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Committee on Education and Labor of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 subparagraph, all Head 
Start agencies shall require that all Head Start 
teachers hired after such rules take effect to pro-
vide Head Start services in center-based pro-
grams— 
‘‘(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 degree 
in early childhood education or a related 
field, and agree to complete degree require-
ments 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 
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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-
tions 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 
(iii) by adding at the end, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) a baccalaureate and has been admitted 
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 includes 
teaching preschool children, and is receiving on-
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going 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 exam-
ining 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 pro-
viding such services; 
‘‘(2) review, and as necessary, revise or develop 
maximum caseload requirements, as suggested by best 
practices; 
‘‘(3) promote the development of model curricula 
(on subjects including parenting training and family 
literacy) designed to ensure the attainment of appro-
priate competencies by individuals working or plan-
ning to work in the field of early childhood and fam-
ily services; and 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
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 ad-
dressing the needs of low-income preschool chil-
dren (including children with disabilities, home-
less children, children who have been abused or 
neglected, and children in foster care) and their 
families and communities (including demonstra-
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tions of innovative non-center-based program 
models such as home-based and mobile pro-
grams), and otherwise to further the purposes of 
this subchapter.’’, 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (7) by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) in paragraph (8) by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting a period, 
(C) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10), 
and 
(D) by striking the last sentence, 
(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 on Health, 
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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 in 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 chil-
dren receiving Early Head Start services, and 
the geographical distribution of such children re-
ceiving 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 children 
to kindergarten, including the extent to which 
Head Start programs meet the requirements of 
section 642A for limited English proficient chil-
dren; 
‘‘(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) the correlation between such 
progress and the type and quality of in-
struction and educational programs pro-
vided to limited English proficient children; 
and 
‘‘(iii) 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 AFFECTED 
BY HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to evaluate the status of Head Start and Early 
Head Start programs affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita as well as the challenges those programs 
have faced in reestablishing themselves and re-
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enrolling eligible children and families, with the ulti-
mate goal of providing all Head Start and Early 
Head Start programs with recommendations for de-
veloping and implementing disaster plans. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—The term ‘areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita’ means any parish or 
county for which it was determined that assistance 
was warranted from the Federal Government under 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) as a result of 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 
‘‘(3) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study on the status of children and families partici-
pating in Head Start and Early Head Start pro-
grams in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Improving Head Start 
Act of 2007, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to Congress a report containing the results of such 
study, including 
‘‘(A) information on the population served, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number of children and fami-
lies participating in Head Start and Early 
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Head Start programs in areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita before and 
after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
‘‘(ii) the demographics of such children 
and families; and 
‘‘(iii) the geographical distribution of 
such children and families; 
‘‘(B) information on staff and programs, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the number and geographic dis-
tribution of staff serving Head Start and 
Early Head Start children and families 
from areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita; 
‘‘(ii) the current status, including em-
ployment status and geographic location, of 
Head Start and Early Head Start staff 
serving in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita prior to Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita; and 
‘‘(iii) the response and recovery efforts 
of Head Start and Early Head Start staff 
serving in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita 
‘‘(C) information on facilities, including— 
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‘‘(i) the number of Head Start and 
Early Head Start facilities operating prior 
to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in areas 
affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
‘‘(ii) the current status of each such fa-
cility; and 
‘‘(iii) information on any new Head 
Start or Early Head Start facility that has 
opened in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita or that serves children 
and families who lived in areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita at the time of 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; 
‘‘(D) information on coordination with the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency 
(FEMA) in areas affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita, including— 
‘‘(i) areas of success that Head Start 
agencies and programs had in working with 
FEMA; 
‘‘(ii) challenges that Head Start agen-
cies and programs had in working with 
FEMA; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of Head Start fami-
lies that received individualized assistance 
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(as defined under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Act) and the 
types of assistance received by such families. 
‘‘(E) challenges that were faced by Head 
Start and Early Head Start programs and fam-
ilies in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina 
and Rita including— 
‘‘(i) the availability of Head Start 
services for families displaced during the 
period of transition; 
‘‘(ii) identification of and outreach to 
families 
displaced 
by 
the 
Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita; and 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which non-Federal 
disaster assistance was available to Head 
Start agencies and programs, and coordina-
tion of such services with non-Federal dis-
aster assistance resources. 
‘‘(5) DISASTER PLAN PREPAREDNESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of Improv-
ing Head Start Act of 2007, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress, Head Start disaster 
plan recommendations based upon the report initi-
ated in paragraph (4), including recommendations 
for prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, 
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that can be used to advise Head Start and Early 
Head Start programs in the development and imple-
mentation of disaster plans.’’. 
SEC. 20. REPORTS. 
Section 650 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9846) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources of the Senate’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 
Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘and non-English language 
background children’’ and inserting ‘‘children, 
homeless children, children in foster care, and 
limited English proficient children’’, and 
(C) in paragraph (8) by inserting ‘‘home-
lessness, whether the child is in foster care or was 
referred by a child welfare agency,’’ after ‘‘ back-
ground,’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) SET-ASIDE ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report detailing the 
different amounts of expenditures under section 640(a)(2) 
and the activities carried out thereunder. 
‘‘(d) FISCAL PROTOCOL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
an annual review to assess whether the design and imple-
mentation of the triennial reviews described in section 
641A(c) include compliance procedures that provide reason-
able assurance that Head Start agencies are complying 
with applicable fiscal laws and regulations. The Secretary 
shall report the findings and conclusions of the annual re-
view to the House Committee on Education and Labor, and 
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions within 30 days of completing the review. 
‘‘(e) USE OF INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS.— 
The Secretary shall track the use of Head Start Individual-
ized Education Plans by Head Start agencies in order to 
evaluate the reasons why Head Start agencies are opting 
not to use Individualized Education Plans for children with 
disabilities (as specified in the Individuals With Disabil-
ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1414(d)), whether Head 
Start Individualized Education Plans are used to provide 
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services prior to the development of an Individualized Edu-
cation Plan, as required under the Individuals With Dis-
abilities Education Act, and the length of time programs 
use Head Start Individualized Education Plans before an 
Individualized Education Plan as required under Individ-
uals With Disabilities Education Act is developed. The Sec-
retary shall provide a report to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
the Senate, not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of the Improving Head Start Act of 2007. 
‘‘(f) EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARD-
ING OBESITY PREVENTION.—The Secretary shall evaluate 
and publish regulations on the issue of and concerns related 
to preventing and reducing obesity in children who partici-
pate in Head Start programs and shall consult, at a min-
imum, with experts in child and maternal health, child de-
velopment, child and family nutrition and physical edu-
cation, to determine the effective methods by which Head 
Start agencies can help address childhood obesity. The regu-
lations should include guidance on how Head Start agencies 
can incorporate, at a minimum, more physical activity and 
nutrition education into such programs related to pre-
venting and reducing obesity. Not later than 1 year after 
the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall sub-
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mit to the House Committee on Education and Labor and 
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and 
Pensions, a report containing such recommendations and 
the results of such evaluation.’’. 
SEC. 21. WAGES AND COMPENSATION. 
Section 653 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9848) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 653. WAGES AND COMPENSATION. 
‘‘(a) COMPARABILITY OF WAGES.—The Secretary shall 
take such action as may be necessary to assure that persons 
employed in carrying out programs financed under this 
subchapter shall not receive compensation at a rate which 
is (1) in excess of the average rate of compensation paid 
in the area where the program is carried out to a substan-
tial number of the persons providing substantially com-
parable services, or in excess of the average rate of com-
pensation paid to a substantial number of the persons pro-
viding substantially comparable services in the area of the 
person’s immediately preceding employment, whichever is 
higher; or (2) less than the minimum wage rate prescribed 
in section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 
The Secretary shall encourage Head Start agencies to pro-
vide compensation according to salary scales that are based 
on training and experience. 
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‘‘(b) FEDERAL RATE LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be used 
to pay all or any part of the compensation of an individual 
employed by a Head Start agency in carrying out pro-
grams under this subchapter, either as direct or indirect 
costs of any proration thereof, at a rate in excess of the 
rate then payable for level II of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 22. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN USES OF FUNDS. 
The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 656A. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN USES OF FUNDS. 
‘‘No funds made available to carry out this subchapter 
may be used— 
‘‘(1) for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
heretofore authorized by the Congress; or 
‘‘(2) unless authorized by law in effect on the ef-
fective date of this section, to produce any pre-pack-
aged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 
unless such story includes a clear notification con-
tained within the text or audio of such story stating 
that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by the Department of Health and Human 
Services.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 38 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1429 
[Report No. 110–67] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve pro-
gram quality, to expand access, and for other 
purposes. 
MARCH 23, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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