Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 111730 |
Printable PDF Format Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 111730 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-711-11 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 9/1/2011 | ||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 9/1/2011 | 11A27 | Adopted | P | |||
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County Attorney | 8/22/2011 | Assigned | Jess M. McCarty | ||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE RACE TO THE TOP EARLY LEARNING CHALLENGE BODY WHEREAS, on May 25, 2011, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new $500 million grant competition, the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, which is open only to states; and WHEREAS, the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge results from business, law enforcement and military leaders advocating for increased investments in early learning to reduce crime, strengthen national security, and boost U.S. competitiveness; and WHEREAS, the Early Learning Challenge will reward states that create comprehensive plans to transform early learning systems with better coordination, clearer learning standards, and meaningful workforce development; and WHEREAS, among other grant criteria for the Early Learning Challenge, states will need to take action to Increase the number and percentage of low-income and disadvantaged children in each age group of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are enrolled in high-quality early learning programs; and Design and implement an integrated system of high-quality early learning programs and services; and Ensure that any use of assessments conforms with the recommendations of the National Research Council�s reports on early childhood; and WHEREAS, research shows that high-quality early learning programs lead to long lasting positive outcomes for children, including increased rates of high school graduation, college attendance and college completion; and WHEREAS, despite these research findings, just 40 percent of 4-year olds in America are currently enrolled in preschool programs; and WHEREAS, the most recent report from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) indicates that, for the first time in a decade, states are reducing some of their key investments in early learning as they deal with budget gaps; and WHEREAS, Early Learning Challenge grants will encourage states to make the best possible use of current federal and state investments in early learning and child care; and WHEREAS, high quality early learning programs mean that children will enter school better prepared with a greater chance of finishing high school and college; and WHEREAS, expanding access to such early education and child care programs will also make it easier for working parents, giving them peace of mind that their children are in a high quality learning environment while they are at work; and WHEREAS, if chosen, Florida has the potential to receive as much as $100 million from 2012 to 2015 through the Early Learning Challenge; and WHEREAS, there may be some question whether Florida is eligible to apply for grant funding through the Early Learning Challenge because Florida passed up $3.4 million in grant funding from the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood and Home Visiting Program; and WHEREAS, this Board strongly urges the State of Florida and Governor Rick Scott to apply for the Race to the Top- Early Learning Challenge, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the State of Florida and Governor Rick Scott to apply for federal grant funding through the Race to the Top- Early Learning Challenge. Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit certified copies of the resolution to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade State Legislative Delegation and the Director of the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. Section 3. Directs the County�s state lobbyists to advocate for the issues identified in Section 1 above, and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to include this item in the 2012 state legislative package. |
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