Amendment ID: S2973-4-R1

Redraft Amendment 4

Representation of Classroom Educators

Mr. Keenan, Ms. Comerford, Ms. Moran, Ms. Rausch and Ms. Gobi move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 11, in proposed section 5A of chapter 15D, by striking out subsection (a) and (b) and inserting in place there of the following subsections:-

“(a) There shall be an early education and child care workforce development advisory council that shall consist of: the secretary of education or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the secretary of labor and workforce development or a designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the commissioner of early education and care or a designee; the commissioner of higher education or a designee; the chairs of the joint committee on education or their designees; the chairs of the joint committee on labor and workforce development or their designees; the chairs of the joint committee on higher education or their designees; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 1 member who shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; the president of the commonwealth corporation or a designee; 3 members with current early education and care experience appointed by the commissioner of early education and care, 1 of whom shall be a family child care provider, 1 of whom shall be a center-based provider and 1 of whom shall be an early education and care provider with not more than 6 years of classroom experience; and the following members who shall be appointed by the co-chairs, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Child Care Resource and Referral Network, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care, 1 of whom shall be a representative of Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Common Start Coalition, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Workforce Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts Inc., 1 of whom shall be the president of a community college or a designee, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Head Start Association, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education, 1 of whom shall be a representative of Strategies for Children, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, 1 of whom shall be a representative of Massachusetts Project Access: Coalition of Faith Based Schools, 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1 of whom shall be a representative of Neighborhood Villages, Inc., 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Service Employees International Union Local 509. Appointees on the advisory council shall reflect geographically diverse regions of the commonwealth to ensure regional equity within the council.

(b) The advisory council shall regularly make recommendations to the secretary of labor and workforce development, the secretary of education, the commissioner of early education and care and the commissioner of higher education on (i) the improvement of the design, oversight and implementation of workforce development programs for early childhood educators and (ii) enhancing professional development and higher education opportunities necessary for the growth and stability of a high quality early education and care workforce.”.