Title 8 — Child Safety

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The people of Arizona find that: 1. Early learning experiences directly impact a child's long-term educational success. Research shows that that the majority of a child's brain structure is formed before age three and that the years between bi…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the Arizona early childhood development and health board established by this chapter. 2. "Early childhood development and health programs" means programs and services provid…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. Each regional partnership council shall identify the assets available for early childhood development and health programs in its region, including opportunities for coordination and use of other available funding sources. B. Based on that info…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. Each regional partnership council shall be made up of eleven members who reside or work in the region, including at least: 1. One parent of a child aged five or younger at the time of their appointment to the council. 2. One child care provide…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The executive director of the board shall hire regional directors to provide support to regional partnership councils in meeting their responsibilities. B. With the approval of the board, the executive director may also hire additional regiona…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The board shall designate regions covering the entire state, each of which shall have a regional partnership council as provided by this article. B. When designating regions, the board shall consider existing regional boundaries and organizati…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) Programs undertaken by the board and the regional partnership councils, either directly or through the award of grants, shall accomplish one or more of the following objectives: 1. Improving the quality of early childhood development and health p…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) Grant proposals seeking funding from either the board or a regional partnership council and proposals for programs to be conducted directly by a regional partnership council must include: A. A detailed description of how the funds will be used. B…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. Upon approval of its regional funding plan by the board, each regional partnership council shall publicize the grants permitted by the plan in the community and encourage the submission of grant proposals from public and private entities in th…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. Within 45 days of the end of the program funding or grant period, all regional partnership councils conducting programs directly and all grant recipients must provide the following information in a form prescribed by the board: 1. A descriptio…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The early childhood development and health fund is established consisting of funds transferred pursuant to subsection D; federal, state, local and private funds accepted by the board pursuant to 8-1182; and any monies appropriated to the board…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The board may accept and spend federal, state and local monies and private grants, gifts, contributions and devises to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. B. Federal, state, or local monies received pursuant to this section sh…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) Program and grant funds distributed under this chapter and other expenditures by the board pursuant to section 8-1192 shall supplement, not supplant, other state expenditures on, and federal monies received for, early childhood development and he…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. Upon receipt and approval of the regional partnership councils' needs and assets assessments pursuant to section 8-1161, the board shall begin its annual budgeting process. B. Beginning in 2008, on or before November 1 of each year the board s…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. Of the monies expended in a fiscal year from the program account of the early childhood development and health fund established by section 8-1181, no more than ten percent may be used to fund statewide grants or programs undertaken directly by…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The board shall cause an annual financial audit to be conducted of each of the board's funds, accounts and subaccounts by an independent certified public accountant within one hundred twenty days after the end of the fiscal year. B. The board …

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The Arizona early childhood development and health board consists of nine appointed members and, as non-voting ex officio members, the superintendent of public instruction, the director of the department of health services and the director of …

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The early childhood development and health board shall: 1. Conduct a biannual assessment of existing early childhood development and health programs in the state of Arizona, including an analysis of any unmet early childhood development and he…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) The Arizona early childhood development and health board and the regional partnership councils are public agencies. They are therefore subject to: 1. The open meeting law, title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1 2. The public records law, title 39, chap…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The board shall hold at least six regular meetings annually at times it directs. Special meetings may be held on the call of the presiding officer. B. Members of the board are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for travel ex…

(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies) A. The board shall appoint and set the compensation of the executive director. B. The executive director is responsible for managing, administering and supervising the activities of the board's staff, including regional directors and staff hired …