1986 that is exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Act; and 
(ii) a State. 
(5) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(6) PARENT.—The term ‘‘parent’’ means a bio-
logical or adoptive parent, a stepparent, a foster par-
ent, or a legal guardian of, or a person standing in 
loco parentis to, a child. 
(7) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANTS.—From funds appropriated under sec-
tion 11 and not reserved under subsection (d)(2) and sec-
tion 9(e), the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Education, may award a grant to not more than 1 eligi-
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ble partnership serving each State to pay the Federal 
share of the costs of enabling the eligible partnership to 
engage the public and private sector in order to— 
(1) strengthen the quality of early childhood de-
velopment opportunities for infants, toddlers, and 
preschoolers throughout the State; 
(2) promote school readiness; and 
(3) increase access to the early childhood devel-
opment programs. 
(b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award a grant 
under this Act for a period of not less than 3 years and 
not more than 5 years. 
(c) AWARD BASIS FOR GRANTS.—Grants under this 
Act shall be awarded on the basis of the number of chil-
dren in the State from birth through age 5. 
(d) GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.— 
(1) REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Edu-
cation, shall submit to Indian tribes requests for ap-
plications for grants under this section. 
(2) RESERVATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall re-
serve 1 percent to award grants to eligible partner-
ships serving Indian tribes. 
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SEC. 6. ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible for a 
grant under this Act, all members of the eligible 
partnership shall enter into and sign a memorandum 
of understanding that shall clearly describe the goal, 
strategy, structure, and governance of the eligible 
partnership. 
(2) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—An eligible part-
nership assisted under this Act may add new mem-
bers to the partnership, but each such new member 
shall enter into and sign the memorandum of under-
standing described in paragraph (1). 
(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP DUTIES.—An eligible 
partnership assisted under this Act shall— 
(1) coordinate efforts of nonprofit or for-profit 
private entities, the Federal Government, and State 
governments in order to implement high quality in-
vestments in early childhood development, including 
parent education and support, child care, preschool, 
and other related early childhood development activi-
ties to better promote healthy child development and 
school readiness within the State; and 
(2) serve as the fiscal agent for the grant under 
this Act and work in coordination with any early 
childhood council or advisory body in the State that 
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has, as the council or advisory body’s primary func-
tion, the coordination of early childhood development 
programs across the State. 
(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership 
assisted under this Act shall be led by a board 
of directors. 
(B) REPRESENTATION.—The members of 
the Board shall represent— 
(i) the private and public sector; and 
(ii) the range of sectors of child devel-
opment (including health and mental 
health development), including early child-
hood development programs and providers, 
government agencies, philanthropic and 
business organizations, and other stake-
holders. 
(C) PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATION.— 
Not less than 51 percent of the representation 
of the Board shall consist of private sector rep-
resentatives, including— 
(i) representatives of nonprofit enti-
ties; 
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(ii) representatives of foundations; 
and 
(iii) not less than 3 business rep-
resentatives. 
(2) DIVERSITY.—An eligible partnership as-
sisted under this Act shall reflect the diversity of the 
State served by the eligible partnership. 
(3) GUIDANCE.—The Board shall be guided by 
the memorandum of understanding described in sub-
section (a)(1). 
(4) BOARD DUTIES.—The Board shall— 
(A) oversee the vision and strategic plan-
ning of the eligible partnership; 
(B) establish policies and procedures for 
the ongoing operations and activities of the eli-
gible partnership; 
(C) establish an application process for 
awarding subgrants to State or community-wide 
initiatives; and 
(D) conduct oversight of goals, perform-
ance measures, and outcomes of expenditures, 
for activities assisted under this Act. 
(d) TIMING.—An eligible partnership assisted under 
this Act may be a partnership that is in existence on the 
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day before the date of enactment of this Act or is estab-
lished on or after such day. 
SEC. 7. APPLICATION. 
Each eligible partnership desiring a grant under this 
Act shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. Each application shall 
contain, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) A description of— 
(A) the goals, mission, and activities of the 
eligible partnership, including specific goals 
with respect to— 
(i) serving the complete range of chil-
dren from birth to entry into kindergarten, 
including 
infants, 
toddlers, 
and 
pre-
schoolers; and 
(ii) serving children from low-income 
families and communities, children with 
special needs, children who are English 
language learners, and children from 
emerging populations; and 
(B) how the goals, mission, and activities 
of the eligible partnership are coordinated and 
aligned with the overall State strategy (includ-
ing the State’s goals and benchmarks), and 
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State initiatives in existence on the day before 
the date the application is submitted, with re-
spect to early childhood development programs 
for all children in the State from birth to entry 
into kindergarten. 
(2) A detailed description of the eligible part-
nership’s structure, including a list of the entities 
participating in the eligible partnership, the mem-
bers of the Board serving the eligible partnership, 
and the responsibilities of each such entity or mem-
ber. 
(3) A plan for soliciting additional public and 
private entities to become members of the eligible 
partnership. 
(4) A copy of the memorandum of under-
standing described in section 6(a)(1). 
(5) A detailed description of the need assess-
ment and cost models used to determine how the 
funds of the eligible partnership will be distributed 
within the State. 
(6) A financing plan for the activities assisted 
under the grant that includes utilizing existing fund-
ing streams and leveraging additional funds to 
match the Federal share provided under this Act. 
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(7) An explanation of how results and outcomes 
from activities assisted under the grant will be dem-
onstrated and measured. 
SEC. 8. USES OF FUNDS. 
Grant funds made available under this Act shall be 
used— 
(1) to strengthen the financing of services and 
systems of early childhood development across set-
tings and sectors in a State for all children from 
birth to kindergarten, including the financing of pro-
grams under the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), under 
the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and 
under section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 
U.S.C. 9840a) (Early Head Start programs), State 
or local prekindergarten programs, and home vis-
iting and other parent education programs; and 
(2) to accomplish the purpose of this Act by 
providing subgrants to State or community-wide ini-
tiatives that may include activities to— 
(A) enhance and develop quality parenting 
support and education; 
(B) provide education and professional de-
velopment to and improved compensation for 
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the early childhood workforce and teachers, in 
order to— 
(i) enhance the knowledge and skills 
of the early childhood workforce and teach-
ers; and 
(ii) attract and retain quality early 
childhood development program staff; 
(C) provide services, training, and tech-
nical assistance, outreach, quality improve-
ments, and support to early childhood develop-
ment programs serving children who are from 
low-income families and communities, children 
with special needs, and children who are 
English language learners, especially such pro-
grams serving the needs of working families, by 
providing full-day, full-year opportunities for 
children; 
(D) renovate and upgrade early childhood 
facilities or establish pooled early childhood fa-
cility funds, except that not more than 10 per-
cent of the grant funds awarded to an eligible 
partnership under this Act may be used for 
construction; 
(E) 
provide 
developmental 
screenings, 
health consultations, and mental health con-
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sultations, in early childhood development pro-
grams; and 
(F) increase coordination between and 
among early childhood development providers 
and local educational agencies in order to— 
(i) ease the transition for children be-
tween preschool and kindergarten; 
(ii) ensure the effective and efficient 
delivery of services to children; and 
(iii) provide joint professional develop-
ment for early childhood educators and 
teachers in kindergarten through grade 2 
to improve curriculum alignment and en-
sure the school readiness of the children. 
SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the activities assisted under this Act shall be 50 percent 
for the first year of the grant, 40 percent for the second 
year of the grant, and 30 percent for each succeeding year 
of the grant. 
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share 
of the cost of the activities assisted under this Act may 
be provided in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including 
plant, equipment, and services, and may be provided from 
State, local, or private sources. 
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(c) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.—The Secretary shall 
not award a grant under this Act to any eligible partner-
ship unless the Secretary first determines that the total 
expenditures by the State and its political subdivisions to 
support early childhood development programs (other than 
funds used to pay the non-Federal share under this sec-
tion) for the fiscal year for which the determination is 
made is equal to or greater than such expenditures for 
the preceding fiscal year. 
(d) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant funds re-
ceived under this Act shall be used to supplement and not 
supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds ex-
pended to promote early childhood development programs 
and activities. 
(e) RESERVATION
FOR
ADMINISTRATION, TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary 
shall reserve not more than a total of 3 percent of the 
funds appropriated under section 11 for a fiscal year for 
the costs of administering this Act, providing technical as-
sistance under this Act, and evaluating activities assisted 
under this Act. 
SEC. 10. REPORT. 
Each eligible partnership receiving a grant under this 
Act shall submit a written report, on an annual basis, to 
the Secretary that describes— 
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(1) the progress made by the eligible partner-
ship with respect to the goals described in section 
7(1) and the activities assisted under the grant; and 
(2) how the activities assisted under the grant 
were aligned with and supported the State’s goals 
and benchmarks in early childhood education. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this 
Act 
$8,000,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2008, 
$10,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and such sums as 
may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2010, 2011, 
and 2012. 
Æ 
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