House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:

Deletes all provisions of the 1st edition.

Creates a 10-person Task Force on Early Childhood Education to study the governance of State government-wide management and provision of services for early childhood education and development and the role of a centralized agency or office that would be responsible for early childhood-related issues. Provides for the Task Force's membership, governance, staffing, and compensation. Directs the Task Force to study 15 listed topics, including the best methods to implement a statewide longitudinal evaluation of the educational progress of children through grade three. Directs the Task Force to file an interim report by April 1, 2018, and a final report to the 2019 General Assembly by filing the report with the President Pro Tem. of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Legislative Library. The Task Force terminates on December 15, 2018, or upon the filing of its final report, whichever comes first.

Makes conforming changes to the act's titles.