SECTION 1. Purpose

SECTION 1A. Definitions

SECTION 2. Early education and care department; duties

SECTION 3. Board of early education and care; duties; membership; appointments; length of term; purpose

SECTION 3A. State advisory council on early education and care; membership; reimbursement of expenses; terms; duties

SECTION 4. Commissioner; appointment; removal; qualifications; powers and duties

SECTION 4A. Sub-state regions for licensure of child care centers and family child care homes; community plans; region-wide improvement plans; state-wide coordination of services

SECTION 5. Workforce development system; implementation plan

SECTION 6. License required for operation of child care programs; maintaining child in family foster care; placement; approval of foster homes; advertisement or notice for placement of child under 16 years of age

SECTION 7. Issuance of license or approval to persons or department, agency and institution meeting applicable standards and requirements; provisional license or approval

SECTION 8. Adoption of regulations by board; classifications for licensure or approval; medical treatment exemptions; fines; consultation; report

SECTION 9. Inspection of facilities; investigation and evaluation of notices of abuse or neglect

SECTION 10. Suspension, revocation, etc. of license or approval; annual report

SECTION 11. Program quality standards and requirements

SECTION 12. Measurement of performance and effectiveness of programs providing early education and care and services

SECTION 13. Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program

SECTION 14. Background information on prospective adoptive families; registration of placement agency with adoptive resource exchange

SECTION 15. Penalties for violations of Sec. 6

SECTION 16. Entry and inspection of facilities; court order

SECTION 17. Provisions in which family child care providers considered public or state employees; prohibitions regarding work stoppages; limitations regarding bargaining; representatives

SECTION 18. Grants for development of eligible facilities for licensed early care and education and out of school time programs; Early Education and Out of School Time Capital Fund