ities, the Secretary shall provide training and technical as-
sistance to Head Start agencies with respect to the devel-
opment or implementation of quality improvement plans.
‘‘(e) SUMMARIES OF MONITORING OUTCOMES.—The
Secretary shall publish annually, following the end of each
fiscal year, a summary report on the findings of reviews
conducted pursuant to subsection (c) and on the outcomes
of quality improvement plans under subsection (d).’’.
‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MONITORING AND RELAT-
ED ACTIVITIES.—Section 640(a)(2)(D) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(including payments for all costs (other than
compensation of Federal employees) of reviews of Head
Start agencies and programs, and of activities related to
the development and implementation of quality improve-
ment plans, pursuant to section 641A)’’.
‘‘(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 641(c) is amended by striking para-
graphs (2) through (4).
(2) Section 641(d) is amended—
(A) in the first sentence, by striking all
that precedes ‘‘then the Secretary’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘If there is in a community no entity enti-
tled to the priority specified in subsection (c),’’;
(B) by striking the second sentence; and
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘and
subject to the preceding sentence’’.
(3) Section 642(b)(4) is amended by striking
‘‘in accordance with the performance standards in
effect upon section 651(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘either
through such program’’.
(4) Section 651(b) is repealed.
(5) Section 651(g)(10) is amended by striking
‘‘evaluations conducted under section 641(c)(2)’’ and
inserting ‘‘monitoring conducted under section
641A(c)’’.
SEC. 3. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.
(a) ELIMINATION OF PROVISION FREEZING REGULA-
TIONS.—Section 646 is amended by striking subsection
(b).
(b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION NOT STAYED
PENDING APPEAL.—Section 646 is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) ADVERSE ACTION NOT STAYED PENDING AP-
PEAL.—In any case where a termination, reduction, or
suspension of financial assistance under this subchapter
is upheld in an administrative hearing under this section,
such termination, reduction, or suspension shall not be
stayed pending any judicial appeal of such administrative
decision.’’.
SEC. 4. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING STAFF QUALIFICA-
TIONS
AND DEVELOPMENT.—(1) CLASSROOM TEACH-
ERS.—
(A) Section 648(b) is relocated and redesig-
nated as subsection (a) of a new section 648A, cap-
tioned as follows:
‘‘STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS’’.
(B) Section 648A(a), as relocated and redesig-
nated, is further amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
CLASSROOM
TEACHERS.—(1) DEGREE
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1994’’
and inserting ‘‘1996’’;
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2)’’
and inserting ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—’’; and
(iv) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘a
child development associate credential (CDA)’’
and inserting ‘‘any credential specified in para-
graph (1)’’.
(2) MENTOR TEACHERS; FAMILY SERVICE WORK-
ERS; FELLOWSHIPS.—Section 648A is further amended
by adding after subsection (a) the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(b) MENTOR TEACHERS.—(1) DEFINITION: FUNC-
TION.—For purposes of this subsection, a ‘mentor teacher’
is an individual responsible for observing and assessing
classroom activities and providing on-the-job guidance and
training to Head Start program staff and volunteers, in
order to improve the qualifications and training of class-
room staff, to maintain high quality education services,
and to promote career development.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—In order to assist Head Start
agencies to establish positions for mentor teachers, the
Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) provide technical assistance and training
to enable Head Start agencies to establish such posi-
tions;
‘‘(B) give priority consideration, in providing
assistance pursuant to subparagraph (A), to Head
Start programs which have substantial numbers of
new classroom staff or which are experiencing dif-
ficulty in meeting applicable education standards;
and
‘‘(C) encourage programs to give priority con-
sideration for such positions to Head Start teachers
at the appropriate level in the career ladders of such
programs.
‘‘(c) FAMILY SERVICE WORKERS.—In order to im-
prove the quality and effectiveness of staff providing in-
home and other services to families of Head Start children
(including needs assessment, development of service plans,
family advocacy, and coordination of service delivery), the
Secretary, in collaboration with concerned public and pri-
vate agencies and organizations currently examining the
issues of standards and training for family service work-
ers, shall—
‘‘(1) review and, as necessary, revise or develop
new qualification standards for Head Start staff
providing such services;
‘‘(2) promote the development of model curric-
ula (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
‘‘(3) promote the establishment of a credential
indicating attainment of those competencies that is
accepted nationwide.
‘‘(d) HEAD START FELLOWSHIPS.—(1) AUTHOR-
ITY.—The Secretary is authorized to establish a program
of Head Start Fellowships, in accordance with this sub-
section, for staff in local Head Start programs and other
individuals working in the field of child development and
family services.
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The fellowship program under this
subsection shall be designed to enhance the ability of par-
ticipating fellows to make significant contributions to pro-
grams authorized under this subchapter, by providing
them opportunities to expand their knowledge and experi-
ence through exposure to activities, issues, resources, and
new approaches in the field of child development and fam-
ily services.
‘‘(3) ASSIGNMENTS OF FELLOWS.—(A) PLACEMENT
SITES.—Fellowship positions under the program under
this subsection may be located (subject to subparagraphs
(B) and (C))—
‘‘(i) in agencies of the Department of Health
and Human Services administering programs au-
thorized under this subchapter (and in national and
regional offices of such agencies);
‘‘(ii) in local Head Start agencies and pro-
grams;
‘‘(iii) in institutions of higher education;
‘‘(iv) in public and private entities and organi-
zations concerned with services to children and fami-
lies; and
‘‘(v) in other appropriate settings.
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
FOR
FELLOWS
OTHER
THAN
HEAD START EMPLOYEES.—A Head Start Fellow who is
not an employee of a local Head Start agency or program
may be placed only in a fellowship position specified in
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A).
‘‘(C) NO PLACEMENT
IN LOBBYING ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Head Start Fellowship positions may not be lo-
cated in any agency whose primary purpose, or one of
whose major purposes, is to influence Federal, State, or
local legislation.
‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—Fellowships under
this subsection shall be awarded, on a competitive basis,
to individuals (other than Federal employees) selected
from among applicants who are currently working in local
Head Start programs or otherwise working in the field of
child development and children and family services.
‘‘(5) DURATION.—Fellowships under this subsection
shall be for terms of one year, and shall be renewable for
a term of one additional year.
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—From amounts
appropriated under this subchapter and allotted under
section 640(a)(2)(D), the Secretary is authorized to make
expenditures of not to exceed $1,000,000 for any fiscal
year, for stipends and other reasonable expenses of the
program under this subsection.
‘‘(7) STATUS OF FELLOWS.—Except as otherwise
provided in this paragraph, Head Start Fellows shall not
be deemed employees or otherwise in the service or em-
ployment of the United States Government. Head Start
Fellows shall be considered Federal employees for pur-
poses of compensation for injuries under chapter 81 of
title 5 of the United States Code. Head Start Fellows as-
signed to positions specified in paragraph (3)(A)(i) shall
be considered Executive Branch employees for the pur-
poses of chapter 11 of title 18 of the United States Code,
and of any administrative standards of conduct applicable
to the employees of the agency to which they are assigned.
‘‘(8) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations implementing the provisions of this sub-
section.’’.
(b) MODEL STAFFING PATTERNS.—Section 648 is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) MODEL STAFFING PATTERNS.—Within one year
after enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with appropriate public and private agencies and
organizations and with individuals with expertise in the
field of child and family services, shall develop model staff-
ing plans to provide guidance to local Head Start agencies
and programs on the numbers, types, responsibilities, and
qualifications of staff required to operate a Head Start
program.’’.
(c) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 648 is
amended in the caption, to read: ‘‘TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE AND TRAINING’’.
SEC. 5. GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR TRAINING AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.
Section 648, as amended by section 4, is further
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Head
Start programs, including’’ and inserting instead
‘‘Head Start programs, in accordance with the proc-
ess, goals, and priorities set forth in subsections (b)
and (c). The Secretary shall provide, either directly
or through grants or other arrangements,’’;
(2) by redesignating and relocating as sub-
section (f) the final sentence of subsection (a), as
amended by paragraph (1);
(3) by striking subsection (c); and
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(b) GOALS.—The process for determining the tech-
nical assistance and training activities to be carried out
under this section shall—
‘‘(1) ensure that the needs of local Head Start
agencies and programs relating to improving pro-
gram quality and to program expansion are ad-
dressed to the maximum extent feasible.
‘‘(2) incorporate mechanisms to ensure respon-
siveness to local needs, including an ongoing proce-
dure for obtaining input from the Head Start com-
munity; and
‘‘(c) SPECIFIC PURPOSES.—In allocating resources
for technical assistance and training under this section,
the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) give priority consideration to activities to
correct program and management deficiencies identi-
fied through monitoring pursuant to section 641A
(including the provision of assistance to local pro-
grams in the development of quality improvement
plans);
‘‘(2) address the training and career develop-
ment needs of both classroom and non-classroom
staff, including home visitors and other staff work-
ing directly with families, including training relating
to increasing parent involvement and services de-
signed to increase family literacy and improve
parenting skills;
‘‘(3) assist Head Start agencies and programs
to conduct and participate in community-wide stra-
tegic planning and needs assessment;
‘‘(4) assist Head Start agencies and programs
in the development of sound management practices,
including financial management procedures; and
‘‘(5) assist in efforts to secure and maintain
adequate facilities for Head Start programs.’’.
SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION.
‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS WITHIN STATES.—Sec-
tion 640(g) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g)(1)
COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS TO GRANTEES.—’’ ’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF EXPANSION FUNDS WITHIN
STATES.—In allocating funds within a State, for the pur-
poses of expanding Head Start programs, from amounts
allotted to a State pursuant to paragraph (4), the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration the following factors:
‘‘(A) the quality of the applicant’s current pro-
grams (including Head Start and other child care or
child development programs and, in the case of cur-
rent Head Start programs, the extent to which such
programs meet or exceed performance standards and
other requirements under this subchapter);
‘‘(B) the applicant’s capacity to expand services
(including, in the case of current Head Start pro-
grams, whether the applicant accomplished any prior
expansions in an effective and timely manner);
‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant has un-
dertaken community-wide strategic planning and
needs assessments involving other community orga-
nizations serving children and families;
‘‘(D) the numbers of eligible children in each
community who are not participating in Head Start;
and
‘‘(E) the concentration of low-income families in
each community.
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF EXPANSION FUNDS TO INDIAN
AND MIGRANT PROGRAMS AND TO TERRITORIES.—In de-
termining the amount of funds reserved pursuant to sec-
tion 640(a)(2) (A) or (B) to be used for expanding Head
Start programs under this subchapter, the Secretary shall
take into consideration, to the extent appropriate, the fac-
tors specified in paragraph (2).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 641(f) is
repealed.
SEC. 7. ALLOCATION AND USE OF FUNDS FOR QUALITY IM-
PROVEMENT.
(A) 
ALLOCATION; 
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Section
640(a)(3) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (D);
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) of sub-
paragraph (A), to read as follows:
‘‘(3) 
QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT.—(A) 
RESERVA-
TION.—(i) The Secretary shall reserve, for activities speci-
fied in subparagraph (C) directed at the goals specified
in subparagraph (B), a share of the amount (if any) by
which such appropriations exceed the adjusted prior year
appropriation (as defined in clause (ii)) equal to—
‘‘(I) 25 percent of such amount, plus
‘‘(II) any additional amount the Secretary may
find necessary to address a demonstrated need for
additional quality improvement activities.
‘‘(ii) ADJUSTED PRIOR YEAR APPROPRIATION DE-
FINED.—The term ‘adjusted prior year appropriation’
means, with respect to a fiscal year, the amount appro-
priated pursuant to section 639(a) for the preceding fiscal
year adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (issued
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) during such preceding
fiscal year.
‘‘(B) GOALS.—Quality improvement funds reserved
under this paragraph shall be used to accomplish any or
all of the following goals:
‘‘(i) Ensuring that Head Start programs meet
or exceed performance standards pursuant to section
641A.
‘‘(ii) Ensuring that programs have adequate
qualified staff, and that such staff are furnished
adequate training.
‘‘(iii) Ensuring that salary levels are adequate
to attract and retain qualified staff.
‘‘(iv) Using salary increases to improve staff
qualifications and to assist with the implementation
of career development programs.
‘‘(v) Improving community-wide strategic plan-
ning and needs assessments.
‘‘(vi) Ensuring that the physical environments
of Head Start programs are conducive to providing
effective program services to children and families.
‘‘(vii) Making such other improvements in pro-
gram quality as the Secretary may designate.
‘‘(C) ACTIVITIES.—Quality improvement funds re-
served under this paragraph shall be used to carry out
any or all of the following activities:’’;
(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by
adding at the end the following new clause:
‘‘(vii) Such other activities as the Secretary
may designate.’’; and
(4) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated—
(A) in clause (i)—
(i) in the matter preceding subclause
(I), by striking ‘‘for the first, second, and
third fiscal years for which funds are so re-
served’’; and
(ii) in subclause (II), by inserting
‘‘territories, and programs serving Indian
and migrant children,’’ after ‘‘States,’’;
(B) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii);
(C) in clause (iv)—
(i) by striking all that precedes the
first comma and inserting ‘‘Funds’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ the first
place it appears and inserting ‘‘clause (i)’’;
(iii) by inserting before the period at
the end of the first sentence, ‘‘, for expend-
iture for activities specified in subpara-
graph (C)’’; and
(iv) by striking the second sentence;
and
(D) by striking clause (v), and redesignat-
ing clauses (iv) and (vi) as clauses (ii) and (iii),
respectively.
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Paragraphs (4)
and (5) of section 637 are repealed.
SEC. 8. TRANSITION COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.
(a) COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 642 is
amended—
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘schools that
will subsequently serve children in Head Start pro-
grams,’’; and
(2) by adding after subsection (c) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(d) FACILITATING TRANSITION TO SCHOOL.—(1)
GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—Each Head Start agency shall
undertake the actions specified in this subsection, to the
extent feasible and appropriate in the circumstances (in-
cluding the extent to which such agency is able to secure
the cooperation of parents and schools) to enable children
to maintain the developmental gains achieved in Head
Start and to build upon such gains in further schooling.
‘‘(2) COORDINATION WITH SCHOOLS.—The Head
Start agency shall take steps to coordinate with the local
educational agency and with schools in which children par-
ticipating in a Head Start program operated by such agen-
cy will enroll following such program, including the follow-
ing:
‘‘(A) developing and implementing a systematic
procedure for transferring Head Start records on
each participating child to the school in which such
child will enroll;
‘‘(B) establishing channels of communication
between Head Start staff and their counterparts in
the receiving schools (including teachers, social
workers, and health staff) to facilitate coordination
of programs; and
‘‘(C) conducting meetings involving parents,
kindergarten or primary school teachers, and Head
Start teachers to discuss the developmental and
other needs of individual children; and
‘‘(D) organizing and participating in joint tran-
sition-related training of school staff and Head Start
staff.
‘‘(3) PROMOTION OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.—In
order to promote the continued involvement of Head Start
parents in their children’s education upon transition to
school, the Head Start agency shall—
‘‘(A) provide training to Head Start parents—
‘‘(i) to inform them about their rights and
responsibilities concerning their children’s edu-
cation; and
‘‘(ii) to enable them to understand and
work with schools in order to communicate with
teachers and other school personnel, to support
their children’s school work, and to participate
as appropriate in decisions relating to their chil-
dren’s education; and
‘‘(B) take other actions, as appropriate and fea-
sible, to support the active involvement of parents
with schools, school personnel, and school-related or-
ganizations.
‘‘(4) APPLICATION OF DEMONSTRATION RESULTS.—
The Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Edu-
cation shall assess the results of the demonstration
projects funded under the Head Start Transition Project
Act and shall work together to provide technical assistance
to enable communities to implement promising practices
emerging from these demonstrations for improving the
Head Start Program and programs of the schools.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF SET-ASIDE FOR HEAD START
TRANSITION PROJECT ACT.—(1) IN GENERAL.—Section
639(c) is amended—
(A) by striking paragraph (1);
(B) by striking ‘‘(2)’’; and
(C) by striking ‘‘1992, 1993, and 1994’’ and
inserting ‘‘1992 through 1996’’.
(2) REFERENCE.—Section 640(a)(5) is amended by
striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘ALLOTMENTS AMONG
STATES.—Subject to section 639(c), the’’.
SEC. 9. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, EVALUATION, AND
REPORTS.
(a) RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUA-
TION.—Section 649, including the caption thereof, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION
‘‘SEC. 649. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Requirement;
General Purposes.—The Secretary shall carry out a con-
tinuing program of research, demonstrations, and evalua-
tion, in order to—
‘‘(A) foster continuous improvement in the
quality of the Head Start Program under this sub-
chapter and in its effectiveness in enabling partici-
pating children and their families to succeed in
school and in everyday life; and
‘‘(B) use the Head Start Program as a national
laboratory for developing, testing, and disseminating
new ideas and approaches for addressing the needs
of low-income pre-school children and their families
and communities, and otherwise to further the pur-
poses of this subchapter.
‘‘(2) PLAN.—The Secretary shall develop, and peri-
odically update, a plan governing the research, demonstra-
tion, and evaluation activities under this section.
‘‘(b) CONDUCT
OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS,
AND EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in order to conduct
research, demonstrations, and evaluations under this sec-
tion—
‘‘(1) may carry out such activities directly, or
through grants to, or contracts or cooperative agree-
ments with, public and private entities;
‘‘(2) shall, to the extent appropriate, undertake
such activities in collaboration with other Federal
and non-Federal agencies conducting similar activi-
ties;
‘‘(3) shall ensure that evaluation of activities in
a specific program or project are conducted by per-
sons not directly involved in the operation of such
program or project;
‘‘(4) may require Head Start agencies to pro-
vide for independent evaluations; and
‘‘(5) may approve, in appropriate cases, com-
munity-based cooperative research and evaluation ef-
forts to enable local Head Start programs to collabo-
rate with qualified researchers not directly involved
in program administration or operation.
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In car-
rying out the activities under this section, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(1) consult with individuals—
‘‘(A) from relevant academic disciplines;
‘‘(B) involved in the operation of Head
Start and other child and family service pro-
grams; and
‘‘(C) from other Federal agencies and or-
ganizations involved with children and families,
ensuring that such individuals reflect the multi-cul-
tural nature of the Head Start population and the
multi-disciplinary nature of the Head Start Pro-
gram;
‘‘(2) whenever feasible and appropriate, obtain
the views of persons participating in and served by
programs and projects assisted under this sub-
chapter with respect to activities under this section;
and
‘‘(3) establish, to the extent appropriate, work-
ing relationships with the faculties of colleges or uni-
versities located in the area in which any evaluation
under this section is being conducted, unless there is
no such college or university willing and able to par-
ticipate in such evaluation.
‘‘(d) SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES.—The research, dem-
onstration, and evaluation programs under this part shall
include components designed to—
‘‘(1) permit ongoing assessment of the quality
and effectiveness of the program under this sub-
chapter;
‘‘(2) contribute to developing knowledge con-
cerning factors associated with the quality and effec-
tiveness of Head Start programs and in identifying
ways in which services provided under this sub-
chapter may be improved;
‘‘(3) assist in developing knowledge concerning
the factors which promote or inhibit healthy develop-
ment and effective functioning of children and their
families both during and following the Head Start
experience;
‘‘(4) permit comparisons of children and fami-
lies participating in Head Start programs with chil-
dren and families receiving other child care, early
childhood education, and child development services
and with other appropriate control groups;
‘‘(5) contribute to understanding the character-
istics and needs of population groups eligible for
services provided under this subchapter and the im-
pact of such services on the individuals served and
the communities in which such services are provided;
‘‘(6) provide for disseminating and promoting
the use of the findings from such research, dem-
onstration, and evaluation activities; and
‘‘(7) promote exploration of areas in which
knowledge is insufficient, and which will otherwise
contribute to fulfilling the purposes of this sub-
chapter.
‘‘(e) LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.—In developing prior-
ities for research, demonstration, and evaluation activities
under this section, the Secretary shall give special consid-
eration to longitudinal studies which—
‘‘(1) examine the developmental progress of
children and their families both during and following
the Head Start Program experience, including the
examination of factors which contribute to or detract
from such progress; and
‘‘(2) examine factors related to improving the
quality of the Head Start Program experience and
the preparation it provides for children and their
families to function effectively in schools and other
settings in the years following Head Start; and
‘‘(3) as appropriate, permit comparison of chil-
dren and families participating in Head Start pro-
grams with children and families receiving other
child care, early childhood education, and child de-
velopment services, and with other appropriate con-
trol groups.
‘‘(f) OWNERSHIP OF RESULTS.—The Secretary shall
take necessary steps to ensure that all studies, reports,
proposals, and data produced or developed with Federal
funds under this subchapter shall become the property of
the United States.’’.
(b) REPORTS.—Section 651 is amended—
(1) in the caption, to read ‘‘REPORTS’’;
(2) by striking subsections (a) through (f);
(3) by striking ‘‘(g)’’;
(4)(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (11);
(B) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (12) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (12) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(13) a summary of the research, demonstra-
tion, and evaluation activities conducted under sec-
tion 649, including—
‘‘(2) evaluation of, and provision of training
and technical assistance to, projects under the Com-
prehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988.
‘‘(b) FAMILIES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.—Persons
who may be served by projects described in subsection
(a)(1) include pregnant women, and families with children
under age three (or under age five, in the case of children
served by a grantee specified in subsection (e)(2)), who
meet the criteria specified in section 645(a)(1).
‘‘(c) SCOPE AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMS.—Programs
receiving assistance under this section shall—
‘‘(1) provide, either directly or through referral,
early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child
development and family support services which will
enhance the physical, social, emotional, and intellec-
tual development of participating children;
‘‘(2) ensure that the level of services provided
to families responds to their needs and cir-
cumstances;
‘‘(3) promote positive parent-child interactions;
‘‘(4) provide services to parents to support their
role as parents and to help them move toward self-
sufficiency;
‘‘(5) coordinate services with existing programs
in the State and community to ensure a comprehen-
sive array of services;
‘‘(6) coordinate with local Head Start programs
in order to ensure continuity of services for children
and families;
‘‘(7) (in the case of a program operated by a
Head Start agency that also provides Head Start
services through the age of mandatory school attend-
ance) ensure that participating children and families
receive such services through such age; and
‘‘(8) meet such other requirements concerning
program design and operation as the Secretary may
establish.
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE SERVICE PROVIDERS.—Entities that
may apply to operate services projects under this section
include—
‘‘(1) entities operating Head Start programs
under this subchapter;
‘‘(2) entities that, on the date of enactment of
this provision, were operating—
‘‘(A) Parent-Child Centers receiving finan-
cial assistance under section 640(a)(4), or
‘‘(B) Comprehensive Child Development
Projects receiving financial assistance under the
Comprehensive Child Development Centers Act
of 1988; and
‘‘(3) other public and non-profit private entities
capable of providing child and family services
that meet the standards for participation in programs
under this subchapter and such other appropriate require-
ments relating to the program under this section as the
Secretary may establish.
‘‘(e) TIME-LIMITED PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN ENTI-
TIES.—(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts allotted pursu-
ant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 640(a), the Sec-
retary shall provide financial assistance in accordance with
paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection.
‘‘(2) PARENT-CHILD CENTERS.—The Secretary shall
make financial assistance available under this section for
each of fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 to any entity
that—
‘‘(A) complies with the standards and require-
ments established by the Secretary under subsection
(d); and
‘‘(B) received funding as a Parent-Child Center
pursuant to section 640(a)(4) for fiscal year 1994.
‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TERS (CCDCs).—In the case of an entity that—
‘‘(A) complies with the standards and require-
ments established by the Secretary under subsection
(d); and
‘‘(B) received a grant for fiscal year 1994 to
operate a project under the Comprehensive Child
Development Centers Act of 1988, the Secretary—
shall make financial assistance available under this section
for the duration of the demonstration project period speci-
fied in the grant award to such entity under such Act,
and shall permit such entity, in the program assisted
under this section, to serve children from birth through
age 5.
‘‘(4) EVALUATIONS, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE RELATING TO CCDCs.—The Secretary shall make
funds available under this section as necessary to provide
for the evaluation of, and furnishing of training and tech-
nical assistance to, child development projects (specified
in paragraph (3)) under the Comprehensive Child Devel-
opment Centers Act of 1988.
‘‘(f) SELECTION OF OTHER GRANTEES.—From allot-
ments pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (4) of section
640(a) (in amounts equal to the balance remaining of the
amount specified in section 640(a)(6) after making grants
to the eligible entities specified in subsection (e)), the Sec-
retary shall award grants under this paragraph on a com-
petitive basis to applicants meeting the criteria specified
in subsection (d) (giving priority to entities with a record
of providing early, continuous, and comprehensive child-
hood development and family services).
‘‘(g) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—(1) GUIDE-
LINES.—The Secretary shall develop and publish guide-
lines concerning the content and operation of programs
under this section—
‘‘(A) in consultation with experts in early child-
hood development and family services; and
‘‘(B) taking into consideration the knowledge
and experience gained from other early childhood
programs, including programs under the Com-
prehensive Child Development Centers Act of 1988.
‘‘(2) MONITORING, EVALUATION, TRAINING, AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In order to ensure the success-
ful operation of service programs under this section, the
Secretary shall monitor the operation of such programs,
evaluate their effectiveness, and provide training and tech-
nical assistance tailored to the particular needs of such
programs.’’.
(b) FUNDS SET-ASIDE.—Section 640(a) is amend-
ed—
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and sub-
ject to paragraph (6)’’ before the period;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(5)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(4)’’;
(3) by striking paragraph (4), and redesignat-
ing paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and
(5), respectively; and
(4) by adding after paragraph (5), as redesig-
nated, the following new paragraph:
‘‘(6) FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH
INFANTS AND TODDLERS.—From amounts allotted pur-
suant to paragraphs (2) and (4), the Secretary shall use,
for grants for programs for families with infants and tod-
dlers under section 645A, a portion of the combined total
of such amounts equal to 3 percent for fiscal year 1995,
4 percent for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and 5
percent for fiscal year 1998, of the amount appropriated
pursuant to section 639(a).’’.
(c) CONSOLIDATION.—In recognition that the Com-
prehensive Child Development Centers Act has dem-
onstrated positive results, and that its purposes and func-
tions have been consolidated into section 645A of the
Head Start Act, the Comprehensive Child Development
Centers Act of 1988 is repealed.
SEC. 11. ENHANCED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
‘‘(a) CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNATING NEW HEAD
START AGENCIES.—Section 641(d) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), to read as follows:
‘‘(4) the plan of such applicant—
‘‘(A) to seek the involvement of parents of
participating children in activities designed to
help such parents become full partners in the
education of their children;
‘‘(B) to afford such parents the oppor-
tunity to participate in the development, con-
duct, and overall performance of the program
at the local level;
‘‘(C) to offer (directly or through referral
to local entities, such as Even Start programs)
to such parents—
‘‘(i) family literacy services; and
‘‘(ii) parenting skills training;
‘‘(D) at the option of such applicant, to
offer (directly or through referral to local enti-
ties) to such parents—
‘‘(i) parental social self-sufficiency
training;
‘‘(ii) substance abuse counseling; or