To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.

Bill: 116-hr-4196
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2019-08-20
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development

Employment and training programs

Higher education

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Student aid and college costs

Temporary and part-time employment
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-08-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill adds child development and early learning to the list of community services in which undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may participate under a federal work-study program.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 20, 2019 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Cole , and Ms. Spanberger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program.

1. Child development and early learning community services Section 441(c)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c)(1) ) is amended by striking literacy training and inserting child development and early learning (including Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs carried out under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), literacy training .