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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–116 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1429) TO REAUTHORIZE THE HEAD START ACT, TO IMPROVE PROGRAM QUALITY, TO EXPAND 

ACCESS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 1, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Ms. CASTOR, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 348] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 348, by a non-record vote, report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1429) 

to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to 

expand access, and for other purposes. The resolution provides for 

one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 

chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor. 

The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 

the bill except for those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a 

substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor 

shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all 

points of order against the committee amendment except those 

arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 

The resolution makes in order those amendments printed in this 

report and waives all points of order against such amendments except those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution 

provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the resolution permits the Chair, during consideration of the 

bill in the House, to postpone further consideration of the bill to 

a time designated by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration 

of the bill, against the committee amendment, and against the 

amendments made in order (except for those arising under clauses 


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9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order against consideration of the bill, against the committee 

amendment, or against the amendments made in order. The waivers of all points of order are prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 139 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of Motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 140 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Dreier. 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. King (IA) to require Head Start 

programs to teach English to children with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), except in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 

Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 141 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Putnam (FL) to specify that 

monitoring visits may be conducted as needed and without notice, 

rather than just monthly; establishes an additional review to ensure corrective actions have been taken; and further clarifies that 

if financial assistance is terminated or reduced, that except in 

emergency situations, they will receive written notice no later than 

30 days before their funds are suspended, terminated, or reduced. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 


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Rules Committee record vote No. 142 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Diaz-Balart. 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Resident Commissioner Fortun ̃ o (PR) 

to ensure that (1) religious organizations that are participating in 

the Head Start program are allowed to take religion into account 

in their hiring practices and (2) religious organizations that are 

participating in the Head Start program are not discriminated 

against on the basis of their religious character and are not required to alter their form of governance or remove religious art, 

icons, or scripture or other symbols. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 143 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Musgrave (CO) to allow a forprofit agency that can demonstrate it can provide a higher level of 

services for the same number of Head Start children at a lower cost 

to keep a small portion of the administrative savings as profit. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 144 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Hastings (WA). 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Musgrave (CO) to limit to 10 

percent the enrollment of families who do not meet the low-income 

criteria. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 145 

Date: May 1, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1429. 

Motion By: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of Motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 

waivers for an amendment by Rep. Price (GA) to make regulations 


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for emergency rear door exits and safety belts on vehicles used to 

transport children effective upon enactment. 

Results: Defeated 4 to 9. 

Vote by Member: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; Matsui—Nay; Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; 

Sutton—Nay; Dreier—Yea; Diaz-Balart—Yea; Hastings (WA)—Yea; 

Sessions—Yea; Slaughter—Nay. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

(Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.) 

1. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): The amendment would instruct 

the Secretary of HHS to create partnerships between Head Start 

and the HBCUs. These partnerships would increase the number of 

associate, baccalaureate, and advanced degrees in early childhood 

education that are earned by Head Start staff and parents of Head 

Start students. (10 minutes) 

2. Price, Tom (GA): The amendment allows eight states to coordinate Head Start with state-run early childhood development programs through a demonstration program. (10 minutes) 

3. Sestak (PA): The amendment authorizes the Education Secretary to carry out a program to forgive student loans for Head 

Start and Early Head Start teachers who have earned a bachelor’s 

degree in a field related to early childhood education and who commit to teach in the program for a minimum of 3 years. (10 minutes) 

4. Hirono (HI): The amendment revises the training and technical assistance program for Early Head Start by ensuring that 

training and technical assistance are provided by entities with specific expertise in infant and toddler development. The amendment 

also directs 50 percent of training and technical assistance funds 

directly to the grantees for the purposes of program improvement. 

(10 minutes) 

5. Mica (FL): The amendment amends Section 18 of the bill to 

require that the Secretary certify that at least 50 percent of all 

Head Start teachers nationwide meet certain degree requirements 

by September 30, 2011, two years earlier than required under the 

current legislation. (10 minutes) 

6. Kennedy, Patrick (RI)/Hall, John (NY): The amendment would 

define ‘‘inclusive classrooms’’ as Head Start classrooms that include 

both children with disabilities and children without disabilities. It 

would make certain funds in the bill available to increase the understanding of the impact of Head Start services delivered in inclusive classrooms on both children with and without disabilities and 

to assist Head Start programs in improving the quality of inclusive 

classrooms. (10 minutes) 

7. Putnam (FL): The amendment strikes the development and 

implementation of the application review system, including the expert panel provision. In addition, the amendment strikes designation when no entity has priority and instead designates competition—calling for the automatic recompetition for agency designation every five years, regardless of performance. (10 minutes) 

8. Porter (NV): The amendment requires that Head Start grantees, before hiring individuals, obtain (1) a state, Federal, or tribal 

criminal record check in all jurisdictions where the grantee provides services, (2) a state, Federal, or tribal criminal record check 

as required by the jurisdictions where they provide services, or (3) 


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a criminal record check as otherwise required by Federal law. (10 

minutes) 

9. Carnahan (MO): The amendment provides that, in the event 

that the amounts appropriated to carry out the program do not exceed the funds appropriated for the prior year, Head Start grantees 

may negotiate with the Secretary a reduced funded enrollment 

level if the grantee can demonstrate that such reduction is necessary to maintain the quality of services. (10 minutes) 

10. Cuellar (TX): The amendment would require the states or 

agencies that administer the Head Start program to describe the 

type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress made by 

students with Limited English Proficiency. (10 minutes) 

11. Shuler (NC)/Ellsworth (IN)/Loebsack (IA): The amendment 

outlines the history and importance of allowing faith-based and 

community-based organizations to participate in Head Start programs. It inserts language into the Head Start Reauthorization 

that explicitly states that faith-based and community-based organizations will continue to be eligible to participate in the Head Start 

program on the same basis as other organizations. (10 minutes) 

12. Space (OH)/Hare (IL)/Welch (VT): The amendment amends 

the criteria for the allocation of resources for technical assistance 

and training to include consideration of barriers in rural areas to 

professional development, parent involvement, home visits and 

health screening. The amendment also requires the Secretary to 

consider the needs of rural and urban areas when entering contracts with entities in each state for the purposes of technical and 

training assistance. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER UNDER THE RULE

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON

OF TEXAS, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 152, line 23, strike the close quotation and the period at the 

end. 

Page 152, after line 23, insert the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): 

‘‘(s) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HEAD

START PARTNERSHIPS.—In order to promote quality services and instruction to children with diverse backgrounds, the Secretary shall 

work in collaboration with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to—

‘‘(1) implement education programs that include education to 

increase the number of associate, baccalaureate, and advanced 

degrees in early childhood education and related fields that are 

earned by Head Start agency staff members, and parents of 

children served by such an agency; and 

‘‘(2) carry out other activities to upgrade the skills and qualifications of noncertified educational personnel to meet the professional standards in section 648A(a). 

Individuals who receive assistance under this paragraph shall subsequently teach in a center-based Head Start program for a period 

of time equivalent to the period for which they received assistance 

or shall repay such assistance.’’. 


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2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PRICE OF

GEORGIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end, add the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): 

TITLE II—STATE DEMONSTRATION 

PROGRAM 

SEC. 201. STATE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

The Head Start Act is amended by inserting after section 643 the 

following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 643A. STATE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

‘‘(a) GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE STATES.—In the case of each eligible State 

that submits to the Secretary an application that fulfills 

the requirements of this section, the Secretary, from 

amounts appropriated under section 639(a), shall make a 

grant to the State to carry out a State demonstration program under this section, except that the Secretary shall 

not make such grants to more than 8 eligible States. ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall make awards 

to those States that demonstrate— ‘‘(i) that the State standards generally meet or exceed the standards that ensure the quality and effectiveness of programs operated by Head Start agencies; ‘‘(ii) the capacity to deliver high quality early childhood education services to prepare children, including 

low-income children, for school; and ‘‘(iii) success in improving the school readiness of 

children. ‘‘(2) STATE ELIGIBILITY.—A State shall be eligible to participate in the program under this section if it meets each of the 

following criteria: 

‘‘(A) The State has an existing State supported system 

providing public prekindergarten to children prior to entry 

into kindergarten. 

‘‘(B) The State has implemented standards as of fiscal 

year 2007 for school readiness that include standards for 

language, prereading and premathematics development for 

prekindergarten that are aligned with State kindergarten 

through twelfth grade academic content standards and 

which shall apply to all programs receiving funds under 

this part or provides an assurance that such standards will 

be aligned by the end of the second fiscal year of participation. 

‘‘(C) State and locally appropriated funds for prekindergarten services and Head Start services in the base year 

under this section shall not be less than 50 percent of the 

Federal funds that the grantees in the State received 

under this Act in the base year for services to Head Start 

eligible children, excluding amounts for services provided 

under section 645A. 


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‘‘(D) The State has established a means for inter-agency 

coordination and collaboration in the development of the 

plan under subsection (h). ‘‘(b) LEAD AGENCY.—A program under this section shall be administered by a State governmental entity designated by the Chief 

Executive Officer of the State as the lead State agency. ‘‘(c) STATE OPERATION OF PROGRAM.—The State may conduct all 

or any part of the program under this section (including the activities specified in subsection (g)) directly or by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. ‘‘(d) TRANSITION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For 60 months after the effective date of 

this section, the State shall continue to provide funds to each 

local grantee who—

‘‘(A) was receiving funds under this subchapter, as in effect prior to the date of enactment of this section, and 

‘‘(B) is serving the geographic area covered by the plan 

in section 643A(h).’’

Such continuing grants shall be made in accordance with the 

terms of the grant made to the local grantee immediately prior 

to such date of enactment. This paragraph shall not apply to 

a grant applicant who has experienced substantial uncorrected 

deficiencies on Department of Health and Human Services 

monitoring reports during any year of the most recent 5-year 

period, or to a grantee that, as determined by the State, does 

not comply with the State plan described in subsection 643A(h) 

submitted to the Secretary. 

‘‘(e) FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— ‘‘(1) ALLOCATION OF FEDERAL ALLOTMENTS TO STATE PROGRAMS.—From each total amount described in paragraph (2) 

allotted to a State for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay to 

a State with a program approved under this section for such 

fiscal year an amount equal to— ‘‘(A) if the State program is statewide, 100 percent of 

such total amount; and ‘‘(B) if the State program is limited to a geographic area 

or areas, the sum of— ‘‘(i) an amount equal to the amount received by 

grantees in such geographic area or areas for the Federal fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year of the 

State program under this section; plus ‘‘(ii) an amount bearing the same ratio to the excess 

(if any) above the total amount for such preceding fiscal year as the number of children less than 5 years 

of age from families whose income is below the poverty 

line in the geographic area or areas included in the 

program bears to the total number of such children in 

the State (as determined using the same data used 

pursuant to section 640(a)(4)(B)). ‘‘(2) FUNDS ALLOCATED.—For purposes of paragraph (1), 

amounts described in this paragraph are: ‘‘(A) BASIC STATE ALLOTMENTS.—Amounts allotted to 

States pursuant to section 640(a)(4), including amounts reserved pursuant to section 640(a)(5), excluding amounts 

for services provided under section 645A. 


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‘‘(B) STATE ALLOTMENTS OF EXPANSION FUNDS.—Amounts 

allotted to States pursuant to section 640(a)(3)(D)(i)(I) for 

program expansion. ‘‘(C) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUNDS.—Quality improvement funds (if any) reserved pursuant to section 640(a)(3). ‘‘(D) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS.—An 

amount bearing the same ratio to the amount set aside for 

training and technical assistance activities pursuant to 

section 640(a)(2)(C)(i) and (ii) as the State’s share of 

amounts allotted under section 640(a)(4)(B) bears to the 

total amount so allotted (and for purposes of subparagraph 

(A), such amount shall be considered an amount allotted 

to the State for the fiscal year). ‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL MATCH.—(A) In determining the amount of 

Federal and non-Federal contributions for purposes of this section, the amounts required to be expended by the State under 

subsection (h)(14)(B) (relating to maintenance of effort) shall be 

excluded. 

‘‘(B) Financial assistance made available to a State under 

this subchapter shall be in an amount equal to 95 percent of 

the total amount expended for such programs. The Secretary 

shall require non-Federal contributions in an amount equal to 

5 percent of the total amount expended under this subchapter 

for such programs. 

‘‘(C) Non-Federal contributions may be made in cash or in 

kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. 

‘‘(4) COMBINED OPERATIONS WITH OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD

EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—A State may combine funds for a program under this section with funds for other early childhood 

programs serving children in the same age group, as long as 

all applicable requirements of this subchapter are met with respect to either— ‘‘(A) the entire combined program; or 

‘‘(B) each child served in such combined program for 

whom the services provided are funded from appropriations under this subchapter or non-Federal matching contributions under this subchapter. 

‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS WITHOUT REGARD TO ALLOTMENT PUR- POSES.—A State may use funds received pursuant to this section for any program purpose set forth in section 636, without 

regard to the purposes for such funds specified in section 640. ‘‘(6) OTHER FUNDS.—Funds received under this section shall 

not supplant any non-Federal, State or local funds that would 

otherwise be used for activities authorized under this section 

or similar activities carried out in the State. 

‘‘(f) COORDINATION AND CHOICE.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State demonstration Program shall be 

coordinated with the education programs of local educational 

agencies in the State to ensure that the program is effectively 

designed to develop in children in the program the knowledge 

and behaviors necessary to transition successfully to kindergarten and to succeed in school. ‘‘(2) PROGRAMS CONCERNED.—

‘‘(A) REQUIRED PROGRAMS.—Such coordination shall 

occur regarding the implementation of the following: 


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‘‘(i) The Early Reading First and Even Start programs under title I, part B, subparts 2 and 3 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and 

other preschool programs carried out under title I of 

that Act. 

‘‘(ii) State prekindergarten programs. 

‘‘(iii) The Ready-to-Learn Television Program under 

subpart 3 of part D of title II of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act. 

‘‘(B) OPTIONAL PROGRAMS.—Such coordination may occur 

regarding the implementation of the following: 

‘‘(i) Programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act. 

‘‘(ii) Other publicly funded early childhood education 

programs. 

‘‘(3) PARENTAL CHOICE.—The program shall allow parents to 

choose the preschool program for their child. 

‘‘(g) REQUIRED SERVICES.—With funds under this section, the 

State shall provide services described in section 641A at least as 

extensive as were provided, and to at least as many low-income 

children and families in each fiscal year as were provided such 

services, with such funds in the base year in the State (or, if applicable, in the geographic area included in the State program). A program under this section shall include the following comprehensive 

activities designed to promote school readiness and success in 

school: 

‘‘(1) CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.—Activities with 

enrolled children that promote—

‘‘(A) cognitive development, language development, 

prereading, and premathematics knowledge and skills; 

‘‘(B) physical development, health, and nutrition (including through coordination with, and referral of children and 

families to local health service entities; and 

‘‘(C) social development important for environments constructive for child development, early learning, and school 

success. 

‘‘(2) PARENT EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT.—Activities with 

the parents of enrolled children directed at enhancing and encouraging—

‘‘(A) involvement in, and ability to support, their children’s educational development; 

‘‘(B) parenting skills and understanding of child development; and 

‘‘(C) ability to participate effectively in decisions relating 

to the education of their children. 

‘‘(3) SOCIAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.—Activities directed at securing appropriate social and family support services for enrolled children and their families, primarily through 

referral and coordination with local, State, and Federal entities 

that provide such services. 

‘‘(4) HEAD START SERVICES.—For purposes of paragraph (1) 

Head Start services furnished in a State program under this 

section shall include all Head Start services, other than—


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‘‘(A) Indian Head Start programs and migrant and seasonal Head Start programs supported with funds reserved 

under section 640(a)(2)(A); and ‘‘(B) Early Head Start services provided under section 

645A. ‘‘(h) STATE PLAN.—A State proposing to administer a program 

under this section shall submit a State plan to the Secretary. The 

State plan shall include the following: ‘‘(1) LEAD STATE AGENCY.—The plan shall identify the entity 

designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the State as the 

lead State agency. ‘‘(2) GEOGRAPHIC AREA.—The plan shall specify whether the 

program is statewide, and, if it is not, identify the geographic 

area or areas covered by the plan. A geographic area may be 

a city, county, standard metropolitan statistical area, or such 

other geographic area in the State. 

‘‘(3) PROGRAM PERIOD.—A State program under this section 

shall be in effect for 5 Federal fiscal years. 

‘‘(4) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.—The plan shall describe the 

services under subsection (f) to be provided in the program and 

arrangements the State proposes to use to provide the services 

specified in subsection (g), including how the State will leverage existing delivery systems for such services. 

‘‘(5) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.—The plan shall describe the results 

of a State needs assessment and shall provide an assurance 

that the State will use the results to identify the needs for 

early childhood education services within a State or geographic 

area to be served and is targeting services to those areas of 

greatest need and to expand and improve services to disadvantaged children in the State. ‘‘(6) ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE.—The plan shall provide an 

assurance that the State program will comply with the requirements of this section, including each of the following: ‘‘(A) PRIORITY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN.—Requirements established pursuant to section 645(a) concerning 

the eligibility and priority of individuals for participation 

in Head Start programs. 

‘‘(B) CONTINUATION FOR EXISTING PROVIDERS.—An applicant who received funds under this subchapter in prior fiscal years and has not corrected any substantial deficiencies identified in the past 5 years shall not be eligible 

to receive any grants, contract, or cooperative agreements 

under this section. ‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.—

Requirements pursuant to section 640(d) concerning Head 

Start enrollment opportunities and services for children 

with disabilities. 

‘‘(D) PROVISIONS CONCERNING FEES AND COPAYMENTS.—

The provisions of section 645(b) concerning the charging of 

fees and the circumstances under which copayments are 

permissible. 

‘‘(E) FEDERAL SHARE; STATE AND LOCAL MATCHING.—The 

provisions of section 640(b) limiting Federal financial assistance for Head Start programs, and providing for nonFederal contributions. 


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‘‘(F) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The provisions of section 

644(b) limiting the share of program funds that may be 

used for developing and administering a program. 

‘‘(G) FEDERAL PROPERTY INTEREST.—Applicable provisions of this subchapter regarding the Federal Government 

interest in property (including real property) purchased, 

leased, or renovated with Federal funds. 

‘‘(7) IDENTIFICATION OF BARRIERS.—The plan shall identify 

barriers in the State to the effective use of Federal, State, and 

local public funds, and private funds, for early education and 

care that are available to the State on the date on which the 

application is submitted. 

‘‘(8) STATE GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL READINESS.—The plan 

shall include—

‘‘(A) a State definition of school readiness; 

‘‘(B) a description of the State’s general goals for school 

readiness, including how the State intends to—

‘‘(i) promote and maintain ongoing communication 

and collaboration between providers of early care and 

education and local educational agencies in the State; 

‘‘(ii) align early childhood and kindergarten curricula to ensure program continuity; and 

‘‘(iii) ensure that children successfully transition to 

kindergarten. 

‘‘(9) TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS.—The plan shall assure that 

the qualifications and credentials for early childhood teachers 

meet or exceed the standards in section 648A(a)(2)(A), (B), and 

(C). 

‘‘(10) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The plan shall provide a 

description of the State plan for assuring the ongoing professional development of early childhood educators and administrators including how the State intends to—

‘‘(A) improve the competencies of early childhood educators in meeting the cognitive and other developmental 

needs of young children through effective instructional 

strategies, methods, and skills; 

‘‘(B) develop and implement initiatives to effectively recruit and promote the retention of well-qualified early 

childhood educators; 

‘‘(C) encourage institutions of higher education, providers of community-based training, and other qualified 

providers to develop high-quality programs to prepare students to be early childhood education professionals; and 

‘‘(D) improve the quality of professional development 

available to meet the needs of teachers that serve preschool children. 

‘‘(11) QUALITY STANDARDS.—The State shall describe the 

State’s standards, applicable to all agencies, programs, and 

projects that receive funds under this subchapter, including a 

description of—

‘‘(A) standards with respect to services required to be 

provided, including health, parental involvement, nutritional, social, transition activities described in section 

642(d) of this subchapter, and other services; 


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‘‘(B)(i) education standards to promote the school readiness of children participating in a State program under 

title II of this subchapter; and 

‘‘(ii) additional education standards to ensure that the 

children participating in the program, at a minimum develop and demonstrate—

‘‘(I) language skills; 

‘‘(II) prereading knowledge and skills, including interest in and appreciation of books, reading and writing either alone or with others; 

‘‘(III) premathematics knowledge and skills, including aspects of classification, seriation, number, spatial 

relations, and time; 

‘‘(IV) cognitive abilities related to academic achievement; 

‘‘(V) social development important for environments 

constructive for child development, early learning, and 

school success; and 

‘‘(VI) in the case of limited-English proficient children, progress toward acquisition of the English language; 

‘‘(C) the State’s minimum standards for early childhood 

teacher credentials and qualifications; 

‘‘(D) the student-teacher ratio for each age-group served; 

‘‘(E) administrative and financial management standards; 

‘‘(F) standards relating to the condition and location of 

facilities for such agencies, programs, and projects; and 

‘‘(G) such other standards as the State finds to be appropriate. 

‘‘(12) STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.—

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan shall—

‘‘(i) ensure that individual providers are achieving 

results in advancing the knowledge and behaviors 

identified by the State as prerequisites for kindergarten success; and 

‘‘(ii) specify the measures the State will use to evaluate the progress toward achieving such results and the 

effectiveness of the State program under this section, 

and of individual providers in such program. 

‘‘(B) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS.—

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the results 

shall be made publicly available in the communities 

served by the program. 

‘‘(ii) CONFIDENTIALITY SAFEGUARDS.—The system 

shall have in effect privacy safeguards ensuring that 

information on children included in data and results 

made public in accordance with clause (i) shall be in 

aggregated form, and shall not include information allowing identification of individual children. 

‘‘(13) TRANSITION PLAN.—The initial State plan shall make 

provision for transition from the direct Federal program under 

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‘‘(14) COOPERATION WITH RESEARCH STUDIES.—The plan shall 

provide assurances that the State will cooperate with research 

activities described in section 649. ‘‘(15) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—The State plan shall— ‘‘(A) contain a commitment to provide data, at such 

times and in such format as the Secretary requires, concerning non-Federal expenditures and numbers of children 

and families served in preschool and Head Start programs 

during the base year and each fiscal year covered under 

the State plan, sufficient to satisfy the Secretary that the 

State program will meet its obligation with respect to the 

maintenance of effort requirement under subparagraph 

(B); and ‘‘(B) assure that the resources (which may be cash or inkind) contributed by the State government to child care for 

preschool-aged children and other preschool programs, including Head Start, in the State (or, if applicable, in the 

geographic area included in the State program) for each 

fiscal year in which the program under this section is in 

effect shall be in an amount at least equal to the total 

amount of such State governmental resources contributed 

to support such programs in the State (or geographic area) 

for the base year. ‘‘(16) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The State plan 

shall describe the training and technical assistance activities 

that shall provide high quality, sustained, intensive, and classroom-focused training and technical assistance in order to have 

a positive and lasting impact on classroom instruction. ‘‘(i) RECORDS, REPORTS AND AUDITS.—The State agency administering the State program, and each entity participating as a Head 

Start service provider, shall maintain such records, make such reports, and cooperate with such audits as the Secretary may require 

for oversight of program activities and expenditures. ‘‘(j) INAPPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRIORITY IN

AGENCY DESIGNATION.—The provisions of subsections (c) and (d) of 

section 641 (concerning priority in designation of Head Start agencies, successor agencies, and delegate agencies) shall not apply to 

a State program under this section. ‘‘(k) CONSULTATION.—A State proposing to administer a program 

under this section shall submit, with the plan under this section, 

assurances that the plan was developed through timely and meaningful consultation with appropriate public and private sector entities, including— ‘‘(1) representatives of agencies responsible for administering 

early education and care programs in the State, including 

Head Start providers; ‘‘(2) parents; 

‘‘(3) the State educational agency and local educational agencies; ‘‘(4) early childhood education professionals; 

‘‘(5) kindergarten teachers and teachers in grades 1 through 

4; 

‘‘(6) child welfare agencies; 

‘‘(7) child care resource and referral agencies; 

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‘‘(9) a wide array of persons interested in and involved with 

early care and early education issues in the State, such as representatives of—

‘‘(A) health care professionals; 

‘‘(B) the State agency with responsibility for the special 

supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 

children established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 

Act of 1966; 

‘‘(C) institutions of higher education; 

‘‘(D) community-based and faith-based organizations; 

‘‘(E) the business community; 

‘‘(F) State legislators and local officials; 

‘‘(G) museums and libraries; 

‘‘(H) other relevant entities in the State; and 

‘‘(I) other agencies that provide resources for young children. 

‘‘(l) STATE PLAN SUBMISSION.—An application shall be submitted 

by a State pursuant to this section to the Secretary, in consultation 

with the Secretary of Education, and shall be deemed to be approved by the Secretary unless the Secretary makes a written determination, prior to the expiration of a reasonable time beginning 

on the date on which the Secretary received the application, that 

the application is not in compliance with this section. 

‘‘(m) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—If a State or local government contributes its own funds to supplement activities carried out under 

the applicable programs, the State or local government has the option to separate out the Federal funds or commingle them. If the 

funds are commingled, the provisions of this subchapter shall apply 

to all of the commingled funds in the same manner, and to the 

same extent, as the provisions apply to the Federal funds. 

‘‘(n) FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY; CORRECTIVE ACTION; WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL.—

‘‘(1) FEDERAL OVERSIGHT.—The Secretary shall retain the authority to oversee the operation of the State program under 

this section, including through review of records and reports, 

audits, and onsite inspection of records and facilities and monitoring of program activities and operations. 

‘‘(2) CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.—If the Secretary determines that a State program under this section substantially 

fails to meet the requirements of this section, the Secretary 

shall notify the State of the deficiencies identified and require 

corrective action as follows: 

‘‘(A) DEFICIENCIES CAUSING IMMEDIATE JEOPARDY.—The 

Secretary shall require immediate corrective action to 

eliminate a deficiency that the Secretary finds threatens 

the health or safety of staff or program participants or 

poses a threat to the integrity of Federal funds. 

‘‘(B) OTHER DEFICIENCIES.—The Secretary, taking into 

consideration the nature and magnitude of a deficiency not 

described in subparagraph (A), and the time reasonably required for correction, may—

‘‘(i) require the State to correct the deficiency within 

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‘‘(ii) require the State to implement a quality improvement plan designed to correct the deficiency 

within one year from identification of the deficiency. ‘‘(3) WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL.—If the deficiencies identified 

under paragraph (2) are not corrected by the deadlines established by the Secretary, the Secretary shall initiate proceedings 

to withdraw approval of the State program under this section. ‘‘(4) PROCEDURAL RIGHTS.—A State subject to adverse action 

under this subsection shall have the same procedural rights as 

a Head Start agency subject to adverse action under section 

641A. ‘‘(o) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall contract with an independent organization outside of the Department to design and 

conduct a multi-year, rigorous, scientifically valid, quantitative 

evaluation of the State demonstration program. 

‘‘(2) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall award a contract within 

180 days of the date of enactment of the Improving Head Start 

Act of 2007, to an organization that is capable of designing and 

carrying out an independent evaluation described in this subsection. 

‘‘(3) ANALYSIS.—The evaluation shall include an analysis of 

each State participating in the State demonstration program, 

including— ‘‘(A) A quantitative description of the State prekindergarten program and Head Start programs within such 

State, as such programs existed prior to participation in 

the State demonstration program, including: ‘‘(i) data on the characteristics of the children 

served, including the overall number and percentages 

of children served disaggregated by socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity of those served; ‘‘(ii) the quality and characteristics of the services 

provided to such children; and 

‘‘(iii) the education attainment of instructional staff. 

‘‘(B) A quantitative and qualitative description of the 

State program after each year of participation in the State 

demonstration, which shall include each of the following: 

‘‘(i) A description of changes in the administration of 

the State program, including the Head Start program, 

within such State. 

‘‘(ii) The rate of progress of the State in improving 

the school readiness of disadvantaged children in the 

key domains of development. 

‘‘(iii) Data as described in subparagraph (A), as updated annually. 

‘‘(iv) The extent to which each State has met the 

goals established by such State with respect to annual 

goals as described under section 643(h)(10). 

‘‘(4) REPORT.—(A) The Secretary shall provide an interim report on the progress of such evaluation and of the progress of 

States participating in the State demonstration in increasing 

the availability of high quality prekindergarten services for 

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resentatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions in the Senate. 

‘‘(B) The Secretary shall provide a final report to the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions in the Senate, not later than October 1, 2011, 

which shall include an overall evaluation of the State demonstration program, including an assessment of its success in 

increasing the overall availability of high quality prekindergarten services for low income children in each of the participating States as compared to a representative sample of nonparticipating States. 

‘‘(p) STATE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.—Following the submission of an application fulfilling all requirements of this section, a 

State that meets all eligibility requirements set forth in section 

643A(a)(2) and is selected by the Secretary to participate in the 

demonstration program under this section shall: 

‘‘(1) maintain or increase fiscal year 2007 State funding levels for early childhood education; 

‘‘(2) provide an additional contribution of non-federal funds 

equal to 5 percent of the State’s Federal Head Start allotment; 

‘‘(3) use Head Start funding only for the purposes of Head 

Start as described in section 636; 

‘‘(4) provide all comprehensive social services currently available to Head Start children, including health and nutrition; 

‘‘(5) develop a strategy to maximize parental involvement to 

enable parents to become full partners in the education of their 

children; 

‘‘(6) demonstrate that the qualifications and credentials for 

early childhood teachers meet or exceed the standards in section 648A(a)(2)(A), (B), and (C); 

‘‘(7) enforce quality standards for school readiness that are 

aligned with K–12 educational standards and generally meet 

or exceed the Federal Head Start performance standards; 

‘‘(8) continue funding, for a period of 60 months, all current 

Head Start grantees as described in section 643A(d); 

‘‘(9) provide services described in section 641A that are at 

least as extensive as were provided, and to at least as many 

low-income children and families in the State, in each fiscal 

year as were provided such services in the base year; 

‘‘(10) establish a comprehensive collaboration effort to integrate Head Start, state-funded pre-kindergarten programs, 

Even Start, Title I preschool, and Early Reading First; 

‘‘(11) participate in independent evaluations of the demonstration program authorized under this subchapter; and 

‘‘(12) submit to Federal oversight by the Secretary. 

‘‘(q) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘base 

year’ means the fiscal year 2007.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SESTAK OF

PENNSYLVANIA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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‘‘(g) INCENTIVES FOR HEAD START TEACHERS AND EARLY HEAD

START TEACHERS.—

‘‘(1) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subsection to encourage individuals to begin and continue teaching 

in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs. 

‘‘(2) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—From the sums appropriated pursuant to paragraph (9), the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized carry out a program to forgive, in accordance with this subsection, the student loan debt of any 

borrower who has one or more loans described under subparagraph (B) made on or after October 1, 1998, and 

who—

‘‘(I) commits to working as a Head Start teacher or 

an Early Head Start teacher for at least 3 consecutive 

complete program years; 

‘‘(ii) has a bachelor’s degree in a field related to 

early childhood education; and 

‘‘(iii) is not in default on a loan for which the borrower seeks forgiveness. 

‘‘(B) METHOD OF LOAN FORGIVENESS.—To provide the 

loan forgiveness authorized in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services, shall, subject to subparagraph (C), carry out a program—

‘‘(I) through the holder of the loan, to assume the obligation to repay a qualified loan amount for a loan 

made under section 428 or 428H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078, 1078–8); and 

‘‘(ii) to cancel a qualified loan amount for a Federal 

Direct Stafford Loan or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized 

Stafford Loan made under part D of title IV of such 

Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.). 

‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—A loan 

amount for a loan made under section 428C or section 

455(g) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078–3, 1087e(g)) may be a 

qualified loan amount for the purposes of subparagraph 

(B) only to the extent that such loan amount was used to 

repay a loan made under section 428 or 428H, a Federal 

Direct Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized 

Stafford Loan for a borrower who meets the requirements 

of subparagraph (A), as determined in accordance with 

regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Education, in 

consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services. 

‘‘(3) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNT.—After the beginning of the 

qualifying employment described in paragraph (2)(A)(I) and 

upon approval of a borrower’s application under paragraph (5), 

the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary 

of Health and Human Services, shall forgive under this subsection not more than $10,000 of the student loan obligation of 

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‘‘(4) AWARD BASIS.—Loan forgiveness under this subsection 

shall be on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to the 

availability of appropriations. ‘‘(5) APPLICATION FOR FORGIVENESS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each borrower desiring loan forgiveness under this subsection shall submit a complete and accurate application to the Secretary of Education at such 

time, in such manner, and containing such information as 

the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may require. ‘‘(B) SERVICE AGREEMENT.—Each such application shall 

contain an agreement by the borrower— ‘‘(I) to complete the commitment described in paragraph (2)(A)(I) within 6 years after receiving loan forgiveness under this subsection; or ‘‘(ii) to repay the portion required by the regulations 

under paragraph (6)(A) if the borrower does not complete such commitment. ‘‘(6) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE SERVICE.—

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that any recipient of 

loan forgiveness under this subsection fails or refuses to 

complete a portion of the recipient’s service obligation 

under the agreement required by paragraph (5)(B), the 

same portion of the amounts of loans forgiven under this 

subsection for such recipient shall be subject to repayment 

in accordance with terms and conditions, and in the 

amounts, specified by the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in regulations under this subsection. 

‘‘(B) FORGIVENESS IF DECEASED OR DISABLED.—Such regulations shall provide that, subject to the availability of 

appropriations, an individual shall be excused from repayment of any amount required under paragraph (1) if the 

individual dies or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with such regulations). ‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry 

out the provisions of this subsection. ‘‘(8) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize any refunding of any repayment of a loan. 

‘‘(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection such sums 

as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008 and each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years. 

‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) HEAD START TEACHER.—The term ‘Head Start teacher’ means an individual who—

‘‘(I) is employed by a Head Start agency or an entity 

that carries out an Early Head Start program, to provide for the education and care of children who have 

not reached the age of compulsory school attendance 

who are enrolled in a Head Start program or an Early 

Head Start program receiving funds under the Head 

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‘‘(ii) who has, at a minimum, an associate’s degree 

in early childhood education or a related field. ‘‘(B) PROGRAM YEAR.—The term ‘program year’, where 

applied to service as a Head Start teacher or an Early 

Head Start teacher, means a program year as defined by 

the Secretary of Health and Human Services.’’. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HIRONO OF

HAWAII, OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Beginning on page 124, strike line 8 and all that follows through 

line 9 on page 126, and insert the following: ‘‘{g} MONITORING, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EVAL- UATION.—

‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—To ensure the successful operation of 

programs assisted under this section, the Secretary shall use 

funds from the portion specified in section 640(a)(6) to monitor 

the operation of such programs, evaluate their effectiveness, 

and provide training and technical assistance tailored to the 

particular needs of such programs. ‘‘(2) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount made available to 

carry out this section for any fiscal year, not less than 5 

percent, and not more than 10 percent, shall be reserved 

to fund a training and technical assistance account. In determining the amount so reserved, the Secretary shall consider the number of new programs serving pregnant 

women, infants, toddlers, and their families, recognizing 

their need for more intensive training and technical assistance services during program expansion. ‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—Of the funds in the account described 

in subparagraph (A) ‘‘(I) not less than 50 percent shall be available to 

local entities that carry out Early Head Start programs for training and technical assistance activities 

in order to make program improvements identified by 

such entities; 

‘‘(ii) not less than 30 percent shall be available to 

the Secretary to support a State-based system of early 

childhood education training and technical assistance 

to local entities that carry out Early Head Start programs that shall meet the requirements of subparagraph (C), including the creation, management, and 

support of a national network of the State-based infant-toddler specialists specified in such subparagraph; 

and 

‘‘(iii) the remainder of such amount shall be available to the Secretary to assist local entities that carry 

out Early Head Start programs in meeting and exceeding the standards described in section 641A(a)(1), including—

‘‘(I) making grants to, and entering into contracts with, organizations with specialized expertise relating to infants, toddlers, and families and 

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port to a national training and technical assistance system, in order to provide such direction 

and support; ‘‘(II) providing ongoing training and technical 

assistance on Early Head Start program development and improvement for regional staff charged 

with monitoring and overseeing the administration of the program carried out under this section; ‘‘(III) developing training and technical assistance materials and resources to support program 

development and improvement and best practices 

in providing services to children and families 

served by Early Head Start programs; ‘‘(IV) creating special training and technical assistance initiatives targeted to serving high risk 

populations, such as children in the child welfare 

system and homeless children; ‘‘(V) providing ongoing training and technical 

assistance to Early Head Start grantees, and support and program planning and implementation 

assistance for new recipients of such grants, including the conversion of Head Start grants to 

Early Head Start grants; and ‘‘(VI) providing professional development designed to increase program participation for underserved populations of eligible children. ‘‘(C) CONTRACTS.—For the purposes of delivering a Statebased training and technical assistance system, as described in subparagraph (B)(ii), that will meet the needs of 

local grantees and provide high quality, sustained, and intensive training and technical assistance on programming 

for infants and toddlers to Early Head Start programs and 

in order to help such programs meet or exceed the program performance standards described in section 

641A(a)(1), the Secretary shall—

‘‘(i) enter into contracts in each State with 1 or more 

entities that have a demonstrated expertise in supporting the delivery of high quality programs for pregnant women and children less that 3 years of age, except that bi-State or multi-State contracts may be entered into if the demographics of proximal States 

make such a system more appropriate; 

‘‘(ii) ensure that contracts awarded under clause (I) 

are in an amount sufficient to provide for each state 

a minimum of one full-time specialist with expertise in 

the development of children under age three and programming for pregnant women and such children; 

‘‘(iii) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that 

the contracts awarded Under clause (I) and the services provided therein are integrated with and augment 

the contract or contracts awarded and services provided under section 648 (n); and 

‘‘(iv) ensure that the entities described in clause (I) 

determine the types of services to be provided through 

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‘‘(I) local entities that carry out Early Head 

Start programs; ‘‘(II) the State Head Start collaboration office; 

and ‘‘(III) the State Head Start Association.’’. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MICA OF

FLORIDA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 154, line 9, strike ‘‘2013’’ and insert ‘‘2011’’. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KENNEDY

OF RHODE ISLAND, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 3, line 2, strike ‘‘(22) and (23)’’ and insert ‘‘(23) and (24)’’. Page 3, line 4, strike ‘‘(20)’’ and insert ‘‘(21)’’. Page 3, line 6, strike ‘‘(15) through (18)’’ and insert ‘‘(16) through 

(19)’’. Page 3, line 8, strike‘‘(13)’’ and insert ‘‘(14)’’. Page 4, line 20, strike the close quotation and the comma at the 

end. 

Page 4, after line 20, insert the following: ‘‘(13) The term ‘inclusive classroom’ means a Head Start 

classroom that contains both children with disabilities and 

children without disabilities.’’, Page 136, line 20, strike ‘‘and’’ at the end 

Page 136, line 25, strike the period at the end and insert ‘‘; and’’. Page 136 after line 25, insert the following: ‘‘(17) assist Head Start agencies and programs to increase 

the capacity of classroom staff to meet the needs of eligible 

children in inclusive classrooms.’’. Page 160, strike lines 6 through 12, and insert the following: 

(A) in paragraph (8) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end, 

(B) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10) and insert the 

following: ‘‘(9) contribute to understanding the impact of Head Start 

services delivered in inclusive classrooms on both children with 

disabilities and children without disabilities, and develop practices for increasing the availability and quality of inclusive 

classrooms.’’. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PUTNAM

OF FLORIDA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 37, beginning on line 10, strike ‘‘subsections (a), (b), and (c) 

of’’. 

Beginning on page 39, line 21, strike ‘‘, except’’ and all that follows through line 3 on page 40, and insert as period. 

Beginning on page 40, strike line 7 and all that follows through 

line 10 on page 45, insert the following:. ‘‘(c) DESIGNATION ON COMPETITIVE BASIS.— ‘‘(1) SELECTION.—From among entities that submit plans 

under subsection (b), the Secretary shall, after’’. Beginning on page 52, strike line 20 and all that follows through 

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Page 53, line 3, strike ‘‘(g)’’ and insert ‘‘(d)’’. Page 53, line 7, strike ‘‘(h)’’ and insert ‘‘(e)’’. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PORTER OF

NEVADA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 159, line 12, strike the close quotation and the period at the 

end. 

Page 159, after line 12, insert the following: 

‘‘(g) STAFF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCEDURES.—Before a 

Head Start agency employs an individual, such agency shall— ‘‘(1) conduct an interview of such individual; 

‘‘(2) verify the personal and employment references provided 

by such individual; and ‘‘(3) obtain— ‘‘(A) a State, tribal, or Federal criminal record check covering all jurisdictions where the grantee provides Head 

Start services to children; ‘‘(B) a State, tribal, or Federal criminal record check as 

required by the law of the jurisdiction where the grantee 

provides Head Start services; or ‘‘(C) a criminal record check as otherwise required by 

Federal law.’’. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARNAHAN

OF MISSOURI, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 35, after line 10, insert the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): 

(d) ENROLLMENT.—Section 640(g) of the Head Start Act (42 

U.S.C. 9835(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) In the event that the amounts appropriated to carry out the 

program under this subchapter do not exceed the amount appropriated in the prior fiscal year, or exceed the amount appropriated 

in the prior fiscal year by an amount equal to less than the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Head Start 

grantees may negotiate with the Secretary a reduced funded enrollment level without a reduction in the grant amount if such grantee 

can demonstrate that such reduction is necessary to maintain the 

quality of services. ‘‘(A) In accordance with this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

set up a process for grantees to negotiate the above-mentioned 

reduced funded enrollment level. ‘‘(B) Under the conditions detailed in this paragraph, the 

Secretary shall be required to notify grantees of their right to 

negotiate a reduced funded enrollment level if such grantee 

can demonstrate that such reduction is necessary to maintain 

the quality of services.’’. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CUELLAR

OF TEXAS, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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‘‘(ii) a description of the type of assessment or assessments used to determine the rate of progress made by limited English proficient children;’’. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHULER

OF NORTH CAROLINA, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 2, line 4, insert ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.l’’. Page 2, after line 5, insert the following: 

(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—The Congress— (1) finds that— (A) while the steady economic growth and low inflation 

in the United States has yielded unprecedented prosperity, 

many children and families in this country have not benefited from this prosperity and continue to be 

socioeconomically disadvantaged, 

(B) many community- and faith-based organizations 

have expertise in moving individuals and families from dependency to self-sufficiency by providing families with the 

tools and skills they need to participate in the community 

and contribute to our economy, 

(C) the Head Start Act was established to help prepare 

low-income young children to succeed in school and in life 

by addressing the needs of the whole child and providing 

comprehensive services such as health and nutrition, 

(D) research confirms that children who attend Head 

Start programs enter school better prepared than low-income children who do not attend the program, are less 

likely to need special education services, to repeat a grade, 

or commit crimes in adolescence, and are more likely to 

graduate from high school, 

(E) community- and faith-based organizations have participated in Head Start programs since the enactment of 

the Head Start Act in 1965 and continue to serve more 

than 90,000 children and their families, 

(F) parents have an integral role in the development and 

implementation of Head Start programs, community- and 

faith-based providers of Head Start services employ parents and encourage parents to volunteer in the programs 

because parents are children’s most important and influential teachers, 

(G) community- and faith-based providers of Head Start 

services not only serve the needs of low-income children 

and their families but enrich, strengthen and reflect the 

diversity of the communities wherein they reside, and 

(H) the Head Start Act is a critical component of America’s civil rights platform, and community and faith-based 

organizations have been leaders in the civil rights movement in the United States, 

(2) supports the continued role of community and faith-based 

organizations in Head Start programs as providers of comprehensive services to children, families, and communities, and 

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ees and volunteers for their commitment to the education, 

health, and economic well-being of low-income children and 

families. 

Page 52, after line 19, insert the following: ‘‘(3) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.—Faith-based and communitybased organizations continue to be eligible, on the same basis 

as other organizations, to participate in any program under 

this subchapter for which they are otherwise eligible.’’. Page 120, at the end of line 15, add the following: 

Faith-based and community-based organizations continue to be eligible, on the same basis as other organizations, to participate in 

any program under this section for which they are otherwise eligible. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SPACE OF

OHIO, OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 136, strike lines 21 through 25, and insert the following 

(and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): 

‘‘(16) provide assistance to address the unique needs of programs located in rural communities, including—

‘‘(A) removing barriers related to the recruitment and retention of Head Start teachers in rural communities; 

‘‘(B) developing innovative and effective models of professional development for improving staff qualifications and 

skills for staff living in rural communities; 

‘‘(C) removing barriers related to outreach efforts to eligible families in rural communities; 

‘‘(D) removing barriers to parent involvement in Head 

Start programs in rural communities; 

‘‘(E) removing barriers to providing home visiting services in rural communities; and ‘‘(F) removing barriers to obtaining health screenings for 

Head Start participants in rural communities.’’. Page 148, after line 25, insert the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): ‘‘(5) ensure that in entering into such contracts as described 

in paragraph (1), such entities will address the needs of grantees in both urban and rural communities.’’. 

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