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tically appropriate manner and support children’s 
development in their home language; 
‘‘(3) the literacy training shall include training 
in how to work with parents to enhance positive lan-
guage and early literacy development at home; 
‘‘(4) the literacy training shall include specific 
methods to best address the needs of children who 
are limited English proficient; and 
‘‘(5) the literacy training shall include training 
on how to best address the language and literacy 
needs of children with disabilities, including training 
on how to work with specialists in language develop-
ment. 
‘‘(p) The Secretary is encouraged to contract, on a 
competitive basis, with an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965) to develop an on-line graduate-level professional 
development program with the goal of improving the lead-
ership of those working in Head Start programs and im-
proving teacher quality and the capacity of effective Head 
Start teachers. 
‘‘(q) INDOOR AIR QUALITY.—The Secretary shall 
consult with experts on issues of air quality related to chil-
dren’s health and inform Head Start agencies of existing 
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programs or combination of programs that provide meth-
ods for improving indoor air quality. 
‘‘(r) DEMONSTRATION FOR CAREER LADDER PART-
NERSHIPS WITH TRIBAL COLLEGES AND HISPANIC-SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) TRIBAL COLLEGE CAREER LADDER DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.—The Secretary is author-
ized to award demonstration grants, for periods of 
not less than 5 years, to tribal colleges and univer-
sities to— 
‘‘(A) implement education programs that 
include education concerning tribal culture and 
language and increase the number of associate, 
baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in early 
childhood and related fields that are earned by 
Indian Head Start agency staff members, par-
ents of children served by such an agency, and 
members of the tribal community involved; 
‘‘(B) develop and implement the programs 
under subparagraph (A) in technology-mediated 
formats, including providing the programs 
through such means as distance learning and 
use of advanced technology, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(C) provide technology literacy programs 
for Indian Head Start agency staff members 
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and children and families of children served by 
such an agency. 
‘‘(2) HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS CAREER 
LADDER
DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to award demonstration grants, 
for periods of not less than 5 years, to Hispanic- 
serving institutions to— 
‘‘(A) provide assistance for stipends and 
costs related to tuition, fees, and books for en-
rolling Head Start agency staff members and 
parents of children served by such an agency in 
courses required to complete the degree and 
certification requirements to become bilingual 
teachers in early childhood education and re-
lated fields; 
‘‘(B) develop career ladder program cur-
ricula to increase the number of associate’s, 
bachelor’s, and graduate degrees earned by 
Head Start agency staff who have the linguistic 
skills and expertise to teach in programs serv-
ing a large number of limited English proficient 
children and parents of children served by such 
an agency; and 
‘‘(C) other activities to upgrade the skills 
and qualifications of noncertified educational 
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personnel to meet the professional standards in 
section 648A(a)(1), including certification and 
licensure as bilingual education teachers and 
other educational personnel who serve limited 
English proficient children. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—Individuals who receive 
assistance under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall subse-
quently teach in a Head Start center for a period of 
time equivalent to the period for which they received 
assistance or repay the amount of funds. 
‘‘(s) HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER-
SITIES HEAD START PARTNERSHIPS.—In order to pro-
mote quality services and instruction to children with di-
verse backgrounds, the Secretary shall work in collabora-
tion with Historically Black Colleges and Universities to— 
‘‘(1) implement education programs that in-
clude education to increase the number of associate, 
baccalaureate, and advanced degrees in early child-
hood 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 sec-
tion 648A(a). 
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Individuals who receive assistance under this paragraph 
shall subsequently teach in a center-based Head Start pro-
gram for a period of time equivalent to the period for 
which they received assistance or shall repay such assist-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 18. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 648A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
9843a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and all that follows 
through paragraph (2), and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) CLASSROOM TEACHERS.— 
‘‘(1) 
PROFESSIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that each Head Start class-
room in a center-based program is assigned 1 teach-
er who has demonstrated competency to perform 
functions that include— 
‘‘(A) planning and implementing learning 
experiences that advance the intellectual and 
physical development of children, including im-
proving the readiness of children for school by 
developing their literacy, phonemic, and print 
awareness, their understanding and use of lan-
guage, their understanding and use of increas-
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ingly complex and varied vocabulary, their ap-
preciation of books, their understanding of early 
math and early science, their problem solving 
abilities, and their approaches to learning; 
‘‘(B) establishing and maintaining a safe, 
healthy learning environment; 
‘‘(C) supporting the social and emotional 
development of children; and 
‘‘(D) encouraging the involvement of the 
families of the children in a Head Start pro-
gram and supporting the development of rela-
tionships between children and their families. 
‘‘(2) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that not later than September 30, 2013, 
at least 50 percent of all Head Start teachers 
nationwide in center-based programs have— 
‘‘(i) a baccalaureate, or advanced de-
gree in early childhood education; 
‘‘(ii) a baccalaureate or advanced de-
gree in a field related to early childhood 
education, with experience in teaching pre-
school children; or 
‘‘(iii) except that teachers providing 
services in migrant and seasonal Head 
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Start classrooms that serve children under 
age 3 shall be required to meet the teacher 
requirements described in section 645A(h). 
‘‘(B) PROGRESS REPORT.— 
‘‘(i) On an annual basis, each Head 
Start agency shall provide to the Secretary 
a report indicating the number and per-
centage of classroom instructors with child 
development/early childhood education as-
sociate credentials and associate, bacca-
laureate, or advanced degrees, and number 
of classroom instructors who successfully 
transferred associate credit and completed 
a baccalaureate degree disaggregated by 
race, ethnicity, and proficiency in a lan-
guage other than English, with a descrip-
tion of those languages. 
‘‘(ii) Not later than September 30, 
2008 the Secretary shall compile and 
transmit reports received under (i) to the 
Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate. 
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‘‘(C) PROGRESS.—Each Head Start agen-
cy shall provide to the Secretary a report indi-
cating the number and percentage of teachers 
and teacher’s aides with child development as-
sociate credentials and associate, baccalaureate, 
or advanced degrees. The Secretary shall com-
pile all program reports and make them avail-
able to the Committee on Education and Labor 
of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate. 
‘‘(D) REQUIREMENT
FOR
NEW
HEAD 
START
TEACHERS.—In accordance with rules 
issued by the Secretary and made effective 2 
years after the effective date of this subpara-
graph, all Head Start agencies shall require 
that all Head Start teachers hired after such 
rules take effect to provide Head Start services 
in center-based programs— 
‘‘(i) have an associate, baccalaureate, 
or advanced degree in early childhood edu-
cation or a related field; or 
‘‘(ii) be currently enrolled in a pro-
gram of study leading to an associate de-
gree in early childhood education or a re-
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lated field, and agree to complete degree 
requirements not later than 3 years after 
the date of hire. 
‘‘(E) SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish requirements to ensure 
that individuals who receive financial assistance 
under this subchapter in order to comply with 
the requirements under section 648A(a)(2) 
shall subsequently teach in a Head Start center 
for a period of time equivalent to the period for 
which they received assistance or repay the 
amount of the funds. 
‘‘(F) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall re-
quire that any Federal funds provided directly 
or indirectly to comply with subparagraph (A) 
shall be used toward degrees awarded by an in-
stitution of higher education, as defined by sec-
tion 101 or 102 of the Higher Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002).’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end, 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’, 
and 
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(iii) by adding at the end, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) a baccalaureate and has been admit-
ted into the Teach For America program, 
passed a rigorous early childhood content exam, 
such as the Praxis II, participated in a Teach 
For America summer training institute that in-
cludes teaching preschool children, and is re-
ceiving ongoing professional development and 
support from Teach For America’s professional 
staff.’’, and 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS.—To improve the 
quality and effectiveness of staff providing in-home and 
other services (including needs assessment, development of 
service plans, family advocacy, and coordination of service 
delivery) to families of children participating in Head 
Start programs, the Secretary, in coordination with con-
cerned public and private agencies and organizations ex-
amining the issues of standards and training for family 
service workers, shall— 
‘‘(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop 
new qualification standards for Head Start staff 
providing such services; 
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‘‘(2) review, and as necessary, revise or develop 
maximum caseload requirements, as suggested by 
best practices; 
‘‘(3) promote the development of model cur-
ricula (on subjects including parenting training and 
family literacy) designed to ensure the attainment of 
appropriate competencies by individuals working or 
planning to work in the field of early childhood and 
family services; and 
‘‘(4) promote the establishment of a credential 
that indicates attainment of the competencies and 
that is accepted nationwide.’’, and 
(3) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.—Each 
Head Start agency and program shall create, in consulta-
tion with an employee, a professional development plan for 
all full-time Head Start employees who provide direct serv-
ices to children and shall ensure that such plans are regu-
larly evaluated for their impact on teacher and staff effec-
tiveness. 
‘‘(g) STAFF RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PROCE-
DURES.—Before a Head Start agency employs an indi-
vidual, such agency shall— 
‘‘(1) conduct an interview of such individual; 
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‘‘(2) verify the personal and employment ref-
erences 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 chil-
dren; 
‘‘(B) a State, tribal, or Federal criminal 
record check as required by the law of the juris-
diction where the grantee provides Head Start 
services; or 
‘‘(C) a criminal record check as otherwise 
required by Federal law. 
‘‘(h) INCENTIVES FOR HEAD START TEACHERS AND 
EARLY HEAD START TEACHERS.— 
‘‘(1) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.—It is the pur-
pose 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 appro-
priated pursuant to paragraph (9), the Sec-
retary of Education, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, is au-
thorized carry out a program to forgive, in ac-
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cordance 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 
subclause (A), the Secretary of Education, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall, subject to subsubclause 
(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 
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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 subclause (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 sub-
clause (A), as determined in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Edu-
cation, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED LOAN AMOUNT.—After the be-
ginning of the qualifying employment described in 
subparagraph (2)(A)(i) and upon approval of a bor-
rower’s application under subparagraph (5), the Sec-
retary of Education, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall forgive 
under this subsection not more than $10,000 of the 
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student loan obligation of a borrower that is out-
standing at the beginning of such employment. 
‘‘(4) AWARD
BASIS.—Loan forgiveness under 
this subsection shall be on a first-come, first-served 
basis and subject to the availability of appropria-
tions. 
‘‘(5) APPLICATION FOR FORGIVENESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each borrower desir-
ing 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 Serv-
ices, may require. 
‘‘(B) SERVICE
AGREEMENT.—Each such 
application shall contain an agreement by the 
borrower— 
‘‘(i) to complete the commitment de-
scribed in subclause (2)(A)(i) within 6 
years after receiving loan forgiveness under 
this subsection; or 
‘‘(ii) to repay the portion required by 
the regulations under subclause (6)(A) if 
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the borrower does not complete such com-
mitment. 
‘‘(6) REPAYMENT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE 
SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event that any 
recipient of loan forgiveness under this sub-
section fails or refuses to complete a portion of 
the recipient’s service obligation under the 
agreement required by clause (5)(B), the same 
portion of the amounts of loans forgiven under 
this subsection for such recipient shall be sub-
ject 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 DIS-
ABLED.—Such regulations shall provide that, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, an 
individual shall be excused from repayment of 
any amount required under subclause (A) if the 
individual dies or becomes permanently and to-
tally disabled (as determined in accordance with 
such regulations). 
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‘‘(7) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Edu-
cation, 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 sub-
section 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 
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Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(ii) who has, at a minimum, an asso-
ciate’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.’’. 
SEC. 19. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION. 
Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9844) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a)(1)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to de-
velop, test, and disseminate new ideas and 
based on existing scientifically based research, 
for addressing the needs of low-income pre-
school children (including children with disabil-
ities, homeless children, children who have been 
abused or neglected, and children in foster care) 
and their families and communities (including 
demonstrations of innovative non-center-based 
program models such as home-based and mobile 
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programs), and otherwise to further the pur-
poses of this subchapter.’’, 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(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 with-
out disabilities, and develop practices for increasing 
the availability and quality of inclusive classrooms.’’. 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph(1)(A)— 
(i) by striking clause (i), and 
(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and 
(iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, 
and 
(B) by amending paragraph (7)(C) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) TRANSMITTAL OF REPORT TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than September 30, 2009, 
the Secretary shall transmit the final report to 
the Committee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate.’’, and 
(4) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(h) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.— 
‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Improving Head Start Act 
of 2007, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
status of limited English proficient children and 
their families participating Head Start programs 
and Early Head Start programs. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to Congress, not later than September 
2008, a report containing the results of such study, 
including information on— 
‘‘(A)(i) 
the 
demographics 
of 
limited 
English proficient children less than 5 years of 
age and the geographical distribution of such 
children; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of such children receiving 
Head Start services and the number of such 
children receiving Early Head Start services, 
and the geographical distribution of such chil-
dren receiving such services; 
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‘‘(B) the nature of the Head Start services 
and of the Early Head Start services provided 
to limited English proficient children and their 
families, including the types, content, duration, 
intensity, and costs of family services, language 
assistance, and educational services; 
‘‘(C) procedures in Head Start programs 
for assessing language needs and for making 
the transition of limited English proficient chil-
dren to kindergarten, including the extent to 
which Head Start programs meet the require-
ments of section 642A for limited English pro-
ficient children; 
‘‘(D) the qualifications and training pro-
vided to Head Start teachers and Early Head 
Start teachers who serve limited English pro-
ficient children and their families; 
‘‘(E) the home languages of Head Start 
and Early Head Start teachers; 
‘‘(F) the rate of progress made by limited 
English proficient children and their families in 
Head Start programs and in Early Head Start 
programs, including— 
‘‘(i) the rate of progress made by lim-
ited English proficient children toward 
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meeting the additional educational stand-
ards described in section 641A(a)(1)(B)(ii) 
while enrolled in Head Start programs; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the type of as-
sessment or assessments used to determine 
the rate of progress made by limited 
English proficient children; 
‘‘(iii) the correlation between such 
progress and the type and quality of in-
struction and educational programs pro-
vided to limited English proficient children; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the correlation between such 
progress and the health and family services 
provided by Head Start programs to lim-
ited English proficient children and their 
families; and 
‘‘(G) the extent to which Head Start pro-
grams make use of funds under section 
640(a)(3) to improve the quality of Head Start 
services provided to limited English proficient 
children and their families. 
‘‘(i) CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND PROGRAMS AF-
FECTED BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.— 
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