Head Start Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side Comparison of House- and Senate-Passed Versions of H.R. 1429 and Current Law

Head Start Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side
Comparison of House- and Senate-Passed
Versions of H.R. 1429 and Current Law
Updated November 13, 2007
Melinda Gish
Specialist in Social Policy
Domestic Social Policy Division

Head Start Reauthorization: A Side-by-Side
Comparison of House- and Senate-Passed Versions of
H.R. 1429 and Current Law
Summary
Head Start, a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood
development services to low-income children since 1965, was last reauthorized in
1998 for fiscal years 1999-2003. The program has remained funded in subsequent
years through the annual appropriations process. After unsuccessful efforts by the
past two Congresses to complete the reauthorization process, efforts to do so are
underway in the 110^th Congress. The House and Senate have each passed their own
version of a reauthorization bill (H.R. 1429), and on November 9, 2007, conferees
filed a conference report (H.Rept. 110-439). This report does not yet reflect the
provisions included in the conference agreement.
The Improving Head Start Act of 2007 (H.R. 1429) was introduced by
Representative Kildee on March 9, 2007. The following week, the House Committee
on Education and Labor debated, amended, and approved the bill (42-1), and the
committee’s written report accompanying the legislation (H.Rept. 110-67) was filed
on March 23, 2007. That bill was taken to the House floor on May 2, and was
approved (with nine amendments) by a vote of 365-48.
The Head Start for School Readiness Act (S. 556) was introduced by Senator
Kennedy on February 12, 2007, and approved via voice vote by the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on February 14. The
Chairman’s amended version of the bill was subsequently reported on March 29,
2007, with a written report (S.Rept. 110-49) filed April 10, 2007. On June 19, under
unanimous consent, the full Senate passed the committee’s bill, with a few technical
changes, under the House bill number (H.R. 1429).
Both reauthorization bills amend Head Start with the goal of improving the
program’s ability to promote low-income children’s school readiness by supporting
their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The means for doing
so encompass a wide range of provisions, covering issues of program funding,
administration, eligibility, accountability, quality, governance, and coordination.
Authorization levels for funding would be increased above current funding amounts
by both bills, and eligibility would be expanded to allow for serving children up to
130% of the poverty line. Both bills include provisions that would increase
competition for Head Start grants, by limiting the period for which a grantee may
receive grant funds to five years, before recompetition may be required.
Other similarities include increasing the percentage of the appropriation to be
reserved for Early Head Start; emphasizing coordination and collaboration with other
state and local early childhood programs; increasing staff qualifications; specifying
requirements of shared governance principles in statute; and suspending use of the
National Reporting System. Although the overall areas addressed by the two
reauthorization bills are similar, a side-by-side comparison of provisions, alongside
current law, reveals notable differences in detail. The table does not reflect the
provisions agreed to in conference.

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
Overview of Provisions.............................................2
Funding .....................................................2
Accountability ................................................3
Program Governance...........................................3
Quality ......................................................4
Coordination .................................................4
Eligibility ....................................................5
Detailed Comparison of Provisions Included in Head Start Reauthorization
Bills with Current Law..........................................5
SEC. 635. SHORT TITLE..........................................6
SEC. 636. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE..............................6
Purpose ......................................................6
Definitions ...................................................7
SEC. 638. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS..11
Time Period for Providing Assistance.............................11
SEC. 639. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS................11
Authorization of Funds........................................11
SEC. 640. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS; LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE...12
Allotments Within the 13% Set-Aside.............................12
Hold Harmless Provision for Indian, Migrant and Seasonal
Head Start Programs..................................12
Designated Percentage of Funding for Migrant and Seasonal
Head Start Programs..................................12
Designated Percentage of Funding for Indian Head Start Programs..13
Funding for Palau.........................................13
Set-Aside for Training and Technical Assistance................13
Limitation on Expansion or Creation of “Slots or Services” in
Non-Indian and Non-Migrant/Seasonal Programs ...............15
Excess Funding for Quality Improvement..........................15
Quality Improvement Fund: Goals and Activities....................16
Allotments to States...........................................16
Hold Harmless for States...................................16
Distribution of Funds Remaining After the Hold Harmless........17
Collaboration Grants......................................17
Collaboration Authority........................................18
Requirements of Collaboration Authority..........................18
Responsibilities of State Director of Head Start Collaboration..........19
Early Head Start Allotments....................................20
Factors for Allocating Funds to Grantee Applicants Within a State......20

Service Delivery Models.......................................21
Negotiation of Reduced Funded Enrollment Levels..................21
Transportation Safety..........................................22
Meeting Needs of Children of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
and of Indian Children.....................................22
Annual Consultation Between Secretary and Tribal Governments
Operating Head Start/ehs Programs...........................23
Enrollment of Homeless Children................................23
Head Start Materials and Curricula...............................23
SEC. 641 DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES...............24
Eligible Designees............................................24
Designation of Head Start Agencies..............................24
Application Review System.....................................25
Composition of Expert Panel....................................25
Report from Expert Panel......................................26
Public Comment on Proposed Review System......................26
Considerations in Designation...................................27
Designation When No Entity Has Priority..........................28
Priority to Nonprofit Agencies in Cases of Equal Quality Applicants....28
SEC. 641A. QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF
HEAD START AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS....................29
Education Performance Standards................................29
Standards for Condition and Location of Head Start Facilities..........29
Considerations in Developing Standards...........................30
Measures ...................................................31
Characteristics of Measures.....................................31
Use of Measures..............................................32
Evaluations and Corrective Actions for Delegate Agencies............33
Use of National Reporting System (NRS)..........................34
Monitoring of Local Agencies and Programs.......................35
Procedures for Monitoring......................................35
Conduct of Reviews...........................................36
Content of Reviews...........................................36
Use of Review Findings........................................37
Training for Reviewers........................................37
Quality and Consistency of Reviews..............................37
Agency Responsibility with Respect to Approving a Program’s
Quality Improvement Plan..................................38
Self-Assessments .............................................38
Use of “Enrollment” Terms.....................................38
Enrollment Reporting Requirement...............................39
Reduction of Grants (And Redistribution of Funds) in
Cases of Under-Enrollment.................................39
Secretarial Action for Continued Under-enrollment..................40
Redistribution of Recaptured Funds..............................40
Contract with Nonprofit Intermediary Organization..................41
NEWLY PROPOSED: SEC. 641B CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
IN EARLY CHILDHOOD......................................41

SEC. 642. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES...44
Program Governance..........................................44
Composition of Governing Body.................................44
Responsibilities of Governing Body..............................45
Composition of Policy Council..................................46
Responsibilities of Policy Council................................47
Impasse Policy...............................................48
Parental Involvement..........................................48
Evaluating Effectiveness of Transition Projects.....................48
Implementing Research-Based Early Childhood Curricula.............49
Use of Research-Based Assessment Methods.......................49
Funded Enrollment and Waiting List..............................50
Technical Assistance and Training Plan...........................50
Financial Management.........................................51
SEC. 642A. HEAD START TRANSITION ...........................51
Steps for Coordinating Head Start with LEA and Elementary Schools....51
NEWLY PROPOSED SEC. 642B. LOCAL AND STATE
INTEGRATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION...........52
Local Integration.............................................52
Memoranda of Understanding...................................52
Reasons for Failing to Enter into MOU............................53
Consequences for Failing to Enter into MOU.......................54
Statewide Integration through Early Learning Collaboration Grants......54
State Early Learning Council (SELC)/State Advisory Council (SAC)....54
Purpose of SELC.............................................55
Funding for SELC............................................56
SEC. 643. SUBMISSION OF PLANS TO GOVERNORS................56
Time Period for State Governors’ Approval of Plans.................56
Applicability .................................................57
SEC. 644. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS...57
Annual Report...............................................57
Purchase of Facilities..........................................58
SEC. 645. PARTICIPATION IN HEAD START PROGRAMS...........58
Income Eligibility.............................................58
Eligibility of Homeless Children.................................58
Expansion of Services for Infants and Toddlers.....................59
Military Pay and Allowances Not Counted as Income................59
Part-Day Session Participation Versus Full-Day.....................59
SEC. 645A. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR
FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS....................60
Scope and Design of Programs..................................60
Professional Development......................................60
EHS Training and Technical Assistance Account....................61
EHS Staff Qualifications.......................................61

NEWLY PROPOSED SEC. 645B (and 657A) PARENTAL CONSENT
REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING
NON-EMERGENCY INTRUSIVE PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.....62
SEC. 646. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING......................62
Right to Full and Fair Hearing in Cases of Funding Termination
and Reduction...........................................62
Coverage of Legal Fees in Cases of Appeal........................63
Suspension of Funds for More than 30 Days........................63
SEC. 647. RECORDS AND AUDITS...............................64
Record Keeping..............................................64
SEC. 648. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING...............65
Regional or State System of Early Childhood Education Training
and Technical Assistance...................................65
Purpose of Training and Technical Assistance......................65
Classroom-Focused Training....................................66
Training for Addressing Unique Needs of Select Head Start
Children and Families.....................................66
Limitation on Use of Funds for Travel and Training..................66
Outreach Program to Train and Recruit Minority Men as
Head Start Teachers.......................................67
Use of Funds for Pre-Literacy Training............................67
Assessing the Migrant and Seasonal and American Indian
Population’s Needs.......................................67
Report of Findings on Migrant and Seasonal as well as
American Indian Population................................68
Establishing Contracts for Delivering a State-Based Training
and Technical Assistance System............................68
On-line Graduate-Level Professional Development Program............0
Tribal Colleges and Hispanic-serving Institutions Career Ladder
Demonstration Programs...................................69
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Head Start Partnerships...69
SEC. 648A. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.........69
Degree Requirements for Teachers (Nationwide)....................69
Degree Requirements for Teachers (Statewide).....................70
Alternative Credentialing Requirement — Teach for America..........70
Degree Requirements for Head Start Curriculum Specialists
and Education Coordinators ................................71
Degree Requirements for Teaching Assistants......................71
Teacher In-Service Requirement.................................72
Progress Report to Congress....................................72
Requirement for New Head Start Teachers.........................72
Service Requirement..........................................73
Professional Development Plans.................................73
Criminal Background Checks...................................73
Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Head Start and
Early Head Start Teachers..................................74

NEWLY PROPOSED SEC. 648B. TRIBAL COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES HEAD START PARTNERSHIP ..................75
SEC. 649. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION.....75
Use of Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP),
the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY),
and the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) for Analysis.........75
Study and Report on Services to LEP Children and Families...........75
Study of Status of Head Start Participants in Hurricane-Affected Areas..76
SEC. 650 REPORTS...............................................76
Expenditure Report on Set-asides................................76
Fiscal Protocol Report.........................................77
Report Tracking Use of Individual Education Plans..................77
SEC. 653. WAGES AND COMPENSATION.........................78
Federal Rate Limitation........................................78
NEWLY PROPOSED SEC. 656A. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN USES
OF FUNDS.................................................78
SEC. 656. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.................................79
List of Tables
Table 1. Comparison of Current Law (and Regulations, if Applicable)
with House- and Senate-Passed Versions of H.R. 1429................6

Head Start Reauthorization:
A Side-by-Side Comparison of
House- and Senate-Passed Versions of
H.R. 1429 and Current Law
Introduction
Head Start, a federal program that has provided comprehensive early childhood
development services to low-income children since 1965, was last reauthorized in
1998 for fiscal years 1999-2003. The program has remained alive in subsequent
years through the annual appropriations process. After unsuccessful efforts by the

108^th and 109^th Congresses to complete the reauthorization process, the 110^th¹

Congress has undertaken the task. The House and Senate have each passed its own
version of a reauthorization bill, the Senate version adopting the House bill’s number
(H.R. 1429) and representing only a slightly modified version of the bill reported by
the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (S. 556). On
November 9, 2007, House and Senate conferees filed a conference report (H.Rept.

110-439). This report does not yet reflect the provisions contained in that agreement.

The Improving Head Start Act of 2007 (H.R. 1429) was introduced by
Representative Kildee on March 9, 2007. The following week, the House Committee
on Education and Labor debated, amended, and approved the bill (42-1), and the
committee’s written report accompanying the legislation (H.Rept. 110-67) was filed
on March 23, 2007. That bill was taken to the House floor on May 2, and was
approved (with nine amendments) by a vote of 365-48. Twelve amendments in total
were offered on the floor, in addition to a motion to recommit (which was rejected).
The Head Start for School Readiness Act (S. 556) was introduced by Senator
Kennedy on February 12, 2007, and approved via voice vote by the Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) on February 14. The
Chairman’s amended version of the bill was subsequently reported on March 29,
2007; a written report (S.Rept. 110-49) was filed April 10, 2007. On June 19, the
Senate passed (by voice vote under a unanimous consent agreement) its bill, adopting
the bill number of the reauthorization bill that passed the House (H.R. 1429), but
substituting its own committee-reported bill language of S. 556 (with a few technical
changes).

¹ For additional background information on the Head Start program and reauthorization
activity, see CRS Report RL30952, Head Start: Background and Issues, by Melinda Gish.

Overview of Provisions
Both reauthorization bills propose to amend Head Start with the purpose of
improving the program’s ability to promote low-income children’s school readiness
by supporting their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The
means for doing so encompass a wide range of provisions, covering issues of
program funding, administration, eligibility, accountability, quality, governance, and
coordination. Below is an overview of broad areas addressed in the proposed
legislation, followed by Table 1, a detailed side-by-side comparison of each bill’s
provisions with current law (and, where relevant, current regulations). The areas
listed below are not intended to encompass every provision included in each of the
respective bills, but rather major areas addressed. The table does not reflect the
provisions agreed to in conference.
Funding
Despite the expiration of authorizing language, the Head Start program has
continued to receive its funding through the annual appropriations process, most
recently (FY2007) at a level of almost $6.9 billion. From FY1995-FY2003, the Head
Start Act authorized funding Head Start at an unspecified dollar amount — “such
sums as may be necessary.” The reauthorization bills propose to increase funding for
Head Start, with both bills designating a dollar amount ($7.350 billion) for FY2008.
After FY2008, the House version of H.R. 1429 would authorize “such sums as may
be necessary” for each of the remaining four years covered by the legislation, whereas
the Senate version includes specific increases for FY2009 and FY2010, before once
again mirroring the House bill with unspecified amounts for FY2011 and FY2012.
Both bills propose changes with respect to the allocation of appropriated funds.
Within the 13% currently reserved from the total appropriation for a variety of
purposes, both bills introduce a greater level of specificity, assigning designated
percentages (of the total appropriation) for allotments to Indian and Migrant Head
Start programs. In the case of both bills, the percentages proposed reflect increases²
above the portion currently received (and not set in statute).
The allocation formula for determining state allotments is changed in both bills
to update the “hold harmless,” or base amounts assured for the states. Appropriated
funds available to states after allotting the hold harmless amounts would be
distributed differently by the two bills. The House bill would continue to allot
remaining funds based on states’ relative shares of poor children under age 5, while
the Senate bill introduces a new provision in which a portion of the remaining funds
would be allocated based on the percentage of eligible children served by grantees
within the state.
Program quality is also addressed by the funding allocation provisions. The
proposed legislation would maintain current law’s practice of reserving a designated

² In the Senate bill, the extent to which meeting proposed target percentages for Indian and
Migrant Head Start programs could restrict funding for other Head Start programs and
activities is not entirely clear.

percentage of the aforementioned remainder funds for “quality improvement,” with
both bills proposing greater percentages for this purpose than under current law.
Both bills elaborate on the uses of quality improvement funds.
Both bills would increase the percentage of the total appropriation reserved for
funding Early Head Start programs, with a caveat that these percentages may only be
reached provided appropriation levels suffice. To compare the specifics of these and
other funding-related provisions, see the portions of Table 1 that refer to Sections 639
and 640 of current law.
Accountability
Provisions designed to address issues of accountability take several forms. Both
bills target accountability with respect to fiscal and program management, as well as
accountability with respect to Head Start children’s outcomes. Under both the House
bill and Senate bill, agencies would be designated as a grantee for no more than five
years at a time, after which recompetition may be required. (Under current law,
grantees do not have to recompete for funds.) Only the House version would
establish an application review system to be used during this process; however, both
bills establish means for determining what constitutes a “high-performing” grantee,
and those agencies not meeting the standard would be faced with recompetition.
In order to be considered a high performing grantee under either bill, Head Start
agencies would need to demonstrate competent financial management, as well as the
ability to deliver a program high in quality, developmentally appropriate, and based
on scientifically-based research and measures. Both bills add new language to
current law, requiring programs’ governing bodies to include individuals with
expertise in fiscal matters. Both bills would introduce detailed definitions of
“deficiency” into statute, along with provisions to help ensure that funding for any
grantees or delegates unable or unwilling to correct deficiencies be suspended or
terminated as necessary. As reflected in Table 1, particularly within Sec. 641A, the
two proposals often expand on current regulations with respect to corrective actions.
Both bills emphasize the use of scientifically-based early childhood research as
a basis for formulating educational measures for children and developing appropriate
curricula that will lead to positive outcomes. Likewise, both would suspend use of
the National Reporting System (NRS) in its current form, pending further review and
recommendations from a National Academy of Sciences panel. The importance of
effective and reliable screening and assessments in the Head Start program is stressed
by both bills, accompanied by an emphasis on the value of ensuring that the tools
used for screening and assessment be scientifically sound, based on the most up-to-
date research in the field.
Program Governance
Current law emphasizes shared governance and parent involvement within Head
Start programs in general terms, leaving the details to regulation. Both versions of
H.R. 1429 would introduce into statute more detailed provisions regarding program
governance, clearly outlining the composition and responsibilities of both the

governing bodies and the policy councils. The reports accompanying the legislation
emphasize the committees’ intent that a commitment be made to maintaining the
structure of shared governance (between governing bodies and policy councils), with
clear language that the governing bodies hold legal and fiscal accountability. The
responsibilities of policy councils are stated in both bills, but using different
language; both bills are more specific than current regulations. As in current
regulations, both bills make reference to the need for an impasse policy or means for
dealing with internal disputes, in the event that a governing body disagrees with
recommendations from the policy council.
As noted in Table 1, within the two bills, the provisions related to program
governance do not amend the same section of current law. Section 8 of the House
version of H.R. 1429 includes the provisions stating the required composition, role
and responsibilities of the governing bodies and councils as part of amendments to
Sec. 642, whereas the Senate bill includes its program governance requirements
(including composition, roles, and responsibilities) in Section 7, the portion of the
bill that amends Sec. 641 of current law.
Quality
Provisions that aim to improve the quality of Head Start programs (through a
variety of means) permeate both reauthorization bills. Some of these provisions,
already alluded to, relate to allocation of funds for quality and technical assistance
and training, designating agencies, and developing standards and measures. In
addition, both proposed bills would amend Sec. 648A of current law to increase staff
qualifications for Head Start teachers (but with different requirements).
Accompanying report language makes clear both committees’ view that teacher
quality is essential to early childhood program quality. Professional development is
promoted in both bills, as are efforts to enhance services for children with limited
English proficiency.
Included in the Senate bill is a newly proposed section (641B) to the Head Start
Act, which would provide for the establishment of a program under which the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) would designate up to 200
exemplary Head Start agencies as “Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood.”
These agencies would receive (pending appropriation of funds) bonus grants of at
least $200,000 per year. Like regularly designated grantees, the Centers of
Excellence bonus grants would be designated for up to five years at a time.
Coordination
In addition to provisions aimed at improving the quality and accountability of
Head Start programs, both bills would amend current law to foster even greater
program coordination between Head Start and other early childhood programs,
including state prekindergartens. Program coordination includes providing for
alignment of Head Start goals and expectations with those schools into which Head
Start children will later enroll. Coordination is also to be enhanced by bolstering
state and local relationships with Head Start. The House version of H.R. 1429
proposes a new section, 642B, specifically outlining the partnerships that Head Start

agencies are to enter into with local education agencies, including a description of the
memorandum of understanding that each Head Start agency would negotiate with the
local entities. Under both bills, collaboration grants are described in greater detail,
and the state’s role in collaboration is bolstered through involvement of an Early
Learning Council (under the House bill) or a State Advisory Council (under the
Senate bill).
Eligibility
Under current law, all children from families with income under 100% of the
poverty line are eligible for Head Start. Regulations state that at least 90% of
children enrolled in each program must fit this criterion, allowing for 10% to be over-
income. Both bills would allow for expansion of eligibility up to 130% of the
poverty line, with the House version of H.R. 1429 specifying that no more than 20%
of children served by a Head Start program be above the poverty line. In the case of
both bills, the intent is that programs seek to serve children under 100% of poverty
before serving those from families with higher incomes. Homeless children would
also be deemed categorically eligible under both bills. Both bills address the issue
of how to confront situations of under-enrollment in Head Start programs,
recognizing that the cause of these situations may differ from program to program,
sometimes reflecting a program weakness while in other cases demographic changes
in the community.
Another provision reflecting both committees’ desire for greater flexibility with
respect to participation and serving the needs of communities is one that allows for
regular funds to be used for serving Early Head Start infants and toddlers. Doing so
requires approval of a written application under both bills, but the possibility for this
expansion of services would be written into law.
Detailed Comparison of Provisions Included in
Head Start Reauthorization Bills with Current Law
Table 1 provides a detailed comparison of the House- and Senate-passed
versions of H.R. 1429, and current law. Where applicable, current regulations are
included to show whether changes proposed in the reauthorization bills would reflect
practical changes to the program. As stated earlier, the table does not include
provisions agreed to in the conference report (H.Rept. 110-439) filed on November
9, 2007. The table is structured in the order of current law’s sections. In cases where
bills address the same or similar provisions by amending different sections of current
law, that has been noted in the table. The table also notes if a provision was added
as an amendment during House floor debate.

Table 1. Comparison of Current Law (and Regulations, if Applicable) with
House- and Senate-Passed Versions of H.R. 1429
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^Defⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^s
^“^D^ef^icien^c^y^”^{No def}ⁱⁿ^ition^.^{1304.3(a)(6) “}^D^ef^icien^c^y^”^{(Sec. 3)}^{(Sec. 3)}
^{is d}^e^fⁱⁿ^e^dⁱⁿ^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^to^A^sy^ste^m^ic^o^r^signific^aⁿ^t^A^sy^stem^{ic o}^r^su^b^s^tan^tial
^m^ean^an^{area in}^w^h^ich^a^m^a^{terial f}^a^ilu^{re of}^{a Head}^m^a^{terial f}^a^ilu^{re of}^{a Head Start}
^g^r^an^{tee ag}^en^cy^isⁿ^o^{t in}^{Start ag}^en^cyⁱⁿ^an^{area of}^ag^en^cyⁱⁿ^an^{area of}
^com^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^s^t^{ate or}^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce th}^{at th}^e^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce th}^{at th}^{e Secretary}
^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts, an}^d^Secretary^determⁱⁿ^es^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es in}^v^o^lv^es:
^w^hⁱ^c^{h i}^nvo^l^v^e^s^:ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^es:
^-^A^th^r^{eat to}^th^{e h}^ealth^,^-^Sam^e^{as in}^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^.^-^Sam^e^{as in}^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^.
^saf^e^ty^{, o}^r^civ^{il r}ⁱ^g^h^t^{s o}^f
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^o^r^staf^f^;
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}
^g/w^-^A^denⁱ^al^t^o^paren^t^s^of^t^h^e^{- Sa}^m^e^a^sⁱⁿ^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^n.^{- A}^d^eⁿⁱ^a^l^t^o^p^a^r^e^nt^{s o}^f^t^h^e
^s^.or^ex^ercis^e^of^th^{eir f}^u^{ll roles}^ex^ercis^e^of^th^{eir f}^u^{ll roles}^an^d
^le^ak^an^d^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities r}^e^lated^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities r}^e^lated^to
^{to prog}^ram^g^o^v^e^rn^an^ce;^prog^ram^oper^a^tⁱ^ons^;
^://wiki
^h^ttp^-^A^f^a^ilu^r^e^to^p^e^r^f^o^r^m^su^b^s^tan^tially^th^e^-^A^f^a^ilu^r^e^to^p^e^r^f^o^r^m^th^e^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts o}^f^sectioⁿ^-^A^f^a^ilu^r^e^to^co^m^p^ly^w^ith^stan^d^a^r^d^{s r}^e^lated^to^ear^ly
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts r}^e^lated^to^641A^{(a) (qu}^a^lity^s^t^an^dards⁾^,^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^an^d
^early^ch^ildh^ood^{as d}^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ed^b^y^th^e^h^ealth^ser^v^{ices, f}^a^m^ily^an^d
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^an^{d h}^eal^t^h^Secretary^;^c^o^m^m^uni^t^y^p^a^r^t^ne^r^s^hi^p^s^,^o^r
^s^e^rv^ices^{, f}^a^m^ily^an^d^prog^ram^desⁱ^gⁿ^an^d
^c^o^m^m^uni^t^y^p^a^r^t^ne^r^s^hi^p^s^,^o^r^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^;
^prog^ram^desⁱ^gⁿ^an^d
^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^;
^-^T^h^{e m}ⁱ^s^u^s^e^of^{Head Start}^{- Sa}^m^e^a^s^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^n.^{- Sa}^m^e^a^s^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^n.

^gr^aⁿ^t^fund^s;

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^-^T^h^{e lo}^{ss o}^f^leg^a^{l statu}^s^o^r^-^T^h^{e lo}^{ss o}^f^leg^a^{l statu}^s^(a^s^-^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial v}ⁱ^ab^ility^{, lo}^{ss o}^f^d^e^termin^ed^b^y^th^e
^permⁱ^t^s^{, debarm}^en^t^f^r^om^Secr^etar^y)^o^r^fi^na^ncⁱ^a^l
^receivⁱⁿ^g^f^e^{deral g}^r^an^ts^or^vⁱ^ab^ility^{, lo}^{ss o}^f^p^e^r^m^its,
^con^t^racts^{or th}^{e im}^proper^debarm^en^{t f}^r^om^receivⁱⁿ^g
^use^o^f^fe^d^e^r^a^l^fund^s;^f^e^{deral g}^r^an^ts^{or con}^t^racts
^{or t}^h^{e i}^m^{proper u}^s^{e of}
^fe^d^e^r^a^l^fund^s;
^{- A}ⁿ^y^o^t^he^r^vi^o^l^a^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^-^Failu^r^e^to^m^{eet an}^y^o^t^h^e^r^{- Sa}^m^e^a^s^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^n.
^f^e^deral^{or s}^t^at^e^f^e^{deral or s}^t^{ate requ}^irem^en^t.
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts, f}^o^r^w^h^ich^th^e⁽^H^o^u^{se b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^{t in}^clu^d^e
^g^r^an^{tee h}^a^s^s^h^owⁿ^an^l^a^ngua^ge^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng a}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^unw^illingne^{ss o}^r^ina^b^ility^to^gr^aⁿ^te^e^’^{s unw}^illingne^{ss o}^r
^g/w^co^r^r^{ect w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e p}^e^rⁱ^o^dⁱⁿ^ab^ility^to^co^r^r^{ect a}
^s^.or^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed by}^th^{e res}^pon^sⁱ^ble^vi^o^l^a^tⁱ^o^n.⁾
^le^ak^H^H^S^o^ffi^cⁱ^a^l⁽ⁱ^{n w}^rⁱ^tⁱ^ng)^.
^://wiki^-^F^ai^l^u^{re of}^t^h^{e board of}^{- Sys}^t^emi^c^f^a^ilu^r^e^o^f^th^{e b}^o^a^r^d
^h^ttp^directors^of^{a Head Start}^ag^en^cy^{to m}^{eet its}^leg^a^{l an}^d^of^directors^of^an^ag^en^cy^to^f^u^lly^ex^er^{cise its leg}^a^{l an}^d
^fⁱ^d^u^ciar^y^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ilities.^fⁱ^d^u^ciar^y^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ilities.
^-^Su^b^s^tan^{tial f}^a^ilu^r^e^to^m^{eet th}^e
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e requ}^irem^en^ts^.
^-^Failu^{re of}^an^ag^en^cy^to
^dem^oⁿ^s^{trate th}^{at th}^{e ag}^en^cy
^attem^p^ted^to^m^{eet th}^e
^coordiⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d col}^l^a^boratⁱ^oⁿ
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts w}^ith^en^tities
^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ
^{640(a)(5)(iii)(I); or}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^{- H}^a^vi^{ng a}ⁿ^unr^e^s^o^l^ve^d^a^r^e^a^o^f
^no^nc^o^m^p^lⁱ^a^nc^e^.
^“^H^o^m^{eless ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^”^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^“^H^o^m^{eless ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^”^h^a^s^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^t^h^e^m^e^aⁿⁱ^{ng gi}^ve^{n i}ⁿ^t^h^e
^McKinⁿ^e^y^-^Ven^t^o^Ho^m^e^less
^A^ssistaⁿ^c^e^A^c^t
^“^Iⁿ^c^lu^siv^e^classr^o^o^m^”^N^o^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^“^Iⁿ^c^lu^siv^e^classr^o^o^m^”^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.
^m^ean^s^{a Head Start}
^clas^s^r^oom^th^{at con}^t^ain^s
^b^o^t^h^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith
^dⁱ^sab^{ilities an}^d^ch^ild^r^eⁿ
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^w^ith^o^u^{t d}ⁱ^sab^ilities.
^g/w^(H^ou^s^e^f^l^{oor am}^en^dm^en^t⁾
^s^.or
^le^ak^“^L^im^ited^En^g^lish^profⁱ^cⁱ^eⁿ^c^y^”^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^P^r^o^v^id^{es a d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^f^o^r^“^lim^ited^En^g^lish^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t th}^e^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^{is sp}^ecifⁱ^cally^w^ith
^://wiki^p^r^o^f^icien^c^y^”^w^ith^r^e^sp^{ect to}ⁱⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^s^.^res^p^{ect to}^ch^ild^ren^.
^h^ttp
^“^P^r^o^fe^ssioⁿ^a^l^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^Defⁱⁿ^e^{s “}^p^r^o^f^e^ssioⁿ^al^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^”^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t” as activ}^ities
^th^{at can}^im^prov^{e th}^e
^kⁿ^o^w^l^ed^g^e^an^d^sk^{ills o}^f
^{Head Start s}^t^af^f^.
^“^Uⁿ^r^es^olv^e^{d area of}^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^“^Uⁿ^r^eso^l^v^e^d^ar^{ea o}^f
^no^nc^o^m^p^lⁱ^a^nc^e^”ⁿ^oⁿ^c^om^plian^{ce” m}^ean^s^a
^f^a^ilu^r^e^to^co^r^r^{ect a}
ⁿ^oⁿ^c^o^m^p^lian^{ce item}^w^ithⁱⁿ¹²⁰
^day^s^af^{ter receiv}ⁱⁿ^gⁿ^o^tice
^f^r^om^th^{e Secretary}^,^{or w}^ithⁱⁿ
^su^ch^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l tim}^{e (}ⁱ^f^an^y⁾
^au^th^{orized by}^th^{e Secretary}^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^“^Iⁿ^s^titu^tioⁿ^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^e^r^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^“^Iⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^e^r
^edu^cation^”^edu^cation^”^h^a^s^th^{e m}^eanⁱⁿ^g
^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^t^h^{e t}^e^rmⁱⁿ^S^{ec. 101(a) of}
^th^{e Hig}^h^e^r^Ed^u^catioⁿ^A^c^t.
^“^Iⁿ^t^er^r^a^ter^r^e^liab^ility^”^N^o^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^Defⁱⁿ^e^{s “}ⁱⁿ^t^er^r^a^ter^r^e^liab^ility^”
^to^m^ean^th^{e ex}^ten^t^to^w^h^ich
^t^w^{o or m}^o^{re di}^f^f^e^ren^t^rat^e^rs^or
^o^b^s^er^v^e^r^s^coⁿ^s^isten^tly^o^b^t^ain
^th^{e sam}^e^r^e^su^{lt w}^h^en^u^sⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^sa^m^e^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t to}^o^l^.
^“^S^cien^tif^ically^b^a^sed^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^Defⁱⁿ^e^{s “}^s^cien^tif^ically^No^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^res^earch^”^bas^e^{d res}^earch^{” as}^res^earch
^g/w^th^{at in}^v^o^lv^{es th}^{e ap}^p^licatioⁿ
^s^.or^of^rig^o^rou^s^{, s}^y^s^t^em^{atic an}^d
^le^ak^obj^ectiv^{e procedu}^r^es^to
^obt^aiⁿ^relⁱ^a^bl^{e an}^{d v}^a^lⁱ^d
^://wiki^kno^w^l^e^d^ge^r^e^l^e^va^nt^t^o
^h^ttp^ed^u^catioⁿ^activ^{ities an}^d^prog^ram^s^.
^“^D^eleg^{ate ag}^en^cy^”^“^Deleg^a^{te ag}^en^cy^{” m}^ean^s^a^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^{t law}^“^D^eleg^{ate ag}^en^cy^{” d}^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^is
^p^u^b^{lic, p}^r^iv^{ate n}^oⁿ^p^r^o^f^{it, o}^r^d^e^fⁱⁿ^itioⁿ^.^m^odifⁱ^{ed to s}^p^ecifⁱ^cally
^f^o^r-^profⁱ^t^org^aⁿⁱ^zatⁱ^oⁿ^orⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e priv}^{ate n}^oⁿ^p^rof^its^th^at
^ag^en^cy^{to w}^h^ich^{a g}^r^an^tee^{are “}^c^om^m^uⁿ^ity^-^b^as^ed
^h^a^s^del^e^g^a^t^e^{d al}^l^{or part}^of^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^”

^{its r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r
^operatin^g^{a Head Start}
^prog^ram^.

^stu^d^{ies, an}^dⁿ^o^{t m}^o^r^e^th^an^s^u^m^s^asⁿ^eces^s^a^ryⁱⁿ
^{$12 m}^illion^f^o^{r res}^earch^,^F^Y^2009-^F^Y^{2012. N}^o^t
^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atioⁿ^,^an^d^m^o^r^e^th^an^$⁷^m^illioⁿ^{is to}
^ev^al^u^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^.^(A^ct^u^a^l^F^Y²⁰⁰⁷^{be u}^s^{ed in}^each^of^F^Y^2008-
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿⁱ^s^$6.889^F^Y^{2012 t}^o^carry^ou^t^t^h^e
^b^illioⁿ^.⁾^im^p^a^c^t^stud^ie^{s d}^e^sc^rⁱ^b^e^d
^uⁿ^d^{er S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^649(g⁾^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^{C. 640. AL}^L^O^T^M^E^N^T^{OF FUNDS}^{; L}^I^M^I^T^A^T^I^{ON ON AS}^S^I^S^T^ANCE
^A^llo^tm^en^{ts W}^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e 1}³^%
^Set-^A^s^id^e
^Ho^ld^Harm^less^Un^{der cu}^rren^{t law}^,^In^dian^,^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^P^r^o^v^isioⁿ^f^o^r^Iⁿ^dⁱ^an^,^Mig^r^an^{t an}^{d Seas}^on^{al Head}^Re^vi^se^{s t}^h^e^ho^l^d^ha^r^m^l^e^ss^No^tw^ith^stan^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e d}^e^sigⁿ^a^ted
^Mig^r^an^{t an}^{d Seas}^on^al^{Start prog}^ram^s^receiv^e^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^t^o^F^Y^{2007 f}^o^r^s^e^t-^as^{ide percen}^tag^e^s^des^c^ribed
^{Head Start P}^r^og^ram^s^fundⁱ^{ng r}^e^se^r^v^e^d^a^s^p^a^r^t^o^f^In^dian^s^,^Mig^r^an^{t an}^d^below^f^o^{r In}^dian^{Head Start}
^{a larg}^{er 13% s}^e^t-^as^{ide f}^r^om^Seas^on^{al Head Start (an}^d^an^{d Seas}^on^{al an}^{d Mig}^r^an^t
^to^{tal Head}^Star^{t f}^uⁿ^d^s.^d^e^signa^te^{s sp}^e^cⁱ^fic^prog^ram^s^{, th}^{e Secretary}^is^to
^T^h^ey^{do n}^o^{t receiv}^e^a^p^e^r^c^eⁿ^ta^ge^s,^dⁱ^sc^usse^d^r^e^ser^v^{e f}^o^r^th^emⁿ^o^{t less th}^an
^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d percen}^t^a^g^e^{, bu}^t^bel^o^w⁾^.^th^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^oblig^ated^th^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^{do operat}^e^uⁿ^d^{er a “}^h^ol^d^pr^evious^year^fo^r^t^h^e^s^e
^g/w^h^a^r^m^{less” p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^w^h^ich^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s⁽^o^{n a}^na^tⁱ^o^na^l^b^a^si^s)^.
^s^.or^s^t^ates^th^{at th}^ey^m^u^s^t^receiv^e
^le^ak^at^l^e^as^t^th^{e lev}^e^{l o}^f^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^receiv^e^{d in}^F^Y^1998.
^://wiki^D^e^si^gna^t^e^d^P^e^r^c^eⁿ^t^a^ge^N^o^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d percen}^t^a^g^e^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^h^ttp^o^f^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^Mⁱ^gr^aⁿ^t^(s^{ee abov}^{e). (Note: in}^Mig^r^an^{t an}^{d Seas}^on^{al Head}^Mig^r^an^{t an}^{d Seas}^on^{al Head}
^an^{d Seas}^on^{al Head Start}^F^Y^{2006, t}^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^{Start prog}^ram^s^{are to}^{Start prog}^ram^s^{are to receiv}^e^at
^Pr^og^r^a^m^s^allo^tted^f^o^r^Mig^r^an^{t an}^d^receiv^e^{at leas}^{t 5% of}^th^e^{least 5}^%^o^f^th^{e to}^tal
^Seas^on^{al Head Start totaled}^to^{tal am}^o^uⁿ^t^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iated^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^{(or as}^cl^os^{e t}^o
^approxⁱ^m^at^el^y^4.2%^of^t^h^e⁽^uⁿ^{til th}^{e Secr}^etar^y^{is ab}^le^th^{at as}^pos^sⁱ^{ble w}^ith^ou^t
^to^{tal ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^.⁾^t^o^m^a^ke^o^t^he^r^fundⁱⁿ^g^r^e^d^u^cⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^num^b^e^r^o^f
^deci^sⁱ^on^s^bas^e^{d on}^dat^a^ch^ildren^s^e^rv^{ed by}^th^{e Head}
^co^llected^oⁿ^elig^ib^le^{Start prog}^ram^as^{a w}^h^ole).

^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^.^Aⁿ^y^f^u^tu^r^e
^fundⁱ^{ng r}^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n i}^s^no^t^t^o
^r^e^su^{lt in}^cu^ttin^g^ser^v^{ices to}
^elig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^ag^ed³^o^r
^{older w}^h^{o are already}
^p^a^r^ticip^atin^gⁱⁿ^th^e
^prog^ram^.^If^pos^sⁱ^bl^e,
^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^atⁱⁿ^g^3-^y^{ear ol}^ds
^sh^o^u^ld^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^ser^v^ices.)

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^D^e^si^gna^t^e^d^P^e^r^c^eⁿ^t^a^ge^N^o^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d percen}^t^a^g^e^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^o^f^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^Iⁿ^dⁱ^aⁿ^(s^{ee abov}^{e). (Note: in}^In^dian^{Head Start prog}^ram^s^In^di^an^H^e^{dddadd S}^t^art
^{Head Start P}^r^og^ram^s^F^Y^{2006, t}^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^s^h^{all receiv}^e^{at leas}^{t 3.5%}^prog^ram^s^{are to receiv}^e^{at leas}^t
^allo^tted^f^o^r^Iⁿ^dⁱ^an^Head^o^f^to^{tal ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ⁽^uⁿ^til⁴^%^o^f^th^{e to}^{tal ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ
^Star^{t to}^taled^ap^p^r^o^x^im^ately^th^{e Secretary}^is^{able to}^{(or as}^clos^{e to th}^{at as}^pos^sⁱ^ble
^2.7%^of^t^h^{e t}^o^t^a^l^m^a^ke^o^t^he^r^fundⁱⁿ^g^wⁱ^t^h^ou^t^redu^ciⁿ^g^t^h^{e n}^u^m^{ber of}
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^.⁾^decisⁱ^on^s^{to en}^s^u^{re acces}^s^ch^ildren^s^e^rv^{ed by}^th^{e Head}
^f^o^r^elig^ib^{le I}ⁿ^dⁱ^an^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^{Start prog}^ram^as^{a w}^h^ole).
^is^com^p^{arable to acces}^s^f^o^r
^o^t^h^e^r^elig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^,
^ex^{cept th}^{at an}^y^f^u^tu^re
^fundⁱ^{ng r}^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n i}^s^no^t^t^o
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^r^e^su^{lt in}^cu^ttin^g^ser^v^{ices to}^elig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^ag^{e 3}^o^r
^g/w^{older w}^h^{o are already}
^s^.or^p^a^r^ticip^atin^gⁱⁿ^th^e
^le^ak^prog^ram^.^T^o^t^h^{e ex}^t^eⁿ^t
^p^o^ssib^l^{e, p}^a^r^ticip^atin^g
^://wiki^ch^ildren^uⁿ^d^{er 3 s}^h^ou^{ld als}^o
^h^ttp^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^ser^v^ices.)
^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^P^a^l^a^u^C^ur^r^e^nt^l^a^w^a^l^l^o^w^s^fundⁱⁿ^g^(Sec.5)^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^t^law^(i.e.,
⁽^o^{n the}^b^a^{sis o}^f^a^Strik^e^s^cu^rren^{t law}^fundⁱ^{ng w}^o^ul^d^b^e^c^o^ntⁱ^nue^d
^r^eⁿ^e^g^o^tiated^Co^m^p^{act o}^f^l^a^ngua^ge^aⁿ^d^p^e^r^mⁱ^t^s^accordin^g^{to C}^o^m^p^{act, bu}^t
^{Free A}^s^s^o^ciation⁾^{, bu}^t^fundⁱ^{ng t}^o^P^a^l^a^{u t}^h^r^o^ugh^ot^h^e^{r dat}^e^ref^e^ren^cesⁱⁿ
^l^a^ngua^geⁱ^s^d^a^t^e^d^.^F^Y^2009.^l^a^ngua^ge^w^o^ul^d^r^e^m^aⁱⁿ
^ou^tdated.).
^Set-^A^s^id^{e f}^o^r^T^r^ainⁱⁿ^g^C^u^rren^t^l^a^w^res^e^rv^es^“ⁿ^ot^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^an^{d T}^echⁿⁱ^cal^{less th}^an²^%^{” o}^f^to^{tal Head}^Main^tain^{s th}^{e set-}^asid^{e f}^o^r^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill r}^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g
^A^ssistaⁿ^c^e⁽^a^nd^St^a^r^t^fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^ng^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^m^aⁱⁿ^tainⁱⁿ^g^{at least 2}^%^{, b}^u^t
^requ^irem^en^ts^f^o^{r u}^s^e^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, of}^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce at “}ⁿ^{ot les}^s^th^an^dif^f^e^ren^cesⁱⁿ^s^u^b-^requ^irem^en^ts
^w^ithⁱⁿ^th^{e o}^v^er^{all set-}^whⁱ^c^h^:^2%^{” of}^w^hⁱ^c^h^:^(des^{cribed below}⁾^.

^as^ide)

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^-ⁿ^o^{t less th}^an⁵⁰^%^{is to}^b^e^-^50%^t^o^{be m}^a^{de av}^ai^l^a^bl^{e t}^o
^m^a^{de av}^{ailable f}^o^{r local}^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^{to u}^s^e
^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^{to m}^a^k^e^dⁱ^r^ectly^{, o}^r^b^y^estab^lishⁱⁿ^g
^prog^ramⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^s^{local or reg}ⁱ^on^{al ag}^reem^en^ts
^usi^{ng t}^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^t^e^c^hni^c^a^l^w^ith^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^ex^p^e^r^t^s,
^assistan^{ce activ}^{ities listed}ⁱⁿⁱⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^s^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^e^r^learⁿⁱⁿ^g^,
^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^648(j⁾^;^(ref^{er t}^o^S^ec.^{or priv}^{ate con}^s^u^ltan^t^s^,^f^o^{r a}
^{648 port}ⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^hⁱ^s^t^a^bl^e)^r^a^nge^o^f^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^t^e^c^hni^c^a^l
^assistan^{ce activ}^{ities (}^a^m^o^r^e
^ex^ten^s^iv^{e list th}^an^th^{e list}
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill u}ⁿ^d^er
^S^{ec. 648(j}^{)). H}^{ead S}^t^art
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^ag^en^cies^{are to be requ}^{ired to}^r^e^p^o^r^t^a^nnua^l^l^y^a^s^t^o^ho^w^t^h^e^s^e
^g/w^fund^{s w}^e^r^e^use^d^.
^s^.or
^le^ak^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^-ⁿ^o^{t less th}^an³⁰^%^sh^{all b}^e^-^50%^t^o^{be m}^a^{de av}^ai^l^a^bl^{e t}^o
^m^a^d^e^av^ailab^l^{e to}^th^e^S^ecret^ary^t^o^s^u^pport^{a s}^t^at^e
^://wiki^S^ecret^ary^t^o^s^u^pport^{a s}^t^at^e^s^y^s^t^em^of^early^ch^ildh^ood
^h^ttp^s^y^s^t^em^of^early^ch^ildh^ood^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d
^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d to}
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce;^co^m^p^ly^w^ith^q^u^ality^stan^d^a^r^d^s.
^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^-^th^{e r}^e^m^aⁱⁿ^d^e^r^to^ad^d^r^ess^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^prog^ram^w^eakⁿ^e^s^s^e^s
^id^en^tif^ied^b^y^m^oⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^g
^activ^{ities, ex}^cep^t:
^-^No^{t less th}^an^$³^m^illioⁿ^o^f^-^No^{t less th}^an^$³^m^illioⁿ^o^f^Sam^e^as^cu^rren^{t law}^.
^t^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^appropri^a^t^e^{d f}^o^r^t^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^appropri^a^t^e^{d f}^o^r
^{a f}ⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear is}^{to be m}^a^de^{a f}ⁱ^s^{cal y}^{ear is}^{to be m}^a^de
^av^{ailable to carry}^ou^t^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^liter^acy
^liter^acy^tr^ainⁱⁿ^g^.^trainⁱⁿ^g^.^{( cu}^rren^{t law}^.⁾
^-^No^m^o^r^e^th^an^$⁵^m^illioⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

ⁱ^s^res^e^rv^{ed f}^o^{r S}^t^at^{e Earl}^y
^Le^a^rⁿⁱ^{ng Co}^uncⁱ^l^s^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Lⁱ^m^itatioⁿ^oⁿ^Ex^p^aⁿ^s^ioⁿ^o^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 6)}
^Cr^eatioⁿ^o^f^“^S^lo^{ts o}^r^T^h^{e b}^{ill states th}^{at in}ⁿ^o^case
^Serv^ices^{” in}^Non^-^In^dian^an^d^m^a^y^th^{e Secretary}^u^s^{e an}^y^of
^Non^-^Mig^r^an^t/Seas^on^al^th^{e to}^{tal Head}^Star^t
^Pr^og^r^a^m^s^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^t^o^ex^pan^d^or
^cr^{eate ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l “}^s^lo^{ts o}^r
^s^e^rv^ices^{” in}ⁿ^oⁿ^-^In^dian^an^d
ⁿ^oⁿ^-^mⁱ^g^r^an^{t an}^{d s}^eas^on^{al Head}
^Star^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^uⁿ^{til th}^e
^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed percen}^tag^e^s^{(4% an}^d
^{5%) are m}^e^t.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^ak^Ex^{cess Fu}ⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^r^Qu^ality^Un^{der cu}^rren^{t law}^,^a^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^Im^prov^em^en^t^percen^tag^e^of^th^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^In^each^of^F^Y^2008-^In^F^Y^{2008, 30%}^of^t^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t
^://wiki^b^y^w^h^ich^th^{e to}^{tal Head}^F^Y^{2012, 60%}^of^t^h^e^b^y^w^hⁱ^c^{h t}^h^e^fund^s
^h^ttp^{Start appropriation}^ex^ceeds^a^m^o^unt^b^y^w^hⁱ^c^{h t}^h^e^fund^s^appropri^a^t^e^{d f}^o^{r H}^{ead S}^t^art
^th^{e prior y}^ear’^s^adj^u^s^t^ed^appropri^a^t^e^{d f}^o^{r H}^{ead S}^t^art^ex^{ceed th}^{e prior y}^ear’^s
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^{is to}^b^e^ex^{ceed th}^{e prior y}^ear’^s^ad^j^u^sted^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^w^{ill b}^e
^r^e^ser^v^ed^f^o^r^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^q^u^ality^ad^j^u^sted^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^w^ill^u^s^ed^to^f^uⁿ^d^q^u^ality
^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^{t activ}^ities.^b^e^u^s^ed^to^f^uⁿ^d^q^u^ality^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^{t activ}^{ities. I}ⁿ
^T^h^{e res}^p^ectiv^{e percen}^tag^e^s^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^{t activ}^ities.^each^of^F^Y^2009-^F^Y^{2012, th}^e
^f^o^{r th}^{e y}^ears^cov^e^{red by}^(T^h^e^Secretary^m^a^y^prov^ide^am^o^uⁿ^t^w^{ill b}^e⁴⁰^%^.

^cu^rren^{t law}^w^e^re:^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l am}^o^uⁿ^t^{s at h}ⁱ^s
^F^Y^{1999 = 60%}^dⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^.⁾
^F^Y^{2000 = 50%}
^F^Y^{2001 = 47.5%}
^F^Y^{2002 = 35%}
^F^Y^{2003 = 25%}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Qu^ality^I^m^p^r^o^v^em^en^{t Fu}ⁿ^d^:^Lⁱ^{sts 8}^g^o^{als th}^{at q}^u^ality^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^Go^{als an}^d^A^c^tiv^itiesⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^f^uⁿ^d^s^s^h^ou^l^d^Elab^o^r^{ates o}ⁿ^th^{e activ}^ities^Elaborates^on^th^{e g}^o^als^lis^ted
^aim^{to accom}^p^lis^h^.^th^{at q}^u^ality^f^uⁿ^d^{s m}^a^yⁱⁿ^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^,^{as w}^e^{ll as th}^e
^s^u^pport^,^an^{d am}^en^ds^t^h^e^{list o}^f^activ^{ities f}^o^r^w^h^ich
^Fuⁿ^d^s^{are u}^s^{ed to m}^eet^percen^t^a^g^e^res^e^rv^{ed f}^o^r^q^u^ality^f^uⁿ^d^{s m}^a^y^b^e^u^s^ed^.
^th^es^{e g}^o^als^by^carryⁱⁿ^g^ou^t^im^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^co^m^p^en^satioⁿ^.^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill,
^an^y^o^r^{all o}^f^th^{e f}^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh r}^e^t^aⁱⁿ^{s c}^u^r^r^eⁿ^t^l^a^w^’^s
^listed^activ^ities:^-^A^{t least 2}⁵^%^o^f^th^{e q}^u^ality^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^th^{at at least o}ⁿ^e-^h^a^lf
^-^A^{t least o}ⁿ^e-^h^a^lf^o^f^th^e^f^uⁿ^d^{s to}^b^e^u^s^ed^to^im^p^r^o^v^e^o^f^th^{e q}^u^ality^f^uⁿ^d^{s b}^e^u^s^ed^to
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^res^e^rv^{ed as}^th^{e co}^m^p^en^satioⁿ^,^salar^y^im^prov^{e com}^p^en^s^a^tion^.
^“^q^u^a^lity^f^uⁿ^d^{s” is to}^b^e^u^s^ed^s^cales^{, an}^{d ben}^e^f^{it s}^t^an^dards
^to^im^p^r^o^v^{e th}^e^o^f^ed^u^catioⁿ^a^{l staf}^f^,^f^a^m^ily
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^c^o^m^p^eⁿ^sa^tⁱ^o^{n (}ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^ng^ben^e^f^its^{) of}^{Head Start}^s^e^rv^{ice w}^o^rk^ers^an^{d ch}^ild^couⁿ^s^elors^,^{to en}^s^u^{re th}^at
^g/w^teach^ers^an^{d s}^t^af^f^;^salar^y^lev^e^{ls an}^d^b^eⁿ^e^f^its
^s^.or^-^t^{o train}^clas^s^r^oom^teach^ers^{are adequ}^a^{te to attract an}^d
^le^ak^an^{d oth}^e^{r s}^t^af^f^{to m}^{eet th}^e^r^e^tain^q^u^alif^ied^staf^f^.
^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e
^://wiki^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^s;
^h^ttp^-^t^o^em^p^l^o^y^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l Head}
^{Start s}^t^af^f^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^s^t^af^f
ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^{to redu}^{ce th}^e
^ch^ild^-^s^taf^f^r^a^tio^;
^-^t^{o pay}^cos^t^s^of^pu^rch^a^sⁱⁿ^g
ⁱⁿ^s^u^ran^{ce (oth}^{er th}^an
^em^pl^oy^{ee ben}^e^fⁱ^t^s^);
^-^t^{o s}^u^pport^s^t^af^f^t^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g
^an^{d ch}^{ild cou}ⁿ^s^elin^g^.
^A^llotm^en^ts^{to States}^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^Ho^ld^Harm^{less f}^o^r^Firs^{t each}^s^t^{ate receiv}^e^s^an^Cha^nge^{s t}^h^e^ho^l^d^ha^r^m^l^e^ss^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^States^am^ouⁿ^t^equ^a^{l to th}^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^s^o^th^{at each}^s^t^{ate f}ⁱ^rs^t
^{it receiv}^e^{d in}^F^Y^1998.^receiv^e^s^an^am^ouⁿ^t^equ^a^{l to}
^th^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^{it receiv}^e^{d in}
^F^Y^2007.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Dⁱ^st^rⁱ^b^u^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^Fund^s^Aⁿ^y^am^ouⁿ^t^av^{ailable af}^ter^No^ch^an^g^e^to^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^.^Aⁿ^y^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^f^uⁿ^d^{s (}^a^f^t^er^th^e
^Rem^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^A^f^ter^th^e^abov^{e allotm}^en^ts^{are m}^a^de^{FY2007 h}^o^{ld h}^a^rm^les^s⁾^w^{ill be}
^Ho^ld^Harm^less^{are dis}^t^ribu^ted^dis^t^ribu^{ted s}^o^th^{at each}^s^t^ate
^proportⁱ^oⁿ^a^t^e^l^y^am^on^g^w^{ill receiv}^e^an^am^o^uⁿ^t
^s^t^ates^bas^e^{d on}^each^s^t^ate’^s^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^{t to s}^e^rv^{e th}^{e s}^a^m^e
^num^b^e^r^o^f^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^{n und}^e^rⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^{Head Start ch}^ildren
^ag^{e 5}^f^r^o^m^f^a^m^{ilies w}^ith^as^w^e^{re s}^e^rv^{ed at th}^{e tim}^{e of}
ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^b^e^lo^w^th^{e p}^o^v^er^ty^th^{is b}^ill’^{s en}^actm^eⁿ^t^{, tak}ⁱⁿ^g
^lin^e.ⁱⁿ^to^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^anⁱⁿ^f^l^atioⁿ
^adj^u^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^.
^If^th^{ere are f}^uⁿ^d^s^rem^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g
^af^t^e^{r t}^h^{e s}^t^{ep des}^c^ri^{bed abov}^e,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}⁶⁵^%^o^f^th^{is b}^a^lan^{ce w}^{ill b}^e
^g/w^dis^t^ribu^{ted am}^on^g^th^{e s}^t^ates
^s^.or^se^r^v^{ing le}^{ss tha}ⁿ⁶⁰^%⁽^a^s
^le^ak^determⁱⁿ^{ed by}^th^{e Secretary}⁾^of
^{poor ch}ⁱ^l^d^ren^w^h^{o are 3 or 4}
^://wiki^y^ear^{s o}^f^ag^{e. Fu}ⁿ^d^{s w}^{ill b}^e
^h^ttp^allo^tted^b^a^sed^oⁿ^th^{e q}^u^alif^yⁱⁿ^g
^s^t^at^es^’^s^h^{are of}^{poor ch}ⁱ^l^d^ren
^uⁿ^d^{er ag}^{e 5. T}^h^{e 35%}
^r^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^w^{ill b}^e^dⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^ted^to
^al^l^{states b}^a^sed^oⁿ^th^eir^r^e^lativ^e
^s^h^{are of}^{poor ch}ⁱ^l^d^ren^uⁿ^d^{er 5.}
^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^Gr^an^ts^Fr^o^m^th^{e state allo}^tm^en^ts^From^th^{e s}^t^{ate allotm}^en^ts^,^Fr^o^m^th^{e state allo}^tm^en^{ts th}^e
^des^c^ri^{bed abov}^{e, t}^h^e^th^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all aw}^{ard a}^Secretary^s^h^{all aw}^{ard a}
^Secretary^m^a^y^aw^{ard a}^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^g^r^an^{t to}^an^y^{collaboration}^g^r^an^{t to each}
^{collaboration}^g^r^an^{t to each}^{state th}^{at su}^b^m^{its a w}^r^itten^st^a^t^e^.^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge
^{state to}^f^acilitate^requ^es^t^.^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill,
^{collaboration}^am^on^g^Head^des^c^ri^biⁿ^g^t^h^{e pu}^rpos^es^of
^Star^{t ag}^en^{cies an}^d^en^tities^E^x^p^a^nd^{s c}^u^r^r^e^nt^l^a^w^t^o^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^g^r^an^{ts in}^g^r^eater
ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^{ed in}^s^t^{ate an}^{d local}^s^p^ecif^y^th^{at g}^r^an^ts^{be u}^s^ed:^d^e^{tail th}^an^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^.

^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^c^e^sse^s.^-^t^o^prom^ot^{e al}ⁱ^gⁿ^m^en^t^of
^{Head Start cu}^rricu^l^{a an}^d
^coⁿ^tin^u^ity^o^f^ser^v^{ices w}^ith

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^th^{e Head Start C}^h^ild
^Ou^tcom^es^Fram^ew^ork^an^d
^s^t^{ate early}^learnⁱⁿ^g
^s^t^an^dards^,^as^appropri^a^t^e^;
^-^t^o^prom^ot^{e bet}^t^e^{r l}ⁱⁿ^k^a^g^e^s
^betw^een^{Head Start}
^ag^en^cies^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^os^e
^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^h^ealth^{, m}^eⁿ^t^al
^h^ealth^o^r^f^a^m^ily^ser^v^{ices, o}^r
^o^t^h^e^r^ch^ild^o^r^f^a^m^ily
^s^u^pportⁱ^v^{e s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^;^an^d
^-^to^car^r^y^o^u^{t th}^{e activ}^ities
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^of^th^{e s}^t^{ate Director of}^Head^Star^{t Co}^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^.
^g/w
^s^.or^C^o^llaboration^A^u^th^ority^In^{order to receiv}^e^a^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^le^ak^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^g^r^an^{t, th}^e^R^e^places^“^S^{tate liais}^on^”^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^s^t^at^{e appoi}ⁿ^t^s^anⁱⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^w^ith^“^S^{tate Dir}^ecto^r^o^f
^://wiki^{to s}^e^rv^{e as}^th^{e s}^t^{ate liais}^on^C^o^l^l^a^boratⁱ^oⁿ^”^an^{d prov}ⁱ^d^es
^h^ttp^b^e^tw^een^th^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tioⁿ^{a m}^o^r^e^d^e^tailed^{list (}^t^h^aⁿⁱⁿ
^f^o^r^Ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^Fam^ilies^cu^r^r^en^{t law}⁾^o^f^th^{e en}^tities
^(A^C^F^{) reg}ⁱ^on^{al of}^fⁱ^{ce an}^d^to^b^eⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^edⁱⁿ
^ag^en^cies^carryⁱⁿ^g^ou^{t Head}^co^llab^o^r^ativ^{e ef}^f^o^r^t^{s w}^ith
^{Start prog}^ram^sⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^ate;^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^.
^an^{d ag}^en^cies^an^{d oth}^e^r
^en^{tities car}^r^yⁱⁿ^g^o^u^{t ear}^ly
^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood prog}^ram^s^t^h^at
^ser^v^{e lo}^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^ch^ild^r^eⁿ
^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies. T}^h^{e state is to}
ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^{e th}^{e s}^t^{ate Head Start}
^A^sso^ciatioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e selectio}ⁿ
^of^t^h^{e i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^.
^R^e^qu^irem^en^ts^of^T^h^{e State liaiso}ⁿ^w^o^r^k^{s to}^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^A^u^th^o^r^ity^en^su^r^e^th^{at co}^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^E^x^p^a^nd^{s c}^u^r^r^e^nt^l^a^w^,^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill.

ⁱ^nvo^l^v^e^s^c^o^o^r^dⁱ^na^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^statin^g^th^{at co}^llab^o^r^atin^g
^{Head Start s}^e^rv^ices^w^ith^a^en^{tities ar}^{e to}^d^e^v^e^lo^p^a

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^v^a^riety^of^s^e^rv^icesⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^s^t^rategⁱ^{c plan}^f^o^{r ou}^treach^,
^h^ealth^{care, w}^e^lf^{are, ch}^ild^bas^e^{d on}^{a n}^eeds
^{care, edu}^cation^,^an^d^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t c}^o^nd^uc^te^d^b^y
^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^ser^v^ice^th^{e Of}^fⁱ^{ce of}^th^{e State}
^activ^{ities, f}^a^m^ily^liter^acy^Dⁱ^rect^{or of}^C^o^l^l^a^boratⁱ^oⁿ^.
^ser^v^{ices, d}ⁱ^sab^ility^ser^v^ices,⁽^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t to}^b^e
^an^{d s}^e^rv^ices^f^o^{r h}^o^m^e^les^s^co^m^p^leted^w^ithⁱⁿ^oⁿ^{e y}^ear
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^.^af^ter^b^ill’^{s en}^actm^eⁿ^t^{, an}^d
^up^d^a^t^e^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^.⁾
^Resp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities o}^f^State^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^{Director of}^{Head Start}^T^h^{e State Director of}^Head^C^o^m^p^{arable requ}^irem^en^ts^to
^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^Star^{t Co}^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^sh^all^Ho^use^b^ill,^a^ltho^{ugh in Se}^na^te
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^als^o^:^b^{ill, th}^{e “}^S^{tate A}^d^vⁱ^so^r^y
^g/w^-^prom^ot^{e part}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps^Co^uⁿ^c^{il” ap}^p^ear^{s to}^ser^v^{e th}^e
^s^.or^betw^een^{Head Start}^f^uⁿ^c^tioⁿ^o^f^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill’^s
^le^ak^ag^en^cies^{, s}^t^{ate an}^{d local}^“^S^{tate Ear}^l^y^L^earⁿⁱⁿ^g
^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s,^aⁿ^d^t^h^e^Co^uncⁱ^l^.^”

^://wiki^priv^{ate s}^ector;
^h^ttp^-^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith^th^{e ch}^ief^state
^s^c^h^{ool of}^fⁱ^{cer, local}
^edu^cation^a^{l ag}^en^cies^{, an}^d
^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood care an}^d
^edu^cation^prov^iders^;
^-^prom^ot^{e part}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps
^betw^een^{Head Start}
^ag^en^cies^{, s}^c^h^ools^,^law
^en^f^o^rcem^en^{t, relev}^aⁿ^t
^com^m^uⁿ^ity^-^b^as^ed
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns,^aⁿ^d
^s^u^bs^tan^{ce abu}^s^{e an}^{d m}^eⁿ^t^al
^h^ealth^treatm^eⁿ^t^ag^en^cies^;
^-^prom^ot^{e part}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps
^betw^een^{Head Start}
^ag^en^cies^an^{d oth}^e^r
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns t}^o^e^nha^nc^e
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^q^u^ality⁽^aⁿ^d

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
ⁱⁿ^creas^{e th}^{e n}^u^m^{ber of}
^book^sⁱⁿ^H^{ead S}^t^art
^c^l^a^ssr^o^o^m^s)^;
^-^w^o^rk^w^ith^th^{e State Early}
^Le^a^rⁿⁱ^{ng Co}^uncⁱ^l^.
^Ear^l^y^Head^Star^{t A}^llo^tm^en^ts^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^r^e^q^u^ir^{es th}^{at a}^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d port}ⁱ^oⁿ^of^H^ead^R^e^qu^ires^th^{at th}^{e percen}^tag^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^Star^t’^{s to}^{tal ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^of^th^{e Head Start}
^b^e^{set asid}^{e to}^f^uⁿ^d^th^e^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^to^b^e^set-^asid^e
^Early^{Head Start (EHS)}^fo^r^E^H^S^b^e^at^l^e^as^t^:
^prog^ram^.^S^e^t^-^asⁱ^d^es^12%^f^o^{r F}^Y²⁰⁰⁸
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^estab^lish^e^dⁱⁿ^law^w^e^r^e^:^14%^f^o^{r F}^Y²⁰⁰⁹
^g/w^7.5%ⁱⁿ^F^Y^1999;^8%ⁱⁿ^16%^f^o^{r F}^Y²⁰¹⁰
^s^.or^F^Y^2000;^9%ⁱⁿ^F^Y^2001;^18%^f^o^{r F}^Y²⁰¹¹
^le^ak^an^{d 10%}ⁱⁿ^each^of^F^Y²⁰⁰²^20%^f^o^{r F}^Y²⁰¹²
^an^{d F}^Y^{2003. (If}^t^h^{ere i}^sⁿ^o^t^(W^ith^th^{e s}^a^m^e^cav^{eat as}
^://wiki^a^l^a^r^g^e^eⁿ^o^{ugh t}^o^t^a^l^cu^rren^{t law}^con^cernⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^h^ttp^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^to^r^e^ser^v^{e th}^e^Secr^etar^y^’^{s ab}^ility^to^r^e^d^u^ce
^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d percen}^t^a^g^e^s^th^{e p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^if^to^tal
^w^ith^ou^{t redu}^cin^g^{Head Start}^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^lev^e^{ls d}^oⁿ^o^t
^slo^t^{s in}ⁿ^u^m^b^e^r^o^r^q^u^ality^,^suffi^c^e^.⁾
^th^{e Secretary}^m^a^y^redu^ce
^th^{e EHS p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^{, b}^u^{t n}^o^t
^below^th^{e prev}^iou^s^y^ear’^s
^l^e^ve^l^.⁽^A^l^t^h^o^{ugh w}ⁱ^t^h^o^u^t
^au^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^,^allo^tm^en^ts
^sⁱⁿ^{ce F}^Y^{2003 h}^a^v^e^been
^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^ed^{at 1}⁰^%^.)
^Fa^c^t^o^r^{s fo}^r^A^l^l^o^c^a^tⁱ^{ng Fund}^s^Iⁿ^allo^catin^g^f^uⁿ^d^{s to}^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^to^Gr^an^{tee A}^p^p^lican^{ts W}^ithⁱⁿ^g^r^an^{tee applican}^tsⁱⁿ^s^t^ates^,^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^st^a^tⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^Sim^ila^r^la^ngua^ge^to^Ho^use^b^ill.

^{a State}^th^{e Secretary}^tak^e^sⁱⁿ^toⁱⁿ^allo^catin^g^f^uⁿ^d^{s to}
^acco^uⁿ^t^th^{e q}^u^ality^o^f^th^e^ap^p^lican^{ts w}^ithⁱⁿ^{a state, th}^e
^applⁱ^can^t^s^’^prog^ram^s^{, t}^h^ei^r^Secr^etar^y^w^{ill tak}^eⁱⁿ^to
^capacity^{to ex}^pan^d^s^e^rv^ices^,^con^s^ideration^th^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^th^{e ex}^ten^t^to^w^h^ich^th^ey^f^uⁿ^d^s^u^s^{ed by}^an^ag^en^cy^to
^ha^ve^und^e^r^t^a^keⁿ^pay^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e ex}^pen^s^es
^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^-^w^id^{e str}^a^tegⁱ^c^an^{d th}^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of^f^uⁿ^d^s
^planⁿⁱⁿ^g^,^th^{e con}^cen^tration^receiv^e^{d to s}^e^rv^{e each}
^o^f^lo^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^{ilies in}^en^r^o^lled^ch^ild^.
^th^{e com}^m^uⁿ^ity^{, an}^{d oth}^e^r
^f^actors^.
^Serv^{ice Deliv}^ery^Models^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^all^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^es^tablis^h^procedu^r^es^to^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^sp^e^cⁱ^fyⁱⁿ^g^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^en^{able Head Start ag}^en^cies^th^{at w}^ithⁱⁿ^on^{e y}^{ear af}^ter
^to^d^e^v^e^lo^p^lo^cally^d^e^sigⁿ^e^d^th^{e d}^a^{te o}^f^th^{is act’}^s
^{or s}^p^{ecialized s}^e^rv^ice^en^actm^eⁿ^t^{, th}^{e Secretary}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^delⁱ^v^ery^m^odel^s^t^o^addres^s^m^u^{st estab}^lish^th^e
^g/w^{local com}^m^uⁿ^ityⁿ^eeds^.^procedu^r^es^t^o^dev^e^l^{op t}^h^e
^s^.or^m^o^d^e^{ls o}^u^tlin^edⁱⁿ^cu^r^r^en^t
^le^ak^law^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^m^o^d^e^{ls th}^at
^lev^e^r^a^g^e^th^{e ex}^istin^g
^://wiki^cap^acity^an^d^cap^ab^{ilities o}^f
^h^ttp^th^{e early}^ch^ildh^ood
^edu^cation^an^{d ch}^{ild care}
^d^e^live^r^y^sy^ste^m^.

^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to es}^tablis^h
^procedu^r^es^t^o^provⁱ^d^{e f}^o^r
^th^{e con}^v^e^rs^ion^of^part-^d^ay
^prog^ram^s^t^o^f^u^l^l^-^day
^prog^ram^s^{or part}^-^d^ay^s^l^ot^s
^to^f^u^ll-^d^a^y^,^an^d^f^o^r^ser^vⁱⁿ^g
^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l in}^f^aⁿ^t^{s an}^d
^t^oddl^ers^.
^Neg^o^tiatioⁿ^o^f^Red^u^ced^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^{(Sec. 5)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^Fuⁿ^d^ed^En^r^o^llm^en^{t L}^e^v^e^ls⁽^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh a}^nnua^l^gr^aⁿ^t^e^e^A^d^d^s^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^th^{at if}^th^e
^bu^dg^ets^{are rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed by}^Head^Star^{t ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ
^{HHS, w}^ithⁿ^e^g^o^tiatioⁿ^doesⁿ^o^{t ex}^{ceed th}^{e prior}
^w^h^en^applicable).^y^ear’^s^{, g}^r^an^tees^m^a^y

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^ne^go^tⁱ^a^t^e^a^r^e^d^u^c^e^d^fund^e^d^-
^en^r^o^llm^en^{t lev}^e^{l, if}^ab^{le to}
^dem^oⁿ^s^{trate (to HHS) th}^at
^d^oⁱ^{ng so}^{is ne}^c^e^ssa^r^y^to
^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^th^{e q}^u^ality^o^f
^s^e^rv^ices^prov^ided.
^(H^ou^s^e^f^l^{oor am}^en^dm^en^t⁾
^T^r^an^s^portation^Saf^e^ty^T^h^{e Secretary}^h^a^s^is^s^u^ed^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns e}^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^hi^ng^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^gi^vi^{ng t}^h^e^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^r^e^q^uⁱ^rⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t
^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^th^{e saf}^e^ty^Secretary^th^{e au}^th^ority^to^th^{e Secretary}^:
^f^eatu^r^es^{, an}^{d th}^{e s}^a^f^e^w^a^iv^{e tr}^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^-^e^stab^lish^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts to}
^o^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^o^n,^o^f^ve^hi^c^l^e^s^use^d^reg^u^l^atory^requ^irem^en^ts^f^o^r^en^s^u^{re t}^h^{e appropri}^a^t^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^by^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^to^u^p^{to on}^{e y}^{ear, w}^ith^sup^e^r^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^{n a}ⁿ^d^b^a^c^kgr^o^und
^g/w^tran^s^{port Head Start}^p^o^ssib^ility^f^o^r^r^eⁿ^e^w^a^{l, in}^ch^eck^s^ofⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^als^w^ith
^s^.or^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^n.^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns^th^{e ev}^en^{t th}^{at th}^{e Head Start}^w^h^om^th^{e ag}^en^cies^con^t^{ract f}^o^r
^le^ak^p^r^o^v^id^{e w}^a^iv^er^au^th^o^r^ityⁱⁿ^ag^en^cy^can^dem^oⁿ^s^{trate th}^at^tr^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^ser^v^{ices; an}^d
^cas^es^of^“^g^{ood cau}^s^e^.”^th^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts w}^{ill r}^e^su^lt^-^r^ev^is^{e allow}^a^{ble altern}^ate
^://wiki^Reg^u^l^atioⁿ^s^d^oⁿ^o^{t estab}^lishⁱⁿ^sigⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{t d}ⁱ^sr^u^p^tioⁿ^o^f^ve^hi^c^l^e^st^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^{s p}^e^r^t^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng t}^o
^h^ttp^{a tim}^{e period f}^o^{r w}^a^iv^ers^.^s^e^rv^ices^{or are oth}^e^rw^is^e^{Head Start v}^e^hⁱ^cles^.
ⁿ^o^{t in}^th^{e b}^e^{st in}^ter^e^{st o}^f^T^h^{e b}^{ill also}^p^r^o^v^id^{es th}^at
^th^{e ch}^ild^/r^en^.^{Head Start v}^e^hⁱ^clesⁱⁿ^u^s^{e as}^of
^Jan^u^a^ry^{1, 2007 are n}^o^t^t^o^be
^s^u^bj^{ect to a requ}^irem^en^t
^reg^a^rdiⁿ^g^exⁱ^t^doors^f^o^{r t}^w^o
^y^ears^af^{ter date of}^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.
^Meetin^g^Needs^of^C^h^ildren^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to con}^tin^u^e^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^of^Mig^r^an^{t an}^{d Seas}^on^al^th^{e ad}^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tiv^e^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, w}^ith
^F^a^rm^w^o^rk^ers^an^{d of}^In^di^an^a^r^r^a^nge^m^e^nt^r^e^sp^oⁿ^si^b^l^e^fo^r^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^,^th^{e Secretary}^clar^if^icatioⁿ^th^{at th}^{e tr}^ainⁱⁿ^g
^Ch^ild^r^eⁿ^m^eetin^g^th^{e n}^eeds^of^th^e^w^o^ul^d^eⁿ^sur^e^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce be}
^ch^ildren^of^mⁱ^g^r^an^{t an}^d^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d th}^e^provⁱ^d^{ed by}^s^t^af^f^wⁱ^t^h
^s^eas^on^{al f}^a^rm^w^o^rk^ers^an^d^appoiⁿ^t^m^eⁿ^t^of^{a n}^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^ex^perien^{ce w}^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^w^ith^th^es^e
^In^dian^ch^ildren^an^{d s}^h^all^mⁱ^g^r^an^{t an}^{d s}^eas^on^{al Head}^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^.

^en^s^u^{re t}^h^at^appropri^a^t^e^{Start an}^{d In}^dian^{Head Start}
^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^{is p}^r^o^v^id^ed^to^m^eet^col^l^a^borat^or.
^s^u^chⁿ^eeds^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^A^nnua^l^Co^nsul^t^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^B^e^tw^een^Secretary^an^d^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^r^e^q^uⁱ^rⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^{t th}^at
^T^rⁱ^b^a^l^G^o^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s^Secretary^of^{HHS to}^th^{e d}^e^tailed^r^e^p^o^r^{t is to}^b^e
^Operatin^g^{Head Start/eh}^s^c^o^nd^uc^t^a^nnua^l^m^a^{de av}^{ailable “}^oⁿ^{a tim}^ely
^Pr^og^r^a^m^s^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^s^w^ith^tr^ib^al^b^a^sis.^”
^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^{s o}^p^e^r^a^tⁱⁿ^g
^{Head Start an}^{d Early}^Head
^Star^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{. A}^d^e^tailed
^r^e^p^o^r^{t o}^f^th^{e co}ⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ
^w^{ill b}^e^m^a^d^e^av^ailab^l^{e to}
^th^{e tr}^ib^{es (}^w^ithⁱⁿ⁹⁰^d^a^y^s⁾
^receivⁱⁿ^g^{Head Start f}^uⁿ^d^s^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^En^r^o^llm^en^{t o}^f^Ho^m^e^less^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^d^o^e^{s n}^o^t^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^g/w^Ch^ild^r^eⁿ^preclu^d^{e en}^rollin^g^h^o^m^e^les^s^R^e^qu^ires^th^{e Secretary}^to^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^s^.or^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^,^b^u^{t also}^d^o^e^{s n}^o^t^issu^{e r}^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^th^at
^le^ak^s^p^ecifⁱ^cally^addres^s^th^is^pres^{cribe policies}^an^d
^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^.^procedu^r^es^th^{at rem}^o^v^e
^://wiki^b^a^r^r^ier^s^to^th^{e p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ
^h^ttp^o^f^h^o^m^e^{less ch}^ild^r^eⁿⁱⁿ
^{Head Start.}
^{Head Start Materials}^an^d^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^d^o^e^{s n}^o^t^R^e^g^u^l^ation^s^requ^{ire Head}^{(Sec. 5)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^Cur^r^ic^ula^pres^{cribe Head Start}^{Start cu}^rricu^l^{a to be}^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^m^a^terials^{or cu}^rricu^l^{a. (See}^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^th^{e Head}^law^,^statin^g^th^{at all}
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.⁾^Star^{t P}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nce^cu^rricu^l^{a an}^{d in}^s^t^ru^ction^a^l
^S^t^an^dards^an^{d bas}^e^{d on}^m^a^terials^f^uⁿ^d^{ed w}^ith^Head
^so^und^c^hⁱ^l^d^d^e^ve^l^o^p^m^eⁿ^t^Star^{t d}^o^llar^s^m^u^{st b}^e
^priⁿ^ci^pl^es^abou^t^h^o^w^s^c^ien^tif^ically^-^b^as^{ed an}^{d ag}^e
^ch^ildren^g^r^ow^an^{d learn}^.^an^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^a^l^l^y
^Gran^tees^an^{d deleg}^a^te^appropri^a^t^e^{, an}^{d paren}^t^s
^ag^en^cies^{are to im}^plem^en^t^ha^ve^t^h^e^rⁱ^ght^t^oⁱⁿ^sp^e^c^t
^cu^r^rⁱ^cu^{la in}^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^th^em^.
^w^ith^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^s.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^C^.^{641 D}^E^S^I^G^N^A^T^I^O^N^{OF HE}^A^D^S^T^A^R^T^A^G^E^N^C^I^E^S
^Elig^{ible Des}ⁱ^gⁿ^ees^T^h^{e Secretary}^m^a^y^{(Sec. 6)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^“^l^ocal^pu^blⁱ^c^or^Clar^if^{ies th}^{at p}^u^b^{lic o}^r^Clar^if^{ies th}^{at p}^u^b^{lic o}^r^p^r^iv^ate
^p^r^iv^{ate n}^oⁿ^p^r^o^f^{it o}^r^f^o^r^-^p^r^iv^{ate n}^oⁿ^p^r^o^f^{it o}^r^f^o^r^-ⁿ^oⁿ^p^rof^{it or f}^o^r-^prof^{it ag}^en^cies
^prof^{it ag}^en^cies^{” as}^{a Head}^prof^{it ag}^en^ciesⁱⁿ^clu^d^esⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^com^m^uni^t^y^-bas^ed
^{Start ag}^en^cy^.^co^mmuⁿ^ity-^b^a^s^ed^o^r^fa^ith^-^or^gani^z^a^tⁱ^ons^.
^bas^{ed or}^gani^z^a^tⁱ^ons^.
^D^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^H^e^a^d^St^a^r^t^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^au^th^orized^Uⁿ^{der 45 C}^F^R^{1302.10, t}^h^e^{(Sec. 6)}^(Sec.7)
^A^g^en^cies^{to des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^{te as}^{a Head Start}^b^a^{sis fo}^r^se^le^c^tio^{n o}^f^T^h^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill am}^en^d^s^Sec.^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill am}^en^d^s^Sec.
^ag^en^cy^an^y^ag^en^cy^th^{at h}^e^applⁱ^can^t^s^proposⁱⁿ^g^t^o^{641 by}^requⁱ^rⁱⁿ^g^t^h^e^{641 by}^el^aboratⁱⁿ^g^on^cu^rren^t
^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es to}^b^e^cap^ab^{le o}^f^{operate a Head Start}^Secretary^{to dev}^e^{lop (u}^sⁱⁿ^g^lawⁱⁿ^ter^m^{s o}^f^th^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^ng,^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^ng,^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^{is th}^{e ex}^ten^t^to^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^of^an^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^b^eⁱⁿ^g
^g/w^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g^,^an^d^w^h^ich^th^{e ap}^p^lican^ts^appoiⁿ^t^{ed ex}^pert^pan^e^l⁾^an^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{ted as}^{a Head Start}
^s^.or^ev^alu^a^tin^g^{a Head Start}^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^{ate in}^th^eir^application^revⁱ^ew^s^y^s^t^em^ag^en^cy^{. Un}^lik^{e th}^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill,
^le^ak^prog^ram^.^ap^p^licatioⁿ^th^{e m}^o^st^t^o^b^e^use^d^w^h^eⁿ^m^a^ki^ng^T^h^e^Se^na^t^e^ve^r^sⁱ^o^{n d}^o^e^{s no}^t
^ef^f^ectiv^{e Head Start}^decisⁱ^on^s^reg^a^rdin^g^Head^estab^lish^an^ap^p^licatioⁿ^r^e^vⁱ^ew
^://wiki^prog^ram^.^O^t^h^e^{r cri}^t^e^ri^{a f}^o^r^{Start ag}^en^cy^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^tion^s^.^s^y^s^t^em^{. In}^am^en^din^g^{Sec. 641}
^h^ttp^s^e^lectionⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e cos}^t^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^th^e^On^{ce f}ⁱⁿ^a^{lized, th}^e^o^f^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^,^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^ill^lay^s^o^u^{t th}^{e r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r
^propos^{ed prog}^ram^;^t^h^e^Secr^etar^y^w^{ill u}^s^{e th}^e^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^hⁱⁿ^g^{a g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^,
^q^u^alif^icatioⁿ^s^an^d^sy^stem^to^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{e w}^h^ich^b^o^t^h^{its co}^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^an^d
^ex^perien^{ce of}^th^{e applican}^t^g^r^an^tees^{are s}^u^cces^s^f^u^lly^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities, an}^d^lik^ew^ise
ⁱⁿ^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^ng,^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^zⁱ^ng,^aⁿ^d^d^e^liv^erⁱⁿ^g^{a h}ⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^f^o^r^p^o^licy^co^uⁿ^c^ils.
^p^r^o^vⁱ^dⁱ^{ng c}^o^m^p^r^e^he^nsi^v^e^com^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^{e early}^{(For a com}^p^aris^on^of^th^e
^s^e^rv^ices^{at th}^{e com}^m^uⁿ^ity^edu^cation^prog^ram^.^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodi^es^an^{d f}^uⁿ^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^s
^lev^e^{l; ad}^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tiv^{e an}^dⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^dⁱⁿ^b^o^t^{h ve}^r^sⁱ^o^{ns o}^f
^fⁱ^{scal cap}^ab^{ilities; in}^ten^t^Gran^tees^determⁱⁿ^{ed to be}^H^.^R^.^{1429, ref}^e^{r t}^o^t^h^{e “}^S^ec.
^an^d^cap^ab^ility^to^ad^h^e^r^e^to^s^u^cces^s^f^u^l^uⁿ^d^{er th}^{e n}^e^w^{642” port}ⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^hⁱ^s^t^a^bl^e.

^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^;^r^e^vie^w^sy^ste^m^sha^{ll b}^e
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate f}^{acilities; an}^d^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{ted Head Start}
^th^{e n}^{eed f}^o^{r Head Start}^ag^en^cies^f^o^{r a period of}^fⁱ^v^e
^ser^v^{ices in}^th^{e co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity^.^y^ears^;^uⁿ^d^er-^p^erf^o^rmⁱⁿ^g
^g^r^an^tees^m^a^y^en^{ter in}^{to an}
^o^p^eⁿ^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^A^pplication^R^e^vⁱ^ew^Sy^s^t^em^{(Sec. 6)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all dev}^e^lop
^{a s}^y^s^t^em^th^{at in}^teg^r^ates^th^e
^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^o^f^th^e
^ex^pert^pan^e^l^(s^{ee bel}^o^w⁾^{, t}^o
^determⁱⁿ^{e if}^{a Head Start}
^ag^en^cy^is^prov^idin^g^a
^q^u^ality^co^m^p^r^e^h^eⁿ^s^iv^{e ear}^ly
^learnⁱⁿ^g^prog^ram^th^{at m}^eets
^th^{e ed}^u^catioⁿ^a^{l, h}^ealth^{, an}^d
ⁿ^u^t^r^itioⁿ^a^{l n}^eed^{s o}^f^th^e
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies it}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^s^e^rv^es^{, an}^{d m}^eets^prog^ram^aⁿ^d^fi^na^ncⁱ^a^l^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt
^g/w^requ^irem^en^ts^an^d
^s^.or^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards
^le^ak⁽^b^a^s^e^d^oⁿ^a^nnua^l^b^u^d^g^e^t
^dat^a^{, prog}^ram^revⁱ^ew^s^,
^://wiki^a^nnua^l^a^u^dⁱ^t^s^,^c^l^a^ssr^o^o^m
^h^ttp^q^u^ality^{, an}^d^th^{e P}^r^o^g^r^a^m
^In^f^o^rm^atⁱ^oⁿ^report⁾^.
^Co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^Ex^p^e^r^t^P^aⁿ^e^l⁽^{Sec. 6}⁾^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^T^h^e^e^x^p^e^r^t^p^a^ne^l^,^c^o^nve^ne^d
^an^{d appoi}ⁿ^t^{ed by}^t^h^e
^Secretary^,^is^{to in}^clu^d^{e 5}
^me^mb^e^r^s^.^T^h^e^g^r^o^u^pⁱ^s^t^o
^ref^l^{ect com}^p^eten^cyⁱⁿ^early
^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood prog}^ram
^accred^itatioⁿ^o^r^q^u^ality
^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t; res}^earch^on
^early^ch^ildh^ood
^d^e^ve^l^o^p^m^eⁿ^t^;^go^ve^rⁿ^aⁿ^c^e
^aⁿ^d^fi^na^nc^e^o^f^no^np^r^o^fi^t
^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s^{; d}^e^liv^er^y^o^f
^s^e^rv^ices^{to ch}^ildren^an^d
^f^a^m^{ilies w}^ith^lim^ited

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^En^g^lish^p^r^o^f^icien^c^y^,^an^d^to
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith^dⁱ^sab^ilities.
^R^e^port^f^r^om^Ex^pert^Pan^e^l⁽^S^{ec. 6)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^Wi^t^hⁱⁿ^{12 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^of^beiⁿ^g
^c^o^nve^ne^d^,^t^h^e^e^x^p^e^r^t^p^a^ne^l
^{is to}^issu^{e a r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^th^e
^Secretary^,^prov^idin^g
^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^on^a
^propos^{ed s}^y^s^t^em^of
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^r^e^vⁱ^ew^f^o^r
^ev^alu^a^tin^g^w^h^eth^e^{r a Head}
^Star^{t g}^r^an^{tee is p}^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^a
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^hⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^co^m^p^r^e^h^eⁿ^s^iv^e
^g/w^early^edu^cation^prog^ram^,
^s^.orⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng a}^d^e^q^ua^t^e^l^y
^le^ak^m^eetin^g^its^g^o^v^e^rn^an^{ce an}^d
^fi^na^ncⁱ^a^l^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt
^://wiki^requ^irem^en^ts^.
^h^ttp^P^u^b^{lic Co}^m^m^eⁿ^t^oⁿ^{(Sec. 6)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^Propos^{ed R}^e^vⁱ^ew^S^y^s^t^em^No^later^th^an^six^m^oⁿ^t^h^s
^af^{ter receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^th^{e report,}
^th^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all pu}^blis^h^a
^propos^{ed s}^y^s^t^em^of
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^r^e^vⁱ^ewⁱⁿ^th^e
^Fed^e^r^a^{l Reg}ⁱ^ster^{, allo}^wⁱⁿ^g
^at^l^eas^t^{90 day}^s^f^o^{r pu}^blⁱ^c
^com^m^eⁿ^t^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}
^s^h^{all als}^o^prov^{ide a report}
^{to C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s^th^{at in}^clu^d^es^a
^d^e^tailed^d^e^scrⁱ^p^tioⁿ^o^f^th^e
^sy^ste^m^,^inc^l^ud^ing
^ex^plan^ation^of^an^y
^dif^f^e^ren^ces^betw^een^th^e
^s^y^s^t^em^propos^{ed an}^{d t}^h^e
^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^th^at

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^em^erg^e^{d f}^r^om^th^{e ex}^pert
^pan^e^l^.
^Coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^Un^d^e^r^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^,^p^r^io^r^ity^{45 C}^F^R^{1302.12, g}ⁱ^v^e^s^{(Sec. 6)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^D^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^{n (}^a^nd^is^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^{to an}^y^ag^en^cy^p^r^io^r^ity^to^p^r^ev^io^u^s^ly^In^s^e^lectin^g^f^r^om^am^on^g^Sim^ilar^to^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, it}
^Re^d^e^si^gna^tⁱ^oⁿ⁾^already^receivⁱⁿ^g^Head^s^e^{lected Head Start}^q^u^alif^ied^ap^p^lican^{ts f}^o^r^gⁱ^v^e^{s p}^r^io^r^ity^to^an^y^Head^Star^t
^St^a^r^t^fund^s,^unl^e^{ss t}^h^e^ag^en^cies⁽ⁱⁿ^con^s^ideration^d^e^sigⁿ^a^tioⁿ^,^th^{e b}^{ill ad}^d^s^to^o^r^d^e^leg^a^{te ag}^en^cy^th^{at is “}^h^ig^h
^Secretary^determⁱⁿ^es^th^at^w^ith^d^e^sigⁿ^a^tioⁿ^cu^r^r^en^{ts law}^’^{s list o}^f^thⁱⁿ^g^s^perf^ormⁱⁿ^g^,^{” def}ⁱⁿ^e^{d as}
^th^{ere are an}^y^{Head Start}^r^e^q^u^ir^e^m^eⁿ^{ts d}ⁱ^sc^usse^d^to^coⁿ^s^id^er^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^:^m^eetin^g^{a list o}^f^cr^iterⁱ^a
^requ^irem^en^ts^{or s}^t^an^dards^earlier).^-^th^{e applican}^t’^s^plan^to^p^r^o^v^id^edⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^{ill (}⁵^elem^en^ts
^th^{at ar}^{e n}^o^{t b}^eⁱⁿ^g^m^e^t.^attr^{act an}^d^r^e^tain^q^u^alif^ied^{— les}^s^s^p^ecifⁱ^{c th}^an^th^os^{e in}
⁽^G^r^a^nt^e^e^s^d^o^no^t^ha^ve^t^o^s^t^af^f^{capable of}^deliv^erin^g^a^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^{t co}^m^p^ar^ab^le
^recom^p^{ete f}^o^{r f}^uⁿ^d^s^.⁾^hⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^co^m^p^r^e^h^eⁿ^s^iv^eⁱⁿ^con^t^en^t).

ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^early^edu^cation^prog^ram^;
^g/w^-^th^{e ap}^p^lican^t’^{s ab}^ility^to
^s^.or^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^ch^ild-^t^each^er
^le^ak^r^a^tio^{s an}^d^f^a^m^ily^ser^v^ice
^w^o^rk^{er cas}^eloads^th^at
^://wiki^ref^l^{ect bes}^t^practices^an^{d are}
^h^ttp^tied^to^hⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^ser^v^ice
^d^e^liv^er^y^;
^-^th^{e applican}^t’^s^capacity^to
^ser^v^{e elig}^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith
^cu^rricu^l^u^m^an^{d teach}ⁱⁿ^g
^practices^th^{at are bas}^e^{d on}
^scien^tif^ically^-^b^ased
^res^earch^{, are}
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^tally
^appropri^a^t^e^{, an}^{d t}^h^at
^prom^ot^{e s}^c^h^ool^readiⁿ^es^s^.
^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^sp^e^cⁱ^fyⁱⁿ^g
^th^{at f}^a^ith^-^b^as^{ed an}^d
^com^m^uⁿ^ity^-^b^as^ed
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns c}^o^ntⁱ^nue^t^o^b^e
^elig^ib^{le, o}ⁿ^th^{e sam}^e^b^a^sis
^a^s^o^t^he^r^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns,^t^o

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^{participate in}^an^y^Head
^{Start or Early}^{Head Start}
^prog^ram^f^o^{r w}^hⁱ^c^h^t^h^ey^are
^o^t^h^e^r^w^{ise elig}^ib^le.
^(H^ou^s^e^f^l^{oor am}^en^dm^en^t⁾
^Desigⁿ^a^tioⁿ^W^h^en^No^En^tity^I^fⁿ^o^en^tity^h^a^{s p}^r^io^r^ity^{, th}^e^S^{ee di}^s^c^u^s^sⁱ^on^of^{45 C}^F^R^{(Sec. 6)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^{Has P}^r^io^r^ity^Secretary^m^a^y^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{te a}^{1302.10 abov}^e.^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^c^l^a^rⁱ^f^yⁱ^ng^Lⁱ^k^e^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, th}^e
^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^f^r^om^th^{at th}^{e Secretary}^’^s^Secretary^’^s^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^tion^m^u^s^t
^am^oⁿ^g^q^u^alif^ied^ap^p^lican^ts,^d^e^sigⁿ^a^tioⁿ^m^u^{st f}^o^llo^w^an^{be preceded by}^an^open
^gi^vi^{ng p}^rⁱ^o^rⁱ^t^y^t^o^aⁿ^y^o^p^eⁿ^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^,^an^d^th^e^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^.
^qu^alif^{ied ag}^en^cy^th^at^d^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^{n m}^a^y^a^p^p^l^y^fo^r^a
^f^uⁿ^c^tion^e^{d as}^{a Head Start}^fⁱ^v^e^-^y^{ear peri}^{od. (T}^h^e^open
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^d^e^leg^a^{te ag}^en^cyⁱⁿ^th^e^co^m^p^etitioⁿ^f^o^llo^w^s^th^e
^g/w^com^m^uⁿ^ity^an^{d carried ou}^t^s^a^m^e^f^actors^con^s^{idered f}^o^r
^s^.or^{a Head Start prog}^ram^aⁿ^y^d^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^n.⁾
^le^ak^deem^{ed by}^th^{e Secretary}^to
^h^a^v^e^m^e^{t or ex}^ceeded
^://wiki^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^.^In
^h^ttp^s^e^lectin^g^f^r^om^am^on^g
^q^u^alif^ied^ap^p^lican^{ts, th}^e
^Secretary^tak^e^sⁱⁿ^to
^con^s^ideration^{a v}^a^riety^of
^f^acto^r^{s, o}^u^tlin^edⁱⁿ^th^{e law}^.
^P^r^io^r^ity^to^Noⁿ^p^r^o^fⁱ^t^Non^p^rof^{it ag}^en^cies^m^a^y^be^{(Sec. 6)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^A^g^en^ciesⁱⁿ^C^a^s^e^s^of^Equ^a^l^gi^ve^{n p}^rⁱ^o^rⁱ^t^y^o^v^e^r^fo^r^-^Strik^e^s^cu^rren^{t law}^;^St^rⁱ^ke^{s c}^u^r^r^e^nt^l^a^w^m^a^ki^{ng a}ⁿ^y
^Qu^ality^A^p^p^lican^ts^prof^{it ag}^en^ciesⁱⁿ^cas^es^no^np^r^o^fi^t^s^w^o^ul^d^no^l^o^nge^r^dⁱ^stin^ctioⁿ^b^e^tw^eenⁿ^oⁿ^p^r^o^fⁱ^t
^w^h^{ere th}^{e Secretary}^b^e^g^r^an^ted^p^r^io^r^ityⁱⁿ^eq^u^a^l^an^{d f}^o^r-^prof^{it ag}^en^cies^{, an}^d
^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^{es th}^{e ap}^p^lican^{ts to}^cas^es^.^r^e^p^l^{aces w}^{ith language giving}
^b^e^o^f^eq^uⁱ^v^a^len^t^q^u^ality^.^p^r^io^r^ity^to^ap^p^lican^{ts “}^t^h^a^{t h}^a^v^e
^dem^oⁿ^s^{trated capacity}ⁱⁿ
^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^ef^f^ectiv^e,
^com^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^{e, an}^{d w}^e^ll-
^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^{d earl}^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^ood
^s^e^rv^ices^{to ch}^ildren^an^{d th}^eir
^f^a^m^ilies.”

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^{C. 641A. Q}^UAL^I^T^{Y S}^T^ANDARDS^{; M}^O^NI^T^O^RI^NG^{OF HE}^{AD S}^T^ART^AG^E^NCI^E^S^{AND PROG}^RAM^S
^E^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n P}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^Un^d^e^r^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^,^th^e^Edu^cation^an^{d Early}^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^Stand^a^r^d^s^Secretary^is^requ^{ired to}^C^hⁱ^l^d^h^{ood D}^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^R^e^places^cu^rren^t^law^,^lis^tin^g^R^e^places^cu^rren^{t law}^w^ith
^estab^lish^,^b^y^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^,^Stan^dards^{are f}^o^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ⁴⁵^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts th}^{at th}^e^alm^o^{st id}^en^{tical list o}^f
^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^C^F^R^1304.21.^scien^tifica^lly-^b^a^s^ed^edu^cation^s^t^an^dards^as^Hou^s^e
^s^t^an^dards^th^{at are to en}^s^u^re^edu^cation^s^t^an^dards^(bas^ed^b^{ill, b}^u^{t w}^ith^th^{e co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^th^at
^th^{at ch}^ildrenⁱⁿ^{Head Start}^on^th^{e Head Start C}^h^ild^t^h^{e s}^t^an^dards^{be bas}^e^{d on}
^p^r^o^g^r^a^ms^a^t^a^miⁿⁱ^mu^m:^Ou^tcom^es^Fram^ew^ork⁾^{at a}^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^o^f^th^e
^miⁿⁱ^mu^{m d}^e^v^e^l^o^p^aⁿ^d^Nation^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces
^dem^oⁿ^s^trate:^(NA^S^{) pan}^e^l^.
^D^e^v^e^l^{op ph}^on^emⁱ^c^{, pri}ⁿ^t^,^Kn^o^w^led^g^{e an}^d^sk^{ills in}^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^an^{d n}^u^m^eracy^aw^aren^es^s^;^l^a^ngua^ge^,^p^r^e^-^r^e^a^dⁱ^ng,^p^r^e^-
^g/w^uⁿ^d^ers^t^an^{d an}^{d u}^s^e^m^a^th^em^{atics, scien}^ce;
^s^.or^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^o^m^m^uni^c^a^t^e^cr^eativ^{e ar}^{ts; co}^gⁿ^itiv^e
^le^ak^f^o^{r v}^a^ri^ou^s^pu^rpos^es^;^ab^{ilities related}^to^acad^em^ic
^uⁿ^d^ers^t^an^{d an}^{d u}^s^e^ach^iev^e^m^eⁿ^{t; s}^o^{cial an}^d
^://wikiⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^l^y^com^p^lex^an^d^em^o^tioⁿ^a^{l d}^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^t
^h^ttp^va^rⁱ^e^d^vo^c^a^b^ul^a^r^y^;^d^e^ve^l^o^p^an^{d dem}^oⁿ^s^{trate an}^r^e^lated^to^ear^ly^learⁿⁱⁿ^g^an^d^sc^ho^o^l^suc^c^e^ss,^aⁿ^d
^appreci^atⁱ^oⁿ^of^book^s^;^an^d^s^u^s^t^ain^e^{d academ}^{ic g}^aⁱⁿ^s^;
ⁱⁿ^th^{e cas}^{e of}ⁿ^oⁿ^-^En^g^lis^h^an^d^f^o^r^lim^ited^En^g^lish
^b^a^c^kgr^o^und^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^n,^p^r^o^f^icien^t^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^,
^p^r^o^g^r^e^{ss to}^w^a^r^d^En^g^lish^prog^res^s^t^o^w^a^{rd l}^earnⁱⁿ^g
^la^ngua^ge^a^c^q^uisitio^n.^E^nglⁱ^s^{h w}^hⁱ^l^e^m^a^ki^ng
^m^e^aⁿⁱ^ngful^p^r^o^g^r^e^{ss i}ⁿ^t^h^e
^o^t^he^r^lⁱ^s^t^e^d^kno^w^l^e^d^ge^aⁿ^d
^sk^{ill ar}^eas.
^Stan^d^a^r^d^{s f}^o^r^Coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^an^d^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to es}^tablis^h^Detailed^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^{t law}⁽^{Sec. 8)}
^L^o^cation^of^{Head Start}^b^y^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{n st}^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^s^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng H}^e^a^d^St^a^r^t^Ex^pan^d^s^on^cu^rren^t^l^a^w
^Facilities^r^e^latin^g^to^th^{e co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^an^d^f^{acilities, m}^a^terⁱ^{als, an}^d^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^st^a^t^e^t^h^a^t^t^h^e
^lo^catioⁿ^o^f^f^{acilities f}^o^r^equⁱ^pm^en^{t are f}^o^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ⁴⁵^s^t^an^dards^requ^{ire Head Start}
^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^,^C^F^R^1304.53.⁽^aⁿ^d^Ear^l^y^Head^Star^t)^f^acilities
^prog^ram^s^an^{d proj}^ect^s^.^{be in}^com^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^s^t^{ate an}^d
^{local licen}^sⁱⁿ^g^requ^irem^en^ts

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^an^{d be acces}^sⁱ^{ble by}^s^t^{ate an}^d
^lo^{cal au}^th^o^r^{ities f}^o^r^m^oⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^g
^an^{d en}^s^u^rin^g^com^p^lian^ce.
^Coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^In^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^t^h^{e s}^t^an^dards^,^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^D^e^ve^l^o^pⁱ^{ng St}^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^s^one^o^f^th^{e th}ⁱⁿ^g^s^th^e^Sam^e^{as cu}^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^,^w^ith^A^m^en^d^s^cu^r^r^en^{t law}ⁱⁿ^sim^ilar
^Secr^etar^y^{is to}^tak^eⁱⁿ^to^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l co}ⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^to^w^a^y^s^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^{t r}^a^th^er
^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^{is “}^p^ast^{be pai}^d^t^o^:^th^an^takⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^to^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ
^ex^perien^{ce w}^ith^u^s^{e of}^th^e^-^th^{e u}ⁿⁱ^qu^{e ch}^allen^g^e^s^th^{e pas}^t^ex^perien^{ce w}^ith
^s^t^an^dardsⁱⁿ^ef^f^{ect” on}^f^{aced by}ⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^al^s^t^an^dardsⁱⁿ^ef^f^{ect on}^th^{e date}
^O^c^t^{ober 27, 1998.}^prog^ram^s^{, i}ⁿ^cl^u^dⁱⁿ^g^t^h^os^e^of^th^{e act’}^s^las^t^reau^th^orization
^prog^ram^s^th^{at are s}^eas^on^al^(O^ct^{ober 27, 1998), t}^hⁱ^s^bi^l^l
^{or s}^h^ort^t^e^rm^an^{d t}^h^os^e^w^o^u^l^d^tak^eⁱⁿ^to^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^prog^ram^s^t^h^at^s^e^rv^{e ru}^ral^th^os^{e ex}^perien^ces^w^ith
^g/w^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^;^s^t^an^dardsⁱⁿ^ef^f^{ect on}^th^{e date}
^s^.or^-^th^{e recom}^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^f^r^om^of^its^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.

^le^ak^t^h^{e report}^on
^Dev^e^lo^p^m^en^{tal Ou}^tco^m^es
^://wiki^aⁿ^d^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{ts fo}^r^Yo^ung
^h^ttp^Ch^ild^r^eⁿ^b^y^th^{e Natio}ⁿ^a^l
^A^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces
^(w^h^eⁿ^av^{ailable); an}^d
^-^m^ech^an^is^m^s^{to en}^s^u^{re th}^at
^{Head Start ch}^ildren^m^a^k^e^a
^su^ccessf^u^l^tr^an^sitioⁿ^to^th^e
^sch^o^o^l^{s th}^ey^w^{ill b}^e
^a^t^t^e^ndⁱ^ng.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^A^l^so^{, ad}^d^s^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^{at in}
^d^e^ve^l^o^pⁱ^{ng r}^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns
^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng st}^aⁿ^d^a^r^d^s,^t^h^e
^Secretary^w^o^u^l^{d con}^s^u^{lt w}^ith
^In^dian^tribes^{, A}^m^erican^In^dian
^an^{d A}^l^as^k^a^Nativ^{e ex}^pertsⁱⁿ
^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^,
^lⁱ^ngui^st^{s a}ⁿ^d^t^h^e^N^a^tⁱ^o^na^l
^In^dian^{Head Start Directors}
^A^sso^cⁱ^a^tio^n.
^Meas^u^r^es^T^h^{e Secretary}^,ⁱⁿ^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^T^h^{e Secretary}^,ⁱⁿ^No^ch^an^g^e^to^th^{is sp}^ecifⁱ^c
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^repres^en^tativ^es^of^Head^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^w^ith^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^o^f^law^,^h^o^w^e^v^e^r^,^th^e
^g/w^{Start ag}^en^cies^an^{d w}^ith^repres^en^tativ^es^of^Head^“^c^h^a^racteris^tics^of^m^eas^u^r^es^”
^s^.or^ex^pertsⁱⁿ^th^{e f}ⁱ^elds^of^early^{Start ag}^en^cies^an^{d w}^ith^s^ection^(s^{ee below}⁾^con^v^e^y^s
^le^ak^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ^an^d^ex^pertsⁱⁿ^th^{e f}ⁱ^elds^of^early^sim^ilar^em^p^h^{asis to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, f}^a^m^ily^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ^an^d^r^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^scien^tif^ically^-^b^ased
^://wiki^s^e^rvⁱ^ces^{, an}^{d prog}^ram^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, sh}^{all u}^s^{e th}^e^m^eas^u^r^es^.
^h^ttp^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^,^sha^l^l^d^e^ve^l^o^p^s^t^u^d^y^on^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^a^l
^m^e^t^h^ods^an^{d procedu}^r^es^f^o^r^Outc^o^m^e^s^aⁿ^d^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^ts
^m^e^a^s^urⁱ^ng,^a^nnua^l^l^y^aⁿ^d^fo^r^Y^o^{ung Chi}^l^d^r^e^{n b}^y^t^h^e
^ov^{er l}^oⁿ^g^e^{r peri}^ods^{, t}^h^e^Natioⁿ^a^{l A}^cad^em^y^o^f
^q^u^ality^an^d^ef^f^ectiv^en^{ess o}^f^Scien^{ces to}^p^r^o^v^id^e
^prog^ram^s^operat^e^{d by}^H^ead^g^uⁱ^dan^{ce to Head Start}
^{Start ag}^en^cies^{, an}^{d th}^e^ag^en^{cies f}^o^r^u^tilizin^g
^im^{pact of}^th^{e s}^e^rv^ices^scien^tif^ically^-^b^ased
^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh t}^h^e^m^eas^u^r^es^t^h^at^s^u^pport
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^to^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^c^l^a^ssr^o^o^m^instr^u^c^tio^na^l
^th^eir^f^a^m^ilies.^p^r^{actices, id}^en^tif^icatioⁿ^o^f
^s^p^{ecial n}^eeds^,^an^{d prog}^ram
^ev^alu^a^tion^.
^C^h^aracteris^tics^of^Meas^u^r^es^T^h^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^sha^l^l^Ex^pan^d^s^on^cu^rren^t^l^a^w^,^Lⁱ^k^e^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ad}^d^s^th^at
^{- b}^e^use^d^to^a^sse^{ss the}^listin^g^sev^eⁿ^ch^ar^acter^istics.^th^{e perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es
^im^{pact of}^th^{e v}^a^riou^s^Head^T^h^{e m}^eas^u^r^es^s^h^all:^-^b^{e appropri}^a^t^e^f^o^{r t}^h^e

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^{Start s}^e^rv^ices^-^{be dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^a^l^l^y^,^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^e^rv^ed;
^-^{be adaptable f}^o^{r u}^s^{e in}^lⁱ^ngui^stⁱ^c^a^l^l^y^,^aⁿ^d^c^u^l^t^u^r^a^l^l^y^-^b^{e rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed at leas}^{t ev}^ery^f^o^u^r
^se^lf-a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^t,^p^e^e^r^appropri^a^t^e^f^o^{r t}^h^e^y^ears^,^bas^e^{d on}^adv^aⁿ^cesⁱⁿ^th^e
^revⁱ^ew^{, an}^{d prog}^ram^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^e^rv^ed;^s^c^ien^{ce of}^early^ch^ildh^ood
^ev^alu^a^tion^,^an^d^-^{be rev}ⁱ^ew^{ed at leas}^{t ev}^ery^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^.
^{be dev}^e^l^{oped f}^o^{r ot}^h^e^r^f^o^u^r^y^ears^,^bas^e^{d on}
^prog^ram^pu^rpos^es^as^adv^aⁿ^cesⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^c^ien^{ce of}^T^h^{e b}^{ill also}^{calls f}^o^r^th^e
^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ed^b^y^th^e^early^ch^ildh^ood^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^to
^Secretary^.^(T^h^e^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^;^m^eas^u^r^{e ch}^aracteris^tics^th^{at are}
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^are^-^b^e^coⁿ^s^isten^t^w^ith^r^e^lev^aⁿ^t^str^oⁿ^g^l^y^p^r^ed^ictiv^{e (}^a^s
^{to in}^clu^d^{e th}^{e edu}^cation^a^l^prof^es^sⁱ^on^{al an}^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ed^oⁿ^{a scien}^tif^ic
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^.⁾^stan^d^a^r^d^{s r}^e^lated^to^th^e^basⁱ^s⁾^of^{a ch}ⁱ^l^d^’^s^s^c^h^ool
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t o}^f^c^h^ild^r^e^n;^-^b^e^v^a^lid^an^d^r^e^liab^l^{e (}ⁱⁿ^all^readin^es^s^an^{d later}^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce i}ⁿ^s^c^h^ool^.
^g/w^l^a^ngua^ge^{s use}^d⁾^;
^s^.or^-^{be adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^s^t^af^f
^le^ak^w^ith^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate tr}^ainⁱⁿ^g^f^o^r
^s^u^ch^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^;
^://wiki^-^provⁱ^d^{e appropri}^a^t^e
^h^ttp^accom^m^odation^s^f^o^r
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith^dⁱ^sab^ilities
^an^d^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith^lim^ited
^En^g^lish^p^r^o^f^icien^c^y^;^an^d
^-^b^e^hⁱ^g^h^-^q^u^ality^r^e^sear^ch^-
^bas^e^{d m}^eas^u^r^es^th^{at h}^a^v^e
^been^dem^oⁿ^s^{trated to as}^sⁱ^s^t
^w^ith^th^{e p}^u^r^p^o^s^{es f}^o^r^w^h^ich
^t^h^ey^w^e^{re dev}ⁱ^s^e^d.
^Us^{e of}^Meas^u^r^es^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all u}^s^{e th}^e^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^to^Elaborates^on^cu^rren^{t law}^,^Elaborates^on^cu^rren^{t law}^to
^id^en^tif^y^str^eⁿ^g^t^h^s^an^d^addin^g^th^{at m}^eas^u^r^es^{are to}^s^t^{ate th}^{at perf}^orm^aⁿ^c^e
^w^e^a^kne^sse^{s in p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^{be u}^s^{ed t}^o^prom^ot^{e t}^h^e^m^eas^u^r^es^{be u}^s^{ed to en}^able
^an^d^to^id^en^tif^y^p^r^o^b^l^em^sk^{ills, k}ⁿ^o^w^l^ed^g^e^{, an}^d^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^to
^areas^th^{at m}^a^y^requ^ire^com^p^eten^cies^of^{Head Start}ⁱⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^alⁱ^{ze prog}^ram^s^of
^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l tr}^ainⁱⁿ^g^an^d^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^;^to^im^p^r^o^v^eⁱⁿ^str^u^ctioⁿ^to^b^e^tter^m^{eet th}^e

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^clas^s^r^oom^practices^{; an}^{d to}ⁿ^eeds^of^th^{e ch}^{ild in}^v^o^lv^ed.
^res^o^u^r^ces^.^iden^tif^y^s^p^{ecial n}^eeds^.
^Ev^alu^a^tion^s^an^{d C}^o^rrectiv^e
^A^c^tioⁿ^s^f^o^r^Deleg^a^te
^A^g^en^cies^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^Procedu^r^es^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{1303.20 s}^p^eci^fⁱ^es^T^h^{e Head Start ag}^en^cy^is^to^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^procedu^r^es^f^o^{r appeals}^by^es^tablis^h^procedu^r^es^f^o^r
^cu^rren^t^{or pros}^pectⁱ^v^e^e^v^a^l^ua^tⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^d^e^fundⁱⁿ^g
^deleg^a^{te ag}^en^cies^to^deleg^a^{te ag}^en^cies^an^{d f}^o^r
^gr^aⁿ^t^e^e^s^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng r}^e^j^e^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^p^p^e^a^lⁱ^{ng a}^d^e^fundⁱⁿ^g
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^g/w^{act on}^an^application^or^d^e^leg^a^te.
^s^.or^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^o^f^{a g}^r^an^{t o}^r
^le^ak^con^t^ract.
^://wiki^Ev^al^u^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^1304.51(i^{)(2) s}^t^at^es^th^{at g}^r^an^tees^m^u^s^t^es^tablis^h^Each^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^is^to^ev^alu^a^{te its d}^e^leg^a^te^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^h^ttp^an^{d im}^plem^en^{t procedu}^r^es^ag^en^cies^u^sⁱⁿ^g^th^e
^fo^r^t^h^e^o^ngoⁱ^{ng m}^oⁿⁱ^t^o^rⁱ^ng^es^tablis^h^e^{d procedu}^r^es
^of^th^{eir ow}ⁿ^Early^Head^(ref^{erred to abov}^{e), an}^{d is}
^{Start an}^{d Head Start}^toⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^th^{e d}^e^leg^a^{tes o}^f
^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^{, as w}^e^{ll as th}^o^s^e^an^y^defⁱ^cien^cies^iden^tif^ied
^of^each^of^th^{eir deleg}^a^te^th^{at s}^h^{all be corrected.}
^ag^en^cies^{, to en}^s^u^{re th}^at
^th^es^{e operation}^s^ef^f^ectiv^ely
^im^plem^en^{t f}^e^deral
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.
^Re^m^e^dⁱ^e^s^to^Eⁿ^sur^e^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^1304.51(i^{)(3) s}^t^at^es^If^th^{e ev}^alu^a^tion^rev^eals^a^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, w}^ith
^Co^r^r^ectiv^{e A}^c^tioⁿ^th^{at g}^r^an^tees^m^u^s^tⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^defⁱ^cien^cy^f^o^{r a deleg}^a^te^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^allo^wⁱⁿ^g
^deleg^a^{te ag}^en^cy^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^cy^{, th}^{e Head Start}^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^{to releas}^e
^bodi^es^of^an^y^defⁱ^ci^en^ci^es^ag^en^cy^m^a^yⁱⁿ^itiate^f^uⁿ^d^{s to}^th^{e d}^e^leg^a^{te o}ⁿ^ly^as
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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^m^oⁿⁱ^t^o^rⁱ^{ng r}^e^vi^e^w^aⁿ^d^m^u^st^c^o^nd^uc^t^m^o^nt^hl^y^d^e^fundⁱ^{ng o}^c^c^u^r^s^.
^h^e^l^p^t^h^em^dev^e^l^{op pl}^an^s^,^m^oⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^g^vⁱ^{sits u}ⁿ^til
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^tim^etab^{les, f}^o^r^correction^s^{are m}^a^{de or th}^e
^ad^d^r^essin^g^id^en^tif^ied^d^e^leg^a^{te is d}^e^f^uⁿ^d^ed^.
^probl^em^s^.
^T^e^r^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.⁽^S^ee^{45 C}^F^R^{1303.20(c) s}^t^at^es^N^o^c^o^m^p^a^r^a^b^l^e^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^T^h^{e Head Start ag}^en^cy^m^a^yⁿ^o^t
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.⁾^th^{at a g}^r^an^{tee m}^u^s^tⁿ^o^tif^y^a^Sen^a^{te b}^ill.^termⁱⁿ^{ate a deleg}^a^te’^s^con^t^ract
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^o^f^{its d}^ecisioⁿ^to^ter^mⁱⁿ^ate^{area w}^ith^ou^{t s}^h^owⁱⁿ^g^cau^s^e^or
^{its ag}^r^eem^en^{t w}^ith^th^e^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atin^g^th^{e co}^st-
^deleg^a^{te ag}^en^cy^{, ex}^plainⁱⁿ^g^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^s^u^ch^a
^th^{e reas}^on^s^f^o^{r its}^decisⁱ^on^decisⁱ^on^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^an^{d th}^{at th}^{e deleg}^a^{te ag}^en^cy
^g/w^h^a^s^th^{e rig}^h^t^{to appeal th}^e
^s^.or^decisⁱ^on^{to th}^{e g}^r^an^tee
^le^ak^w^ithⁱⁿ¹⁰^w^o^r^k^d^a^y^s^af^ter
^{receipt of}^th^{e n}^o^tice.
^://wiki
^h^ttp^{Use o}^f^Natioⁿ^a^{l Rep}^o^r^tin^g^Sy^stem⁽^N^RS)^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all u}^s^{e th}^e^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce m}^eas^u^r^es^{(Sec. 7)}^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all s}^u^s^p^en^d^{(Sec. 20)}^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^dev^e^{loped in}^accordan^ce^im^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^an^d
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^problem^areas^th^{at m}^a^y^appropri^a^t^e^,
^r^e^q^u^ir^{e ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l tr}^ainⁱⁿ^g^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^f^r^o^m^th^e
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^“^N^atioⁿ^a^{l Rep}^o^r^tin^g^S^t^art^prog^ram^s^.
^Sy^s^t^em^{” in}^cu^rren^{t law}^.⁾
⁽^T^h^e^Natioⁿ^a^{l Rep}^o^r^tin^g^T^h^{e Secretary}^isⁿ^o^{t to u}^s^e
^Sy^s^t^em^w^a^s^im^plem^en^{ted in}^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t r}^e^{sults e}^ithe^r^a^s
^f^a^l^l^{2003, an}^{d i}^s^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d t}^o^th^{e p}^r^im^ar^y^m^e^th^o^d^f^o^r
^as^s^e^s^s^{Head Start 4-}^an^{d 5-}^e^ithe^r^a^sse^{ssing p}^r^o^g^r^a^m

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^y^{ear olds}^tw^{ice a y}^{ear on}^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^{or m}^a^kⁱⁿ^g
^ed^u^catioⁿ^a^{l p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^c^e^g^r^an^{tee f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^m^eas^u^r^es^{— u}^sⁱⁿ^g^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^s^.
ⁱⁿ^dicators^th^{at w}^e^re
ⁱⁿ^clu^d^edⁱⁿ^legⁱ^slatioⁿ^as
^part^of^t^h^{e 1998}
^reau^th^orization^of^Head
^S^t^art^(P.L^{. 105-}^{285, S}^ectⁱ^oⁿ
^108(b)(5).))
^M^oⁿⁱ^t^o^rⁱ^{ng o}^f^Lo^c^a^l^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^r^e^q^u^ir^{es th}^e^{(Sec. 7)}^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^t^law^.
^A^g^en^cies^an^{d P}^r^og^ram^s^Secretary^{to con}^d^u^c^t^W^o^u^l^{d requ}^{ire th}^{e Secretary}
^revⁱ^ew^s^of^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d H}^ead^to^“^d^ev^elo^p^an^d^u^{tilize a}
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^g/w^prog^ram^s^.^sy^st^e^m^”^fo^r^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng t}^h^e
^s^.or^revⁱ^ew^s^already^requ^{ired in}
^le^ak^law^.
^://wiki^P^r^o^ced^u^r^{es f}^o^r^Moⁿ^ito^rⁱⁿ^g^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^{calls f}^o^r^{a f}^u^ll^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^h^ttp^revⁱ^ew^of^each^{Head Start}^ag^en^cy^{at leas}^{t on}^{ce ev}^ery^Retain^{s call f}^o^r^f^u^{ll r}^e^vⁱ^ew^{at leas}^{t ev}^ery^th^{ree y}^ears^,^M^a^ke^{s c}^h^a^nge^{s sim}^ila^r^to^Ho^use^b^ill,^a^ltho^{ugh a}^llo^w^s
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^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{ted ag}^en^cies^bein^g^ag^en^cies^bein^g^revⁱ^ew^ed^vⁱ^sits.

^revⁱ^ew^{ed im}^m^e^diately^af^ter^af^ter^fⁱ^r^s^{t y}^ear^o^f^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^.
^fⁱ^rs^{t y}^{ear, an}^{d f}^o^llow^-^u^p^A^m^en^ds^cu^rren^t^law^{to call}
^r^e^vi^e^w^{s i}ⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^m^p^t^fo^r^una^nno^unc^e^d^fo^l^l^o^w^-^up
^retu^rn^vⁱ^s^its^{to ag}^en^cies^an^d^revⁱ^ew^s^of^prog^ram^s^wⁱ^t^h
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^th^{at f}^a^{il to}^m^eet^on^{e or m}^o^{re f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^of
^th^{e s}^t^an^dards^.^Oth^e^r^defⁱ^cien^cies^{, n}^o^{t later th}^an
^r^e^vi^e^w^{s m}^a^y^b^e^c^o^nd^uc^t^e^d^{12 m}^oⁿ^t^h^s^af^t^e^{r t}^h^{e dat}^e^of
^as^appropri^a^t^e^.^th^{e f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g⁽^s)^{. T}^h^{e b}^{ill also}
^wo^u^l^d^a^l^l^o^{w f}^o^r
^una^nno^unc^e^d^si^t^e
ⁱⁿ^s^p^ection^s^of^{Head Start}
^cen^ters^{, as}^appropriate.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^C^oⁿ^d^u^c^{t of}^R^e^vⁱ^ew^s^T^h^e^Secretary^is^{to en}^s^u^re^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^th^{at rev}ⁱ^ew^s^{are perf}^orm^e^d,^Elimⁱⁿ^{ates cu}^r^r^en^{t law}^S^t^ri^k^e^s^cu^rren^t^l^a^w^requⁱ^r^em^en^t
^t^o^t^h^e^ma^xⁱ^mu^{m e}^x^t^eⁿ^t^l^a^ngua^ge^r^e^q^uⁱ^rⁱ^{ng r}^e^vi^e^w^s^th^{at rev}ⁱ^ew^s^{be s}^u^perv^is^{ed by}
^{practicable, by}^HHS^t^o^{be perf}^orm^e^{d by}^an^d^an^{HHS em}^ploy^{ee, bu}^{t retain}^s
^em^ploy^ees^w^h^{o are}^s^u^pervⁱ^s^{ed by}^H^H^S^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t th}^at
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^g/w^ma^xⁱ^mu^{m e}^x^t^eⁿ^t^kⁿ^o^w^l^edg^{eable abou}^{t n}^eeds^of
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^le^ak^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e in}^dⁱ^vⁱ^d^u^als^f^o^s^t^{er care, or of}^lim^ited
^kⁿ^o^w^l^edg^{eable abou}^{t th}^e^En^g^lish^p^r^o^f^icien^c^y^.^I^t^also
^://wikiⁿ^eeds^of^L^E^P^ch^ildren^an^d^{calls f}^o^r^th^em^to^b^e
^h^ttp^f^a^m^ilies.^kⁿ^o^w^l^edg^{eable in}^areas^of
^p^e^r^s^o^nne^l^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^,
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^sy^ste^m^{s d}^e^ve^lo^p^m^eⁿ^{t a}ⁿ^d
^m^oⁿⁱ^t^o^rⁱ^ng.
^C^oⁿ^t^en^{t of}^R^e^vⁱ^ew^s^Uⁿ^d^{er cu}^rren^{t law}^,^{a portion}^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^of^th^{e rev}ⁱ^ewⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^Lⁱ^{sts ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l elem}^en^{ts to}^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, w}^ith
^seekⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^f^r^o^m^{be in}^clu^d^{ed as}^{part of}^a^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^callin^g
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^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce of}^t^h^e^r^e^vi^e^wⁱ^s^t^o^b^e^c^o^nd^uc^t^e^d^.^ch^{ild as}^s^e^s^s^m^en^ts^{, an}^{d a rev}ⁱ^ew
^prog^ram^s^an^{d ef}^f^o^rt^s^of^an^{d as}^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t of}^ch^ild
^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^to^ou^t^c^om^es^an^{d perf}^orm^aⁿ^{ce as}
^{collaborate w}^ith^oth^e^r^th^ey^{relate to s}^t^{ate, local, an}^d
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^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ^an^d^readin^es^s^g^o^als^.^{It als}^o^calls
^{care prog}^ram^s^.^f^o^{r a rev}ⁱ^ew^an^{d as}^s^e^s^s^m^eⁿ^t^of

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^w^h^e^t^he^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^ha^ve
^adequ^a^tely^addres^s^e^{d th}^{e n}^eeds
^o^f^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith^dⁱ^sab^ilities.
^U^s^{e of}^R^e^vⁱ^ew^Fⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ⁽^S^{ec. 7)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^T^h^e^fi^ndⁱ^{ngs o}^f^t^h^e^r^e^vi^e^w
^{are to, at a m}ⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^,
^-^{be pres}^en^{ted to an}^ag^en^cy
ⁱⁿ^{a tim}^ely^,^tran^s^p^aren^{t, an}^d
^uni^fo^r^m^m^a^nne^r^t^h^a^t
^coⁿ^v^e^y^sⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^o^f
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^st^r^e^ngt^{hs a}ⁿ^d
^w^e^a^kne^sse^{s a}ⁿ^d^a^{ssists w}^ith
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^prog^ramⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^;^an^d
^g/w^-^{be u}^s^{ed by}^th^{e Head Start}
^s^.or^ag^en^cies^{to in}^f^o^rm^th^e
^le^ak^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^an^d
^im^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^o^f^th^eir
^://wiki^plan^f^o^{r train}ⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^h^ttp^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^T^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g^f^o^{r R}^e^vⁱ^ew^ers^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 8)}
^Usin^g^q^u^ality^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^t
^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^th^{e Secretary}^s^h^all
^provⁱ^d^{e peri}^odi^{c t}^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g^f^o^r
^s^u^pervⁱ^s^ors^an^{d m}^e^m^b^ers^of
^revⁱ^ew^team^sⁱⁿ^areas^s^u^ch^as
^p^r^o^g^r^a^{m ma}ⁿ^a^g^e^meⁿ^t^aⁿ^d
^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial au}^d^{it p}^e^r^f^o^r^m^aⁿ^ce.
^Qu^ality^an^d^Coⁿ^s^isten^c^y^o^f^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^Re^vie^w^s^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all en}^s^u^re^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^t
^th^{at rev}ⁱ^ew^s^{are con}^d^u^c^ted^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g^s^p^ecifⁱ^{c ref}^e^ren^{ce to}
ⁱⁿ^{a m}^aⁿⁿ^e^{r th}^{at ev}^alu^a^tes^th^{e u}^s^{e o}^f^“^p^er^io^dⁱ^{c in}^ter^-^r^a^ter
^prog^ram^perf^orm^aⁿ^ce,^r^e^liab^ility^ch^eck^{s” f}^o^r^en^su^rⁱⁿ^g
^q^u^ality^an^d^o^v^er^all^th^{e q}^u^ality^an^d^coⁿ^s^isten^c^y
^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^w^ith^coⁿ^s^isten^c^y^(acros^s^an^{d w}ⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^regⁱ^on^s⁾^of

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^an^{d obj}^ectⁱ^vⁱ^t^y^{, an}^{d bas}^e^d^th^{e P}^r^og^ram^R^e^vⁱ^ew
^on^{a tran}^s^p^aren^{t an}^{d reliable}^In^s^t^ru^m^eⁿ^t^f^o^{r S}^y^s^t^em^s
^sy^ste^m^o^f^r^e^vie^w^.^Monⁱ^t^o^riⁿ^g^(P^R^I^S^M^{) rev}ⁱ^ew^s^,
^an^{d of}ⁿ^oⁿ^c^om^plⁱ^aⁿ^{ce an}^d
^defⁱ^cien^cy^determⁱⁿ^ation^s^.
^A^g^en^cy^Resp^oⁿ^sib^ility^w^ith^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^d^{eals o}ⁿ^ly^w^ith^{(Sec. 7)}^Retain^{s cu}^r^r^en^{t law}^.^No
^R^e^s^p^ect^t^o^A^pprovⁱⁿ^g^a^ag^en^{cies su}^b^m^ittin^g^q^u^ality^A^s^pon^s^o^rin^g^{Head Start}^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^p^e^r^t^ainⁱⁿ^g^to^r^o^{le o}^f
^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^’^{s Qu}^ality^im^p^r^o^v^em^en^{t p}^l^an^{s to}^th^e^ag^en^cy^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^{30 day}^s^th^{e s}^pon^s^o^rin^g^ag^en^cyⁱⁿ
^Im^prov^em^en^{t P}^l^an^Secretary^,ⁿ^o^{t Head Start}^af^{ter receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^{a q}^u^ality^ap^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^{a p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^’^{s q}^u^ality
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^su^b^m^ittin^g^p^l^an^sⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^pl^an^f^r^om^aⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^pl^an^.
^to^th^eir^sp^oⁿ^so^rⁱⁿ^g^{Head Start prog}^ram^to
^ag^en^cies^.^eith^{er approv}^{e th}^{e plan}^or
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^s^p^ecif^y^reas^on^s^w^h^y^th^e
^g/w^pl^an^canⁿ^o^t^{be approv}^ed.
^s^.or
^le^ak^S^e^l^f^-^A^s^s^e^s^s^m^en^t^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{1304.51 s}^t^at^es^t^h^at^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^{at leas}^{t on}^{ce each}^prog^ram^A^t^leas^{t on}^{ce each}^prog^ram^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^://wiki^y^ear^{, w}^ith^th^{e co}ⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ^y^ear^{, w}^ith^th^{e co}ⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ
^h^ttp^an^d^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f^th^e^polⁱ^c^y^g^r^ou^ps^an^{d, as}^an^d^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f^p^o^licy^c^o^uncⁱ^l^s⁽^a^nd^o^t^he^r^s^a^s
^appropri^a^t^e^{, ot}^h^e^r^{applicable), each}^{Head Start}
^c^o^mmuⁿⁱ^t^y^me^mb^e^r^s^,^ag^en^cy^an^{d each}^deleg^a^te
^g^r^an^{tee an}^{d deleg}^a^te^ag^en^cy^s^h^{all con}^d^u^c^{t a}
^ag^en^cies^m^u^s^t^con^d^u^c^{t a}^c^o^m^p^r^e^he^nsi^v^e^se^l^f^-
^se^lf-a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t o}^f^theⁱ^r^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t o}^f^its
^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^an^{d prog}^res^s^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^an^{d prog}^res^s
ⁱⁿ^m^e^e^tⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^go^a^l^sⁱⁿ^m^e^e^tⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^go^a^l^s
^an^{d obj}^ectiv^es^an^{d in}^an^{d obj}^ectiv^es^an^{d in}
^im^plem^en^tin^g^f^e^deral^im^plem^en^tin^g^an^d
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^co^m^p^lyⁱⁿ^g^w^ith
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^.
^U^s^{e of}^“^Eⁿ^r^ol^l^m^en^t^”^T^e^rm^s^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^D^e^fⁱⁿ^e^s^“^f^uⁿ^d^ed^Defⁱⁿ^e^s^“^actu^a^{l en}^rollm^en^t”^{(Sec. 8)}
^en^rollm^en^{t” as}^th^{e n}^u^m^ber^as^th^{e n}^u^m^{ber of}^ch^ildren^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^o^f^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^h^ich^th^{e Head}^en^{rolled in}^{a Head Start}
^{Start g}^r^an^{tee is}^{to s}^e^rv^{e, as}^p^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^a^gi^ve^{n m}^o^nt^h.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
ⁱⁿ^{dicated on}^th^{e g}^r^an^t^“^F^uⁿ^d^ed^en^r^o^llm^en^{t” is th}^e
^aw^ard.^num^b^e^r^o^f^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^{n a}ⁿ
^ag^en^cy^is^f^uⁿ^d^{ed to s}^e^rv^e,
^asⁱⁿ^{dicated in}^th^{eir g}^r^an^t
^ag^reem^en^t.
^En^r^o^llm^en^{t Rep}^o^r^tin^g^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^en^r^o^llm^en^{t r}^e^p^o^r^ts^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^R^e^qu^irem^en^t^{are ex}^am^ples^of^of^fⁱ^cial^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^{are to}^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^ith
^report^s^requⁱ^r^{ed by}^{report (to th}^{e Secretary}⁾^on^res^p^{ect to reportin}^g^of^actu^a^l
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^o^b^e^ge^ne^r^a^t^e^d^{a reg}^u^l^{ar bas}ⁱ^s^:^eⁿ^r^o^l^l^m^eⁿ^t^,^a^l^t^h^o^{ugh T}^h^e
^f^o^{r f}^e^{deral, s}^t^{ate, an}^{d local}^-^th^{e actu}^a^{l en}^rollm^en^{t, an}^d,^Sen^a^{te b}^{ill sp}^ecifⁱ^{es th}^{at th}^e
^au^th^o^r^ities.^if^th^{e actu}^a^{l en}^r^o^llm^en^{t is}^r^e^p^o^r^{t is to}^b^e^su^b^m^itted^oⁿ^a
^{less th}^an^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^ed^m^o^nt^hl^y^b^a^si^s.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^en^rollm^en^{t, an}^y^apparen^t
^g/w^r^easoⁿ^f^o^r^th^{e sh}^o^r^tf^all.^T^h^{ere is}ⁿ^o^com^p^arable
^s^.or^l^a^ngua^ge^wⁱ^t^h^r^e^sp^e^c^t^t^o
^le^ak^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all prov}^ide^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^appropri^a^t^e^an^d
^appropri^a^t^e^an^{d t}ⁱ^m^el^y^tim^ely^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^://wiki^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^h^ttp^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to in}^creas^{e actu}^a^l
^en^r^o^llm^en^{t, as ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iate.
^Red^u^ctioⁿ^o^f^Gr^an^{ts (}^Aⁿ^d^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^T^h^{ere i}^sⁿ^o^di^s^c^u^s^sⁱ^onⁱⁿ^{(Sec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^R^e^di^s^t^ri^bu^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^F^uⁿ^d^s⁾ⁱⁿ^th^{e r}^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^o^f^p^eⁿ^a^lties^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to determ}ⁱⁿ^e
^Ca^se^{s o}^f^Und^e^r^-^Eⁿ^r^o^llm^eⁿ^t^f^o^r^uⁿ^d^er^-^eⁿ^r^o^llm^en^{t, o}ⁿ^ly^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng r}^e^d^u^c^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f⁽^o^{n a}^se^mⁱ^-a^nnua^l^b^a^si^s)^w^hⁱ^c^h
^th^{e s}^t^atem^en^{t (45 C}^F^R^g^r^an^tsⁱⁿ^cas^{e of}^uⁿ^d^er-^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^are
^{1305.7) t}^h^at^“^A^H^{ead S}^t^art^en^r^o^llm^en^t.^o^p^e^r^a^tin^g^w^ith^an^actu^a^l
^g^r^an^{tee m}^u^{st m}^aⁱⁿ^tain^its^en^r^o^llm^en^{t less th}^an^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^ed
^f^uⁿ^d^ed^en^r^o^llm^en^{t lev}^e^l.^en^rollm^en^{t (bas}^{ed on}^{at leas}^t
^Wh^en^{a prog}^ram^det^e^rmⁱⁿ^es^th^{e av}^erag^{e of}^f^o^u^r^con^s^ecu^tiv^e
^th^{at a v}^acan^cy^ex^is^ts^{, n}^o^m^o^nt^{hs o}^f^d^a^t^a⁾^.^I^f^a^c^t^ua^l
^m^o^{re th}^an^{30 calen}^{dar day}^s^en^r^o^llm^en^{t is less th}^an⁹⁵^%^o^f
^m^a^y^elaps^e^bef^o^{re th}^e^f^uⁿ^d^{ed en}^rollm^en^{t, a plan}^an^d
^v^acan^cy^{is f}^illed^.^A^tim^{etable f}^o^{r redu}^cin^g^or
^prog^ram^m^a^y^{elect n}^o^{t to}^elimⁱⁿ^atin^g^uⁿ^d^er^-^eⁿ^r^o^llm^en^{t is}
^f^{ill a v}^acan^cy^w^h^en⁶⁰^d^a^y^s^t^o^{be dev}^e^l^{oped an}^d
^im^plem^en^ted.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^o^r^{less r}^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^th^e
^prog^ram^’^s^en^rollm^en^{t y}^ear.”
^{Secretarial A}^c^tion^f^o^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 8)}
^Coⁿ^tin^u^e^d^Un^d^e^r^-^en^r^o^llm^en^t^If^{, af}^{ter receiv}ⁱⁿ^g^techⁿⁱ^cal
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d im}^plem^en^tin^g^an
ⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^pl^an^f^o^{r n}ⁱⁿ^e
^m^oⁿ^t^h^s^{, a Head Start ag}^en^cy^’^s
^en^r^o^llm^en^{t is still less th}^an
⁹⁵^%^o^f^{its f}^uⁿ^d^ed^en^r^o^llm^en^t,
^th^{e Secretary}^m^a^y^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{te th}^e
^ag^en^cy^as^ch^ronⁱ^cally^uⁿ^d^er-
^en^{rolled; an}^{d recaptu}^re,
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^w^ith^h^o^ld^{, o}^r^r^e^d^u^{ce th}^{e b}^a^sed
^g/w^g^r^an^t^f^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^by^a
^s^.or^p^e^r^cen^tag^e^eq^u^a^{l to}^th^e
^le^ak^percen^tag^e^dif^f^e^ren^{ce betw}^een
^f^uⁿ^d^{ed en}^rollm^en^{t an}^{d actu}^a^l
^://wiki^en^r^o^llm^en^{t o}^f^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^f^o^r
^h^ttp^th^{e m}^o^s^t^recen^{t y}^ear.
^R^e^dis^t^ribu^tion^of^R^ecaptu^red^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 7)}^{(Sec. 8)}
^Fund^s^Fuⁿ^d^s^recaptu^{red, w}^ith^h^e^ld,^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill,
^{or redu}^{ced f}^r^om^g^r^an^tees^w^ith^o^u^{t th}^{e p}^r^io^r^itized
^{are t}^o^{be redi}^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^{d t}^o^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^{d percen}^t^a^g^e^s^.

^o^t^he^r^gr^aⁿ^t^e^e^s^.^Aⁿ^y^fund^s
^tak^eⁿ^f^r^om^In^dian^Head
^{Start prog}^ram^s^{are to be}
^redi^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^{d t}^o^on^{e or m}^o^re
^In^dian^{Head Start prog}^ram^s
^{to in}^creas^{e en}^rollm^en^{t. T}^h^e
^sa^m^e^ho^l^d^{s t}^r^ue^fo^r^Mⁱ^gr^aⁿ^t
^an^{d Seas}^on^{al Head Start. In}
^cas^es^of^{all oth}^e^{r Head Start}
^prog^ram^s^{, f}^uⁿ^d^s^are
^redi^s^t^ri^bu^t^e^{d t}^o^on^{e or m}^o^re
^o^t^h^e^r^g^r^an^{tees w}^ithⁱⁿ^th^e

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^s^t^{ate, an}^{d n}^o^{t les}^s^th^an^50%
^o^f^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^{s sh}^{all b}^e
^p^r^io^r^itized^toⁱⁿ^cr^{ease th}^e
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies ser}^v^ed
ⁱⁿ^Early^{Head Start. Not}
^{less th}^an²⁵^%^sh^{all b}^e
^p^r^io^r^itized^toⁱⁿ^cr^ease
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f
^uⁿ^d^ers^e^rv^{ed popu}^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^of
^elig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^.
^Co^nt^r^a^c^t^wⁱ^t^h^N^o^np^r^o^fi^t^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 8)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^Iⁿ^ter^m^ed^iar^y^Or^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^T^h^{e Secretary}^{or a Head Start}
^g/w^ag^en^cy^m^a^y^u^s^{e tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^s^.or^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^uⁿ^d^s^{to con}^t^ract
^le^ak^w^ith^{a n}^oⁿ^p^r^o^f^{it in}^ter^m^ed^iar^y
^o^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^th^{at p}^r^o^v^id^es
^://wiki^ev^alu^a^tion^s^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^h^ttp^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to im}^prov^{e ov}^erall
^p^e^r^f^o^r^m^a^nc^e^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^.
^NE^W^L^{Y PROPOS}^E^D^{: S}^E^{C. 641B CE}^NT^E^R^S^{OF E}^XCE^L^L^E^NCE^I^N^E^ARL^{Y CHI}^L^DHOOD
^E^s^t^a^b^lⁱ^s^hi^{ng Ce}^nt^e^r^{s o}^f^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 9)}
^Ex^cel^l^eⁿ^{ce (C}^{oE) i}ⁿ^Earl^y^Iⁿ^tr^o^d^u^{ces n}^e^w^sectioⁿ^to^law
^C^hⁱ^l^d^h^{ood Prog}^ram^—^S^{ec. 641B. S}^u^bj^ect^t^o
^av^ailab^ility^o^f^f^uⁿ^d^{s, th}^e
^Secr^etar^y^w^{ill estab}^lish^a
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^und^e^r^w^hⁱ^c^{h he}
^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^t^e^s^u^p^t^o^{200 ex}^em^pl^ary
^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^(w^ith^at
^leas^{t on}^{e f}^r^om^each^of^th^{e 50}
^s^t^ates^{, DC}^{, an}^{d P}^u^{erto R}ⁱ^{co, as}
^w^e^{ll as}^on^{e In}^dian^{, Mig}^r^an^t,
^an^{d Seas}^on^{al Head Start}
^prog^ram⁾^{, w}^hⁱ^c^h^(pen^diⁿ^g

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^appropri^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^f^uⁿ^d^s⁾^wⁱ^l^l
^receiv^e^bon^u^s^g^r^an^ts^of^{at leas}^t
^{$200,000 per y}^ear.
^A^p^p^licatioⁿ^f^o^r^an^d^T^o^b^e^elig^ib^{le f}^o^r^d^e^sigⁿ^a^tioⁿ
^D^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^Co^E^s^as^{a C}^o^{E, a Head Start ag}^en^cy
^m^u^s^t^{be n}^o^mⁱⁿ^a^t^e^{d by}^t^h^e
^Gov^e^rn^{or of}^its^s^t^{ate, at w}^h^ich
^poin^t^th^{e ag}^en^cy^s^u^bm^its^an
^application^{to th}^{e Secretary}
^(ex^{cept f}^o^{r In}^dian^{, Mig}^r^an^{t, or}
^Seas^on^{al Head Start prog}^ram^s^,
^w^hⁱ^c^{h a}^r^e^no^mⁱ^na^t^e^d^b^y^a
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^regⁱ^on^{al HHS of}^fⁱ^cial).
^g/w
^s^.or
^le^ak^Coⁿ^t^en^{t o}^f^A^p^p^licatioⁿ^T^h^{e application}^requ^irem^en^ts
^ar^{e o}^u^tlin^edⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^{ill. T}^h^e
^://wiki^requ^{ired item}^sⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e (bu}^t^are
^h^ttpⁿ^o^{t lim}^ited^to⁾^:^ev^id^en^{ce th}^at^th^{e apply}ⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^cy^’^s^Head
^St^a^r^t^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^ha^{s si}^gni^fi^c^aⁿ^t^l^y
^im^prov^{ed th}^{e s}^c^h^{ool readin}^es^s
^of^an^{d academ}^{ic ou}^tcom^es^f^o^r
^p^a^r^ticip^atin^g^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^;^ev^id^en^ce
^ofⁿ^o^prog^ram^defⁱ^ci^en^ci^es^;
^an^{d dem}^oⁿ^s^t^r^atⁱ^oⁿ^of
^co^llab^o^r^ativ^{e p}^a^r^tⁿ^e^r^s^hⁱ^p^s^w^ith
^th^{e s}^t^{ate an}^{d oth}^e^{r early}^care
^an^{d edu}^cation^prov^iders^.
^D^e^si^gna^tⁱ^o^{n p}^e^rⁱ^o^d^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^te
^C^o^Es^f^o^{r f}ⁱ^v^e^y^{ear t}^e^rm^s^(bu^t
^r^e^tain^{s th}^{e au}^th^o^r^ity^to^r^e^v^o^k^e
^th^{e des}ⁱ^gⁿ^a^tion^if^an^ag^en^cy^is
^fo^und^d^e^fi^cⁱ^eⁿ^t^d^u^rⁱ^{ng t}^h^e
^peri^od).

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^U^s^e^o^f^fund^s^B^o^{nus gr}^aⁿ^t^fund^{s m}^a^y^b^e^use^d
^f^o^{r a v}^a^ri^et^y^of^pu^rpos^es^,
^aim^e^d^{at ex}^p^aⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^q^u^ality
^ser^v^{ices to}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l elig}^ib^le
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^,^m^o^d^e^lin^g^an^d
^di^s^s^e^mⁱⁿ^a^tⁱⁿ^g^bes^t^practⁱ^ces^,
^fur^t^he^rⁱ^{ng c}^o^o^r^dⁱ^na^tⁱ^o^{n w}ⁱ^t^h
^ot^h^e^{r earl}^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood care an}^d
^edu^cation^prov^iders^,^ex^pan^dⁱⁿ^g
^st^a^{ff t}^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^ng,^aⁿ^d^d^e^ve^l^o^pⁱ^ng
^p^a^r^tⁿ^e^r^s^hⁱ^p^s^w^ithⁱⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^s^o^f
^hi^ghe^r^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^n,^aⁿ^d^no^np^r^o^fi^t
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^aⁿ^d^c^o^m^m^uni^t^y^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns.
^g/w^R^e^s^earch^an^{d R}^e^ports^on^Su^b^j^{ect to}^av^ailab^ility^o^f^f^uⁿ^d^s,
^s^.or^Co^E^s^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^w^{ill m}^a^k^e^{a g}^r^an^t
^le^ak^to^anⁱⁿ^d^e^p^eⁿ^d^en^{t o}^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ
^{to con}^d^u^c^{t res}^earch^on^C^o^Es^,
^://wiki^r^e^su^ltin^gⁱⁿ^{a r}^e^p^o^r^{t to}^b^e
^h^ttp^su^b^m^itted^to^Coⁿ^g^r^{ess n}^o^later
^th^an^f^o^u^r^y^ears^af^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t
^o^f^th^{is b}^ill.
^A^u^th^o^r^izatioⁿ^o^f^f^uⁿ^d^s^F^o^{r each}^of^F^Y^2008-^F^Y^2012,
^f^o^{r C}^o^{E prog}^ram^th^{e b}^{ill au}^th^o^r^izes
^{$90 m}^illion^f^o^{r bon}^u^s^g^r^an^ts^to
^C^eⁿ^t^ers^of^Ex^cellen^ce;
^{$500,000 f}^o^{r S}^ecret^ary^’^s
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e cos}^t^s^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^cos^t^of^{a con}^f^eren^{ce of}^C^o^Es^;
^an^d^$²^m^illioⁿ^f^o^r^th^{e r}^e^sear^ch
^an^{d report}^actⁱ^vⁱ^t^y^des^c^ri^bed
^abov^e.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^{C. 642. POWE}^RS^{AND FUNCT}^I^O^NS^{OF HE}^{AD S}^T^ART^AG^E^NCI^E^S
^P^r^og^ram^Gov^e^rn^an^ce^C^u^rren^{t law}^em^ph^as^izes^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns fo}^undⁱⁿ⁴⁵^(Sec.8)^{(Sec. 7)}
^s^h^{ared g}^o^v^e^rn^an^{ce an}^d^C^F^R^{1304.50 rel}^a^t^e^t^o^al^l^(am^eⁿ^d^s^S^{ec. 642)}^(am^eⁿ^d^s^S^{ec. 641)}
^p^a^r^e^ntⁱ^nvo^l^v^e^m^eⁿ^t^,^b^u^t^prog^ram^g^o^v^e^rn^an^ce,^T^h^{e Head Start ag}^en^cy^m^u^s^t^A^s^{a co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^o^f^b^eⁱⁿ^g
^d^o^e^{s n}^o^{t in}^clu^d^{e th}^eⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng ho}^w^sha^r^e^d^estab^lish^an^d^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^a^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{ted as}^{a Head Start}
^s^p^ecifⁱ^cs^th^{at are f}^o^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^an^{ce is to}^o^p^e^r^a^te.^f^o^rm^{al s}^t^ru^ctu^r^{e of}^s^h^ared^ag^en^cy^{, th}^{e en}^tity^m^u^{st h}^a^v^e^a
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^T^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodyⁱ^s^go^ve^rⁿ^aⁿ^c^e^t^h^r^o^{ugh w}^hⁱ^c^h^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^wⁱ^t^h^l^e^g^a^l^an^d
^defⁱⁿ^e^{d as}^t^h^{e g}^r^ou^{p w}ⁱ^t^h^aⁿⁱⁿ^d^e^p^e^nd^eⁿ^t^go^ve^rⁿⁱⁿ^g^fⁱ^{scal r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^{, an}^d^th^at
^leg^a^{l an}^{d f}ⁱ^s^cal^body^wⁱ^t^h^l^e^g^a^l^an^{d f}ⁱ^s^cal^f^u^lly^p^a^r^ticip^{ates in}^th^e
^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r^d^e^ve^l^o^p^m^eⁿ^t^,^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^ng,
^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g^{a Head Start}^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g^an^d^im^plem^en^tation^,^an^{d ev}^alu^a^tion
^prog^ram^.^ov^ers^eeiⁿ^g^prog^ram^s^{, an}^{d a}^of^t^h^{e prog}^ram^s^{, t}^o^en^s^u^{re h}ⁱ^g^h
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^p^o^licy^co^uⁿ^c^{il an}^d^q^u^ality^{. T}^h^{e b}^{ill o}^u^tlin^{es th}^e
^g/w^paren^t^policy^com^m^{ittee, as}^r^e^q^u^ir^ed^co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^th^e
^s^.or^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate, en}^su^r^e^th^{at th}^e^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^{, g}^u^a^rds^ag^aiⁿ^s^t
^le^ak^ag^en^cy^operates^{a h}ⁱ^g^h^an^y^coⁿ^f^{lict o}^fⁱⁿ^ter^e^{st in}^its
^q^u^ality^Head^Star^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^,^an^d^o^u^tlin^{es th}^e
^://wiki^res^pon^sⁱ^bilities^of^th^{e body}^.
^h^ttp^T^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodyⁱ^s^t^o
^receiv^e^reg^u^l^{ar in}^f^o^rm^ation
^abou^t^prog^ram^pl^anⁿⁱⁿ^g^,
^p^o^{licies, an}^d^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^,
ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng m}^o^nt^hl^y^fi^na^ncⁱ^a^l
^statem^en^{ts. I}^t^{is to}^coⁿ^s^u^{lt w}^ith
^th^{e p}^o^licy^co^uⁿ^c^{il. (}^S^{ee b}^e^lo^w⁾
^Co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^Go^v^e^rⁿⁱⁿ^g^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^n.^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns d}^o^no^t^sp^e^cⁱ^fy^{(Sec. 8)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^Body^th^{e co}^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^th^e^T^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodyⁱ^s^t^o^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s^to
^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodyⁱⁿ^det^aⁱ^l^asⁱⁿ^clu^d^e:^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill. Sam}^e^co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ
^propos^{ed i}ⁿ^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e an}^d^-^A^{t least o}ⁿ^{e m}^e^m^b^er^w^ith^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts as in}^th^{e Ho}^u^s^e
^Sen^a^{te b}^{ills. Reg}^u^l^atioⁿ^s^si^gni^fi^c^aⁿ^t^fi^na^ncⁱ^a^l^ve^r^s^io^n,^a^ltho^{ugh this b}^{ill sta}^t^e^s
^{do s}^t^{ate th}^{at th}^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^{or accou}ⁿ^tin^g^th^{at th}^{e ad}^d^itioⁿ^a^{l m}^e^m^b^er^s
^body^an^{d t}^h^{e Pol}ⁱ^c^y^ex^perien^ce;^(af^t^{er th}^{e f}ⁱ^rs^{t th}^{ree categ}^ories⁾
^Co^uⁿ^c^{il o}^r^P^o^licy^-^A^{t least o}ⁿ^{e m}^e^m^b^er^w^ith^sh^{all r}^e^f^l^{ect th}^{e co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity^to
^Co^m^mⁱ^t^t^e^e^m^u^st^no^t^ha^ve^back^g^r^ouⁿ^d^an^{d ex}^pertis^{e in}^{be s}^e^rv^{ed, an}^{d in}^clu^d^{e paren}^t^s
^iden^{tical m}^e^m^b^ers^h^ips^an^d^early^ch^ildh^ood^of^ch^ildren^w^h^{o are cu}^rren^tly

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^f^uⁿ^c^tioⁿ^s^{. (}^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^ils^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^;^o^r^w^e^r^e^f^o^r^m^er^ly^en^r^o^lledⁱⁿ
^{are es}^tablis^h^e^{d at th}^e^-^A^t^leas^{t on}^{e licen}^s^e^d^{Head Start prog}^ram^s^.
^g^r^an^{tee lev}^e^{l, an}^d^P^o^licy^atto^rⁿ^ey^f^a^m^iliar^w^ith^issu^es
^C^o^m^m^ittees^{are es}^tablis^h^e^d^th^{at com}^e^bef^o^{re th}^e
^f^o^{r prog}^ram^s^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ered^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^;
ⁱⁿ^w^h^ol^{e or i}ⁿ^part^by^-^A^d^d^itioⁿ^a^{l m}^e^m^b^er^s
^deleg^a^{te ag}^en^cies^.)^s^e^{lected f}^o^{r th}^{eir ex}^pertis^e
^{(1304.50(a)(5))}ⁱⁿ^ed^u^catioⁿ^,^b^u^sin^e^ss
^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^n,^aⁿ^d
^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^af^f^a^ir^{s. (}^T^h^e
^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^m^a^y^m^a^k^e
^use^o^f^c^o^nsul^t^a^nt^{s i}^f
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}ⁿ^eces^s^a^ry^.)^T^h^{e b}^{ill co}ⁿ^t^ain^s^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^s
^g/w^to^g^u^a^r^d^ag^ain^s^{t co}ⁿ^f^{lict o}^f
^s^.orⁱⁿ^t^e^res^tⁱⁿ^t^h^{e body}^’^s
^le^ak^co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^.
^://wiki^Resp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities o}^f^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^.^See^Gran^{tee an}^{d deleg}^a^te^{(Sec. 8) T}^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g⁽^S^{ec. 7}⁾^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill,
^h^ttp^G^o^ve^rⁿⁱ^{ng B}^o^d^y^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^ag^en^{cies m}^u^{st h}^a^v^e^w^r^itten^bodyⁱ^s^res^pon^sⁱ^bl^{e f}^o^r:^w^ith^dⁱ^f^f^e^rⁱⁿ^g^lev^e^{ls o}^f^d^e^tail
^p^o^{licies th}^{at d}^e^fⁱⁿ^e^th^{e r}^o^les^-^a^doptin^g^practices^th^at^w^ithⁱⁿ^categ^o^r^{ies o}^f
^an^d^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities o}^f^th^e^as^s^u^{re activ}^{e, in}^depen^d^en^t^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^.
^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^m^e^m^b^ers^an^{d in}^f^o^rm^{ed g}^o^v^e^rn^an^ce;^T^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodyⁱ^s
^an^d^th^{at in}^f^o^r^m^th^em^o^f^th^e^-o^ve^r^sⁱ^ght^t^o^eⁿ^sur^e^res^pon^sⁱ^bl^{e f}^o^r:
^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^p^r^o^c^e^d^ur^e^s^co^m^p^lian^{ce w}^ith^ap^p^licab^le^-^t^h^e^selectioⁿ^o^f^d^e^leg^a^te
^aⁿ^d^func^tⁱ^o^{ns ne}^c^e^ssa^r^y^t^o^staⁿ^d^a^r^d^s;^ag^en^cies^an^{d s}^u^ch^ag^en^cies^’
^im^p^l^em^en^{t a h}ⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^-^e^s^t^ablis^hⁱⁿ^g^an^au^{dit an}^d^s^e^rv^{ice areas}^;
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^{ce com}^m^{ittee th}^at^-^e^s^t^ablis^hⁱⁿ^g^procedu^r^es^an^d
ⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{e 1304.50 appen}^dⁱ^x^w^o^ul^d^t^a^ke^p^rⁱ^m^a^r^y^{criteria f}^o^{r recru}^itm^en^t,
^A^,^{a d}^e^tailed^ch^ar^{t o}^f^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ility^f^o^r^ap^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^selectioⁿ^,^an^d^en^r^o^llm^en^t;
^g^o^v^e^rⁿ^an^{ce r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ilities^t^h^e^a^nnua^l^b^u^d^g^e^t^,^aⁿ^d^-^{all f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^an^d
^f^o^{r g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodi^es^{, pol}ⁱ^c^y^m^a^ki^{ng r}^e^c^o^m^m^e^nd^a^tⁱ^o^ns^am^en^dm^en^ts^{to f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g
^co^uⁿ^c^{ils, an}^d^p^o^licy^t^o^t^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^;
^com^m^ittees^.^r^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^au^d^it-^r^e^lated^-^e^s^t^ablis^hⁱⁿ^g^procedu^r^es^an^d
^issue^s^;^g^uⁱ^delin^es^{to acces}^s^requ^ired
^-^approvⁱⁿ^g^al^l^m^a^j^o^rⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^atⁱ^oⁿ^f^r^om^prog^ram^s^;
^p^o^{licies an}^d^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^ial^-r^e^vⁱ^e^w^aⁿ^d^a^p^p^r^o^v^a^l^o^f^a^nnua^l

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^ex^pen^d^itu^res^of^th^{e ag}^en^cy^,^self^-^a^ssessm^en^{t, f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial au}^d^it,
^-^a^p^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^th^{e selectio}ⁿ^o^r^m^oⁿ^itorin^g^revⁱ^ew^s^of^ag^en^cy
^dis^m^is^s^a^{l of}^th^{e Head Start}^{or del}^e^g^a^t^e^s^;
^Director;^-^d^ev^elopin^g^procedu^r^es^f^o^r
^-^approvⁱⁿ^g^{or di}^s^a^pprovⁱⁿ^g^h^o^w^m^e^m^b^er^{s o}^f^th^{e P}^o^licy
^{all p}^o^{licies, ap}^p^licatioⁿ^s^,^C^o^uⁿ^c^{il are s}^e^lected;
^an^{d deci}^sⁱ^on^s^of^t^h^{e Pol}ⁱ^c^y^-^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial au}^dits^{, accou}ⁿ^tin^g^,
^Co^uncⁱ^l^;^an^{d report}ⁱⁿ^g^;
^-^ov^ers^eeiⁿ^g^prog^ram^-^p^er^soⁿⁿ^e^{l p}^o^{licies an}^d
^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng (}^l^o^{ng- a}ⁿ^d^sho^r^t^-^p^r^o^c^e^d^ur^e^s^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng hi}^rⁱ^ng,
^term^{) of}^th^{e Head Start}^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^,^salar^y^{scales an}^d
^ag^en^cy^an^{d its}^application^s^s^a^laries^of^th^{e Ex}^ecu^tiv^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^{to receiv}^e^{Head Start f}^uⁿ^d^s^;^an^d^{Director, Head Start Director,}^{Director of}^Hu^m^aⁿ^R^e^s^o^u^r^ces^,
^g/w^-^estab^lishⁱⁿ^g^w^r^itten^th^{e Ch}^ief^Fin^aⁿ^c^{ial Of}^fⁱ^cer^an^d
^s^.or^s^t^an^dards^an^{d procedu}^r^es^an^y^eq^uⁱ^v^a^len^t^p^o^s^itioⁿ^;
^le^ak^fo^r^dⁱ^sc^lo^sing,^a^d^d^r^e^ssing^-^r^evⁱ^e^w^an^{d approv}^al^of^t^h^e
^an^d^r^e^so^lvⁱⁿ^g^coⁿ^f^{licts o}^f^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^assessm^en^{t an}^d^its
^://wikiⁱⁿ^ter^e^st.^u^pdat^e^s^.
^h^ttp
^Co^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^P^o^licy^T^h^{e co}^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^an^d^d^u^ties^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{ils m}^u^{st b}^e^{(Sec. 8)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^Co^uncⁱ^l^of^{Head Start P}^o^licy^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^e^{d as}^part^of^t^h^e^T^h^{e co}^m^p^o^s^itioⁿ^o^f^th^e^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^t
^C^o^uⁿ^c^ils^{are s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^{Head Start’}^s^s^h^ared^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{ils w}^o^u^l^d^d^o^e^{s no}^t^c^o^nt^aⁱ^{n a}ⁿ^y^t^e^r^m
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns,^no^t^c^u^r^r^e^nt^l^a^w^.^g^o^v^e^rn^an^{ce m}^{odel, an}^d^r^e^sem^b^{le th}^o^s^{e u}ⁿ^d^er^lim^itatioⁿ^s^.

^each^couⁿ^c^{il is}^{to be m}^a^de^cu^r^r^en^{t r}^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^{, i.e. a}
^u^p^of^{at leas}^{t 51 percen}^t^m^a^j^o^r^ity^o^f^th^{e co}^uⁿ^c^il’^s
^{Head Start paren}^t^s^repres^en^tativ^es^{are to be}
^{(1304.50(a) an}^{d (b)).}^paren^t^s^of^cu^rren^{t Head}
^Star^{t ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^,^o^r^ch^ild^r^eⁿ
^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{ils an}^d^P^o^licy^w^h^o^w^e^r^e^en^r^o^lledⁱⁿ^th^e
^Co^m^m^{ittees m}^u^{st lim}^{it th}^e^prev^iou^s^y^ear.
ⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^on^e-^y^{ear t}^e^rm^s^T^h^{e ter}^m^o^f^{a P}^o^licy
^an^yⁱⁿ^divⁱ^du^{al m}^a^y^s^e^rv^{e on}^Co^uⁿ^c^{il m}^e^m^b^er^sh^{all b}^eⁿ^o
^ei^t^h^{er body}^t^o^{a com}^bⁱⁿ^ed^m^o^{re th}^an^tw^{o y}^ears^an^{d n}^o
^to^{tal o}^f³^ter^m^s.^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{il m}^e^m^b^er
^{(1304.50(b)(5))}^sh^{all ser}^v^{e lo}ⁿ^g^e^r^th^an^six
^y^ears^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Resp^oⁿ^sib^{ilities o}^f^P^o^licy^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^.^See^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{ils m}^u^{st w}^o^r^k^{(Sec. 8)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^Co^uncⁱ^l^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.ⁱⁿ^p^a^r^t^ne^r^s^hi^p^wⁱ^t^h^ke^y^T^h^{e P}^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{il is to}^T^h^{e P}^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{il sh}^{all b}^e
^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^st^a^{ff a}ⁿ^d^t^h^e^approv^{e an}^{d s}^u^bmⁱ^t^t^o^t^h^e^res^pon^sⁱ^bl^{e f}^o^r:
^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^t^o^dev^e^l^op,^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^deci^sⁱ^on^s^-p^r^o^gr^a^m^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng (}^s^ho^r^t^{- a}ⁿ^d
^revⁱ^ew^{, an}^{d approv}^{e or}^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^ng:^loⁿ^g^-^ter^m⁾^;
^di^s^a^pprov^{e t}^h^{e f}^o^l^l^o^wⁱⁿ^g^-^T^h^{e s}^t^rategⁱ^{c direction}^of^-^p^rog^r^am^recru^itm^en^t,
^polⁱ^cⁱ^e^s^an^{d procedu}^r^es^,^t^h^{e prog}^ram^(s^h^o^rt^-^an^d^s^e^lection^,^an^{d en}^rollm^en^t
ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^ng:^loⁿ^g^-^ter^m⁾^;^p^r^io^r^ities;
^-^{all f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^to^-^Selectioⁿ^o^f^d^e^leg^a^te^-b^ud^ge^t^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng fo}^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m
^HHS;^ag^en^cies^an^{d th}^{eir s}^e^rv^ice^ex^p^eⁿ^d^itu^r^e^s;
^-p^r^o^c^e^d^ur^e^s^d^e^sc^rⁱ^bⁱ^{ng ho}^w^areas^;^-^p^r^o^g^r^am^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^t^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^an^{d t}^h^e^-^Recr^u^itm^en^{t, selectio}ⁿ^an^dⁱ^m^pl^em^en^t^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^s^t^an^dards^of
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^appropri^a^t^e^polⁱ^c^y^g^r^ou^p^w^{ill im}^p^l^em^en^{t sh}^ar^ed^en^r^o^llm^en^{t p}^r^io^r^ities;^{- Fund}ⁱ^{ng a}^p^p^lⁱ^c^a^tⁱ^o^{ns a}ⁿ^d^c^o^nd^uc^t^fo^r^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^st^a^ff,^con^t^ractors^,^an^{d v}^o^luⁿ^t^eers^an^d
^g/w^decisⁱ^on^-^m^akⁱⁿ^g^;^am^en^dm^en^ts^{to f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^{criteria f}^o^{r th}^{e em}^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^an^d
^s^.or^-^t^h^e^prog^ram^’^s^phⁱ^l^o^s^oph^y^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^p^r^io^r^to^di^s^mⁱ^s^s^a^l^of^prog^ram^s^t^af^f^;^an^d
^le^ak^an^{d g}^o^als^;^sub^m^issioⁿ^;^-^activ^ities^{to s}^u^{pport th}^{e activ}^e
^-^t^h^e^selectioⁿ^o^f^d^e^leg^a^te^{- B}^u^d^g^e^t^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^{ng fo}^rⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^em^en^{t o}^f^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^{s in}
^://wiki^ag^en^cies^;^prog^ram^ex^pen^dⁱ^t^u^res^;^s^u^pportⁱⁿ^g^prog^ram^operatⁱ^oⁿ^s^.

^h^ttp^-p^r^o^gr^a^m^p^e^r^s^o^nne^l^-^B^y^law^s^f^o^r^th^{e o}^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ
^p^o^licies;^o^f^th^{e P}^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^il,
^-^d^eci^sⁱ^on^t^o^hⁱ^{re or}ⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng p}^r^o^c^e^d^ur^e^s^b^y
^termⁱⁿ^{ate th}^{e director or}^w^h^ich^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^il
^an^y^pers^on^w^h^{o w}^o^rk^s^m^e^m^b^ers^{are ch}^os^en^;
^prim^arily^f^o^{r th}^{e Head Start}^-^Prog^ram^pers^onⁿ^e^l
^prog^ram^.^p^o^licies;
^(1304.50(d))^{- De}^cⁱ^sioⁿ^{s r}^e^ga^r^d^ing
^em^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^of^{Head Start}
^s^t^af^f^oth^e^{r th}^an^th^{e director}
^an^{d ex}^ecu^tiv^{e director;}
^-^A^c^tiv^ities^{to s}^u^{pport th}^e
ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^em^en^{t of}^paren^t^s^;^an^d
^{- P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sive^ne^{ss to}
^com^m^uⁿ^ity^an^{d paren}^t
ⁿ^eeds^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Im^pas^s^e^Polⁱ^c^y^N^{o s}^p^eci^fⁱ^{c prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^S^e^e^Each^g^r^an^{tee an}^{d deleg}^a^te^{(Sec. 8)}^{(Sec. 7)}
^r^e^gul^a^tⁱ^o^ns.^ag^en^cy^an^{d P}^o^licy^C^o^uⁿ^c^il^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to dev}^e^lop^T^h^{e g}^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^an^{d t}^h^e
^o^r^P^o^licy^Co^m^m^{ittee j}^oⁱⁿ^tly^polⁱ^cⁱ^e^s^an^{d procedu}^r^es^P^o^licy^Co^uⁿ^c^{il sh}^{all sh}^ar^{e w}^ith
^m^u^{st estab}^lish^w^r^itten^d^e^sc^rⁱ^bⁱ^{ng ho}^w^H^e^a^d^St^a^r^t^each^oth^e^{r reg}^u^l^{ar an}^{d accu}^rate
^procedu^r^es^f^o^{r res}^o^lvⁱⁿ^g^ag^en^{cies w}^{ill im}^p^l^em^en^tⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^f^o^r^u^s^{e b}^y^b^o^t^h
ⁱⁿ^terⁿ^{al d}ⁱ^sp^u^t^{es, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^s^h^{ared decis}ⁱ^on^-^m^akⁱⁿ^g^,^en^{tities ab}^o^u^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m
ⁱ^m^pas^s^e^procedu^r^es^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a proces}^s^f^o^r^p^l^aⁿⁿⁱ^ng,^p^o^lⁱ^cⁱ^e^s,^aⁿ^d
^b^e^tw^een^th^{e g}^o^v^e^rⁿⁱⁿ^g^r^e^so^lvⁱⁿ^g^an^y^im^p^a^sse^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^{. T}^h^{e P}^o^licy
^body^an^{d pol}ⁱ^c^y^g^r^ou^p.^b^e^tw^een^th^{e g}^o^v^e^rⁿⁱⁿ^g^Co^uⁿ^c^{il, w}^ith^th^{e g}^o^v^e^rⁿⁱⁿ^g
^(1304.50(h⁾⁾^body^an^{d Pol}ⁱ^c^y^C^o^uⁿ^cⁱ^l^.^body^{, s}^h^al^l^es^t^a^blⁱ^s^h^proces^s^e^s
^to^r^e^so^lv^{e in}^terⁿ^{al d}ⁱ^sp^u^t^es.
^P^a^ren^t^{al In}^v^o^lv^em^en^t^C^u^r^ren^t^law^calls^f^o^{r Head}^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns a}^d^d^r^e^{ss p}^a^r^e^nt^{(Sec. 8)}^{(Sec. 7)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^{Start plan}^s^to:ⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^em^en^{t in}^{Head Start.}^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^p^r^o^m^o^t^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, b}^u^t
^g/w^-^s^eek^th^{e in}^v^o^lv^em^en^{t of}^Iⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^toⁱⁿ^v^o^lvⁱⁿ^g^th^{e con}^tin^u^e^{d in}^v^o^lv^em^en^t^w^ith^ou^{t s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c ref}^e^ren^{ce to}
^s^.or^p^a^r^eⁿ^t^{s o}^f^p^a^r^ticip^atin^g^paren^t^sⁱⁿ^prog^ram^polⁱ^c^y^-^of^{Head Start paren}^t^s^gr^aⁿ^d^p^a^r^e^nt^{s a}ⁿ^d^ki^nshi^p
^le^ak^ch^ild^r^eⁿⁱⁿ^activ^ities^m^a^ki^{ng a}ⁿ^d^o^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^o^ns,⁽ⁱⁿ^cl^udi^{ng gr}^andpar^ent^s^careg^iv^ers^.
^d^e^sigⁿ^e^d^to^h^e^lp^th^em^g^r^an^{tee an}^{d deleg}^a^te^{and ki}^ns^hi^{p car}^e^gi^ver^s^,^as
^://wiki^b^eco^m^e^f^u^{ll p}^a^r^tⁿ^e^r^sⁱⁿ^th^e^ag^en^cies^m^u^s^t^prov^ide^appr^oprⁱ^a^t^e⁾ⁱⁿ^th^e
^h^ttp^edu^cation^of^th^{eir ch}^ildren^;^paren^tⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^em^en^{t an}^d^edu^cation^of^th^{eir ch}^ildren
^an^d^ed^u^catioⁿ^activ^{ities th}^{at ar}^e^u^p^oⁿ^tr^an^sitioⁿ^to^sch^o^o^l^,
^-t^o^a^ffo^r^d^suc^h^p^a^r^e^nt^{s t}^h^e^r^e^sp^oⁿ^siv^e^to^th^{e o}ⁿ^g^oⁱⁿ^g^b^y^w^o^r^kⁱⁿ^g^w^ith^th^{e L}^o^cal
^opport^uⁿⁱ^t^y^t^o^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^at^{e i}ⁿ^an^{d ex}^pres^s^e^{d n}^eeds^of^th^e^Edu^cation^A^g^en^cy^.
^th^{e d}^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t, co}ⁿ^d^u^c^t,^paren^t^s^.
^an^{d ov}^eral^l^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce of}^(1304.40)
^th^{e prog}^ram^{at th}^{e local}
^lev^e^l.
^Ev^alu^a^tin^g^Ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^T^h^{e Secretary}^,ⁱⁿ^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^{t law}^.^{(Sec. 10)}
^T^r^an^sitioⁿ^P^r^o^j^ects^cooperatⁱ^oⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^t^h^e^S^t^ri^k^e^s^cu^rren^t^l^a^w^.

^Secretary^of^Edu^cation^,
^sh^{all ev}^alu^a^{te th}^e
^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of^{Head Start}
^tr^an^sitioⁿ^p^r^o^j^ects;
^dis^s^e^mⁱⁿ^a^{te to Head Start}
^ag^en^ciesⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^ation^on
^ef^f^ectiv^{e p}^o^{licies an}^d

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^activ^{ities r}^e^latin^g^to
^tr^an^sitioⁿ^f^r^o^m^Head^Star^t
^t^o^pu^blⁱ^c^s^c^h^ool^s^;^an^d
^prov^{ide tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^t^o^h^e^l^p^ag^en^ci^es^adopt^an^d
^im^p^l^em^en^{t su}^ch^p^o^licies.
^Im^plem^en^tin^g^R^e^s^earch^-^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 8)}^Ear^lierⁱⁿ^b^{ill (}^S^{ec. 6}⁾^{, ad}^d^s
^Bas^e^{d Earl}^y^C^hⁱ^l^d^h^ood^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t^r^e^l^a^t^e^d^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t^l^a^w^,
^Cur^r^ic^ula^law^,^r^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^Head^Star^t^s^t^atin^g^th^{at all cu}^rricu^{la an}^d
^ag^en^cies^{to im}^plem^en^tⁱⁿ^str^u^ctioⁿ^a^{l m}^a^terⁱ^{als f}^uⁿ^d^ed
^res^earch^-^b^as^{ed early}^w^ith^Head^Star^{t d}^o^llar^s^m^u^{st b}^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood cu}^rri^cu^l^a^t^h^at^s^c^ien^tif^ically^-^b^as^{ed an}^{d ag}^e
^g/w^p^r^o^m^o^t^e^y^o^{ung c}^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^n’s^appropri^a^t^e^.
^s^.or^s^c^h^{ool readin}^es^sⁱⁿ^th^{e areas}
^le^ak^o^f^la^ngua^ge^aⁿ^d^c^o^gnitive
^dev^e^lopm^en^{t, early}^readin^g
^://wiki^an^d^p^r^em^ath^e^m^a^{tics sk}^ills,
^h^ttp^s^o^cio-^em^otion^a^{l an}^d
^ph^y^sⁱ^cal^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^,^an^d
^approach^es^{to learn}ⁱⁿ^g^.
^Us^{e of}^R^e^s^earch^-^B^as^ed^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 8)}^{No com}^p^{arable am}^en^dm^en^{t to}
^A^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{t M}^e^tho^d^s^A^d^d^s^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^u^r^r^eⁿ^t^th^{e law}^;^h^o^w^e^v^e^r^,ⁱⁿ^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ
^law^,^r^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^Head^Star^t^pert^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g^t^o^t^h^{e propos}^ed
^ag^en^cies^{to u}^s^{e on}^g^oⁱⁿ^g^,^Nation^a^{l A}^cadem^y^of^Scien^ces
^res^earch^-^b^as^{ed as}^s^e^s^s^m^en^t^pan^e^{l, on}^{e of}^th^{e areas}ⁱⁿ^w^h^ich
^m^e^th^o^d^s^th^{at ar}^e^th^{e p}^aⁿ^e^{l o}^f^ex^p^e^r^t^{s is task}^ed
^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^tally^w^ith^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate, cu}^ltu^r^a^lly^an^d^r^eco^m^m^eⁿ^d^atioⁿ^s^is
^lⁱ^ngui^stⁱ^c^a^l^l^y^r^e^sp^oⁿ^si^ve^,^“^a^ppropri^a^t^e^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^t^s^of
^an^d^tied^to^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^’^{s d}^a^ily^y^o^{ung c}^hⁱ^l^d^r^e^n.^”

^activ^{ities. Fu}^r^t^h^e^r^m^o^r^{e, f}^o^r
^t^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^m^eetⁱⁿ^g^t^h^e
^perf^orm^aⁿ^{ce s}^t^an^dards^,
^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^{are to}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^u^s^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^r^e^sear^ch^-
^bas^e^{d dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^a^l
^sc^r^e^eⁿ^{ing to}^o^l^s,
^dem^oⁿ^s^{trated to be}
^s^t^an^{dardized, reliable, v}^a^lid
^an^{d accu}^{rate f}^o^{r ch}^ildren
^f^r^om^{a ran}^g^e^of^racial,
^e^t^hni^c^,^lⁱ^ngui^stⁱ^c^,^aⁿ^d
^c^u^l^t^u^r^a^l^b^a^c^kgr^o^und^s.
^Fuⁿ^d^{ed En}^rollm^en^{t an}^d^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{1305.6 s}^t^at^es^t^h^at^{(Sec. 8)}^{(Sec. 10)}
^W^a^itin^g^Lⁱ^st^each^{Head Start prog}^ram^A^d^d^s^la^ngua^ge^c^a^{lling fo}^r^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^m^u^{st m}^aⁱⁿ^tain^{a w}^a^itin^g^list^each^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^to
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^du^rin^g^th^{e y}^ear.^en^rol^l^100%^ofⁱ^t^s^f^uⁿ^d^ed
^g/w^W^ith^r^e^sp^{ect to}^f^uⁿ^d^ed^en^r^o^llm^en^{t an}^d^to^m^aⁱⁿ^tain
^s^.or^en^rol^l^m^en^t^,^{45 C}^F^R^1305.7^an^activ^{e w}^a^itin^g^{list at all}
^le^ak^s^t^ates^{: “}^A^{Head Start}^tim^es.
^g^r^an^{tee m}^u^{st m}^aⁱⁿ^tain^its
^://wiki^f^uⁿ^d^ed^en^r^o^llm^en^{t lev}^e^l.
^h^ttp^Wh^en^{a prog}^ram^det^e^rmⁱⁿ^es
^th^{at a v}^acan^cy^ex^is^ts^{, n}^o
^m^o^{re th}^an^{30 calen}^{dar day}^s
^m^a^y^elaps^e^bef^o^{re th}^e
^v^acan^cy^{is f}^illed^.^A
^prog^ram^m^a^y^{elect n}^o^{t to}
^f^{ill a v}^acan^cy^w^h^en⁶⁰^d^a^y^s
^o^r^{less r}^e^m^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^th^e
^prog^ram^’^s^en^rollm^en^{t y}^ear.”
^T^echⁿⁱ^{cal A}^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^d^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 8)}^{(Sec. 10)}
^T^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng P}^l^aⁿ^A^dds^{a requ}^irem^en^{t th}^{at in}^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^{order to receiv}^e^{Head Start}
^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^an^ag^en^cy^m^u^s^t
^d^e^ve^l^o^p^aⁿ^a^nnua^l^t^e^c^hni^c^a^l
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^{d train}ⁱⁿ^g^plan^.
^T^h^{e pl}^anⁱ^s^t^o^{be bas}^e^{d on}
^the^se^lf-a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^t,^the

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^com^m^uⁿ^ityⁿ^eeds
^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t, th}^{e n}^eeds^of
^paren^t^s^an^{d ch}ⁱ^l^d^ren^t^o^be
^s^e^rv^{ed, an}^{d th}^{e res}^u^lts^of
^revⁱ^ew^s^.
^Fi^na^ncⁱ^a^l^M^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^N^o^sp^e^cⁱ^fi^c^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^n.^G^r^aⁿ^t^e^e^aⁿ^d^d^e^l^e^ga^t^e^{(Sec. 8)}^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^t
^ag^en^cies^m^u^s^t^en^s^u^{re th}^at^R^e^qu^ires^{Head Start}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{is sp}^ecifⁱ^{c p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^,
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate in}^terⁿ^{al co}ⁿ^t^r^o^ls^ag^en^cies^{to docu}^m^en^t^bu^{t does}^{place added f}^o^cu^s^on
^{are es}^tablis^h^e^{d an}^d^s^t^ron^g^fⁱ^s^{cal con}^t^rols^,^fⁱ^{scal acco}^uⁿ^t^ab^ility^(e.g^.,
^im^p^l^em^en^ted^to^saf^e^g^u^a^r^dⁱⁿ^c^l^udⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^e^m^p^l^o^y^m^e^nt^em^ph^as^is^on^m^e^m^b^ers^of
^fe^d^e^r^a^l^fund^s.^o^f^w^e^ll-^q^u^alif^ied^fⁱ^{scal staf}^f^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^body^h^a^vⁱⁿ^g
^(1304.50(g⁾⁽²⁾⁾^w^{ith a}^histo^r^y^o^f^suc^c^e^ssful^kⁿ^o^w^l^edg^e^an^{d ex}^pertis^{e in}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^of^{a pu}^blⁱ^c^or^fⁱ^s^{cal m}^a^tters^).
^g/w^priv^{ate org}^aⁿⁱ^zation^.
^s^.or
^le^ak^S^E^{C. 642A. HE}^{AD S}^T^ART^T^RANS^I^T^I^O^N^B^o^th^bills^propos^{e to ex}^pan^d^h^eadin^g^{to “}^H^ead^{Start T}^r^an^s^ition
^an^d^A^ligⁿ^m^en^{t w}^ith^K-¹²^Ed^u^catioⁿ^”
^://wiki^S^t^eps^f^o^{r C}^oordiⁿ^a^tⁱⁿ^g^H^ead^C^u^rren^{t law}^s^t^ates^th^{at each}^{(Sec. 9)}^{(Sec. 11)}
^h^ttp^Star^{t w}^ith^L^E^A^an^d^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^s^h^{all tak}^e^A^d^d^s^fⁱ^v^e^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l step}^s^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^Elem^en^tary^Sch^ools^step^{s to}^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^{te w}^ith^th^e^th^{at Head Start ag}^en^cies^are
^LE^A^se^r^vⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^to^tak^e^:
^co^m^m^uⁿ^ity^an^d^w^ith^{- d}^e^ve^l^o^pⁱ^{ng c}^o^ntⁱ^nui^t^y^o^f
^sc^ho^o^l^{s in w}^h^ic^{h He}^a^d^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^tally
^Star^{t ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^w^{ill later}^appropri^a^t^e^cu^rri^c^u^l^a
^en^r^o^{ll. T}^h^{e law}^{lists sev}^eⁿ^betw^een^{Head Start}
^ste^p^s.^prog^ram^s^an^{d L}^E^A^s^;
^{- he}^l^pⁱ^{ng p}^a^r^e^nt^{s t}^o
^uⁿ^d^ers^t^an^{d th}^{e im}^portan^c^e
^o^f^th^eirⁱⁿ^v^o^lv^em^en^{t in}
^ch^ildren^’^s^academ^{ic s}^u^cces^s
^{as th}^ey^tr^an^sitioⁿ^to
^elem^en^tary^s^c^h^ool;
^-^im^plem^en^tin^g^{a s}^y^s^t^em^to
ⁱⁿ^creas^{e prog}^ram
^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f^uⁿ^d^er^ser^v^ed

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^popu^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^elⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^;
^-^coordiⁿ^a^tⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^co^llab^o^r^atin^g^to^en^su^r^e^th^at
^{Head Start cu}^rricu^l^{a are}
^aligⁿ^e^{d w}^ith^th^{e Head Start}
^C^h^{ild Ou}^tcom^es^Fram^ew^ork
^an^{d s}^t^{ate early}^learnⁱⁿ^g
^stan^d^a^r^d^{s w}^ith^r^e^g^a^r^d^to
^co^gⁿ^itiv^{e, so}^{cial, em}^o^tioⁿ^a^l,
^an^{d ph}^y^s^{ical com}^p^eten^cies
^ex^{pected of}^ch^ildren
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^eⁿ^t^e^rⁱ^{ng ki}^nd^e^r^ga^r^t^eⁿ^;^aⁿ^d^{- he}^l^pⁱ^{ng p}^a^r^e^nt^{s o}^f^c^hⁱ^l^d^r^eⁿ
^g/w^w^ith^lim^ited^En^g^lish
^s^.or^profⁱ^cⁱ^eⁿ^c^y^uⁿ^d^ers^t^an^{d t}^h^e
^le^ak^m^e^th^o^d^o^fⁱⁿ^str^u^ctioⁿ^.
^://wiki^NE^WL^{Y PROPOS}^E^D^S^E^{C. 642B. L}^O^CAL^{AND S}^T^AT^E^I^N^T^E^G^RAT^I^O^{N OF E}^ARL^{Y CHI}^L^{DHOOD E}^DUCAT^I^O^N
^h^ttp^L^o^{cal In}^teg^r^ation⁽^{Sec. 10)}^th^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^t
^T^hⁱ^sⁿ^e^w^l^y^propos^ed^propos^{e a com}^p^arabl^e^s^ectⁱ^oⁿ^,
^sectioⁿ^o^f^law^{calls f}^o^r^h^o^w^e^v^e^r^th^{e p}^u^r^p^o^s^{es o}^u^tlin^ed
^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^{to en}^terⁱⁿ^th^{e Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill’^{s n}^e^w^l^y
ⁱⁿ^to^p^a^r^tⁿ^e^r^s^hⁱ^p^s^w^ith^lo^cal^propos^{ed s}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^res^e^m^b^l^e
^edu^cation^a^{l ag}^en^cies^m^aⁿ^y^di^s^c^u^s^s^e^{d earl}ⁱ^e^{r (i}ⁿ^bot^h
^(L^EA^s⁾^{, s}^t^ate-^f^uⁿ^d^ed^Ho^u^s^{e an}^d^Sen^a^{te b}^ills)ⁱⁿ^th^e
^pres^ch^ool^prog^ram^s^.^coⁿ^t^ex^{t o}^f^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^g^r^an^ts.
^Mem^o^ran^d^{a of}^{(Sec. 10)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^Uⁿ^d^e^r^s^t^a^ndⁱ^{ng (}^M^O^U⁾^Each^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^is
^to^en^terⁱⁿ^to^{a m}^e^m^o^r^aⁿ^d^u^m
^o^f^und^e^r^st^aⁿ^dⁱ^{ng (}^M^O^U⁾
^w^ith^lo^{cal en}^{tities, th}^e
^pu^rpos^{e of}^w^hⁱ^c^hⁱ^s^t^o^m^a^p
^ou^t^pl^an^s^t^o^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^t^h^e
^f^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^:^ed^u^catioⁿ^a^l

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^activ^{ities; cu}^r^r^icu^l^{a; p}^u^b^lic
ⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^dⁱ^ssemⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿ^;
^selectioⁿ^p^r^io^r^{ities f}^o^r
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^to^b^e^ser^v^ed^b^y
^prog^ram^s^;^s^e^rvⁱ^{ce del}ⁱ^v^ery
^areas^{; s}^t^af^f^trainⁱⁿ^g^;
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce;
^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^o^f^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^l
^s^e^rv^ices^{to m}^{eet n}^eeds^of
^w^o^r^kⁱ^{ng p}^a^r^e^nt^s;^p^a^r^e^nt
^edu^cation^f^o^{r s}^m^ooth
^tr^an^sitioⁿ^s^to^kⁱⁿ^d^er^g^a^r^t^en^;
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^an^d^u^s^{e o}^f^f^{acilities an}^d^tr^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^.^{MOUs ar}^e
^g/w^to^b^e^su^b^m^itted^to^{, an}^d
^s^.or^revⁱ^ew^{ed by}^th^{e Secretary}^.
^le^ak
^Reasoⁿ^{s f}^o^r^Failin^g^to^En^ter^{(Sec. 10)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^://wikiⁱⁿ^to^MOU^If^{a Head Start ag}^en^cy^f^a^ils
^h^ttp^to^en^terⁱⁿ^to^{a MOU, th}^e
^S^ecret^ary⁽ⁱⁿ^cooperatⁱ^oⁿ
^w^ith^th^{e State Early}
^Le^a^rⁿⁱ^{ng Co}^uncⁱ^l⁽^S^E^L^C)
^an^{d s}^t^{ate Director of}^Head
^Star^{t Co}^llab^o^r^atioⁿ⁾^w^ill
^determⁱⁿ^{e th}^{e reas}^on^as^on^e
^o^f^th^{e f}^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^:⁽¹⁾^th^e
^L^E^A^,^{local cou}ⁿ^c^{il, or oth}^e^r
^en^tity^{is u}ⁿ^a^b^l^{e o}^r^uⁿ^w^illin^g
^to^en^terⁱⁿ^to^{a MOU d}^e^sp^ite
^reas^on^{able ef}^f^o^rts^by^th^e
^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^{; (2) th}^e
^abs^eⁿ^{ce of}^pu^blicly^f^uⁿ^d^ed
^pre-^{K in}^th^{e s}^e^rv^{ice area; or}
^{(3) th}^{e ag}^en^cy^h^a^sⁿ^o^t
^en^g^a^g^e^{d in}^reas^on^able
^ef^f^o^r^t^{s to}^estab^lish^{a MOU.}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Co^nse^q^ue^nc^e^s^fo^r^Faⁱ^lⁱ^{ng t}^o^{(Sec. 10)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^En^terⁱⁿ^to^MOU^If^th^{e Secretary}^determⁱⁿ^es
^th^{at f}^a^ilu^r^e^{is d}^u^{e to}⁽³⁾^,^th^e
^Head^Star^{t ag}^en^cy^w^{ill b}^e
^f^o^uⁿ^d^{to h}^a^v^e^{a def}ⁱ^cien^cy^.
^In^cas^es^of^{(1) or (2), t}^h^e
^Secretary^an^{d C}^E^{O of}^th^e
^s^t^{ate are to w}^o^rk^w^ith^th^e
^{State Early}^L^earnⁱⁿ^g
^C^o^uⁿ^c^{il an}^{d th}^{e State}
^{Director of}^{Head Start}
^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^to^im^p^r^o^v^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^tioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e ser}^v^ice^area.
^g/w
^s^.or^Statew^{ide In}^teg^r^ation^{(Sec. 10)}^{(See earlier dis}^c^u^s^sⁱ^on^of
^le^ak^t^h^r^o^{ugh E}^a^r^l^y^Le^a^rⁿⁱ^ng^From^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^{collaboration}^g^r^an^ts^{, u}ⁿ^d^{er Sec.}
^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^Gr^an^ts^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^640.)
^://wiki⁽ⁱⁿ^c^lu^d^e^dⁱⁿ^th^{e 1}³^%^set-
^h^ttp^as^{ide), th}^{e Secretary}^w^ill
^aw^{ard an}^early^learnⁱⁿ^g
^{collaboration}^g^r^an^{t to each}
^s^t^at^{e, f}^o^{r s}^u^pportⁱⁿ^g^{a S}^t^at^e
^E^a^r^l^y^Le^a^rⁿⁱ^{ng Co}^uncⁱ^l
^(S^EL^C⁾^.
^St^a^t^e^E^a^r^l^y^Le^a^rⁿⁱ^{ng Co}^uncⁱ^l^{(Sec. 10)}^{(Sec. 6)}
⁽^S^EL^C)^{/State A}^d^vⁱ^so^r^y^T^h^{e SEL}^C^s^h^{all in}^clu^d^{e th}^e^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^t
^Co^uncⁱ^l⁽^S^A^C⁾^{State Director of}^{Head Start}^estab^lish^{a SEL}^C^b^u^{t d}^o^e^s
^Co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^,^prov^{ide f}^o^{r a com}^p^arable
^repres^en^tativ^es^f^r^om^s^t^ate^“^S^{tate A}^d^vⁱ^so^r^y^Co^uⁿ^c^il
^pres^ch^ool^prog^ram^s^,^“⁽^SA^C⁾^{, w}^h^ich^appears^to
^repres^en^tativ^es^of^L^E^A^s^,^ser^v^{e a sim}^ilar^f^uⁿ^c^tioⁿ^,^an^d
^s^t^{ate of}^fⁱ^cials^ov^ers^eein^g^r^e^q^u^ir^{es r}^e^p^r^esen^tatioⁿ^b^y
^ch^{ild care prog}^ram^s^{, IDEA}^,^com^p^{arable g}^r^ou^ps^.

^an^{d th}^{e edu}^cation^ag^en^cy^,
^repres^en^tativ^es^f^r^om^Head

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^{Start ag}^en^ciesⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^ate,
^repres^en^tativ^es^of^local
^ch^{ild care prog}^ram^s^or
^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^ns,^aⁿ^d^a
^repres^en^tativ^{e of}^th^{e s}^t^ate
^ag^en^cy^res^pon^sⁱ^{ble f}^o^r
^h^ealth^an^{d m}^eⁿ^t^{al h}^ealth
^care.
^Pu^rpos^{e of}^S^E^L^C^(S^{ec. 10)}^{(Sec. 6)}
^SEL^C^w^{ill b}^e^r^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^l^e^T^h^{e SA}^C^appears^{to h}^o^ld
^fo^r^a^d^va^ncⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^sim^ilar^p^u^r^p^o^s^{es to}^th^{e SEL}^C
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^of^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^d^des^c^ri^{bed i}ⁿ^t^h^{e H}^o^u^s^{e v}^e^rsⁱ^oⁿ
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood s}^e^rvⁱ^ces^of^H^.^R^.^1429.
^g/w^deliv^ery^s^y^s^t^emⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^ate.^T^h^{e Gov}^e^rn^{or of}^{a s}^t^{ate s}^h^all
^s^.or^T^h^{e SEL}^C^{is to}^w^o^r^k^w^ith^estab^lish^{a co}^uⁿ^c^{il to}^ser^v^{e as}
^le^ak^s^t^{ate ch}^{ild care an}^{d early}^th^{e State A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry^C^o^uⁿ^c^{il on}
^edu^cation^ag^en^cies^to^{collaboration}^on^early^{care an}^d
^://wiki^prov^{ide leaders}^h^{ip an}^d^ed^u^catioⁿ^activ^{ities f}^o^r^ch^ild^r^eⁿ
^h^ttp^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to local Head}^f^r^om^bi^rt^h^t^o^s^c^h^ool^en^t^r^y^.
^S^t^art^prog^ram^s^{, s}^c^h^ool
^dis^t^ricts^,^an^{d s}^t^ate-^an^d^T^h^{e SA}^C’^{s r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^ilities
^locally^f^uⁿ^d^{ed pres}^ch^oolⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e (}^b^u^t^ar^{e n}^o^{t lim}^ited^to⁾
^an^{d ch}^{ild care prog}^ram^s^,^con^d^u^c^tin^g^s^t^atew^{ide n}^eeds
^t^h^r^o^{ugh a}^doptⁱ^oⁿ^of^l^o^cal^a^sse^ssm^eⁿ^{ts; fo}^ste^r^ing
^MOUs^(ref^{erred to abov}^e).^col^l^a^boratⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d coordi}ⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^T^o^ai^{d coordi}ⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^ef^f^o^rt^s^,^am^on^g^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood care}
^th^{e SEL}^C^{is to}^coⁿ^d^u^c^t^an^d^ed^u^catioⁿ^en^tities;
^{periodic s}^t^atew^{ide n}^eeds^dev^e^l^opiⁿ^g^s^t^at^ewⁱ^d^e
^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^ts^con^cernⁱⁿ^g^prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^f^o^r
^early^{care an}^{d edu}^cation^early^{care an}^{d edu}^cationⁱⁿ^th^e
^prog^ram^s^.^{state; assessin}^g^th^{e av}^ailab^ility
^o^f^hⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^p^r^ekⁱⁿ^d^e^r^g^ar^ten
^ser^v^{ices f}^o^r^lo^w^-ⁱⁿ^co^m^e
^ch^ildrenⁱⁿ^th^{e s}^t^ate.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^SE^LC⁽^S^e^c^.¹⁰⁾^{(Sec. 6)}
^A^llo^tted^f^uⁿ^d^{s d}ⁱ^strⁱ^b^u^ted^to^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all u}^s^e
^{a s}^t^{ate are to cov}^e^{r n}^o^m^o^re^co^llab^o^r^atioⁿ^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^to^aw^ar^d^,
^t^h^an^50%^of^t^h^{e cos}^t^of^oⁿ^{a co}^m^p^etitiv^{e b}^a^{sis, o}ⁿ^e-
^car^r^yⁱⁿ^g^o^u^{t th}^{e SEL}^C^tim^{e s}^t^artu^{p g}^r^an^ts^of^{at leas}^t
^activ^ities.^{$500,000 t}^o^elⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e^s^t^at^es^t^o
^en^ab^{le th}^em^to^p^a^y^f^o^r^th^e
^F^e^deral^f^uⁿ^d^s^m^a^de^f^e^{deral s}^h^{are (30%) of}^th^{e cos}^t
^av^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^th^{is p}^u^r^p^o^s^e^of^f^u^rt^h^e^{r dev}^e^l^opiⁿ^g^an^d
^{are to s}^u^pplem^en^{t, an}^{d n}^o^t^im^plem^en^tin^g^th^{e plan}^s^f^o^r
^s^u^ppl^an^t^ot^h^e^{r f}^e^deral^,^s^t^at^e,^w^h^ich^th^{e State A}^d^vⁱ^s^o^ry
^an^{d local f}^uⁿ^d^s^th^{at w}^o^u^l^d^Co^uⁿ^c^{il is r}^e^sp^oⁿ^sib^l^e.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^oot^h^e^rwⁱ^s^{e be s}^p^en^t^.
^g/w^S^E^C^.^{643. S}^U^BM^I^S^S^I^ON^{OF PL}^A^N^S^T^O^G^O^V^E^R^N^O^R^S
^s^.or
^le^ak^Tⁱ^m^e^Peri^{od f}^o^{r S}^t^at^e^Un^{der cu}^rren^{t law}^,^an^y^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^{t law}^.^{(Sec. 12)}
^G^o^v^e^rn^ors^’^A^pprov^al^of^con^t^{ract, ag}^reem^en^{t, g}^r^an^t^T^h^{e t}ⁱ^m^{e peri}^{od f}^o^{r approv}ⁱⁿ^g
^://wiki^Pl^aⁿ^s^{or oth}^e^{r as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce m}^a^{de f}^o^r^{or di}^s^a^pprovⁱⁿ^g^{a pl}^an^w^o^u^l^d
^h^ttp^t^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^carryⁱⁿ^g^ou^t^{a Head Start prog}^ram^{be redu}^{ced f}^r^om^{45 day}^s^t^o³⁰^day^s^.

^w^ithⁱⁿ^{a s}^t^{ate can}ⁿ^o^{t be}
^m^a^d^e^w^ith^o^u^{t a p}^l^an^settin^g
^f^o^rt^h^t^h^{e propos}^{ed con}^t^ract^,
^ag^reem^en^{t, g}^r^an^{t, or oth}^e^r
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce h}^a^vⁱⁿ^g^been
^su^b^m^itted^to^an^d^ap^p^r^o^v^ed
^by^t^h^{e G}^o^v^e^rn^{or. T}^h^e
^Gov^e^rn^{or cu}^rren^tly^h^a^s⁴⁵
^day^s^t^o^approv^{e or}
^di^s^a^pprov^{e a pl}^an^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^A^p^p^licab^ility^T^h^{is sectio}ⁿ^o^f^law^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^{t law}^.^{(Sec. 12)}
^cu^r^r^en^tly^d^o^e^{s n}^o^{t ap}^p^l^y^to^A^m^en^d^s^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^to^lik^ew^ise
^con^t^racts^,^ag^reem^en^ts^,ⁿ^o^{t ap}^p^l^y^th^{is sectio}ⁿ^to^Iⁿ^dⁱ^an^,
^g^r^an^{ts, lo}^an^{s, o}^r^o^t^h^e^r^Mig^r^an^{t, an}^{d Seas}^on^{al Head}
^assistan^{ce to}^an^yⁱⁿ^stitu^tioⁿ^S^t^art^prog^ram^s^.
^o^f^hi^ghe^r^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n i}ⁿ
^ex^isten^{ce o}ⁿ^th^{e d}^a^{te o}^f^th^e
^act’^s^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.
^S^E^{C. 644. ADM}^I^N^I^S^T^RAT^I^V^E^RE^Q^U^I^R^E^M^E^N^T^S^{AND S}^T^ANDARDS
^A^nnua^l^Re^p^o^r^t^N^o^p^r^o^vⁱ^sⁱ^o^n.⁽^S^e^c^.¹¹⁾^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^A^dds^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^t^o^cu^rren^t
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^law^,^requ^irin^g^th^{at each}
^g/w^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^m^a^k^e
^s^.or^av^ailab^l^{e to}^th^{e p}^u^b^{lic an}
^le^ak^a^nnua^l^r^e^p^o^r^t^t^h^a^tⁱⁿ^c^l^ud^e^s
^th^{e to}^{tal p}^u^b^{lic an}^d^p^r^iv^ate
^://wiki^f^uⁿ^d^s^receiv^e^{d an}^{d th}^e
^h^ttp^am^ouⁿ^t^f^r^om^each^s^o^u^r^ce;^an^ex^plan^ation^of^prior
^y^ear’^s^bu^dg^etary
^ex^pen^dⁱ^t^u^res^an^{d propos}^ed
^bu^dg^{et f}^o^{r th}^{e n}^e^x^t^y^{ear; th}^e
^to^{tal n}^u^m^b^e^r^o^f^ch^ild^r^eⁿ
^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies ser}^v^ed^an^d^th^e
^p^e^r^cen^{t o}^f^elig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ
^ser^v^ed^{; th}^{e r}^e^su^{lts o}^f^m^o^st
^recen^{t rev}ⁱ^ew^an^{d f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^ial
^au^d^{it; th}^{e p}^e^r^cen^tag^e^o^f
^en^r^o^lled^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^th^at
^receiv^e^{d m}^e^{dical an}^{d den}^t^al
^ex^am^s^;ⁱⁿ^f^o^rm^ation^abou^t
^p^a^r^e^ntⁱ^nvo^l^v^e^m^eⁿ^t
^activ^{ities; an}^d^th^{e ag}^en^cy^’^s
^ef^f^o^rts^{to prepare ch}^ildren
^fo^r^ki^nd^e^r^ga^r^t^eⁿ^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^P^u^r^c^h^a^{se o}^f^Facilities^Uⁿ^d^er^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^,^Head^Detailed^r^e^g^u^l^atioⁿ^s^{(Sec. 11)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^St^a^r^t^fund^{s m}^a^y^no^t^b^e^use^d^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng H}^e^a^d^St^a^r^t^A^d^d^s^to^th^{e list a}
^by^{a Head Start ag}^en^cy^to^{Facilities p}^u^r^c^h^a^{se ar}^e^requ^irem^en^{t th}^{at th}^{e Head}
^p^u^r^c^h^a^{se a f}^acility^uⁿ^l^{ess a}^f^o^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^{45 C}^F^R^1309.^{Start ag}^en^cy^prov^{ide th}^e
^{list o}^f^coⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s⁽^listedⁱⁿ^Secretary^w^ith^{a des}^c^ription
^law⁾^{are f}^o^uⁿ^d^{to be m}^e^t^o^f^th^{e co}ⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ
^(by^th^{e Secretary}⁾^.^con^d^u^c^{ted by}^th^{e Head Start}
^ag^en^cy^w^ith^oth^e^{r capable}
^p^r^o^v^id^er^{s in}^th^{e co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity^,
^a^sse^{ssing the}^c^o^st
^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of
^co^llab^o^r^atin^g^w^ith^th^o^s^e
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^ot^h^e^{r prov}ⁱ^d^ers^as^oppos^ed^{to th}^{e cos}^t^ef^f^ectiv^en^es^s^of
^g/w^p^u^r^c^h^a^sin^g^{a f}^acility^.
^s^.or
^le^ak^S^E^C^.^{645. PA}^R^T^I^C^I^P^A^T^I^O^N^I^N^HE^A^D^S^T^A^R^T^PR^OG^R^A^M^S
^://wiki^Iⁿ^co^m^e^Elig^ib^ility^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^{states th}^{at all}^{45 C}^F^R^{1305.4 s}^t^at^es^t^h^at^at^{(Sec. 12)}^{(Sec. 14)}
^h^ttp^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^f^r^o^m^f^a^m^{ilies w}^ithⁱⁿ^co^m^e^b^e^lo^w^th^{e p}^o^v^er^ty^{least 9}⁰^%^o^f^th^{e ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^w^h^{o are en}^{rolled in}^each^A^llo^w^s^f^o^r^ex^p^aⁿ^s^ioⁿ^o^f^elig^ibility^u^p^{to 130% of}^th^e^Ex^p^aⁿ^d^{s elig}^ib^ility^f^r^o^m^th^e^pov^ert^y^lⁱⁿ^{e t}^o^130%^of^t^h^e
^lin^{e ar}^{e elig}^ib^{le f}^o^r^Head^H^{ead S}^t^art^prog^ram^m^u^s^t^be^p^o^v^er^ty^g^uⁱ^d^e^lin^{es, if}^p^o^v^er^ty^lin^{e, b}^u^{t r}^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^th^at
^Star^t.^f^r^o^m^lo^wⁱⁿ^co^m^e^f^a^m^ilies^ap^p^licatioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts f}^o^r^prog^ram^s^m^a^k^e^ef^f^o^rt^s^t^o^s^e^rv^e
⁽ⁱ^{.e. b}^e^lo^w^p^o^v^er^ty⁾^,^w^ith^doin^g^s^o^{are m}^e^{t. No m}^o^re^f^a^m^{ilies w}^ithⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{s b}^e^lo^w
^ex^ceptionⁱⁿ^th^{e cas}^{e of}^th^an^{20% of}^ch^ildren^s^e^rv^ed^th^{e p}^o^v^er^ty^lin^{e p}^r^io^r^to^ser^vⁱⁿ^g
^{tribal prog}^ram^s^{, w}^h^{ere at}^by^{a Head Start ag}^en^cy^are^o^t^h^e^rⁱⁿ^co^m^e^-^e^lig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^.
^{least 5}¹^%^o^f^th^{e ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^t^o^{be abov}^{e t}^h^{e pov}^ert^y
^s^e^rv^{ed are to be f}^r^om^lin^e.
^f^a^m^{ilies b}^e^lo^w^th^{e p}^o^v^er^ty
^lin^e.
^Elig^ib^ility^o^f^Ho^m^e^less^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^{(Sec. 12)}^{(Sec. 14)}
^Ch^ild^r^eⁿ^a^p^p^l^yⁱ^{ng t}^o^ho^m^e^l^e^ss^Ho^m^e^{less ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^sh^{all b}^e^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^.^deem^{ed elig}^{ible f}^o^{r Head}
^{Start s}^e^rv^ices^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^E^x^p^a^nsi^o^{n o}^f^Se^r^vⁱ^c^e^s^fo^r^{(Sec. 12)}^{(Sec. 14)}
^In^f^aⁿ^t^s^an^{d T}^oddl^ers^If^an^ag^en^cy^s^u^bm^its^{(to th}^e^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ
^Secr^etar^y⁾^{a w}^r^itten^r^e^q^u^est^r^e^q^u^irⁱⁿ^g^w^r^itten^ap^p^licatioⁿ^to
^an^d^ap^p^licatioⁿ^,^{it m}^a^y^b^e^ex^pan^d^s^e^rv^ices^{to in}^f^aⁿ^t^s^an^d
^approv^{ed to u}^s^{e reg}^u^l^ar^t^oddl^ers^.
^{Head Start f}^uⁿ^d^s^(as
^oppos^{ed t}^o^Earl^y^H^{ead S}^t^art
^fund^s)^to^se^r^v^e^infa^{nts a}ⁿ^d
^t^oddl^ers^.
^Militar^y^P^a^y^an^d^A^llo^w^aⁿ^ces^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{1305.2 def}ⁱⁿ^e^s^{(Sec. 12)}^{(Sec. 14)}
^{Not C}^o^uⁿ^t^{ed as}^In^com^eⁱⁿ^com^e^as^“^g^ros^s^cas^h^T^h^{e am}^ouⁿ^t^of^{a bas}ⁱ^c^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill, w}^ith
ⁱⁿ^com^e^an^{d in}^clu^d^es^earn^e^d^allow^aⁿ^{ce prov}^{ided on}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^o^v^isioⁿ^th^{at an}^y
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^{, m}^ilitar^yⁱⁿ^co^m^e^beh^a^l^f^of^anⁱⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^w^h^o^sp^{ecial p}^a^y^r^e^latin^g^to^d^u^ty
^g/w⁽ⁱ^nc^l^u^dⁱ^{ng p}^a^y^aⁿ^dⁱ^s^a^me^mb^e^r^o^f^t^h^e^su^b^j^{ect to}^h^o^{stile f}ⁱ^r^e^o^r
^s^.or^allo^w^aⁿ^ces)^,^v^e^ter^aⁿ^s^uⁿⁱ^f^o^rm^{ed s}^e^rv^ices^f^o^rⁱ^m^mⁱ^ne^nt^d^a^nge^r^sha^l^l^a^l^so^no^t
^le^ak^ben^e^f^its^{, Social Secu}^rity^ho^usi^{ng sha}^l^l^no^t^b^e^{be cou}ⁿ^t^{able as}ⁱⁿ^com^e^f^o^r
^b^e^ne^fi^t^s^,^une^m^p^l^o^y^m^eⁿ^t^con^s^{idered to be in}^com^e^f^o^r^elig^ib^ility^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ
^://wiki^com^p^en^s^a^tion^,^an^{d pu}^blic^pu^rpos^es^of^H^{ead S}^t^art^pu^rpos^es^.
^h^ttp^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce ben}^e^f^its^.”ⁱⁿ^co^m^e^elig^ib^ility^f^o^r
^hi^s/^he^r^c^hⁱ^l^d^.
^P^a^r^t^-Da^y^Se^ssioⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 14)}
^P^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^Ver^s^u^s^Fu^ll-^A^f^ter^d^e^m^oⁿ^s^tr^atin^g^{a n}^eed
^Day^t^h^r^o^{ugh a}^c^o^m^m^uni^t^y^ne^e^d^s
^as^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t, a Head Start}
^ag^en^cy^m^a^y^apply^{to th}^e
^Secretary^{to con}^v^e^{rt part-}^d^ay
^se^ssioⁿ^s,^p^a^r^tic^ula^r^ly
^con^s^ecu^tiv^{e part-}^d^ay^s^e^s^sⁱ^on^s^,
ⁱⁿ^to^f^u^ll-^d^a^y^sessioⁿ^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^{C. 645A. E}^ARL^{Y HE}^{AD S}^T^ART^PROG^RAM^S^{FOR FAM}^I^L^I^E^S^WI^T^H^I^N^FANT^S^{AND T}^O^DDL^E^R^S
^S^c^{ope an}^{d D}^e^sⁱ^gⁿ^of^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^o^u^tlin^{es th}^e^{(Sec. 13)}^{(Sec. 15)}
^Pr^og^r^a^m^s^s^c^{ope of}^Earl^y^H^{ead S}^t^art^Ex^pan^d^s^Early^{Head Start}^Co^m^p^a^r^a^b^l^e^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^H^o^use
^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^w^ith^{a list o}^fⁿⁱⁿ^e^(EH^S^{) prog}^ram^’^s^s^c^{ope t}^o^b^ill.
^f^uⁿ^c^tion^s^th^ey^{are to s}^e^rv^e.ⁱⁿ^clu^d^e:
^-e^nsurⁱ^{ng fo}^r^m^a^l^lⁱ^nka^ge^s
^w^ith^th^{e ag}^en^cy^res^pon^sⁱ^ble
^f^o^{r adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^erin^g^th^{e C}^h^ild
^A^b^u^s^{e P}^r^ev^en^tion^an^d
^T^r^eatm^eⁿ^t^A^c^t;
^-^d^ev^elopin^g^an^d
^im^plem^en^tin^g^{a s}^y^s^t^em^atic
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^p^r^o^ced^u^r^{e f}^o^r^tr^an^sitioⁿⁱⁿ^g
^g/w^chⁱ^l^d^ren^an^{d paren}^t^s^f^r^om
^s^.or^an^EH^S^prog^ramⁱⁿ^t^o^a
^le^ak^H^{ead S}^t^art^prog^ram^or
^an^oth^e^{r local early}
^://wiki^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ
^h^ttp^prog^ram^;^an^d
^-e^st^a^b^lⁱ^s^hi^{ng c}^h^a^nne^l^s^o^f
^com^m^uⁿⁱ^cation^betw^een
^s^t^af^f^of^EH^S^prog^ram^s^an^d
^s^t^af^f^of^{Head Start}
^prog^ram^s^{or ot}^h^e^{r l}^o^cal
^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ
^prog^ram^s^.
^P^r^of^es^sⁱ^on^{al Dev}^e^lopm^en^t^T^rainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^{(Sec. 13)}^{(Sec. 15)}
^a^ssistaⁿ^c^e^fund^{s m}^a^y^b^e^Sam^e^as^cu^rren^t^law^,^addin^g^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, w}^ith
^use^d^fo^r⁽^a^m^o^{ng o}^t^he^r^t^h^a^t^fund^{s m}^a^y^b^e^use^d^fo^r^a^m^eⁿ^d^e^d^l^a^ngua^ge^st^a^tⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t
^thⁱⁿ^g^s⁾^p^r^o^v^idⁱⁿ^g^provⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g^prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^dev^e^l^opm^en^t
^prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^desⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d t}^o^activ^{ities sh}^o^u^ldⁱⁿ^clu^d^e
^an^{d pers}^onⁿ^e^{l en}^h^aⁿ^cem^en^tⁱⁿ^creas^{e prog}^ram^teachⁱⁿ^g^m^e^th^ods^of
^activ^{ities f}^o^r^th^{e r}^ecr^u^itm^en^t^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^f^o^r^c^o^nd^uc^tⁱ^{ng p}^a^r^e^nt^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^n,
^an^d^r^e^ten^tioⁿ^o^f^q^u^alif^ied^uⁿ^d^ers^e^rv^{ed popu}^l^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^ho^m^e^vi^si^tⁱ^ng,^aⁿ^d^p^r^o^m^o^tⁱⁿ^g
^staf^f^w^ith^an^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iate^elig^ib^{le ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^.^q^u^ality^ear^ly^ch^ild^h^o^o^d

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^lev^e^{l o}^f^ed^u^catioⁿ^an^d^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^.
^ex^perien^ce.
^{EHS T}^r^ainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d T}^echⁿⁱ^cal^In^{order t}^o^en^s^u^{re t}^h^e^{(Sec. 13)}^{No ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^t^law^.
^A^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce A}^ccouⁿ^t^suc^c^e^{ssful o}^p^e^r^a^tio^{n o}^f^A^dds^m^o^{re s}^p^eci^fⁱ^c
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^a^ssiste^d^und^e^r^this^l^a^ngua^ge^t^o^c^u^r^r^e^nt^l^a^w
^s^ection^,^th^{e Secretary}^s^h^all^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng d}ⁱ^st^rⁱ^b^u^tⁱ^o^{n o}^f^t^h^e
^u^s^{e train}ⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^T/^TA^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^aⁿ^d^r^e^q^uⁱ^r^e^s
^a^ssistaⁿ^c^e^fund^{s to}^m^o^nito^r^th^{at an}^y^{EHS train}ⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^t^h^{e operat}ⁱ^oⁿ^of^prog^ram^s^,^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^ev^alu^a^{te th}^{eir ef}^f^ectiv^en^es^s^,^con^t^racts^{be m}^a^{de w}^ith
^an^{d prov}^{ide train}ⁱⁿ^g^an^d^en^{tities th}^{at h}^a^v^e
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce tailored}^dem^oⁿ^s^{trated ex}^pertis^{e in}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^to^th^{e p}^a^r^ticu^l^arⁿ^eed^{s o}^f^s^u^pportⁱⁿ^g^t^h^{e del}ⁱ^v^ery^of
^g/w^s^u^ch^prog^ram^s^{. A}^t^l^eas^t^5%^hⁱ^g^h^q^u^ality^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^f^o^r
^s^.or^an^{d n}^o^m^o^{re t}^h^an^10%^of^p^r^e^gna^nt^w^o^m^e^{n a}ⁿ^d
^le^ak^E^H^{S fund}ⁱ^{ng sha}^l^l^b^e^ch^ildren^uⁿ^d^{er ag}^{e th}^ree.
^r^e^se^r^v^e^d^t^o^fund^a^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^ng^(H^ou^s^e^f^l^{oor am}^en^dm^en^t⁾
^://wiki^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^h^ttp^accouⁿ^t^.
^{EHS Staf}^f^Qu^alif^ication^s^{(Sec. 13)}^{(Sec. 15)}
^C^eⁿ^t^er-^b^as^{ed s}^t^af^f^N^{o s}^p^eci^fⁱ^{c prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{130.52 s}^t^at^es^,^By^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2009, al}^l^By^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2012, al}^l
^“^E^arly^{Head Start an}^{d Head}^teach^ers^prov^idin^g^direct^teach^ers^prov^idin^g^direct
^{Start s}^t^af^f^w^o^rkⁱⁿ^g^as^s^e^rv^ices^{to ch}^ildren^an^d^s^e^rv^icesⁱⁿ^{EHS cen}^ters^{are to}
^teach^ers^w^ithⁱⁿ^f^aⁿ^t^s^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies p}^a^r^ticip^atin^gⁱⁿ^ha^ve^a^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^o^f^a^CD^A^o^r
^t^oddl^ers^m^u^s^t^obt^aiⁿ^{a C}^hⁱ^l^d^{EHS cen}^{ter prog}^ram^s^{are to}^an^as^s^o^{ciate deg}^r^{ee, an}^{d h}^a^v^e
^Dev^e^lopm^en^{t A}^s^s^o^ciate^ha^ve^a^mⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^o^f^a^CD^A^b^e^eⁿ^t^r^aⁱ^ne^d⁽^o^r^ha^ve
^(C^DA^{) creden}^tⁱ^a^l^f^o^{r In}^f^aⁿ^t^creden^{tial, an}^{d h}^a^v^e^been^e^q^ui^va^l^e^nt^c^o^ur^se^w^o^r^k⁾ⁱⁿ
^an^{d T}^oddl^{er C}^a^regⁱ^v^e^rs^or^t^r^aⁱ^ne^d⁽^o^r^ha^ve^e^q^ui^va^l^e^nt^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^.

^an^equⁱ^v^a^len^t^creden^{tial th}^at^cou^r^s^e^w^o^rk^{) in}^early
^addres^s^e^s^com^p^arable^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood dev}^e^l^opm^en^t^.
^com^p^eten^cies^w^ithⁱⁿ^on^e
^y^{ear of}^th^{e ef}^f^ectiv^{e date of}
^th^{e f}ⁱⁿ^a^{l r}^u^{le o}^r^{, th}^er^eaf^ter^,
^w^ithⁱⁿ^on^{e y}^{ear of}^hⁱ^{re as}^a

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^teach^{er of}ⁱⁿ^f^aⁿ^t^s^an^d
^t^oddl^ers^.
^H^o^m^e^vⁱ^sⁱ^t^o^{r s}^t^af^f^N^{o s}^p^eci^fⁱ^{c prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{1304.52 s}^t^at^es^,^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^all^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^“H^o^m^e^vi^si^t^o^r^s^m^u^st^ha^ve^estab^lish^stan^d^a^r^d^{s f}^o^r
^kⁿ^o^w^l^edg^e^an^{d ex}^perien^ce^tr^ainⁱⁿ^g^,^q^u^alif^icatioⁿ^s^{, an}^d
ⁱⁿ^ch^ild^d^e^v^e^lo^p^m^en^{t an}^d^c^o^nd^uc^t^o^f^ho^m^e^vi^si^t^o^r
^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ^;^s^t^af^fⁱⁿ^{EHS (th}^e^con^t^en^{t of}
^th^{e prin}^ciples^of^ch^ild^w^h^ich^ar^{e o}^u^tlin^edⁱⁿ^th^e
^h^ealth^{, saf}^e^ty^{, an}^dⁿ^u^t^r^itioⁿ^;^b^ill)^.
^adu^{lt learn}ⁱⁿ^g^prin^ciples^;
^an^{d f}^a^m^ily^dyⁿ^a^mⁱ^cs^...”
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^NE^WL^{Y PROPOS}^E^D^S^E^{C. 645B (an}^d^{657A) PARE}^NT^AL^CONS^E^N^T^RE^Q^U^I^R^E^M^E^N^T^{FOR HE}^AL^T^H^CARE^S^E^RVI^CE^S^,^I^NCL^UDI^NG^NON-
^g/w^E^M^E^R^G^E^{NCY INT}^RUSIVE^PHYSICAL^E^XAM^INAT^IONS
^s^.or
^le^ak^{(Sec. 14)}^R^e^qu^ires^{a Head Start}^{(Sec. 25)}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, alth}^o^u^g^h
^://wiki^ag^en^cy^to^o^b^t^ain^w^r^itten^con^s^en^{t of}^{a ch}^ild’^s^paren^tⁱ^t^doesⁿ^o^t^u^s^{e t}^h^{e broad t}^e^rm^of^“^h^ealth^{care s}^e^rv^ices^{,” an}^d
^h^ttp^b^e^fo^r^e^a^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^e^rⁱ^{ng (}^o^rⁱⁿ^s^t^{ead applies}^th^{e con}^s^en^t
^su^b^m^ittin^g^r^e^f^e^r^r^{als f}^o^r⁾^an^y^r^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{t to}^an^y
^h^ealth^{care s}^e^rv^{ice (def}ⁱⁿ^ed^“noⁿ^e^m^e^r^ge^nc^yⁱⁿ^t^r^usi^v^e
ⁱⁿ^th^{e b}^{ill to}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e an}^y^ph^y^s^{ical ex}^amⁱⁿ^ation^”^(as
^no^ne^m^e^r^g^eⁿ^c^yⁱⁿ^t^r^usi^v^e^id^en^tically^d^e^fⁱⁿ^e^dⁱⁿ^th^e
^ph^y^s^{ical ex}^amⁱⁿ^ation^an^d^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill)^{. T}^h^{e d}ⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^{ce is}
^an^y^m^e^{dical, den}^t^al,^al^s^o^ref^l^ect^{ed i}ⁿ^t^h^{e S}^{ec. 657A}
^dev^e^l^opm^en^t^a^l^,^m^eⁿ^t^al^he^a^dⁱ^ng.
^h^ealth^{, s}^o^{cial or beh}^a^vⁱ^oral
^s^c^reenⁱⁿ^g⁾^.
^S^E^{C. 646. APPE}^AL^S^,^NOT^I^CE^{, AND HE}^ARI^NG
^Rig^h^t^to^Fu^{ll an}^d^Fair^Un^d^e^r^cu^r^r^en^{t law}^,^th^e^A^{ppeal procedu}^r^es^are^{(Sec. 15)}^{(Sec. 16)}
^H^e^a^rⁱ^{ng i}ⁿ^Ca^se^{s o}^f^Fundⁱⁿ^g^Secretary^is^{to pres}^cribe^det^aⁱ^l^e^{d i}ⁿ^{45 C}^F^R^1303.^Cha^nge^{s c}^u^r^r^e^nt^l^a^w^t^o^sa^y^A^m^en^ds^cu^rren^{t law}^{to s}^t^ate
^T^e^r^mⁱⁿ^atioⁿ^an^d^Red^u^ctioⁿ^procedu^r^es^{to as}^s^u^{re th}^at^th^at^if^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce is}^th^{at f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^ma^y^be
^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce u}ⁿ^d^er^termⁱⁿ^{ated or redu}^{ced, an}^termⁱⁿ^{ated or redu}^{ced, an}^{d an}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^th^{e Head Start prog}^ram^ap^p^licatioⁿ^f^o^r^a^a^p^p^lⁱ^c^a^tⁱ^o^{n fo}^r^r^e^fundⁱ^ng^ma^y
^sh^{all n}^o^{t b}^e^ter^mⁱⁿ^ated^o^r^no^nc^o^m^p^e^tⁱ^{ng c}^o^ntⁱ^nua^tⁱ^oⁿ^{be den}ⁱ^ed,^a^fter^th^{e recipien}^t
^redu^{ced, an}^application^f^o^r^aw^{ard i}^s^denⁱ^{ed bas}^e^{d on}^a^h^a^s^been^af^f^o^{rded reas}^on^able
^r^e^fundⁱ^{ng sha}^l^l^no^t^b^e^p^r^ev^io^u^s^f^a^ilu^r^e^to^co^m^p^lyⁿ^o^tⁱ^{ce an}^{d opport}^uⁿⁱ^t^y^f^o^{r a}
^denⁱ^{ed, an}^{d a s}^u^s^p^en^sⁱ^on^of^w^ith^term^s^of^th^{e as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce,^f^u^{ll an}^d^f^a^ir^h^earⁱⁿ^g^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce s}^h^all^o^r^susp^eⁿ^sioⁿ^o^f^fina^nc^ia^l^{a rig}^h^t^{to f}^{ile a n}^o^{tice of}^appeal
^no^t^b^e^c^o^ntⁱ^nue^d^fo^r^l^o^nge^r^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce is}^con^tin^u^e^{d f}^o^r^of^{a deci}^sⁱ^on^wⁱ^t^hⁱⁿ^{30 day}^s^of
^t^h^an^{30 day}^s^{, u}ⁿ^l^es^s^t^h^e^m^o^{re t}^h^an^{30 day}^s^{, t}^h^ereⁿ^o^{tice of}^th^{e Secretary}^’^s
^recipien^{t h}^a^s^been^af^f^o^rded^s^h^al^l^{be t}^h^{e opport}^uⁿⁱ^t^y^t^o^decisⁱ^on^{, an}^{d acces}^s^{to a f}^a^ir
^reas^on^{able n}^o^{tice an}^d^{appeal th}^{e action}^.^h^earin^g^of^th^{e appeal, n}^o^{t later}
^opport^uⁿⁱ^t^y^f^o^{r a f}^u^l^l^an^d^th^an^{120 day}^s^f^r^om^{receipt by}
^faⁱ^r^he^a^rⁱ^ng.^th^{e Secretary}^of^th^{e n}^o^{tice of}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^appeal.
^g/w^Co^ve^r^a^ge^o^f^Le^ga^l^Fe^e^sⁱⁿ^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^{1303.3 al}^l^o^w^s^{(Sec. 15)}^{(Sec. 16)}
^s^.or^Ca^se^{s o}^f^A^p^p^e^a^l^attorn^ey^f^ees^{to be ch}^arg^e^d^N^o^f^uⁿ^d^s^m^a^{de av}^ai^l^a^bl^e^C^a^lls^f^o^{r Secretary}^{to dev}^e^lop
^le^ak^to^th^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^g^r^an^{t (}^w^ithⁱⁿ^m^a^y^b^e^u^s^ed^to^r^e^im^b^u^r^s^e^an^{d pu}^blⁱ^s^h^procedu^r^es^t^o^be
^lim^its)^.^Iⁿ^th^{e ev}^en^{t th}^at^an^y^ap^p^e^llan^t^f^o^r^leg^a^{l f}^ees^u^s^edⁱⁿ^o^r^d^e^r^to^p^r^o^h^ib^{it a}
^://wiki^use^o^f^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^fund^{s w}^o^ul^d^an^{d oth}^e^{r cos}^t^sⁱⁿ^cu^{rred in}^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^f^r^om
^h^ttp^r^e^su^{lt in}^cu^r^t^ailm^en^{t o}^f^pu^rs^uⁱⁿ^g^th^{e appeal.}^s^p^en^din^g^{Head Start f}^uⁿ^d^s^f^o^r
^o^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^s^o^rⁱⁿ^ab^ility^to^t^h^{e pu}^rpos^{e of}^payⁱⁿ^g^l^e^g^a^l
^liq^uⁱ^d^a^{te p}^r^io^r^o^b^lig^atioⁿ^s^,^f^ees^pu^rs^u^aⁿ^t^{to an}^appeal,
^th^{e party}^s^o^af^f^{ected m}^a^y^{except that s}^u^{ch fees}^s^{hall be}
^appl^y^t^o^H^H^S^f^o^{r pay}^m^en^t^r^eⁱ^m^bur^s^e^{d by t}^h^{e Secr}^et^ar^{y i}^f
^of^th^es^{e ex}^pen^s^es^.^th^{e a}^g^eⁿ^{cy p}^r^eva^{ils in}^th^e
^appeal^deci^sⁱ^on.
^Susp^eⁿ^sioⁿ^o^f^Fund^{s fo}^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^{45 C}^F^R^1303.11^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 16)}
^{More t}^h^an^{30 D}^a^y^s^Su^s^p^en^sⁱ^on^s^h^{all n}^o^{t ex}^ceed^T^h^{e Secretary}^m^a^yⁿ^o^{t s}^u^s^p^en^d
^{30 day}^s^uⁿ^l^es^s^H^H^S^an^{d t}^h^e^f^uⁿ^d^s^{to a g}^r^an^{tee f}^o^{r m}^o^re
^g^r^an^{tee ag}^{ree to a}^th^an^{30 day}^s^ex^{cept in}^th^{e cas}^e
^coⁿ^tin^u^a^tioⁿ^o^f^th^e^o^f^{a g}^r^an^{tee th}^{at h}^a^{s m}^u^ltip^le
^su^sp^en^sioⁿ^f^o^r^an^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^l^an^{d recu}^rrin^g^defⁱ^cien^cies^f^o^{r a}
^peri^{od of}^tⁱ^m^e.^peri^{od of}^{180 day}^s^{or m}^o^{re an}^d
^h^a^{s n}^o^{t m}^a^d^e^su^b^s^tan^{tial an}^d
^signific^aⁿ^{t p}^r^o^g^r^e^{ss to}^w^a^r^d^s
^m^eetin^g^th^{e g}^o^{als o}^f^th^{e q}^u^ality

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
ⁱ^m^prov^em^en^t^pl^an^f^o^r
^elimⁱⁿ^atin^g^{all def}ⁱ^cien^cies
^iden^tif^{ied by}^th^{e Secretary}
^du^rin^g^an^{appeal. In}^th^es^e
^cas^es^{, f}^uⁿ^d^s^m^a^y^{be s}^u^s^p^en^ded
^f^o^{r an}^y^am^ouⁿ^t^of^tim^e,
ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^perm^an^en^tly^.
^S^E^{C. 647. RE}^CORDS^{AND AUDI}^T^S
^R^{ecord Keepin}^g^C^u^r^ren^t^law^requ^ires^{45 C}^F^R^1304.51(g⁾^requⁱ^r^es^{(Sec. 16)}^{(Sec. 16)}
^g^r^an^tees^{to k}^{eep records}^as^th^{at g}^r^an^{tee an}^{d deleg}^a^te^Strik^e^s^cu^rren^{t law}^A^dds^{to cu}^rren^{t law}^th^{at each}
^pres^{cribed by}^th^{e Secretary}^,^ag^en^cies^m^u^s^t^es^tablis^h^an^d^{language and}^r^e^p^l^{aces w}^ith^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^{, Head Start}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^an^{d g}ⁱ^v^e^s^th^{e Secretary}^an^d^m^aⁱⁿ^tain^ef^fⁱ^cien^{t an}^d^requ^irem^en^ts^th^{at each}^cen^{ter, or Early}^{Head Start}
^g/w^{U.S. Co}^m^p^tr^o^ller^Gen^e^r^a^l^ef^f^ectiv^{e record-}^k^eepin^g^recipien^{t of}^f^e^{deral Head}^cen^ter^sh^{all m}^aⁱⁿ^tain^{, an}^d
^s^.or^th^{e au}^th^ority^{to h}^a^v^e^acces^s^s^y^s^t^em^s^{to prov}^{ide accu}^rate^St^a^r^t^fund^s:^a^nnua^l^l^y^sub^mⁱ^t^t^o^t^h^e
^le^ak^to^{all r}^eco^r^d^{s p}^e^r^tin^en^{t to}^an^d^tim^elyⁱⁿ^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^{- m}^aⁱⁿ^t^aⁱⁿ^,^aⁿ^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^Secretary^{a com}^p^lete
^{Head Start f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^ial^r^e^g^a^r^dⁱⁿ^g^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^,^f^a^m^ilies,^s^u^bm^{it to th}^{e Secretary}^,^a^accouⁿ^tin^g^of^its^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^e
^://wiki^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce, f}^o^{r th}^{e pu}^rpos^e^an^{d s}^t^af^f^an^{d m}^u^s^t^en^s^u^re^com^p^{lete accou}ⁿ^tin^g^of^its^ex^pen^s^es^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^ex^pen^s^es
^h^ttp^of^au^{dit an}^{d ex}^amⁱⁿ^ation^.^ap^p^r^o^p^r^{iate co}ⁿ^f^id^en^tiality^o^f^th^{is in}^f^o^r^m^atioⁿ^.^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rativ^{e ex}^pen^s^es⁽ⁱⁿ^c^lu^dⁱⁿ^g^{a d}^e^tailed^f^o^{r s}^a^laries^an^{d com}^p^en^s^a^tion^f^uⁿ^d^{ed by}^f^e^{deral Head Start}
^statem^en^{t id}^en^tif^yⁱⁿ^g^th^e^f^uⁿ^d^s^,^an^{d prov}ⁱ^d^{e s}^u^ch
^a^m^o^unt^o^f^fundⁱ^{ng use}^d^t^o^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l d}^o^c^u^m^en^tatioⁿ^as
^pay^ex^pen^s^es^f^o^{r s}^a^laries^th^{e Secretary}^m^a^y^requ^ire.

^an^{d com}^p^en^s^a^tion⁾^;
^-^s^u^bm^{it to th}^{e Secretary}^,
^w^ithⁱⁿ³⁰^af^ter^co^m^p^letioⁿ
^o^f^an^au^d^{it co}ⁿ^d^u^c^ted^to^th^e
^ex^ten^t^p^r^o^v^id^edⁱⁿ^th^e
^Sⁱⁿ^g^l^{e A}^u^di^t^A^c^t^,^{a copy}^of
^th^{e au}^d^{it m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^letter
^an^{d of}^an^y^au^{dit f}ⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^as
^th^ey^r^e^{late to}^th^{e Head}^Star^t
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^;ⁱⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^an^y
^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l d}^o^c^u^m^en^tatioⁿ^as
^th^{e Secretary}^m^a^y^requ^ire.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^{C. 648. T}^E^C^HNI^CAL^AS^S^I^S^T^ANCE^{AND T}^RAI^NI^NG
^R^e^gⁱ^on^{al or State Sy}^s^t^em^of^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^.^{(Sec. 17)}^{(Sec. 17)}
^Earl^y^C^hⁱ^l^d^h^{ood Edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ^A^t^{least 3}⁰^%^o^f^th^{e tr}^ainⁱⁿ^g^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all m}^a^k^e
^T^r^ainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d T}^echⁿⁱ^cal^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce s}^e^t-^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^A^ssistaⁿ^c^e^as^{ide (dis}^cu^s^s^e^{d u}ⁿ^d^{er Sec.}^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^uⁿ^d^s^(s^{ee S}^{ec. 640)}
^{640) i}^s^t^o^{be m}^a^{de av}^ai^l^a^bl^e^av^ai^l^a^bl^{e t}^o^s^u^pport^{a s}^t^at^e
^t^o^s^u^pport^{a s}^t^at^{e s}^y^s^t^em^of^s^y^s^t^em^of^early^ch^ildh^ood
^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ^e^d^uc^a^tⁱ^o^{n t}^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d
^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^P^u^rpos^{e of}^T^r^ainⁱⁿ^g^an^d^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{es a list}^{(Sec. 17)}^{(Sec. 17)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^T^echⁿⁱ^{cal A}^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^of^{11 pu}^rpos^es^f^o^{r w}^hⁱ^c^h^Ex^p^aⁿ^d^{s cu}^r^r^eⁿ^t^law^’^{s list}^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, w}^ith
^g/w^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce an}^d^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{e f}^o^llo^wⁱⁿ^g^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l p}^u^r^p^o^s^{es: to}^p^r^o^v^id^e
^s^.or^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng fund}^{s m}^a^y^b^e^pu^rpos^es^{: to as}^sⁱ^s^t^Head^trainⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^cal
^le^ak^allocated.^{Start ag}^en^cies^an^{d prog}^ram^s^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to m}^e^m^b^ers^of
ⁱⁿⁱⁿ^creasⁱⁿ^g^prog^ram^g^o^v^e^rnⁱⁿ^g^bodi^es^t^o^en^s^u^{re t}^h^at
^://wiki^p^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^o^f^h^o^m^e^less^th^ey^can^f^u^lf^{ill th}^eir^f^uⁿ^c^tioⁿ^s^;
^h^ttp^ch^ildren^;^{to as}^sⁱ^s^t^Head^{Start ag}^en^cies^an^{d prog}^ram^s^to^p^r^o^v^id^{e tr}^ainⁱⁿ^g^an^d^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to Head}
ⁱⁿ^im^provⁱⁿ^g^ou^treach^to,^{Start ag}^en^cies^{to as}^sⁱ^s^tⁱⁿ
^an^d^th^{e q}^u^ality^o^f^ser^v^ices^coⁿ^d^u^c^tin^g^self^-^a^ssessm^en^{ts; to}
^av^ailab^l^{e to}^{, lim}^ited^En^g^lish^p^r^o^v^id^{e activ}^{ities th}^{at h}^e^lp
^p^r^o^f^icien^t^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^th^eir^en^s^u^{re th}^{at Head Start}
^f^a^m^{ilies; to}^{assist Head}^prog^ram^s^h^a^v^e^qu^alⁱ^fⁱ^e^{d s}^t^af^f
^{Start ag}^en^ciesⁱⁿ^dev^e^lopin^g^w^h^{o can}^prom^ot^{e prev}^en^tⁱ^oⁿ^of
^m^e^t^h^ods^an^{d approach}^es^f^o^r^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood obes}ⁱ^t^y^;^t^o^as^sⁱ^s^t
^id^en^tif^yⁱⁿ^g^an^d^w^o^r^kⁱⁿ^g^In^dian^{Head Start ag}^en^cies^to
^w^ith^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^f^a^m^ilies^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^oⁿ^-si^t^e^aⁿ^d^o^ff-si^t^e
^ex^perien^cin^g^toxⁱ^{c s}^t^res^s^;^t^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng t}^o^st^a^ff.

^a^{ssisting p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ
^im^provⁱⁿ^g^ou^treach^to
^dⁱ^sab^l^ed^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^if^f^e^w^e^r
^t^h^an^10%^of^{a prog}^ram^’^s
^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^f^a^{ll in}^to^th^at
^cat^eg^ory^;^an^{d prov}ⁱ^dⁱⁿ^g

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to addres}^sⁿ^eeds
^of^ru^ral^prog^ram^s^.
^C^l^as^s^r^oom^-^F^ocu^s^{ed T}^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^p^eci^f^yⁱⁿ^g^{(Sec. 17)}^{(Sec. 17)}
^a^m^o^{unts to}^b^e^sp^eⁿ^{t fo}^r^{More t}^h^an^50%^of^t^r^aiⁿⁱⁿ^g^Sim^ilar^to^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill, ex}^cep^t
^clas^s^r^oom^-^f^o^cu^s^e^{d train}ⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^w^ith^ou^{t a s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed percen}^tag^e
^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.^fund^{s sp}^eⁿ^t^und^e^r^t^hⁱ^s^r^e^ga^r^dⁱ^{ng t}^h^e^a^m^o^unt^t^o^b^e
^sectioⁿ^{is to}^b^e^u^s^ed^f^o^r^sp^en^{t f}^o^r^th^{is p}^u^r^p^o^s^e.
^clas^s^r^oom^-^f^o^cu^s^e^{d train}ⁱⁿ^g^.
^T^r^aⁱⁿⁱ^{ng fo}^r^A^d^d^r^e^ssi^ng^{No s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c prov}^is^ion^.^{(Sec. 17)}^{(Sec. 17)}
^Un^iqu^e^Needs^of^{Select Head}^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all prov}^ide,^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
^Star^{t Ch}^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^Fam^ilies^eith^er^dⁱ^r^ectly^o^r^th^r^o^u^g^h
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^g^r^an^t^s^{or ot}^h^e^r
^g/w^a^r^r^a^nge^m^e^nt^s,^fund^{s fo}^r
^s^.or^trainⁱⁿ^g^{Head Start}
^le^ak^pers^onⁿ^e^lⁱⁿ^addres^sⁱⁿ^g
^uⁿⁱ^qu^{e n}^eeds^of^mⁱ^g^r^an^t
^://wiki^an^{d s}^eas^on^{al w}^o^rkⁱⁿ^g
^h^ttp^f^a^m^{ilies, f}^a^m^{ilies o}^f^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith^dⁱ^sab^ilities,
^L^E^P^f^a^m^{ilies an}^d^h^o^m^e^less
^f^a^m^ilies.
^Lⁱ^m^itatioⁿ^oⁿ^{Use o}^f^Fuⁿ^d^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 17)}^{(Sec. 17)}
^f^o^{r T}^r^av^{el an}^{d T}^r^ainⁱⁿ^g^Fund^{s sha}^l^l^b^e^use^d^fo^r^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.

^ne^e^d^{s i}^d^eⁿ^tⁱ^fⁱ^e^d^a^nnua^l^l^y^b^y
^{a g}^r^an^{t ap}^p^lican^{t o}^r^d^e^leg^a^te
^ag^en^cyⁱⁿ^th^{eir prog}^ram
^im^prov^em^en^{t plan}^{, ex}^cept
^t^h^a^t^fund^{s m}^a^y^no^t^b^e^use^d
^f^o^{r lon}^g^-^dis^t^an^{ce trav}^el
^ex^pen^s^es^f^o^{r train}ⁱⁿ^g
^activ^{ities av}^ailab^l^{e lo}^cally
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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Ou^treach^P^r^og^ram^{to T}^r^ain^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 17)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^an^{d R}^ecru^{it Min}^o^rity^Men^as^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{to dev}^e^lop
^{Head Start T}^each^ers^an^{d im}^plem^en^{t an}^ou^treach
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ⁱⁿ^str^u^ctioⁿ^to^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^w^ith
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^H.R^.^1429,
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^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
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^Co^ngr^e^{ss d}^e^sc^rⁱ^bⁱ^{ng H}^H^S^’
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^R^e^port^of^Fⁱⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^on^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 17)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^Prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^en^cou^r^ag^ed
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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
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^A^lterⁿ^ativ^{e Cr}^ed^en^tialin^g^{For each}^{Head Start}^{(Sec. 18)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
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^{Head Start C}^u^rricu^lu^m^appl^y^.^estab^lish^e^{s q}^u^alif^icatioⁿ^s^o^f^By^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2010, al}^l
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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
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^stu^d^y^leadⁱⁿ^g^to^an^A^Aⁱⁿ
^earl^y^chⁱ^l^d^h^{ood edu}^catⁱ^oⁿ
^an^{d ag}^{ree to com}^p^{lete th}^e
^d^e^g^r^{ee r}^e^q^u^ir^em^en^{ts w}^ithⁱⁿ
^th^{ree y}^ears^f^r^om^th^{eir date}
^of^hⁱ^re.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^e^rvⁱ^{ce R}^e^quⁱ^r^em^en^t^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 18)}^{(Sec. 18)}
^In^divⁱ^du^als^w^h^{o receiv}^e^In^divⁱ^du^als^w^h^{o receiv}^e
^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce u}ⁿ^d^er^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce u}ⁿ^d^{er th}^e
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^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce or repay}^th^e^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^a^m^o^unt^o^f^t^h^e^fund^s.
^Prof^es^sⁱ^on^al^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 18)}^{(Sec. 18)}
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^Pl^aⁿ^s^Each^{Head Start ag}^en^cy^an^d^Sam^e^as^Hou^s^{e (w}^ith^s^p^ecifⁱ^c
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^s^.or^an^em^ploy^{ee to create a}^teach^ers^,^cu^rricu^lu^m
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^p^l^an^f^o^r^{all f}^u^ll-^tim^e^coordiⁿ^a^t^o^rs^).
^://wiki^em^pl^oy^ees^w^h^{o prov}ⁱ^d^e
^h^ttp^{direct s}^e^rv^ices^{to ch}^ildren^.
^Crⁱ^mⁱⁿ^a^l^B^a^c^kgr^o^und^No^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^.^P^e^r^s^oⁿⁿ^e^{l p}^o^licy^{(Sec. 18)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
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^applican^t;^an^{d obtain}^{a crim}ⁱⁿ^al
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^an^{d em}^ploy^m^eⁿ^t^ref^e^ren^ces^;^(H^ou^s^e^f^l^{oor am}^en^dm^en^t⁾
^an^d
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^{record ch}^eck^.
^I^f^{it is n}^o^{t f}^easib^{le to}^o^b^t^ain^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill d}^o^e^{s n}^o^{t co}ⁿ^t^ain
^{a crim}ⁱⁿ^{al record ch}^eck^th^{e lev}^e^{l o}^f^d^e^{tail th}^at
^pri^o^{r t}^o^hⁱ^riⁿ^g^,^an^em^pl^oy^ee^cu^rren^{t reg}^u^l^ation^s^do.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^m^u^s^tⁿ^o^{t be con}^s^idered
^p^e^r^m^an^en^{t u}ⁿ^{til su}^ch^a
^ch^eck^h^a^s^been^com^p^leted.
^Re^gul^a^tⁱ^o^{ns a}^l^so^stⁱ^p^ul^a^t^e
^th^{at ag}^en^cies^requ^{ire all}
^cu^rren^t^an^{d pros}^pectⁱ^v^e
^em^ploy^ees^sⁱ^gⁿ^a
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^p^eⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^d^p^r^io^r^cr^imⁱⁿ^al
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^Stu^d^en^{t L}^o^an^Forg^iv^en^es^s^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 18)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^P^r^og^ram^f^o^{r Head Start an}^d^A^u^th^orizes^th^{e Secretary}^of
^Early^{Head Start T}^each^ers^Ed^u^catioⁿ^,ⁱⁿ^coⁿ^s^u^ltatioⁿ
^w^ith^th^{e Secretary}^of^HHS,
^to^im^p^l^em^en^{t a stu}^d^en^{t lo}^an
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^S^t^art^{(or EHS}⁾^prog^ram^f^o^r
^{a m}ⁱⁿⁱ^m^u^m^of^th^{ree y}^ears^.
^(H^ou^s^e^f^l^{oor am}^en^dm^en^t⁾

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^NE^WL^{Y PROPOS}^E^D^S^E^{C. 648B. T}^R^I^B^AL^COL^L^E^G^E^S^{AND UNI}^VE^RS^I^T^I^E^S^HE^{AD S}^T^ART^PART^NE^RS^HI^P
^Cr^eatioⁿ^o^f^Gr^an^{t P}^r^o^g^r^a^m^to^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 19)}
^partn^e^{r Head Start ag}^en^cies^A^u^th^orizes^g^r^an^ts^of^{at leas}^t
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^Un^iv^er^sities^an^d^Un^iv^er^{sities to}^im^p^l^em^en^t
^edu^cation^prog^ram^s^th^at
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^s^.or^S^t^art^prog^ram^s^{, an}^{d m}^e^m^b^ers
^le^ak^o^f^th^{e tr}^ib^{al co}^m^m^uⁿ^ity^.
^://wiki^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 18)}
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^Us^{e of}^Su^rv^ey^of^In^com^e^an^d^Cu^r^r^en^{t law}^p^r^o^v^id^{es f}^o^r^{(Sec. 19)}^{(Sec. 20)}
^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^P^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^{use o}^f^SI^P^P^,^NL^{SY, and}^Strik^e^s^cu^rren^{t law}^Retain^{s p}^r^o^v^isioⁿⁱⁿ^cu^r^r^eⁿ^t
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^Ser^v^{ices to}^L^E^P^Ch^ild^r^eⁿ^{Calls f}^o^r^{a stu}^d^y^to^b^e^Co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^ith
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^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
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^an^d^f^a^m^{ilies in}^Head^Star^t^2011.
^an^{d Early}^{Head Start}
^prog^ram^s^{. T}^h^{e Secretary}
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^w^h^ich^ar^{e o}^u^tlin^edⁱⁿ^th^e
^b^ill)^.
^Stu^d^y^of^Statu^s^of^{Head Start}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 19)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
ⁱ^{ki/CRS-RL33968}^P^a^r^ticip^an^{ts in}^Hu^r^rⁱ^can^e-^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all con}^d^u^c^t
^g/w^A^f^f^{ected A}^r^eas^{a s}^t^u^d^y^on^th^{e s}^t^atu^s^of
^s^.or^ch^ild^r^eⁿ^an^d^f^a^m^ilies
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^an^{d Early}^{Head Start}
^://wiki^prog^ram^sⁱⁿ^areas^af^f^ected
^h^ttp^by^Hu^rrican^es^Katrin^{a an}^d
^{Rita, to}^b^e^su^b^m^itted^to
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^en^actm^eⁿ^t^of^th^is^{act. On}
^th^{e b}^a^{sis o}^f^th^{is r}^e^p^o^r^{t, th}^e
^Secretary^is^{to als}^o^s^u^bm^it
^dⁱ^sa^ste^r^p^l^aⁿ
^recom^m^eⁿ^d^ation^s^.
^S^E^C^.^{650 R}^E^POR^T^S^.
^Ex^pen^dⁱ^t^u^{re R}^e^port^on^S^e^t^-^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 20)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^as^ides^No^{t later}^th^an⁶⁰^d^a^y^s^af^ter
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^th^{e Secr}^etar^y^{is to}^su^b^m^{it to}
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^C^o^m^m^ittees^{a report}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^d^e^tailin^g^th^{e d}ⁱ^f^f^e^r^eⁿ^t
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^f^r^om^th^{e 13% s}^e^t-^as^ides^an^d
^th^{e activ}^{ities f}^uⁿ^d^ed^.
^Fⁱ^s^cal^Prot^ocol^R^e^port^N^{o prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 20)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.
^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all con}^d^u^c^t
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^w^h^eth^e^{r th}^{e des}ⁱ^gⁿ^an^d
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^Co^m^m^{ittees w}^ithⁱⁿ³⁰^d^a^y^s
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^revⁱ^ew^.
^R^e^{port T}^r^ackⁱⁿ^g^Us^{e of}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.^(S^{ec. 20)}^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

^In^divⁱ^du^{al Edu}^cation^P^l^an^s^T^h^{e Secretary}^s^h^{all track}
^(IEP^s⁾^th^{e u}^s^{e of}^{Head Start}
^In^divⁱ^du^{alized Edu}^cation
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^C^oⁿ^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^{al com}^m^ittees
^on^{e y}^{ear af}^{ter en}^actm^eⁿ^t^of
^th^{is act.}

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^{C. 653. WAG}^E^S^{AND COM}^P^E^N^S^A^T^I^ON
^Fed^e^r^a^{l Rate L}ⁱ^m^itatioⁿ^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e Head}^{(Sec. 20)}^{(Sec. 22)}
^Star^{t A}^c^{t. Ho}^w^e^v^e^r^,^th^e^No^tw^ith^stan^dⁱⁿ^g^an^y^o^t^h^e^r^Sam^e^{as Ho}^u^s^{e b}^ill.
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^://wiki^Lⁱ^m^itatioⁿ^s^oⁿ^u^s^{e o}^f^f^uⁿ^d^s^N^o^p^r^o^v^isioⁿ^co^m^p^ar^ab^{le to}^Ho^u^s^{e b}^ill.^{(Sec. 22)}^N^o^fund^{s m}^a^y^b^e^use^d^fo^r^N^o^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^.

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^fund^e^d^b^y^H^H^S⁾^.

^H.R^.^1429,
^Sena^t^e^Versioⁿ
^{Current L}^a^w^{Current Regulations}⁽^w^{hen a}^pplica^b^le)^H.R^.^1429,^Hous^{e Vers}^ion⁽^a^{n a}^m^{ended v}^ersio^{n o}^f
^com^mⁱ^ttee-pas^s^e^{d bill}
^S^.⁵⁵⁶⁾
^S^E^C^.^{656. POL}^I^T^I^C^A^L^A^C^T^I^V^I^T^I^E^S
^C^u^rren^{t law}^s^t^ates^th^{at Head}^R^e^g^u^l^ation^sⁿ^o^{t is}^s^u^ed.^N^{o ch}^an^g^e^{to cu}^rren^{t law}^.^{(Sec. 24)}
^Star^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^sh^{all n}^o^{t b}^e^A^m^en^ds^cu^rren^{t law}^’^s
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^o^r^c^o^nt^eⁿ^dⁱ^{ng fa}^c^tⁱ^o^{n o}^r^o^f^fⁱ^{ce; o}^r⁽²⁾^an^y^activ^ity^to
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^w^ith^tr^an^sp^o^r^tatioⁿ^to^th^e^election^.
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