262.71 - CENTER FOR EARLY DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION.

        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