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1.An early childhood Iowa area board shall do all of the following:
a.Designate a public agency of this state, as defined in section 28E.2, a community action
agency as defined in section 216A.91, an area education agency established under section
273.2, oranonprofitcorporation, tobethefiscalagentforgrantmoneysandforothermoneys
administered by the area board.
b.Administer early childhood Iowa grant moneys available from the state to the area
board as provided by law and other federal, state, local, and private moneys made available
to the area board. Eligibility for receipt of early childhood Iowa grant moneys shall be limited
to those early childhood Iowa area boards that have developed an approved community plan
in accordance with this chapter. An early childhood Iowa area board may a
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1. An early childhood Iowa area board shall do all of the following:
a. Designate a public agency of this state, as defined in section 28E.2, a community action
agency as defined in section 216A.91, an area education agency established under section
273.2, oranonprofitcorporation, tobethefiscalagentforgrantmoneysandforothermoneys
administered by the area board.
b. Administer early childhood Iowa grant moneys available from the state to the area
board as provided by law and other federal, state, local, and private moneys made available
to the area board. Eligibility for receipt of early childhood Iowa grant moneys shall be limited
to those early childhood Iowa area boards that have developed an approved community plan
in accordance with this chapter. An early childhood Iowa area board may apply to the state
board for any private moneys received by the early childhood Iowa initiative outside of a state
appropriation.
c. Developacomprehensivecommunityplanforprovidingservicesforchildrenfromzero
through age five. At a minimum, the plan shall do all of the following:
(1) Describe community and area needs for children from zero through age five as
identified through ongoing assessments.
(2) Describe the current and desired relationships and services between community
providers.
(3) Identify federal, state, local, and private funding sources available in the early
childhood Iowa area that will be used to provide services to children from zero through age
five.
(4) Describe how funding sources will be used to support young children and their
families.
(5) Identify the desired results and the community-wide indicators the area board expects
to address through implementation of the comprehensive community plan.
d. Submit an annual report on the effectiveness of the community plan in addressing
school readiness and children’s health and safety needs to the state board and to the local
government bodies in the area. The annual report shall indicate the effectiveness of the
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area board in addressing state and locally determined goals and the progress on each of the
community-wide indicators identified by the area board under paragraph “c”, subparagraph
(5). The report shall include an annual budget developed for the following fiscal year for the
area’s comprehensive school ready children grant for providing services for children from
zero through age five, and provide other information specified by the state board, including
budget amendments, as needed. In addition, each area board must comply with reporting
provisionsandotherrequirementsadoptedbythestateboardinimplementingsection256I.9.
e. Function as a coordinating body for services offered by different entities directed to
similar purposes within the area.
f. Assume other responsibilities established by law or administrative rule.
g. Cooperate with the state board, department of education, and school districts and
other local education agencies in securing unique student identifiers, in compliance with all
applicable federal and state confidentiality provisions.
2. An area board may do any of the following:
a. Designate one or more committees to assist with area board functions.
b. Utilize community bodies for input to the area board and implementation of services.
3. An area board shall not be a provider of services to or for the area board.