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recommendations for the professional development system. The ECICC is charged with advising the Governor and state agencies with issues related to early childhood education and care. It is the designated State Advisory Council (SAC) for Nebraska, as well as the state Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) for IDEA part C. ECICC prepares a biennial report with recommendations for the Governor and the state agencies. The ECICC also advises state agencies on strategic plans, reports to federal agencies, and state regulations and policies. ECICC meets four times per year and its members are appointed by the Governor from applicants meeting criteria for membership.

-- Articulation. Describe: The Nebraska Early Childhood Career Development Coordinator, housed at the Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC) facilitates a group of early childhood educators representing Nebraska two-year colleges. This group coordinates and aligns early childhood course offerings across the campuses of the Nebraska Community College system. Additionally, the Career Development Coordinator works with the Buffett Early Childhood Institute in an attempt to bring two-and four-year institutions together to ease articulation issues.

-- Workforce information. Describe: Nebraska has created a professional registry for early childhood education and care providers. Several phases of the Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System (NECPRS) have been built. The system is available for early childhood education and care providers to create and maintain their personal education and training record. In March of 2018, there were 6,693 early childhood professionals with records in NECPRS. The system also contains a statewide, searchable, training calendar in which early childhood training approved by the Early Childhood Training Center is posted. NECPRS is tied to Step Up to Quality, Nebraska's Quality Rating and Improvement System and tracks progress of programs participating in Step Up to Quality. NECPRS is able to track salaries and benefits for early childhood education and care providers. This information is voluntary and is self-reported by programs. At this time, there is no way for the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) or Department of Health and Human Services to verify the self-reported financial data. The system will eventually be able to link to the Nebraska Teacher Education certification system and the Nebraska ADVISOR -NDE's Student and Staff Record System. Nebraska Page 251 of 314