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VT LEG #371318 v.1 (L) the Head Start Collaboration Office Director or designee; (M) the Executive Officer of Let’s Grow Kids or designee; (N) a representative, appointed by Vermont Afterschool, Inc.; (O) a representative, appointed by the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children; (P) a regional prekindergarten coordinator, appointed by the Vermont Principals’ Association; (Q) two family representatives, one with a child three years of age or younger when the Committee initially convenes and the second with a prekindergarten-age child when the Committee initially convenes, appointed by the Building Bright Futures Council; and (R) a member of the School Construction Aid Task Force, appointed by the Secretary of Education. (2) The Committee shall consult with any stakeholder necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section, including stakeholders with perspectives specific to diversity, equity, and inclusion. (c) Powers and duties. The Committee shall examine the delivery of prekindergarten education in Vermont and make recommendations to expand access for children through the public school system or private providers under contract with the school district, or both. The Committee shall examine and make recommendations on the changes necessary to provide prekindergarten education to all children by or through the public school system on or before