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4. f.

FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	11/23/2020
Subject: Appointments to the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC)
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	25
Referral Name:	Child Care Planning/Development Council Membership
Presenter:	N/A	Contact:	Dennis Bozanich 925-655-2050

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Referral History:

The review of applications for appointments to the Contra Costa Local Planning Council for Child Care and Development was originally referred to the Family and Human Services Committee by the Board of Supervisors on April 22, 1997.

The Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education (LPC) coordinates programs and services affecting early child care and education, including recommendations for the allocation of federal funds to local early child care and education programs.

The LPC consists of 20 members: 4 consumer representatives - a parent or person who receives or has received child care services in the past 36 months; 4 child care providers - a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services; 4 public agency representatives - a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local education agency; 4 community representatives - a person who represents an agency or business
that provides private funding for child care services or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community based organizations; and 4 discretionary appointees - a person appointed from any of the above four categories or outside of those categories at the discretion of the appointing agencies.

Terms of appointment are 3 years.

Referral Update:

The County Superintendent of Schools for Contra Costa County has reviewed the applications, determined that the applicants meet the eligibility requirements and requests that the Committee recommends appointment to the Board of Supervisors.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECOMMEND to the Board of Supervisors the appointments of Stacey Norman to the vacant Community Representative - Central/South 2 seat and Liliana Gonzalez to the vacant Public Agency - Central/South 2 seat on the Local Planning and Advisory Council for Early Care and Education, as recommended by the County Office of Education.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

There is no fiscal impact.

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