‘‘(6) While nearly three-quarters of three- 
through five-year-olds not in kindergarten spend 
time in nonparental care each week, research sug-
gests that most are not in high quality settings that 
meet the full range of their developmental needs. 
‘‘(7) A Federal partnership with States— 
‘‘(A) will help increase access to voluntary 
high quality preschool programs; 
‘‘(B) is a necessary step to improving the 
Nation’s elementary and secondary schools and 
helping States close the achievement gap and 
improve graduation rates; and 
‘‘(C) should be a national priority. 
‘‘SEC. 10003. EARLY EDUCATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—Each fiscal year, 
from amounts made available to carry out this title, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall make grants to States to en-
hance or improve State-funded preschool programs, as de-
fined by the State. 
‘‘(b) ALLOTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—After making the res-
ervation described under subsection (c), from funds 
appropriated under section 10011, the Secretary 
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shall make a base allotment to each State that has 
submitted an approved application and is either— 
‘‘(A) a qualified State (as defined in sec-
tion 10004(a)); or 
‘‘(B) a selected State (as designated under 
section 10004(b)). 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of the base allot-
ment described under paragraph (1) for each State 
shall be based on the number of children up to age 
5 from families with incomes below the poverty line 
for each State, compared to the number of such chil-
dren from all States, except that no State shall have 
a base allotment less than .25 percent of the 
amounts appropriated under this title. 
‘‘(3) BASIS FOR THE BASE ALLOTMENT.—The 
Secretary shall determine the amount of the base al-
lotment determined under paragraph (2) as if every 
State was to receive a base allotment. 
‘‘(4) REMAINDER.—In any fiscal year for which 
not every State is to receive a base allotment, the 
Secretary shall reallot any funds remaining after the 
determination of a base allotment under paragraph 
(2) to each State that has submitted an approved 
application and is a qualified State. Such remaining 
funds shall be realloted among such qualified States 
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and shall be determined by comparing the number of 
children up to age 5 from families with incomes 
below the poverty line for each such qualified State 
to such number for all such qualified States. 
‘‘(c) RESERVATION.—Prior to making any allotments 
under subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve 2.5 per-
cent for the purpose of making grants to Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations as described in section 10010. 
‘‘SEC. 10004. STATE ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title, 
the term ‘qualified State’ means a State that meets 
each of the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) Carries out a State-funded preschool 
program that requires, at a minimum, that 
such programs: 
‘‘(i) Use research-based curricula that 
are aligned with State early learning 
standards that are developmentally appro-
priate and include, at a minimum, each of 
the following domains: 
‘‘(I) Language development. 
‘‘(II) Literacy. 
‘‘(III) Mathematics. 
‘‘(IV) Science. 
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‘‘(V) Creative arts. 
‘‘(VI) Social and emotional devel-
opment. 
‘‘(VII) Approaches to learning. 
‘‘(VIII) Physical and health de-
velopment. 
‘‘(ii) Follow nationally established best 
practices for group size and teacher-to-stu-
dent ratios, appropriate to the age group 
being served. 
‘‘(iii) Require that each teacher holds 
an associate degree, or higher, in early 
childhood education or a related field. 
‘‘(B) The State must have a plan for mov-
ing toward a requirement for State-funded pre-
school programs that each teacher holds a bac-
calaureate degree in early childhood education 
within 5 years after the State first receives a 
grant under this title. 
‘‘(C) The State must, at a minimum, en-
sure that the average per-child expenditures by 
the State and its political subdivisions to sup-
port State-funded preschool programs for the 
fiscal year for which the grant is made is equal 
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to, or greater than, such per-child expenditures 
for the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(D) The State must, at a minimum, en-
sure that the total expenditures by the State 
and its political subdivisions to support State- 
funded preschool programs for the fiscal year 
for which the grant is made is equal to, or 
greater than, such expenditures for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(E) The State must, at a minimum, en-
sure that the total expenditures by the State 
and its political subdivisions to support State- 
funded child care services and activities for the 
fiscal year for which the grant is made is equal 
to, or greater than, such expenditures for the 
preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) SELECTED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall carry out, on a competitive basis, a proc-
ess for the designation of States as selected States 
for purposes of this title. Under the process, the 
Secretary shall determine whether to designate any 
States and, if so, shall determine the States that are 
to be designated. 
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‘‘(2) BASIS FOR DETERMINATIONS.—The deter-
minations required by paragraph (1) shall be based 
on the State meeting the requirements of subpara-
graphs (C) through (E) of subsection (a)(1), and on 
the quality of the applications submitted and the ex-
tent to which the State demonstrates that the State, 
if designated, will become a qualified State within 2 
fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF DESIGNATION.—A designation 
under this subsection shall apply to a State for two 
fiscal years. However, if a State is both a qualified 
State and a selected State for a fiscal year, it shall 
be treated for purposes of this title as a qualified 
State rather than a selected State. 
‘‘SEC. 10005. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A State desiring to receive funds 
under this title shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time and in such manner as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED CONTENTS.—The application re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, 
the following contents: 
‘‘(1) If the State desires to be treated as a 
qualified State, information sufficient for the Sec-
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‘‘SEC. 10010. APPLICATIONS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall award competitive grants to In-
dian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out a program 
under this title. An Indian tribe or tribal organization de-
siring to receive funds under this title shall submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary at such time and in such manner 
as the Secretary may reasonably require. 
‘‘SEC. 10011. AUTHORIZATION. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013.’’. 
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