Education Begins at Home Act

Bill: 109-hr-3628
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2005-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Armed Forces and National Security
Caregivers
Child abuse
Child development
Child health
Child welfare
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Cost accounting
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime prevention
Day care
Demography
Department of Health and Human Services
Economics and Public Finance
Educational accountability
Elementary and secondary education
Employee training
English language
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Eye diseases
Families
Family services
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Hearing disorders
Indian children
Labor and Employment
Law
Literacy programs
Maternal health services
Medical screening
Medical tests
Military dependents
Minorities
Native Americans
Parent and child
Parent-school relationships
Pregnant women
Preschool education
Social Welfare
Standards
State employees
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: 
Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to: (1) allot grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for programs of early childhood home visitation; and (2) make competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families.
 
Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect to their training, qualifications, and conduct of home visits. Revises Early Head Start programs to provide for: (1) training in parenting skills and child development; (2) certain home-based and family support services; (3) procedures for transition into Head Start or other local early childhood education programs; (4) staff communication and program coordination; and (5) professional development and personnel enhancement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-07-29
text: Introduced in House