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(2) in the first sentence of subsection (c), by
striking ‘‘(age 3 to compulsory school attendance)’’
and inserting ‘‘(other than children eligible for an
Early Head Start program)’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
an Indian tribe that operates both an Early Head Start
program under section 645A and a Head Start program
may, at its discretion, at any time during the grant period
involved, reallocate funds between the Early Head Start
program and the Head Start program in order to address
fluctuations in client population, including pregnant
women and children birth to compulsory school age. The
reallocation of such funds between programs by an Indian
tribe shall not serve as the basis for the Secretary to reduce
a base grant (as defined in section 641A(g)(1)) for either
program in succeeding years.’’.
SEC. 15. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS.
Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a)
is amended—
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting
the following:
‘‘SEC. 645A. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘provide
services to parents to support their role as par-
ents’’ and inserting ‘‘provide additional services
and research-based activities to parents to sup-
port their role as parents (including parenting
skills training and training in basic child devel-
opment)’’;
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6),
(7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (6), (8), (11),
(12), and (13), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) where appropriate and in conjunction with
services provided under this section to the children’s
immediate families (or as approved by the Secretary),
provide home-based services to family child care
homes, and kin caregivers, caring for infants and tod-
dlers who also participate in Early Head Start pro-
grams, to provide continuity in supporting the chil-
dren’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical devel-
opment;’’;
(D) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘(including home-
based services)’’ after ‘‘with services’’;
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and homeless infants
and toddlers’’ after ‘‘disabilities’’; and
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, and family sup-
port services’’ after ‘‘health services’’;
(E) by inserting after paragraph (6), as re-
designated by subparagraph (B), the following:
‘‘(7) ensure that children with documented be-
havioral problems, including problems involving be-
havior related to prior or existing trauma, receive ap-
propriate screening and referral;’’;
(F) by inserting after paragraph (8), as re-
designated by subparagraph (B), the following:
‘‘(9) develop and implement a systematic proce-
dure for transitioning children and parents from an
Early Head Start program to a Head Start program
or another local program of early childhood education
and care;
‘‘(10) establish channels of communication be-
tween staff of Early Head Start programs and staff
of Head Start programs or other local providers of
early childhood education and care, to facilitate the
coordination of programs;’’; and
(G) in paragraph (12), as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘and providers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, providers’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and the agencies re-
sponsible for administering section 106 of
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) and parts B and E
of title IV of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.)’’ after
‘‘(20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)’’;
(3) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding tribal governments and entities oper-
ating migrant and seasonal Head Start pro-
grams’’ after ‘‘subchapter’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding community-based organizations’’ after
‘‘private entities’’;
(4) in subsection (g)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘In determining the amount
so reserved, the Secretary shall consider the num-
ber of Early Head Start programs newly funded
for that fiscal year.’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
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(i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding supporting infant and toddler spe-
cialists to assist such staff and improve the
programs carried out under this section’’
after ‘‘section’’; and
(ii) by striking clause (iv) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(iv) providing professional develop-
ment and personnel enhancement activities,
including the provision of funds to recipi-
ents of grants under subsection (a), relating
to—
‘‘(I) effective methods of con-
ducting parent education, home vis-
iting, and promoting quality early
childhood development;
‘‘(II) recruiting and retaining
qualified staff; and
‘‘(III) increasing program par-
ticipation for underserved populations
of eligible children.’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT.—
‘‘(1) 
CENTER-BASED
STAFF.—The 
Secretary
shall establish staff qualification goals to ensure that,
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not later than September 30, 2012, all teachers pro-
viding direct services to Early Head Start children
and families in Early Head Start centers have a
minimum of a child development associate credential
or an associate degree, and have been trained (or have
equivalent course work) in early childhood develop-
ment with a focus on infant and toddler development.
‘‘(2) HOME VISITOR STAFF.—
‘‘(A) STANDARDS.—In order to further en-
hance the quality of home visiting services pro-
vided to families of children participating in
home-based, center-based, or combination pro-
gram options under this subchapter, the Sec-
retary shall establish standards for training,
qualifications, and the conduct of home visits for
home visitor staff in Early Head Start pro-
grams.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The standards for train-
ing, qualifications, and the conduct of home vis-
its shall include content related to—
‘‘(i) structured child-focused home vis-
iting that promotes parents’ ability to sup-
port the child’s cognitive, social, emotional,
and physical development;
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‘‘(ii) effective strengths-based parent
education, including methods to encourage
parents as their child’s first teachers;
‘‘(iii) early childhood development with
respect to children from birth through age 3;
‘‘(iv) methods to help parents promote
emergent literacy in their children from
birth through age 3, including use of re-
search-based strategies to support the devel-
opment of literacy and language skills for
children who are limited English proficient;
‘‘(v) health, vision, hearing, and devel-
opmental screenings;
‘‘(vi) strategies for helping families
coping with crisis; and
‘‘(vii) the relationship of health and
well-being of pregnant women to prenatal
and early child development.’’.
SEC. 16. APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING AND RECORDS
AND FINANCIAL AUDITS.
(a) APPEALS, NOTICE, AND HEARING.—Section 646(a)
of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9841(a)) is amended by
striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) financial assistance under this subchapter
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refunding may be denied, after the recipient has been
afforded reasonable notice and opportunity for a full
and fair hearing, including—
‘‘(A) a right to file a notice of appeal of a
decision not later than 30 days after notice of
the decision from the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) access to a full and fair hearing of the
appeal, not later than 120 days after receipt by
the Secretary of the notice of appeal;
‘‘(4) the Secretary shall develop and publish pro-
cedures (including mediation procedures) to be used
in order to—
‘‘(A) resolve in a timely manner conflicts
potentially 
leading 
to 
an 
adverse 
action
between—
‘‘(i) recipients of financial assistance
under this subchapter; and
‘‘(ii) delegate agencies, or policy coun-
cils of Head Start agencies;
‘‘(B) avoid the need for an administrative
hearing on an adverse action; and
‘‘(C) prohibit a Head Start agency from ex-
pending financial assistance awarded under this
subchapter for the purpose of paying legal fees
pursuant to an appeal under paragraph (3), ex-
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cept that such fees shall be reimbursed by the
Secretary if the agency prevails in such decision;
and
‘‘(5) the Secretary may suspend funds to a
grantee under this subchapter—
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph
(B), for not more than 30 days; or
‘‘(B) in the case of a grantee under this sub-
chapter that has multiple and recurring defi-
ciencies for 180 days or more and has not made
substantial and significant progress toward
meeting the goals of the grantee’s quality im-
provement plan or eliminating all deficiencies
identified by the Secretary, during the hearing of
an appeal described in paragraph (3), for any
amount of time, including permanently.’’.
(b) RECORDS AND FINANCIAL AUDITS.—
(1) HEADING.—Section 647 of the Head Start
Act (42 U.S.C. 9842) is amended by striking the sec-
tion heading and inserting the following: ‘‘RECORDS
AND FINANCIAL AUDITS’’.
(2) RECIPIENTS.—Section 647(a) of the Head
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9842(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘Each recipient of’’ and inserting ‘‘Each Head Start
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center, including each Early Head Start center, re-
ceiving’’.
(3) FINANCIAL AUDITS.—Subsections (a) and (b)
of section 647 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9842)
are amended by striking ‘‘audit’’ and inserting ‘‘fi-
nancial audit’’.
(4) ACCOUNTING.—Section 647 of the Head
Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9842) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(c) Each Head Start center, including each Early
Head Start center, receiving financial assistance under this
subchapter shall maintain, and annually submit to the Sec-
retary, a complete accounting of its administrative ex-
penses, including expenses for salaries and compensation
funded under this subchapter and provide such additional
documentation as the Secretary may require.’’.
SEC. 17. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.
Section 648 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘(b) and
(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(b), (c), and (d)’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e)
as subsections (c) through (f), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(b) The Secretary shall make available funds set aside
in section 640(a)(2)(C)(ii) to support a State system of
training and technical assistance (which may include such
a system for a consortium of States within a region) that
improves the capacity of Head Start programs to deliver
services in accordance with the standards described in sec-
tion 641A(a)(1), with particular attention to the standards
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of such section. The
Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) ensure that agencies with demonstrated ex-
pertise in providing high-quality training and tech-
nical assistance to improve the delivery of Head Start
services, including the State Head Start Associations,
State agencies, Indian Head Start agencies, migrant
and seasonal Head Start agencies, and other entities
providing training and technical assistance in early
childhood education and care, for the State (including
such a consortium of States within a region), are in-
cluded in the planning and coordination of the sys-
tem; and
‘‘(2) encourage States (including such consortia)
to supplement the funds authorized in section
640(a)(2)(C)(ii) with Federal, State, or local funds
other than funds made available under this sub-
chapter, to expand training and technical assistance
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activities beyond Head Start agencies to include other
providers of other early childhood education and care
within a State (including such a consortium).’’;
(4) in paragraph (3) of subsection (c), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘child care and
early childhood programs’’ and inserting ‘‘early child-
hood education and care programs’’;
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking
‘‘educational performance measures’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘measures’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and for
activities described in section 1222(d) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6372(d))’’ after ‘‘children with dis-
abilities’’;
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘early
childhood professional development systems’’ and
inserting ‘‘professional development systems re-
garding early childhood education and care’’;
(D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding assessing the needs of homeless children
and their families’’ after ‘‘needs assessment’’;
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(E) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(7) assist Head Start agencies in better serving
the needs of families with very young children, in-
cluding providing support and program planning
and implementation assistance for Head Start agen-
cies that apply to serve or are serving additional in-
fants and toddlers with funds previously used for 3-
and 
4-year-olds 
in 
accordance 
with 
section
645(a)(5);’’;
(F) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a semicolon;
(G) in paragraph (11), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting a semicolon; and
(H) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) assist Head Start agencies in increasing
the program participation of homeless children;
‘‘(13) provide training and technical assistance
to members of governing bodies, policy councils, and,
as appropriate, policy committees, to ensure that the
members can fulfill their functions;
‘‘(14) provide training and technical assistance
to Head Start agencies to assist such agencies in con-
ducting self-assessments;
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‘‘(15) assist Head Start agencies in improving
outreach to, and the quality of services available to,
families of limited English proficient children, in-
cluding such services to help such families learn
English, particularly in communities that have expe-
rienced a large percentage increase in the population
of such families;
‘‘(16) assist Head Start agencies and improve
programs to increase the capacity of classroom staff
to meet the needs of children with disabilities in Head
Start classrooms;
‘‘(17) provide activities that help ensure that
Head Start programs have qualified staff who can
promote prevention of childhood obesity by inte-
grating into the programs developmentally appro-
priate research-based initiatives that stress the impor-
tance of physical activity and nutrition choices made
by children and family, through daily classroom and
family routines; and
‘‘(18) assist Indian Head Start agencies to pro-
vide on-site and off-site training to staff, using ap-
proaches that identify and enhance the positive re-
sources and strengths of Indian children and families,
to improve parent and family engagement and staff
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development, particularly with regard to child and
family development.’’;
(6) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘including community-based
organizations,’’ after ‘‘nonprofit entities,’’;
(7) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘early childhood develop-
ment and child care programs’’ and inserting
‘‘early childhood education and care programs’’;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or providing services to
children determined to be abused or neglected,
training for personnel providing services to chil-
dren referred by entities providing child welfare
services or receiving child welfare services,’’ after
‘‘English language)’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall provide, either directly or
through grants or other arrangements, funds for training
of Head Start personnel in addressing the unique needs of
children with disabilities and their families, migrant and
seasonal farmworker families, families of children with lim-
ited English proficiency, and homeless families.
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‘‘(h) Funds used under this section shall be used to
provide high quality, sustained, and intensive, training and
technical assistance in order to have a positive and lasting
impact on classroom instruction. Funds shall be used to
carry out activities related to 1 or more of the following:
‘‘(1) Education and early childhood development.
‘‘(2) Child health, nutrition, and safety.
‘‘(3) Family and community partnerships.
‘‘(4) Other areas that impact the quality or over-
all effectiveness of Head Start programs.
‘‘(i) Funds used under this section for training shall
be used for needs identified annually by a grant applicant
(including any delegate agency) in its program improve-
ment plan, except that funds shall not be used for long-dis-
tance travel expenses for training activities—
‘‘(1) available locally or regionally; or
‘‘(2) substantially similar to locally or regionally
available training activities.
‘‘(j)(1) To support local efforts to enhance early lan-
guage and preliteracy development of children in Head
Start programs, and to provide the children with high-qual-
ity oral language skills, and environments that are rich in
literature, in which to acquire language and preliteracy
skills, each Head Start agency, in coordination with the
appropriate State office and the relevant State Head Start
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collaboration office, shall ensure that all of the agency’s
Head Start teachers receive ongoing training in language
and emergent literacy (referred to in this subsection as ‘lit-
eracy training’), including appropriate curricula and as-
sessments to improve instruction and learning. Such train-
ing shall include training in methods to promote phono-
logical awareness (including phonemic awareness) and vo-
cabulary development in an age-appropriate and culturally
and linguistically appropriate manner.
‘‘(2) The literacy training shall be provided at the local
level in order—
‘‘(A) to be provided, to the extent feasible, in the
context of the Head Start programs of the State in-
volved and the children the program involved serves;
and
‘‘(B) to be tailored to the early childhood literacy
background and experience of the teachers involved.
‘‘(3) The literacy training shall be culturally and lin-
guistically appropriate and support children’s development
in their home language.
‘‘(4) The literacy training shall include training in
how to work with parents to enhance positive language and
early literacy development at home.
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‘‘(5) The literacy training shall include specific meth-
ods to best address the needs of children who are limited
English proficient.
‘‘(6) The literacy training shall include training on
how to best address the language and literacy needs of chil-
dren with disabilities, including training on how to work
with specialists in language development.’’.
SEC. 18. STAFF QUALIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 648A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843a)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(2) DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish staff qualification goals to ensure that—
‘‘(i) not later than September 30, 2012,
all Head Start teachers nationwide in cen-
ter-based programs have at least—
‘‘(I)(aa) an associate degree (or
equivalent 
coursework) 
relating 
to
early childhood; or
‘‘(bb) an associate degree in a re-
lated educational area and, to the ex-
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tent practicable, coursework relating to
early childhood; and
‘‘(II) demonstrated teaching com-
petencies, as determined by the pro-
gram director involved (including, at a
minimum, an appropriate level of lit-
eracy, a demonstrated capacity to be
highly engaged with children, and a
demonstrated ability to effectively im-
plement 
an 
early 
childhood 
cur-
riculum);
‘‘(ii) not later than September 30,
2010, all Head Start curriculum specialists
and education coordinators nationwide in
center-based programs have—
‘‘(I) the capacity to offer assist-
ance to other teachers in the implemen-
tation and adaptation of curricula to
the group and individual needs of a
class; and
‘‘(II)(aa) a baccalaureate or ad-
vanced degree relating to early child-
hood; or
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‘‘(bb) a baccalaureate or advanced
degree and coursework equivalent to a
major relating to early childhood;
‘‘(iii) not later than September 30,
2010, all Head Start teaching assistants
nationwide 
in 
center-based 
programs
have—
‘‘(I) at least a child development
associate credential;
‘‘(II) enrolled in a program lead-
ing to an associate or baccalaureate de-
gree; or
‘‘(III) enrolled in a child develop-
ment associate credential program to
be completed within 2 years; and
‘‘(iv) not later than September 30,
2013, 50 percent of all Head Start teachers
in center-based programs in each State
(and geographic region for Indian Head
Start programs and for migrant and sea-
sonal Head Start programs) have a bacca-
laureate degree relating to early childhood
(or a related educational area), and dem-
onstrated teaching competencies, as deter-
mined by the program director involved (in-
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cluding, at a minimum, an appropriate
level of literacy, a demonstrated capacity to
be highly engaged with children, and a
demonstrated ability to effectively imple-
ment an early childhood curriculum).
‘‘(B) 
TEACHER
IN-SERVICE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Each Head Start teacher shall attend
not less than 15 clock hours of professional devel-
opment per year. Such professional development
shall be high quality, sustained, intensive, and
classroom-focused in order to have a positive and
lasting impact on classroom instruction and the
teacher’s performance in the classroom, and reg-
ularly evaluated for effectiveness.
‘‘(C) PROGRESS.—
‘‘(i) REPORT.—The Secretary shall—
‘‘(I) require Head Start agencies
to—
‘‘(aa) 
describe 
continuing
progress each year toward achiev-
ing the goals described in sub-
paragraph (A);
‘‘(bb) submit to the Secretary
a report indicating the number
and percentage of classroom in-
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structors in center-based programs
with child development associate
credentials or associate, bacca-
laureate, or advanced degrees; and
‘‘(II) compile and submit a sum-
mary of all program reports described
in subclause (I)(bb) to the Committee
on Education and Labor of the House
of Representatives and the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate.
‘‘(ii) 
DEMONSTRATE
PROGRESS.—A
Head Start agency may demonstrate that
progress by partnering with institutions of
higher education or other programs that re-
cruit, train, place, and support college stu-
dents to deliver an innovative program of
early childhood education and care to pre-
school children.
‘‘(D) SERVICE
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish requirements to ensure
that, in order to enable Head Start agencies to
comply with the requirements of subparagraph
(A), individuals who receive financial assistance
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under this subchapter to pursue a degree or cre-
dential described in subparagraph (A) shall—
‘‘(i) teach or work in a Head Start
program for a minimum of 3 years after re-
ceiving the degree; or
‘‘(ii) repay the total or a prorated
amount of the financial assistance received
based on the length of service completed
after receiving the degree.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(i) or
(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i) or (iv)’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) promote the use of appropriate strategies to
meet the needs of special populations (including pop-
ulations of limited English proficient children).’’;
(3) in subsection (d)(3)(C) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding a center,’’ after ‘‘any agency’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS.—Every
Head Start agency and center shall create, in consultation
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with employees of the agency or center (including family
service workers), a professional development plan for em-
ployees who provide direct services to children, including
a plan for classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, and
education coordinators, and teaching assistants to meet the
requirements set forth in subsection (a).
‘‘(g) CONSTRUCTION.—In this section, a reference to
a Head Start agency, or its program, services, facility or
personnel, shall not be considered to be a reference to an
Early Head Start agency, or its program, services, facility
or personnel. For purposes of this section, a teacher who
is providing services, in a migrant or seasonal Head Start
program, in a classroom for children under age 3, shall be
considered to be a teacher in an Early Head Start program,
as described in section 645A.’’.
SEC. 19. TRIBAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HEAD
START PARTNERSHIP.
The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is amend-
ed by inserting after section 648A the following:
‘‘SEC. 648B. TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HEAD START
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
mote social competencies and school readiness in Indian
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‘‘(b) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HEAD START
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary is authorized to
award grants, for periods of not less than 5 years, to
Tribal Colleges and Universities to—
‘‘(A) implement education programs that
include education concerning tribal culture and
language and increase the number of associate,
baccalaureate, and advanced degrees in early
childhood education and related fields that are
earned by Indian Head Start agency staff mem-
bers, parents of children served by such an agen-
cy, and members of the tribal community in-
volved;
‘‘(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 and
children and families of children served by such
an agency.
‘‘(2) STAFFING.—The Secretary shall ensure that
the American Indian Programs Branch of the Head
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Start Bureau of the Department of Health and
Human Services shall have staffing sufficient to ad-
minister the programs under this section and to pro-
vide appropriate technical assistance to Tribal Col-
leges and Universities receiving grants under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each Tribal College or University
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require,
including a certification that the Tribal College or Univer-
sity has established a partnership with 1 or more Indian
Head Start agencies for the purpose of conducting the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section,
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning
given such term in section 101(a) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
‘‘(2) TRIBAL
COLLEGE
OR
UNIVERSITY.—The
term ‘Tribal College or University’—