The members of the Pennsylvania State Advisory Council on
Early Childhood Education and Care (Council) shall be appointed by the
Governor, consist of at least 25 but no more than 30 individuals representing
the following sectors and constitute a diverse representation of the
Commonwealth's population. The Governor will fill vacancies as they
occur.
(1) Deputy Secretary for the
Office of Child Development and Early Learning.
(2) Two representatives of institutions of
higher education in the Commonwealth.
(3) Three representatives of local providers
of early childhood education and development services from each of the
following areas:
(i) Child Care.
(ii) Head Start or Early Head Start,
including migrant and seasonal Head Start programs.
(iii) Local educational agencies.
(4) The Commonwealth Director of
Head Start State Collaboration.
(5)
A representative of the Department of Human Services' Office of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services or the Department of Health.
(6) The Chairperson or, if applicable, a
Co-Chairperson of the Early Learning Investment Commission, or the
Chairperson's or, if applicable, the Co-Chairperson's designee.
(7) The Chairperson of the Commonwealth's
State Interagency Coordinating Council.
(8) Three individuals representing families,
including at least one individual who is a current or former recipient of TANF,
Child Care Works or Early Intervention Services.
(9) Seventeen individuals representing any of
the following:
(i) Early Childhood or Family
advocacy organizations.
(ii)
Business and industry.
(iii) Local
governments.
(iv) State corrections
or law enforcement.
(v) The child
welfare community.
(vi) The
children's health community.
(vii)
The early childhood mental health community with experience in providing
trauma-informed care.
(viii) The
philanthropic community.
(ix) The
professional development community that services early learning programs and
practitioners.
(x) Commonwealth
social services agencies.
(xi)
Community-based programs supporting families with young children.
(xii) An other individual who can assist the
Council with the purposes outlined in this subchapter, including, but not
limited to, a representative from any of the subcommittees of the
Council.
