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; and D. "secretary" means the secretary of early childhood education and care. History: Laws 2011, ch. 123, § 2; 2019, ch. 48, § 26. The 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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