Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 382, after line 3, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:
/ 1.___. (SDE:First Steps accountability) Based on the need for stated intervention by the US Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSEP) in implementing Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Office of First Steps to School Readiness must meet federal compliance for the Part C program. Additionally, the Office of First Steps to School Readiness shall report to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, and the Governor the specific steps, timeline and progress made in improving meeting compliance standards its performance for those indicators with which the Office was scored as being low performing. The report shall also include any correspondence from the US Department of Education concerning the progress made on federal compliance with OSEP state standards. The report must be submitted no later than December 31, 2015. From the funds appropriated for Babynet, the Office of First Steps to School Readiness may expend the funds necessary to meet the requirements of this proviso. /
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