ministering a Head Start program under the Head Start 
Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.) shall have procedures to— 
(1) notify, in writing, not later than 24 hours 
after such injury or death occurs— 
(A) the State educational agency, or in the 
case of an agency administering a Head Start 
program, the appropriate official at the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services; 
(B) the local law enforcement agency; and 
(C) the relevant protection and advocacy 
system; and 
(2) provide any information that the protection 
and advocacy system may require. 
(b) RESTATEMENT OF AUTHORITY.—Protection and 
advocacy systems shall have the same authorities and 
rights provided under subtitle C of title I of the Develop-
mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 
2000 (42 U.S.C. 15041 et seq.) with respect to protections 
provided for students or children enrolled in Head Start 
programs under this Act when such students or children 
are otherwise eligible to be clients of the protection and 
advocacy system, including investigating, monitoring, and 
enforcing such protections. 
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SEC. 303. SCHOOLS OPERATED OR FUNDED BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OR THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) SCHOOLS OPERATED OR FUNDED BY DEPART-
MENT OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall promulgate regulations to ensure that schools oper-
ated or funded by the Department of the Interior comply 
with the requirements of title I and section 202(b). 
(b) SCHOOLS OPERATED OR FUNDED BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
promulgate regulations to ensure that schools operated or 
funded by the Department of Defense Education Activity 
or otherwise operated or funded by the Department of De-
fense for the education of military-connected dependents 
(as described in subparagraph (B) or (D)(i) of section 
7003(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1))) comply with the re-
quirements of title I and section 202(b). 
SEC. 304. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Subject to section 101(e), nothing in this Act shall 
be construed to prohibit a sworn law enforcement officer 
with probable cause from arresting a student for violating 
a Federal or State criminal law. 
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SEC. 305. APPLICABILITY TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND HOME 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) PRIVATE SCHOOLS.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to affect any private school that does not re-
ceive, or does not serve students who receive, support in 
any form from any program or activity supported, in whole 
or in part, with Federal funds. 
(b) HOME SCHOOLS.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to— 
(1) affect a home school, whether or not a home 
school is treated as a private school or home school 
under State law; or 
(2) consider parents who are schooling a child 
at home as program personnel. 
SEC. 306. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconsti-
tutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions of such 
to any person or circumstance shall not be affected there-
by. 
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SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act for fiscal year 
2022 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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