‘‘(5) a description of how the qualified pre-
kindergarten provider collaborates with the State 
Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and 
Care and providers of other programs serving chil-
dren and families, including Head Start agencies, 
providers of child care programs, and local edu-
cational agencies, to meet the needs of children, 
families, and working families, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(6) a description of how the qualified pre-
kindergarten provider will collaborate with local edu-
cational agencies to ensure a smooth transition for 
participating students from the prekindergarten pro-
gram to kindergarten and early elementary edu-
cation. 
‘‘SEC. 1527. LOCAL PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) MANDATORY USES OF FUNDS.—A qualified pre-
kindergarten provider that receives a subgrant under this 
part shall use funds received through the grant to estab-
lish, expand, or enhance prekindergarten programs for 
children who are ages 3 through 5, including— 
‘‘(1) providing a prekindergarten program that 
supports children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and 
physical development and approaches to learning, 
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and helps prepare children for a successful transi-
tion to kindergarten; and 
‘‘(2) purchasing educational equipment, includ-
ing educational materials, necessary to provide a 
high-quality prekindergarten program. 
‘‘(b) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—A qualified pre-
kindergarten provider that receives a subgrant under this 
part may use funds received through the grant to— 
‘‘(1) extend part-day prekindergarten programs 
to full-day prekindergarten programs and year-round 
programs; 
‘‘(2) pay for transporting students to and from 
a prekindergarten program; and 
‘‘(3) provide professional development assist-
ance to prekindergarten teachers and teacher aides. 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified pre-
kindergarten provider that receives a subgrant under this 
part shall carry out a high-quality prekindergarten pro-
gram by— 
‘‘(1) maintaining a maximum class size of 20 
children, with at least 1 prekindergarten teacher per 
classroom; 
‘‘(2) ensuring that the ratio of children to pre-
kindergarten teachers and teacher aides shall not ex-
ceed 10 to 1; 
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‘‘(3) utilizing a prekindergarten curriculum that 
is research- and evidence-based, developmentally ap-
propriate, and designed to support children’s cog-
nitive, social, emotional, and physical development, 
and approaches to learning; and 
‘‘(4) ensuring that prekindergarten teachers 
meet the requirements of this part. 
‘‘SEC. 1528. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED PREKINDERGARTEN PROVIDER RE-
PORTS.—Each qualified prekindergarten provider that re-
ceives a subgrant from a State under this part shall sub-
mit an annual report, to the designated State agency, that 
reviews the effectiveness of the prekindergarten program 
provided. Such annual report shall include— 
‘‘(1) data specifying the number and ages of en-
rolled children, and the family income, race, gender, 
type of disability (if applicable), and native language 
of such children; 
‘‘(2) a description of— 
‘‘(A) the curriculum used by the program; 
‘‘(B) how the curriculum supports the en-
rolled children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and 
physical development and approaches to learn-
ing; and 
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‘‘(C) how the curriculum is appropriate for 
children of the culture, language, and ages of 
the children served; and 
‘‘(3) a statement of all sources of funding re-
ceived by the program, including Federal, State, 
local, and private funds. 
‘‘(b) STATE REPORTS.—Each State that receives a 
grant under this part shall submit an annual report to 
the Secretary detailing the effectiveness of all prekinder-
garten programs funded under this part in the State. 
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 
submit an annual report to Congress that describes the 
State programs of assistance for prekindergarten pro-
grams funded under this part. 
‘‘SEC. 1529. PROHIBITED USE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR YOUNG 
CHILDREN. 
‘‘Funds available under this part, including funds 
provided as the non-Federal share required under section 
1524(c)(2), may not be used for assessments of children 
in prekindergarten programs or early childhood develop-
ment programs for any of the following: 
‘‘(a) Assessments that provide or lead to rewards or 
sanctions for individual children, teachers, programs, or 
schools. 
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‘‘(b) A single assessment used as the primary or sole 
method for assessing program effectiveness. 
‘‘(c) Evaluating children other than for— 
‘‘(1) improving instruction or classroom envi-
ronment; 
‘‘(2) targeting high-quality, evidence-based pro-
fessional development; 
‘‘(3) determining the need for health, mental 
health, disability, or family support services; 
‘‘(4) informing the quality improvement process 
at the State level; 
‘‘(5) program evaluation for the purposes of 
program improvement and parent information; or 
‘‘(6) research conducted as part of a national 
evaluation. 
‘‘SEC. 1530. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this part such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
2017 through 2021.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended— 
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(1) by striking the item relating to the part 
heading for part I of title I and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART G. GENERAL PROVISIONS’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1830 the following: 
‘‘PART I. HIGH-QUALITY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS 
‘‘Sec. 1521. Findings. 
‘‘Sec. 1522. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 1523. Program authorization. 
‘‘Sec. 1524. State applications and requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 1525. State set asides and expenditures. 
‘‘Sec. 1526. Local applications. 
‘‘Sec. 1527. Local prekindergarten program requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 1528. Reporting. 
‘‘Sec. 1529. Prohibited use of assessments for young children. 
‘‘Sec. 1530. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING PROVISIONS.—Sections 1304(c)(2) 
and 1415(a)(2)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6394(c)(2), 6435(a)(2)(C)) 
are each amended by striking ‘‘part F’’ and inserting 
‘‘part G’’. 
Æ 
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