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262.71 CENTER FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.
The board of regents shall develop a center for early development
education at one of the regents institutions specified in section
262.7, subsections 1 through 3. The center's programs shall be
conducted in a laboratory school setting to serve as a model for
early childhood education. The programs shall include, but not be
limited to, programs designed to accommodate the needs of at-risk
children. The teacher education programs at all three state
universities shall cooperate in developing the center and its
programs. The center's programs shall take a holistic approach and
the center shall, in developing its programs, consult with
representatives from each of the following agencies, institutions, or
groups:
1. The university of northern Iowa.
2. Iowa state university.
3. The university of Iowa.
4. The division of child and family services of the department of
human services.
5. The department of public health.
6. The department of human services.
7. An early childhood development specialist from an area
education agency.
8. A parent of a child in a head start program.
9. The department of education.
10. The child development coordinating council. Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1114, §3; 91 Acts, ch 109, §7
