As used in the Early Childhood Care and Education Act:A. 'department' means the early childhood education and care department;B. 'early childhood' means the period of a person's life from birth to age five;C. 'fund' means the early childhood care and education fund; andD. 'secretary' means the secretary of early childhood education and care.History: Laws 2011, ch. 123, § 2; 2019, ch. 48, § 26. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, deleted the definitions of 'council' and 'pre-kindergarten', and revised certain definitions as used in the Early Childhood Care and Education Act; deleted former Subsection A, which defined 'council', and redesignated former Subsections B through D as Subsections A through C, respectively; in Subsection A, after 'means the', deleted 'children, youth and families' and added 'early childhood education and care'; deleted Subsection E and redesignated former Subsection F as Subsection D; and in Subsection D, after 'secretary of', deleted 'children, youth and families' and added 'early childhood education and care'.
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