P. Two members representing the Department of Education, who are nominated by the Commissioner of Education; and

Q. Two members representing the Department of Health and Human Services, who are nominated by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services.

Sec. C-3. Chairs. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall each select one member appointed in section 2, subsection 3 to serve as a cochair of the subcommittee, except that the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House may not appoint a Legislator to serve as a cochair of the subcommittee.

Sec. C-4. Appointments; convening of subcommittee. All the appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this Part. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all appointments have been completed. Within 15 days after appointment of all members, the chairs shall call and convene the first meeting of the subcommittee.

Sec. C-5. Duties. The subcommittee shall examine the following:

1. The extent to which services provided by the early childhood special education systems established in the State to deliver effective early intervention and free, appropriate public education services for eligible children from birth to 8 years of

age are provided in an efficient manner that meets federal and state legal requirements;

2. The extent to which the existing early childhood systems established in the State strike a reasonable balance between the cognitive development and the emotional and physical needs of young children from birth to 8 years of age;

3. National trends and relevant models of governing and delivering early childhood special education systems in other states and jurisdictions that hold the potential for enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency or accountability of the early childhood special education systems established in the State;

4. The short-term and long-term costs and benefits of the