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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3842

To amend the Head Start Act to extend authorization of appropriations

for programs under that Act, to strengthen provisions designed to provide

quality assurance and improvement, to provide for orderly and appropriate expansion of such programs, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 10, 1994

Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. FORD of Michigan, Mr. GOODLING, Ms.

MOLINARI, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. CLAY, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr.

MURPHY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. SAWYER, Mr.

PAYNE of New Jersey, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mrs. MINK, Mr. SCOTT, Mr.

ENGEL, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ROMEROBARCELO ́, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr.

BAESLER, and Mr. UNDERWOOD) introduced the following bill; which was

referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

To amend the Head Start Act to extend authorization of

appropriations for programs under that Act, to strengthen provisions designed to provide quality assurance and

improvement, to provide for orderly and appropriate expansion of such programs, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF

2 CONTENTS.

3 (a) This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Head Start Act

4 Amendments of 1994’’.

5 (b) Except where otherwise specifically provided, ref6 erences in this Act shall be considered to be made to the

7 Head Start Act, or to a section or other provision thereof.

8 (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—

Sec. 1. Short title; references in Act.

Sec. 2. Monitoring and quality assurance.

Sec. 3. Appeals, notice, and hearing.

Sec. 4. Staff qualifications and development.

Sec. 5. Goals and priorities for training and technical assistance.

Sec. 6. Allocation of funds for program expansion.

Sec. 7. Allocation and use of funds for quality improvement.

Sec. 8. Transition coordination with schools.

Sec. 9. Research, demonstrations, evaluation, and reports.

Sec. 10. Initiative on families with infants and toddlers.

Sec. 11. Enhanced parental involvement.

Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 13. Minor and technical amendments.

Sec. 14. Effective date.

9 SEC. 2. MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Act is amended by inserting

11 after section 641 the following new section:

12 ‘‘QUALITY STANDARDS; MONITORING OF HEAD START

13 AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS

14 ‘‘SEC. 641A. (a) QUALITY STANDARDS.—(1) ESTAB15 LISHMENT OF STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall establish

16 by regulation standards applicable to Head Start agencies,

17 programs, and projects under this subchapter, including—

18 ‘‘(A) performance standards with respect to

19 services required to be provided, including health,
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1 education, parental involvement, social and other

2 services;

3 ‘‘(B) administrative and financial management

4 standards;

5 ‘‘(C) standards relating to the condition and lo6 cation of facilities; and

7 ‘‘(D) such other standards as the Secretary

8 finds appropriate.

9 ‘‘(2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations

10 under this subsection shall indicate the minimum levels

11 of overall accomplishment that a Head Start agency or

12 program must achieve in order to meet the standards spec13 ified in paragraph (1).

14 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING STAND15 ARDS.—In developing the regulations required under para16 graph (1), the Secretary shall—

17 ‘‘(A) consult with experts in the fields of child

18 development, early childhood education, family serv19 ices, administration, and financial management, and

20 with persons with experience in the operation of

21 Head Start programs; and

22 ‘‘(B) take into consideration—

23 ‘‘(i) past experience with use of the stand24 ards currently in effect;
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1 ‘‘(ii) changes over the period the program

2 has been in effect in the circumstances and

3 problems typically facing Head Start children

4 and families;

5 ‘‘(iii) developments concerning best prac6 tices with respect to child development, family

7 services, program administration, and financial

8 management; and

9 ‘‘(iv) projected needs of an expanding

10 Head Start program;

11 ‘‘(C) not later than one year after enactment of

12 this section, review and revise as necessary the per13 formance standards in effect under this subchapter

14 on the date of enactment of this section (but any re15 visions in performance standards shall not result in

16 the elimination of or any reduction in the scope or

17 types of health, education, parental involvement, so18 cial, or other services required to be provided under

19 such standards in effect on November 2, 1978).

20 ‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE MEASURES.—(1) IN GEN21 ERAL.—Within one year after enactment of this section,

22 the Secretary, in consultation with representatives of

23 Head Start agencies and with experts in the fields of child

24 development, family services, and program management,

25 shall develop methods and procedures for measuring, an-
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1 nually and over longer periods, the quality and effective2 ness of programs operated by Head Start agencies.

3 ‘‘(2) DESIGN OF MEASURES.—The performance

4 measures developed under this subsection shall be de5 signed—

6 ‘‘(A) to assess the various services provided by

7 Head Start programs and, to the extent the Sec8 retary finds appropriate, administrative and finan9 cial management practices;

10 ‘‘(B) to be adaptable for use in self-assessment

11 and peer review of individual Head Start agencies

12 and programs; and

13 ‘‘(C) for other program purposes as determined

14 by the Secretary.

15 ‘‘(3) USE OF MEASURES.—The Secretary shall use

16 the performance measures developed pursuant to this sub17 section—

18 ‘‘(A) to identify strengths and weaknesses in

19 the operation of Head Start programs nationally and

20 by region; and

21 ‘‘(B) to identify problem areas that may require

22 additional training and technical assistance re23 sources.

24 ‘‘(c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PRO25 GRAMS.—(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to determine wheth-
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1 er Head Start agencies meet standards established under

2 this subchapter with respect to program, administrative,

3 fiscal, and other requirements, the Secretary shall conduct

4 the following reviews of designated Head Start agencies,

5 and of the Head Start programs operated by such agen6 cies:

7 ‘‘(A) a full review of each such agency at least

8 once during each 3-year period;

9 ‘‘(B) a review of each newly designated agency

10 immediately after the completion of the first year

11 such agency carries out a Head Start program;

12 ‘‘(C) follow-up reviews including prompt return

13 visits to agencies and programs that fail to meet

14 minimum standards for participation; and

15 ‘‘(D) other reviews as appropriate.

16 ‘‘(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEWS.—The Secretary shall

17 ensure that reviews described in subparagraphs (A)

18 through (C) of paragraph (1)—

19 ‘‘(A) are performed, to the maximum extent

20 practicable, by employees of the Department of

21 Health and Human Services who are knowledgeable

22 about Head Start programs; and

23 ‘‘(B) are supervised by such an employee at the

24 site of such Head Start agency.
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1 ‘‘(d) CORRECTIVE ACTION; TERMINATION.—(1) If

2 the Secretary determines, on the basis of a review pursu3 ant to subsection (c), that a Head Start agency designated

4 pursuant to section 641 fails to meet the minimum stand5 ards for participation in programs under this subchapter,

6 the Secretary shall—

7 ‘‘(A) inform the agency of the deficiencies that

8 must be corrected;

9 ‘‘(B) with respect to each identified deficiency,

10 at the Secretary’s discretion (taking into consider11 ation the seriousness of the deficiency and the time

12 reasonably required to correct it), require the agen13 cy—

14 ‘‘(i) to correct the deficiency immediately,

15 or

16 ‘‘(ii) to comply with the requirements of

17 paragraph (2) concerning a quality improve18 ment plan; and

19 ‘‘(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the des20 ignation of the agency unless the agency corrects the

21 deficiency as required by the Secretary pursuant to

22 subparagraph (B).

23 ‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.—(A) Agency

24 Responsibilities.—In order to retain its designation under
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1 this subchapter, a Head Start agency that is the subject

2 of a determination described in paragraph (1) shall—

3 ‘‘(i) develop in a timely manner, obtain the Sec4 retary’s approval of, and implement a quality im5 provement plan that specifies—

6 ‘‘(I) the deficiencies to be corrected;

7 ‘‘(II) the actions to be taken to correct

8 such deficiencies; and

9 ‘‘(III) the timetable for accomplishment of

10 the corrective actions identified; and

11 ‘‘(ii) eliminate each deficiency identified, not

12 later than the date for elimination of such deficiency

13 specified in such plan (which shall not be later than

14 one year after the date the agency received notice of

15 the determination and of the specific deficiencies to

16 be corrected).

17 ‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Not later

18 than thirty days after receiving from a Head Start agency

19 a proposed quality improvement plan pursuant to subpara20 graph (A), the Secretary shall either approve such pro21 posed plan or specify the reasons why the proposed plan

22 cannot be approved.

23 ‘‘(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To

24 the extent the Secretary finds feasible and appropriate

25 given available funding and other statutory responsibil-
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1 ities, the Secretary shall provide training and technical as2 sistance to Head Start agencies with respect to the devel3 opment or implementation of quality improvement plans.

4 ‘‘(e) SUMMARIES OF MONITORING OUTCOMES.—The

5 Secretary shall publish annually, following the end of each

6 fiscal year, a summary report on the findings of reviews

7 conducted pursuant to subsection (c) and on the outcomes

8 of quality improvement plans under subsection (d).’’.

9 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MONITORING AND RELAT10 ED ACTIVITIES.—Section 640(a)(2)(D) is amended by in11 serting ‘‘(including payments for all costs (other than

12 compensation of Federal employees) of reviews of Head

13 Start agencies and programs, and of activities related to

14 the development and implementation of quality improve15 ment plans, pursuant to section 641A)’’.

16 ‘‘(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

17 (1) Section 641(c) is amended by striking para18 graphs (2) through (4).

19 (2) Section 641(d) is amended—

20 (A) in the first sentence, by striking all

21 that precedes ‘‘then the Secretary’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘If there is in a community no entity enti23 tled to the priority specified in subsection (c),’’;

24 (B) by striking the second sentence; and
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1 (C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘and

2 subject to the preceding sentence’’.

3 (3) Section 642(b)(4) is amended by striking

4 ‘‘in accordance with the performance standards in

5 effect upon section 651(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘either

6 through such program’’.

7 (4) Section 651(b) is repealed.

8 (5) Section 651(g)(10) is amended by striking

9 ‘‘evaluations conducted under section 641(c)(2)’’ and

10 inserting ‘‘monitoring conducted under section

11 641A(c)’’.

12 SEC. 3. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.

13 (a) ELIMINATION OF PROVISION FREEZING REGULA14 TIONS.—Section 646 is amended by striking subsection

15 (b).

16 (b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION NOT STAYED

17 PENDING APPEAL.—Section 646 is further amended by

18 adding at the end the following new subsection:

19 ‘‘(b) ADVERSE ACTION NOT STAYED PENDING AP20 PEAL.—In any case where a termination, reduction, or

21 suspension of financial assistance under this subchapter

22 is upheld in an administrative hearing under this section,

23 such termination, reduction, or suspension shall not be

24 stayed pending any judicial appeal of such administrative

25 decision.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.

2 (a) REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING STAFF QUALIFICA3 TIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.—(1) CLASSROOM TEACH4 ERS.—

5 (A) Section 648(b) is relocated and redesig6 nated as subsection (a) of a new section 648A, cap7 tioned as follows:

8 ‘‘STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS’’.

9 (B) Section 648A(a), as relocated and redesig10 nated, is further amended—

11 (i) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)

12 CLASSROOM TEACHERS.—(1) DEGREE RE13 QUIREMENTS.—’’;

14 (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1994’’

15 and inserting ‘‘1996’’;

16 (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’

17 and inserting ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—’’; and

18 (iv) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘a

19 child development associate credential (CDA)’’

20 and inserting ‘‘any credential specified in para21 graph (1)’’.

22 (2) MENTOR TEACHERS; FAMILY SERVICE WORK23 ERS; FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 648A is further amended

24 by adding after subsection (a) the following new sub25 sections:
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1 ‘‘(b) MENTOR TEACHERS.—(1) DEFINITION: FUNC2 TION.—For purposes of this subsection, a ‘mentor teacher’

3 is an individual responsible for observing and assessing

4 classroom activities and providing on-the-job guidance and

5 training to Head Start program staff and volunteers, in

6 order to improve the qualifications and training of class7 room staff, to maintain high quality education services,

8 and to promote career development.

9 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In order to assist Head Start

10 agencies to establish positions for mentor teachers, the

11 Secretary shall—

12 ‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and training

13 to enable Head Start agencies to establish such posi14 tions;

15 ‘‘(B) give priority consideration, in providing

16 assistance pursuant to subparagraph (A), to Head

17 Start programs which have substantial numbers of

18 new classroom staff or which are experiencing dif19 ficulty in meeting applicable education standards;

20 and

21 ‘‘(C) encourage programs to give priority con22 sideration for such positions to Head Start teachers

23 at the appropriate level in the career ladders of such

24 programs.
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1 ‘‘(c) FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS.—In order to im2 prove the quality and effectiveness of staff providing in3 home and other services to families of Head Start children

4 (including needs assessment, development of service plans,

5 family advocacy, and coordination of service delivery), the

6 Secretary, in collaboration with concerned public and pri7 vate agencies and organizations currently examining the

8 issues of standards and training for family service work9 ers, shall—

10 ‘‘(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop

11 new qualification standards for Head Start staff

12 providing such services;

13 ‘‘(2) promote the development of model curric14 ula (on subjects including parenting training and

15 family literacy) designed to ensure the attainment of

16 appropriate competencies by individuals working or

17 planning to work in the field of early childhood and

18 family services; and

19 ‘‘(3) promote the establishment of a credential

20 indicating attainment of those competencies that is

21 accepted nationwide.

22 ‘‘(d) HEAD START FELLOWSHIPS.—(1) AUTHOR23 ITY.—The Secretary is authorized to establish a program

24 of Head Start Fellowships, in accordance with this sub25 section, for staff in local Head Start programs and other
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1 individuals working in the field of child development and

2 family services.

3 ‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The fellowship program under this

4 subsection shall be designed to enhance the ability of par5 ticipating fellows to make significant contributions to pro6 grams authorized under this subchapter, by providing

7 them opportunities to expand their knowledge and experi8 ence through exposure to activities, issues, resources, and

9 new approaches in the field of child development and fam10 ily services.

11 ‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENTS OF FELLOWS.—(A) PLACEMENT

12 SITES.—Fellowship positions under the program under

13 this subsection may be located (subject to subparagraphs

14 (B) and (C))—

15 ‘‘(i) in agencies of the Department of Health

16 and Human Services administering programs au17 thorized under this subchapter (and in national and

18 regional offices of such agencies);

19 ‘‘(ii) in local Head Start agencies and pro20 grams;

21 ‘‘(iii) in institutions of higher education;

22 ‘‘(iv) in public and private entities and organi23 zations concerned with services to children and fami24 lies; and

25 ‘‘(v) in other appropriate settings.
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1 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION FOR FELLOWS OTHER THAN

2 HEAD START EMPLOYEES.—A Head Start Fellow who is

3 not an employee of a local Head Start agency or program

4 may be placed only in a fellowship position specified in

5 clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).

6 ‘‘(C) NO PLACEMENT IN LOBBYING ORGANIZA7 TIONS.—Head Start Fellowship positions may not be lo8 cated in any agency whose primary purpose, or one of

9 whose major purposes, is to influence Federal, State, or

10 local legislation.

11 ‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—Fellowships under

12 this subsection shall be awarded, on a competitive basis,

13 to individuals (other than Federal employees) selected

14 from among applicants who are currently working in local

15 Head Start programs or otherwise working in the field of

16 child development and children and family services.

17 ‘‘(5) DURATION.—Fellowships under this subsection

18 shall be for terms of one year, and shall be renewable for

19 a term of one additional year.

20 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—From amounts

21 appropriated under this subchapter and allotted under

22 section 640(a)(2)(D), the Secretary is authorized to make

23 expenditures of not to exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal

24 year, for stipends and other reasonable expenses of the

25 program under this subsection.
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1 ‘‘(7) STATUS OF FELLOWS.—Except as otherwise

2 provided in this paragraph, Head Start Fellows shall not

3 be deemed employees or otherwise in the service or em4 ployment of the United States Government. Head Start

5 Fellows shall be considered Federal employees for pur6 poses of compensation for injuries under chapter 81 of

7 title 5 of the United States Code. Head Start Fellows as8 signed to positions specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall

9 be considered Executive Branch employees for the pur10 poses of chapter 11 of title 18 of the United States Code,

11 and of any administrative standards of conduct applicable

12 to the employees of the agency to which they are assigned.

13 ‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul14 gate regulations implementing the provisions of this sub15 section.’’.

16 (b) MODEL STAFFING PATTERNS.—Section 648 is

17 amended by adding at the end the following new sub18 section:

19 ‘‘(e) MODEL STAFFING PATTERNS.—Within one year

20 after enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in con21 sultation with appropriate public and private agencies and

22 organizations and with individuals with expertise in the

23 field of child and family services, shall develop model staff24 ing plans to provide guidance to local Head Start agencies

25 and programs on the numbers, types, responsibilities, and
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1 qualifications of staff required to operate a Head Start

2 program.’’.

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 648 is

4 amended in the caption, to read: ‘‘TECHNICAL ASSIST5 ANCE AND TRAINING’’.

6 SEC. 5. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING AND TECH7 NICAL ASSISTANCE.

8 Section 648, as amended by section 4, is further

9 amended—

10 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Head

11 Start programs, including’’ and inserting instead

12 ‘‘Head Start programs, in accordance with the proc13 ess, goals, and priorities set forth in subsections (b)

14 and (c). The Secretary shall provide, either directly

15 or through grants or other arrangements,’’;

16 (2) by redesignating and relocating as sub17 section (f) the final sentence of subsection (a), as

18 amended by paragraph (1);

19 (3) by striking subsection (c); and

20 (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow21 ing new subsections:

22 ‘‘(b) GOALS.—The process for determining the tech23 nical assistance and training activities to be carried out

24 under this section shall—
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1 ‘‘(1) ensure that the needs of local Head Start

2 agencies and programs relating to improving pro3 gram quality and to program expansion are ad4 dressed to the maximum extent feasible.

5 ‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon6 siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce7 dure for obtaining input from the Head Start com8 munity; and

9 ‘‘(c) SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—In allocating resources

10 for technical assistance and training under this section,

11 the Secretary shall—

12 ‘‘(1) give priority consideration to activities to

13 correct program and management deficiencies identi14 fied through monitoring pursuant to section 641A

15 (including the provision of assistance to local pro16 grams in the development of quality improvement

17 plans);

18 ‘‘(2) address the training and career develop19 ment needs of both classroom and non-classroom

20 staff, including home visitors and other staff work21 ing directly with families, including training relating

22 to increasing parent involvement and services de23 signed to increase family literacy and improve

24 parenting skills;
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1 ‘‘(3) assist Head Start agencies and programs

2 to conduct and participate in community-wide stra3 tegic planning and needs assessment;

4 ‘‘(4) assist Head Start agencies and programs

5 in the development of sound management practices,

6 including financial management procedures; and

7 ‘‘(5) assist in efforts to secure and maintain

8 adequate facilities for Head Start programs.’’.

9 SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION.

10 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN STATES.—Sec11 tion 640(g) is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)

13 COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO GRANTEES.—’’ ’;

14 and

15 (2) by adding at the end the following new

16 paragraphs:

17 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF EXPANSION FUNDS WITHIN

18 STATES.—In allocating funds within a State, for the pur19 poses of expanding Head Start programs, from amounts

20 allotted to a State pursuant to paragraph (4), the Sec21 retary shall take into consideration the following factors:

22 ‘‘(A) the quality of the applicant’s current pro23 grams (including Head Start and other child care or

24 child development programs and, in the case of cur25 rent Head Start programs, the extent to which such
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1 programs meet or exceed performance standards and

2 other requirements under this subchapter);

3 ‘‘(B) the applicant’s capacity to expand services

4 (including, in the case of current Head Start pro5 grams, whether the applicant accomplished any prior

6 expansions in an effective and timely manner);

7 ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant has un8 dertaken community-wide strategic planning and

9 needs assessments involving other community orga10 nizations serving children and families;

11 ‘‘(D) the numbers of eligible children in each

12 community who are not participating in Head Start;

13 and

14 ‘‘(E) the concentration of low-income families in

15 each community.

16 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF EXPANSION FUNDS TO INDIAN

17 AND MIGRANT PROGRAMS AND TO TERRITORIES.—In de18 termining the amount of funds reserved pursuant to sec19 tion 640(a)(2) (A) or (B) to be used for expanding Head

20 Start programs under this subchapter, the Secretary shall

21 take into consideration, to the extent appropriate, the fac22 tors specified in paragraph (2).’’.

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 641(f) is

24 repealed.
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1 SEC. 7. ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS FOR QUALITY IM2 PROVEMENT.

3 (A) ALLOCATION; USE OF FUNDS.—Section

4 640(a)(3) is amended—

5 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub6 paragraph (D);

7 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub8 paragraph (A), to read as follows:

9 ‘‘(3) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.—(A) RESERVA10 TION.—(i) The Secretary shall reserve, for activities speci11 fied in subparagraph (C) directed at the goals specified

12 in subparagraph (B), a share of the amount (if any) by

13 which such appropriations exceed the adjusted prior year

14 appropriation (as defined in clause (ii)) equal to—

15 ‘‘(I) 25 percent of such amount, plus

16 ‘‘(II) any additional amount the Secretary may

17 find necessary to address a demonstrated need for

18 additional quality improvement activities.

19 ‘‘(ii) ADJUSTED PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATION DE20 FINED.—The term ‘adjusted prior year appropriation’

21 means, with respect to a fiscal year, the amount appro22 priated pursuant to section 639(a) for the preceding fiscal

23 year adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the

24 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (issued

25 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) during such preceding

26 fiscal year.
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1 ‘‘(B) GOALS.—Quality improvement funds reserved

2 under this paragraph shall be used to accomplish any or

3 all of the following goals:

4 ‘‘(i) Ensuring that Head Start programs meet

5 or exceed performance standards pursuant to section

6 641A.

7 ‘‘(ii) Ensuring that programs have adequate

8 qualified staff, and that such staff are furnished

9 adequate training.

10 ‘‘(iii) Ensuring that salary levels are adequate

11 to attract and retain qualified staff.

12 ‘‘(iv) Using salary increases to improve staff

13 qualifications and to assist with the implementation

14 of career development programs.

15 ‘‘(v) Improving community-wide strategic plan16 ning and needs assessments.

17 ‘‘(vi) Ensuring that the physical environments

18 of Head Start programs are conducive to providing

19 effective program services to children and families.

20 ‘‘(vii) Making such other improvements in pro21 gram quality as the Secretary may designate.

22 ‘‘(C) ACTIVITIES.—Quality improvement funds re23 served under this paragraph shall be used to carry out

24 any or all of the following activities:’’;
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1 (3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by

2 adding at the end the following new clause:

3 ‘‘(vii) Such other activities as the Secretary

4 may designate.’’; and

5 (4) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated—

6 (A) in clause (i)—

7 (i) in the matter preceding subclause

8 (I), by striking ‘‘for the first, second, and

9 third fiscal years for which funds are so re10 served’’; and

11 (ii) in subclause (II), by inserting

12 ‘‘territories, and programs serving Indian

13 and migrant children,’’ after ‘‘States,’’;

14 (B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii);

15 (C) in clause (iv)—

16 (i) by striking all that precedes the

17 first comma and inserting ‘‘Funds’’;

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ the first

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;

20 (iii) by inserting before the period at

21 the end of the first sentence, ‘‘, for expend22 iture for activities specified in subpara23 graph (C)’’; and

24 (iv) by striking the second sentence;

25 and
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1 (D) by striking clause (v), and redesignat2 ing clauses (iv) and (vi) as clauses (ii) and (iii),

3 respectively.

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraphs (4)

5 and (5) of section 637 are repealed.

6 SEC. 8. TRANSITION COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.

7 (a) COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 642 is

8 amended—

9 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘schools that

10 will subsequently serve children in Head Start pro11 grams,’’; and

12 (2) by adding after subsection (c) the following

13 new subsection:

14 ‘‘(d) FACILITATING TRANSITION TO SCHOOL.—(1)

15 GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Each Head Start agency shall

16 undertake the actions specified in this subsection, to the

17 extent feasible and appropriate in the circumstances (in18 cluding the extent to which such agency is able to secure

19 the cooperation of parents and schools) to enable children

20 to maintain the developmental gains achieved in Head

21 Start and to build upon such gains in further schooling.

22 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.—The Head

23 Start agency shall take steps to coordinate with the local

24 educational agency and with schools in which children par25 ticipating in a Head Start program operated by such agen-
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1 cy will enroll following such program, including the follow2 ing:

3 ‘‘(A) developing and implementing a systematic

4 procedure for transferring Head Start records on

5 each participating child to the school in which such

6 child will enroll;

7 ‘‘(B) establishing channels of communication

8 between Head Start staff and their counterparts in

9 the receiving schools (including teachers, social

10 workers, and health staff) to facilitate coordination

11 of programs; and

12 ‘‘(C) conducting meetings involving parents,

13 kindergarten or primary school teachers, and Head

14 Start teachers to discuss the developmental and

15 other needs of individual children; and

16 ‘‘(D) organizing and participating in joint tran17 sition-related training of school staff and Head Start

18 staff.

19 ‘‘(3) PROMOTION OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—In

20 order to promote the continued involvement of Head Start

21 parents in their children’s education upon transition to

22 school, the Head Start agency shall—

23 ‘‘(A) provide training to Head Start parents—
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1 ‘‘(i) to inform them about their rights and

2 responsibilities concerning their children’s edu3 cation; and

4 ‘‘(ii) to enable them to understand and

5 work with schools in order to communicate with

6 teachers and other school personnel, to support

7 their children’s school work, and to participate

8 as appropriate in decisions relating to their chil9 dren’s education; and

10 ‘‘(B) take other actions, as appropriate and fea11 sible, to support the active involvement of parents

12 with schools, school personnel, and school-related or13 ganizations.

14 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION OF DEMONSTRATION RESULTS.—

15 The Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Edu16 cation shall assess the results of the demonstration

17 projects funded under the Head Start Transition Project

18 Act and shall work together to provide technical assistance

19 to enable communities to implement promising practices

20 emerging from these demonstrations for improving the

21 Head Start Program and programs of the schools.’’.

22 (b) EXTENSION OF SET-ASIDE FOR HEAD START

23 TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.—(1) IN GENERAL.—Section

24 639(c) is amended—

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’; and

2 (C) by striking ‘‘1992, 1993, and 1994’’ and

3 inserting ‘‘1992 through 1996’’.

4 (2) REFERENCE.—Section 640(a)(5) is amended by

5 striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLOTMENTS AMONG

6 STATES.—Subject to section 639(c), the’’.

7 SEC. 9. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, EVALUATION, AND

8 REPORTS.

9 (a) RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUA10 TION.—Section 649, including the caption thereof, is

11 amended to read as follows:

12 ‘‘RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION

13 ‘‘SEC. 649. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Requirement;

14 General Purposes.—The Secretary shall carry out a con15 tinuing program of research, demonstrations, and evalua16 tion, in order to—

17 ‘‘(A) foster continuous improvement in the

18 quality of the Head Start Program under this sub19 chapter and in its effectiveness in enabling partici20 pating children and their families to succeed in

21 school and in everyday life; and

22 ‘‘(B) use the Head Start Program as a national

23 laboratory for developing, testing, and disseminating

24 new ideas and approaches for addressing the needs

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1 and communities, and otherwise to further the pur2 poses of this subchapter.

3 ‘‘(2) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop, and peri4 odically update, a plan governing the research, demonstra5 tion, and evaluation activities under this section.

6 ‘‘(b) CONDUCT OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS,

7 AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in order to conduct

8 research, demonstrations, and evaluations under this sec9 tion—

10 ‘‘(1) may carry out such activities directly, or

11 through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agree12 ments with, public and private entities;

13 ‘‘(2) shall, to the extent appropriate, undertake

14 such activities in collaboration with other Federal

15 and non-Federal agencies conducting similar activi16 ties;

17 ‘‘(3) shall ensure that evaluation of activities in

18 a specific program or project are conducted by per19 sons not directly involved in the operation of such

20 program or project;

21 ‘‘(4) may require Head Start agencies to pro22 vide for independent evaluations; and

23 ‘‘(5) may approve, in appropriate cases, com24 munity-based cooperative research and evaluation ef25 forts to enable local Head Start programs to collabo-
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1 rate with qualified researchers not directly involved

2 in program administration or operation.

3 ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In car4 rying out the activities under this section, the Secretary

5 shall—

6 ‘‘(1) consult with individuals—

7 ‘‘(A) from relevant academic disciplines;

8 ‘‘(B) involved in the operation of Head

9 Start and other child and family service pro10 grams; and

11 ‘‘(C) from other Federal agencies and or12 ganizations involved with children and families,

13 ensuring that such individuals reflect the multi-cul14 tural nature of the Head Start population and the

15 multi-disciplinary nature of the Head Start Pro16 gram;

17 ‘‘(2) whenever feasible and appropriate, obtain

18 the views of persons participating in and served by

19 programs and projects assisted under this sub20 chapter with respect to activities under this section;

21 and

22 ‘‘(3) establish, to the extent appropriate, work23 ing relationships with the faculties of colleges or uni24 versities located in the area in which any evaluation

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1 no such college or university willing and able to par2 ticipate in such evaluation.

3 ‘‘(d) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.—The research, dem4 onstration, and evaluation programs under this part shall

5 include components designed to—

6 ‘‘(1) permit ongoing assessment of the quality

7 and effectiveness of the program under this sub8 chapter;

9 ‘‘(2) contribute to developing knowledge con10 cerning factors associated with the quality and effec11 tiveness of Head Start programs and in identifying

12 ways in which services provided under this sub13 chapter may be improved;

14 ‘‘(3) assist in developing knowledge concerning

15 the factors which promote or inhibit healthy develop16 ment and effective functioning of children and their

17 families both during and following the Head Start

18 experience;

19 ‘‘(4) permit comparisons of children and fami20 lies participating in Head Start programs with chil21 dren and families receiving other child care, early

22 childhood education, and child development services

23 and with other appropriate control groups;

24 ‘‘(5) contribute to understanding the character25 istics and needs of population groups eligible for
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1 services provided under this subchapter and the im2 pact of such services on the individuals served and

3 the communities in which such services are provided;

4 ‘‘(6) provide for disseminating and promoting

5 the use of the findings from such research, dem6 onstration, and evaluation activities; and

7 ‘‘(7) promote exploration of areas in which

8 knowledge is insufficient, and which will otherwise

9 contribute to fulfilling the purposes of this sub10 chapter.

11 ‘‘(e) LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.—In developing prior12 ities for research, demonstration, and evaluation activities

13 under this section, the Secretary shall give special consid14 eration to longitudinal studies which—

15 ‘‘(1) examine the developmental progress of

16 children and their families both during and following

17 the Head Start Program experience, including the

18 examination of factors which contribute to or detract

19 from such progress; and

20 ‘‘(2) examine factors related to improving the

21 quality of the Head Start Program experience and

22 the preparation it provides for children and their

23 families to function effectively in schools and other

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1 ‘‘(3) as appropriate, permit comparison of chil2 dren and families participating in Head Start pro3 grams with children and families receiving other

4 child care, early childhood education, and child de5 velopment services, and with other appropriate con6 trol groups.

7 ‘‘(f) OWNERSHIP OF RESULTS.—The Secretary shall

8 take necessary steps to ensure that all studies, reports,

9 proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal

10 funds under this subchapter shall become the property of

11 the United States.’’.

12 (b) REPORTS.—Section 651 is amended—

13 (1) in the caption, to read ‘‘REPORTS’’;

14 (2) by striking subsections (a) through (f);

15 (3) by striking ‘‘(g)’’;

16 (4)(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para17 graph (11);

18 (B) by striking the period at the end of para19 graph (12) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

20 (C) by adding after paragraph (12) the follow21 ing new paragraph:

22 ‘‘(13) a summary of the research, demonstra23 tion, and evaluation activities conducted under sec24 tion 649, including—
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1 ‘‘(A) a status report on ongoing activities;

2 and

3 ‘‘(B) results, conclusions, and rec4 ommendations based on completed activities not

5 previously reported on.’’.

6 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

7 (1) Sections 640A, 650, and 651A are repealed.

8 (2) Section 651, as amended by subsection (b),

9 is redesignated as section 650.

10 SEC. 10. INITIATIVE ON FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TOD11 DLERS.

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Act is

13 amended by adding after section 645 the following new

14 section:

15 ‘‘PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND

16 TODDLERS

17 ‘‘SEC. 645A. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall

18 make grants, in accordance with the provisions of this

19 paragraph, for—

20 ‘‘(1) programs providing family-centered serv21 ices for low-income families with very young children

22 designed to promote the development of their chil23 dren, to fulfill their roles as parents, and to move to24 ward self-sufficiency; and
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1 ‘‘(2) evaluation of, and provision of training

2 and technical assistance to, projects under the Com3 prehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988.

4 ‘‘(b) FAMILIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.—Persons

5 who may be served by projects described in subsection

6 (a)(1) include pregnant women, and families with children

7 under age three (or under age five, in the case of children

8 served by a grantee specified in subsection (e)(2)), who

9 meet the criteria specified in section 645(a)(1).

10 ‘‘(c) SCOPE AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMS.—Programs

11 receiving assistance under this section shall—

12 ‘‘(1) provide, either directly or through referral,

13 early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child

14 development and family support services which will

15 enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellec16 tual development of participating children;

17 ‘‘(2) ensure that the level of services provided

18 to families responds to their needs and cir19 cumstances;

20 ‘‘(3) promote positive parent-child interactions;

21 ‘‘(4) provide services to parents to support their

22 role as parents and to help them move toward self23 sufficiency;
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1 ‘‘(5) coordinate services with existing programs

2 in the State and community to ensure a comprehen3 sive array of services;

4 ‘‘(6) coordinate with local Head Start programs

5 in order to ensure continuity of services for children

6 and families;

7 ‘‘(7) (in the case of a program operated by a

8 Head Start agency that also provides Head Start

9 services through the age of mandatory school attend10 ance) ensure that participating children and families

11 receive such services through such age; and

12 ‘‘(8) meet such other requirements concerning

13 program design and operation as the Secretary may

14 establish.

15 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Entities that

16 may apply to operate services projects under this section

17 include—

18 ‘‘(1) entities operating Head Start programs

19 under this subchapter;

20 ‘‘(2) entities that, on the date of enactment of

21 this provision, were operating—

22 ‘‘(A) Parent-Child Centers receiving finan23 cial assistance under section 640(a)(4), or

24 ‘‘(B) Comprehensive Child Development

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1 Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act

2 of 1988; and

3 ‘‘(3) other public and non-profit private entities

4 capable of providing child and family services

5 that meet the standards for participation in programs

6 under this subchapter and such other appropriate require7 ments relating to the program under this section as the

8 Secretary may establish.

9 ‘‘(e) TIME-LIMITED PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN ENTI10 TIES.—(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts allotted pursu11 ant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 640(a), the Sec12 retary shall provide financial assistance in accordance with

13 paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection.

14 ‘‘(2) PARENT-CHILD CENTERS.—The Secretary shall

15 make financial assistance available under this section for

16 each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 to any entity

17 that—

18 ‘‘(A) complies with the standards and require19 ments established by the Secretary under subsection

20 (d); and

21 ‘‘(B) received funding as a Parent-Child Center

22 pursuant to section 640(a)(4) for fiscal year 1994.

23 ‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CEN24 TERS (CCDCs).—In the case of an entity that—
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1 ‘‘(A) complies with the standards and require2 ments established by the Secretary under subsection

3 (d); and

4 ‘‘(B) received a grant for fiscal year 1994 to

5 operate a project under the Comprehensive Child

6 Development Centers Act of 1988, the Secretary—

7 shall make financial assistance available under this section

8 for the duration of the demonstration project period speci9 fied in the grant award to such entity under such Act,

10 and shall permit such entity, in the program assisted

11 under this section, to serve children from birth through

12 age 5.

13 ‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSIST14 ANCE RELATING TO CCDCs.—The Secretary shall make

15 funds available under this section as necessary to provide

16 for the evaluation of, and furnishing of training and tech17 nical assistance to, child development projects (specified

18 in paragraph (3)) under the Comprehensive Child Devel19 opment Centers Act of 1988.

20 ‘‘(f) SELECTION OF OTHER GRANTEES.—From allot21 ments pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section

22 640(a) (in amounts equal to the balance remaining of the

23 amount specified in section 640(a)(6) after making grants

24 to the eligible entities specified in subsection (e)), the Sec25 retary shall award grants under this paragraph on a com-
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1 petitive basis to applicants meeting the criteria specified

2 in subsection (d) (giving priority to entities with a record

3 of providing early, continuous, and comprehensive child4 hood development and family services).

5 ‘‘(g) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) GUIDE6 LINES.—The Secretary shall develop and publish guide7 lines concerning the content and operation of programs

8 under this section—

9 ‘‘(A) in consultation with experts in early child10 hood development and family services; and

11 ‘‘(B) taking into consideration the knowledge

12 and experience gained from other early childhood

13 programs, including programs under the Com14 prehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988.

15 ‘‘(2) MONITORING, EVALUATION, TRAINING, AND

16 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In order to ensure the success17 ful operation of service programs under this section, the

18 Secretary shall monitor the operation of such programs,

19 evaluate their effectiveness, and provide training and tech20 nical assistance tailored to the particular needs of such

21 programs.’’.

22 (b) FUNDS SET-ASIDE.—Section 640(a) is amend23 ed—

24 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and sub25 ject to paragraph (6)’’ before the period;
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1 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph

2 (5)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph

3 (4)’’;

4 (3) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignat5 ing paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and

6 (5), respectively; and

7 (4) by adding after paragraph (5), as redesig8 nated, the following new paragraph:

9 ‘‘(6) FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH

10 INFANTS AND TODDLERS.—From amounts allotted pur11 suant to paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary shall use,

12 for grants for programs for families with infants and tod13 dlers under section 645A, a portion of the combined total

14 of such amounts equal to 3 percent for fiscal year 1995,

15 4 percent for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and 5

16 percent for fiscal year 1998, of the amount appropriated

17 pursuant to section 639(a).’’.

18 (c) CONSOLIDATION.—In recognition that the Com19 prehensive Child Development Centers Act has dem20 onstrated positive results, and that its purposes and func21 tions have been consolidated into section 645A of the

22 Head Start Act, the Comprehensive Child Development

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1 SEC. 11. ENHANCED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.

2 ‘‘(a) CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNATING NEW HEAD

3 START AGENCIES.—Section 641(d) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (4), to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(4) the plan of such applicant—

6 ‘‘(A) to seek the involvement of parents of

7 participating children in activities designed to

8 help such parents become full partners in the

9 education of their children;

10 ‘‘(B) to afford such parents the oppor11 tunity to participate in the development, con12 duct, and overall performance of the program

13 at the local level;

14 ‘‘(C) to offer (directly or through referral

15 to local entities, such as Even Start programs)

16 to such parents—

17 ‘‘(i) family literacy services; and

18 ‘‘(ii) parenting skills training;

19 ‘‘(D) at the option of such applicant, to

20 offer (directly or through referral to local enti21 ties) to such parents—

22 ‘‘(i) parental social self-sufficiency

23 training;

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1 ‘‘(iii) any other activity designed to

2 help such parents become full partners in

3 the education of their children; and

4 ‘‘(E) to provide, with respect to each par5 ticipating family, a family needs assessment

6 that includes consultation with such parents

7 about the benefits of parent involvement and

8 about the activities described in subparagraphs

9 (C) and (D) in which such parents may choose

10 to become involved (taking into consideration

11 their specific family needs, work schedules, and

12 other responsibilities;’’;

13 (2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after

14 the semicolon;

15 (3) by striking paragraph (8); and

16 (4) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para17 graph (8).

18 (b) FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES.—Sec19 tion 642(b) is amended—

20 (1) in paragraph (4), to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(4) seek the involvement of parents of partici22 pating children in activities designed to help such

23 parents become full partners in the education of

24 their children, and to afford such parents the oppor25 tunity to participate in the development, conduct,
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1 and overall performance of the program at the local

2 level;’’;

3 (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after

4 the semicolon;

5 (3) by striking paragraph (6);

6 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as

7 paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and

8 (5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the follow9 ing new paragraphs:

10 ‘‘(5) offer (directly or through referral to local

11 entities, such as Even Start programs) to parents of

12 participating children family literacy services and

13 parenting skills training;

14 ‘‘(6) at the option of such agency, offer (di15 rectly or through referral to local entities) to such

16 parents parental social self-sufficiency training, sub17 stance abuse counseling, or any other activity de18 signed to help such parents become full partners in

19 the education of their children;

20 ‘‘(7) provide, with respect to each participating

21 family, a family needs assessment that includes con22 sultation with such parents about the benefits of

23 parent involvement and about the activities described

24 in paragraphs (4) through (6) in which such parents

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1 their specific family needs, work schedules, and

2 other responsibilities);’’.

3 (c) FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES.—Section 637 is

4 amended by adding after paragraph (11) the following

5 new paragraph:

6 ‘‘(12) The term ‘family literacy services’ in7 cludes activities such as the following: interactive lit8 eracy activities between parents and their children,

9 training for parents on how to be their children’s

10 primary teacher and to be full partners in the edu11 cation of their children, parent literacy training, and

12 early childhood education.’’.

13 SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

14 Section 639, as amended by section 8(b), is further

15 amended—

16 (1) in subsection (a) by striking all that follows

17 ‘‘651A)’’ and inserting ‘‘such sums as necessary for

18 fiscal year 1995 and each of the three succeeding

19 fiscal years.’’; and

20 (2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating

21 subsection (c) as subsection (b).

22 SEC. 13. MINOR AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

23 (a) DEFINITION OF POVERTY LINE.—(1) Section

24 637(9) is amended to read as follows:
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1 ‘‘(9) The term ‘poverty line’ means the official

2 poverty line (as defined by the Office of Manage3 ment and Budget).’’.

4 (2) Section 652 is repealed.

5 (b) UPDATING OF HOLD-HARMLESS FOR INDIAN

6 AND MIGRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 640(a)(2)(A) is

7 amended by striking ‘‘1990’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’.

8 (c) USE OF HEAD START FUNDS FOR FULL-DAY

9 AND FULL-YEAR SERVICES.—Section 640(h) is amended

10 by striking ‘‘Each Head Start program may’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘Financial assistance provided under this subchapter

12 may be used by each Head Start program to’’.

13 (d) DESIGNATION OF HEAD START AGENCIES.—Sec14 tion 641(c), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further

15 amended—

16 (1) in the first sentence—

17 (A) by inserting ‘‘(subject to paragraph

18 (2))’’ before ‘‘, the Secretary shall give prior19 ity’’;

20 (B) by striking ‘‘unless’’ and all that fol21 lows through the end of subparagraph (A) and

22 inserting the following ‘‘unless the Secretary

23 makes a finding that the agency involved fails

24 to meet program, fiscal, and other requirements

25 established by the Secretary.’’;
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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as para2 graph (2) and relocating the left margin two ems to

3 the left;

4 (3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘except that, if’’ and in6 serting ‘‘If’’; and

7 (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and

8 inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’;

9 (4) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other pro10 vision of this paragraph’’ and inserting the follow11 ing:

12 ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of

13 this subsection’’.

14 (e) FEDERAL REGISTER PUBLICATION REQUIRE15 MENT.—Section 644(d) is amended by striking ‘‘guide16 lines, instructions,’’.

17 (f) DURATION OF SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CHIL18 DREN.—Section 645(c) is amended—

19 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘may pro20 vide’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be

21 permitted to provide more than one year of Head

22 Start services to eligible children in the State.’’; and

23 (2) by striking the second sentence.
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1 SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.

2 The provisions of this Act shall be effective with re3 spect to fiscal year 1995 and succeeding fiscal years.

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