Iowa § 256I.8 - 256I.8 Early childhood Iowa area board duties.

§ 256I.8. 256I.8 Early childhood Iowa area board duties.

1. An early childhood Iowa area board shall do all of the following: a. Designate a public agency of this state, as defined in section 28E.2, a community action agency as defined in section 216A.91, an area education agency established under section 273.2, or a nonprofit corporation, to be the fiscal agent for grant moneys and for other moneys administered by the area board. b. Administer early childhood Iowa grant moneys available from the state to the area board as provided by law and other federal, state, local, and private moneys made available to the area board. Eligibility for receipt of early childhood Iowa grant moneys shall be limited to those early childhood Iowa area boards that have developed an approved community plan in accordance with this chapter. An early childhood Iowa area board may apply to the state board for any private moneys received by the early childhood Iowa initiative outside of a state appropriation. c. Develop a comprehensive community plan for providing services for children from zero through age five. At a minimum, the plan shall do all of the following: (1) Describe community and area needs for children from zero through age five as identified through ongoing assessments. (2) Describe the current and desired relationships and services between community providers. (3) Identify federal, state, local, and private funding sources available in the early childhood Iowa area that will be used to provide services to children from zero through age five. (4) Describe how funding sources will be used to support young children and their families. (5) Identify the desired results and the community-wide indicators the area board expects to address through implementation of the comprehensive community plan. d. Submit an annual report on the effectiveness of the community plan in addressing school readiness and children’s health and safety needs to the state board and to the local government bodies in the area. The annual report shall indicate the effectiveness of the area board in addressing state and locally determined goals and the progress on each of the community-wide indicators identified by the area board under paragraph “c”, subparagraph (5). The report shall include an annual budget developed for the following fiscal year for the area’s comprehensive school ready children grant for providing services for children from zero through age five, and provide other information specified by the state board, including budget amendments, as needed. In addition, each area board must comply with reporting provisions and other requirements adopted by the state board in implementing section 256I.9. e. Function as a coordinating body for services offered by different entities directed to similar purposes within the area. f. Assume other responsibilities established by law or administrative rule. g. Cooperate with the state board, department of education, and school districts and other local education agencies in securing unique student identifiers, in compliance with all applicable federal and state confidentiality provisions. 2. An area board may do any of the following: a. Designate one or more committees to assist with area board functions. b. Utilize community bodies for input to the area board and implementation of services. 3. An area board shall not be a provider of services to or for the area board. 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §285; 2013 Acts, ch 141, §12; 2015 Acts, ch 140, §13, 58, 59; 2016 Acts, ch 1113, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §76, 77; 2021 Acts, ch 170, §13 Referred to in §256I.4 Thu Dec 11 19:20:41 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 256I.8 (26, 0)