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‘‘(1) increase parents’ knowledge of and con-
fidence in child-rearing activities, such as teaching
and nurturing their young children;
‘‘(2) strengthen partnerships between parents
and schools; and
‘‘(3) enhance the developmental progress of
participating children.
‘‘SEC. 4704. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘For the purposes of this part—
‘‘(1) the term ‘developmental screening’ means
the process of measuring the progress of children to
determine if there are problems or potential prob-
lems or advanced abilities in the areas of under-
standing and use of language, perception through
sight, perception through hearing, motor develop-
ment and hand-eye coordination, health, and phys-
ical development;
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible family’ means any parent
with one or more children between birth and 3 years
of age, or any parent expecting a child;
‘‘(3) the term ‘lead agency’ means the office or
agency in a State designated by the Governor to ad-
minister the parents as teachers program authorized
by this part;
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‘‘(4) the term ‘parent education’ includes par-
ent support activities, the provision of resource ma-
terials on child development and parent-child learn-
ing activities, private and group educational guid-
ance, individual and group learning experiences for
the parent and child, and other activities that enable
the parent to improve learning in the home;
‘‘(5) the term ‘parent educator’ means a person
hired by the lead agency of a State or designated by
local entities who administers group meetings, home
visits and developmental screening for eligible fami-
lies, and is trained by the Parents As Teachers Na-
tional Center established under section 4708; and
‘‘(6) the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary
of Education.
‘‘SEC. 4705. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) The Secretary is authorized to make
grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost
of establishing, expanding, and operating parents as
teachers programs.
‘‘(2) In awarding grants under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall give special consideration to ap-
plicants whose programs primarily serve hard-to-
serve populations, including—
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‘‘(A) teenaged parents,
‘‘(B) illiterate parents,
‘‘(C) economically disadvantaged parents,
‘‘(D) offenders and their families,
‘‘(E) unemployed parents,
‘‘(F) learning disabled parents, and
‘‘(G) non-English speaking parents.
‘‘(3) In determining the amount of a grant
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into
consideration the size of the population to be served,
the size of the area to be served, and the financial
resources of such population and area.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Any State operating a parents
as teachers program which is associated with the Parents
As Teachers National Center located in St. Louis, Mis-
souri, shall be eligible to receive a grant under this part.
‘‘SEC. 4706. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Each State receiving a grant
under section 4705(a) shall conduct a parents as teachers
program which—
‘‘(A) establishes and operates parent education
programs including programs of developmental
screening of children; and
‘‘(B) designates a lead State agency which
shall—
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‘‘(i) hire parent educators who have had
supervised experience in the care and education
of children;
‘‘(ii) establish the number of group meet-
ings and home visits required to be provided
each year for each participating family, with a
minimum of 4 group meetings and 8 home vis-
its for each participating family;
‘‘(iii) be responsible for administering the
periodic screening of participating children’s
educational, hearing and visual development,
using the Denver Developmental Test, Zimmer-
man Preschool Language Scale, or other ap-
proved screening instruments; and
‘‘(iv) develop recruitment and retention
programs for hard-to-reach populations.
‘‘(2) Grants awarded section 4705(a) shall only be
used for parents as teachers programs which serve families
during the period of time beginning with the last 3 months
of a mother’s pregnancy and ending when a child attains
the age of 3.
‘‘SEC. 4707. PARENTS AS TEACHERS NATIONAL CENTER.
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a Parents As Teachers
National Center to disseminate information to, and pro-
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vide technical and training assistance to, States establish-
ing and operating parents as teachers programs.
‘‘SEC. 4708. EVALUATIONS.
‘‘The Secretary shall complete an evaluation of the
State parents as teachers programs within 4 years from
the date of enactment of this part.
‘‘SEC. 4709. APPLICATION.
‘‘Each State desiring a grant under section 4705(a)
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
in such manner and accompanied by such information as
the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such applica-
tion shall describe the activities and services for which as-
sistance is sought.
‘‘SEC. 4710. PAYMENTS AND FEDERAL SHARE.
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pay to each
State having an application approved under section 4709
the Federal share of the cost of the activities described
in the application.
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—(1) The Federal share—
‘‘(A) for the first year for which a State re-
ceives assistance under this part shall be 100 per-
cent;
‘‘(B) for the second such year shall be 100 per-
cent;
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‘‘(C) for the third such year shall be 75 per-
cent;
‘‘(D) for the fourth such year shall be 50 per-
cent; and
‘‘(E) for the fifth such year 25 percent.
‘‘(2) The non-Federal share of payments under this
part may be in cash or in kind fairly evaluated, including
planned equipment or services.
‘‘SEC. 4711. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, and 1997 to carry out this Act.’’.
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