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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "School readiness assessment" means a preschool entry and exit profile that measures literacy, numeracy, and lifelong learning practices developed in a student.
(b) "School readiness program" means a preschool program:
(i) in which a student participates in the year before the student is expected to enroll in kindergarten; and
(ii) that receives funding under Title 35A, Chapter 15, Preschool Programs.
(2) The state board shall develop a school readiness assessment that aligns with the kindergarten entry and exit assessment described in Section 53F-2-507.
(3) A school readiness program shall:
(a) except as provided in Subsection (4), administer to each student who participates in the school readiness program the school readiness assessment at the beginning and end of the student's participation in the school readiness program; and
(b) report the results of the assessments described in Subsection (3)(a) or (4) to the School Readiness Board created in Section 35A-15-201.
(4) In place of the assessments described in Subsection (3)(a), a school readiness program that is offered through home-based technology may administer to each student who participates in the school readiness program:
(a) a validated computer adaptive pre-assessment at the beginning of the student's participation in the school readiness program; and
(b) a validated computer adaptive post-assessment at the end of the student's participation in the school readiness program.
(5)
(a) The following may submit school readiness assessment data to the School Readiness Board created in Section 35A-15-201:
(i) a private child care provider; or
(ii) an LEA on behalf of a school that is not participating in the High Quality School Readiness Grant Program described in Section 35A-15-301.
(b) If a private child care provider or LEA submits school readiness assessment data to the School Readiness Board under Subsection (5)(a), the state board shall include the school readiness assessment data in the report described in Subsection 35A-15-303(5).