Amendment ID: S2973-13-R1

Redraft Amendment 13

Data Advisory Council

Ms. Moran, Mr. Cyr, Ms. Gobi and Ms. Comerford move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 12, in proposed section 12A of chapter 15D, by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- 

“(b) The data advisory commission shall consist of: the commissioner of early education and care or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the secretary of education or a designee; 14 members who shall have demonstrated knowledge and experience in data collection and analysis for the purpose of improving access to high-quality and affordable early education and child care services, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Association for Early Education & Care, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by Neighborhood Villages Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Head Start Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Common Start Coalition, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the Boston Foundation, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc., 1 of whom shall be appointed by Strategies for Children, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be appointed by Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Inc.; and 5 members who shall be appointed by the commissioner, 1 of whom shall be a family child care provider, 1 of whom shall be a center-based provider, 1 of whom shall be a parent of a child currently enrolled in an early education and child care program and 2 of whom shall have professional experience and knowledge in the area of data collection, quality and usage in establishing education policy and improving child and family outcomes. Appointees on the advisory commission shall reflect geographically-diverse regions of the commonwealth to ensure regional equity within the commission.”