Revised for 1st substitute: Transferring early literacy programs from the department of children, youth, and families to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

This bill moves the "Imagination Library of Washington" program, which provides free books to children from birth to age five, from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The program will continue to be operated by a selected Washington state nonprofit organization that contracts with a national foundation for books. The bill also adds a new section requiring the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with a nonprofit experienced in promoting early literacy through pediatric office visits.

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