the following in developing the system:
a. Work with state agencies to enter into memorandums of
understanding outlining the agencies' responsibilities in the system.
b. Work with private businesses, foundations, and nonprofit
organizations in implementing a public-private partnership to develop
and provide funding for the system.
c. Maintain an internet site for distributing the information
provided through the council and its component groups. Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1187, §110