A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for a consolidated annual report for various early care and education programs as recommended by the task force on the consolidation of early childhood education and care.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Instruction, and the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., shall submit a consolidated report on programs related to early childhood education and care no later than January 1 of each year to the General Assembly that shall include the following:
(1)	A description of programs and significant services and initiatives.
(2)	The number of children served by type of service, to the extent possible.
(3)	The number of individuals who applied and qualified for programs who have never been served.
(4)	The number of individuals who applied but did not receive services due to budget constraints.
(5)	The ages of children on program waiting lists.
(6)	A cost analysis of the program, including the cost per child served by the program.
(7)	A detailed explanation of expenditures related to quality enhancement activities, such as the WAGE$ or TEACH programs.
(8)	A history of the funding and the previous fiscal year's expenditures.
(9)	The results of the previous year's evaluations of the initiatives or related programs and services.
(10)	A description of significant policy and program changes.
(11)	A report of any private funds received.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2010.