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Panel hears bill to create Pre‑K Promise account to accept philanthropic funding for ECAP expansion
Summary
Committee staff and multiple local advocates supported Senate Bill 5,872 to establish a Pre‑K Promise account to receive gifts, grants and donations for ECAP; supporters highlighted Ballmer Group’s commitment to fund up to 10,000 ECAP slots and the need to reach rural communities.
Staff briefed the committee on engrossed Senate Bill 5,872, which would create a Pre‑K Promise account to be used exclusively for the Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECAP). Jordan Clark said the account would accept gifts, grants and donations, not be directly appropriated (subject to allotment procedures), and that only the DCYF secretary may authorize expenditures. Clark noted the…
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