05 LC
14 8924
Senate
Bill 1
By:
Senators Smith of the 52nd, Moody of the 56th, Stephens of the 27th, Hamrick of
the 30th, Hill of the 32nd and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the Department of Early Care and Learning, so as to state
legislative findings; to provide that the department shall develop and implement
a plan for effective parent and teacher practices for early learning by children
and a variety of voluntary parent education services; to provide for related
matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Department of Early Care and Learning, is amended by inserting a new Code
Section 20-1A-4.1 to read as follows:
"20-1A-4.1.
(a)
The General Assembly believes that parents are their children´s first and
most important teachers, and, for children to be more successful in school,
parents and families should have access to information about early
learning.
(b)
No later than September 1, 2005, the department must develop and implement a
plan to give parents and teachers tools designed to help children succeed. Such
plan should focus on the learning experiences of children ages birth to five and
should provide effective practices that parents and teachers can use to make
effective decisions about the early learning of children. The plan should
provide a variety of voluntary parent education services, designed to help
parents participate in and support their children´s early learning
experiences. Such plan should also include a description of how such information
will be disseminated to parents and
teachers."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.