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 104 STAT. 1232 PUBLIC LAW 101-501—NOV. 3, 1990 SEC. 115. NOTICE AND HEARING. Section 646 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9841) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 646.", (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting "or reduced" after "terminated", and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(b) The Secretary may not prescribe any procedure that would modify the operation of section 1303.21 or 1303.33, or any of subdivisions (a) through (f) of section 1303.35, of title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on April 1, 1990.". SEC. 116. STAFF QUALIFICATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 648 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: "T ECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND STAFF QUALIFICATIONS", (2) by inserting "(a)" before "The Secretary shall", (3) by inserting "training for personnel providing services to non-English language background children," after "such personnel,", and (4) by adding at the end the following: "(b)(l) The Secretary shall ensure that not later than September 30, 1994, each Head Start classroom in a center-based program is assigned one teacher who has— "(A) a child development associate (CDA) credential that is appropriate to the age of the children being served in centerbased programs; "(B) a State awarded certificate for preschool teachers that meets or exceeds the requirements for a child development associate credential; "(C) an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree in early childhood education; or "(D) a degree in a field related to early childhood education with experience in teaching preschool children and a State awarded certificate to teach in a preschool program. "(2) On request, the Secretary shall grant a 180-day waiver of the applicability of paragraph (1) with respect to an individual who— "(A) is first employed after September 30, 1994, by a Head Start agency as a teacher for a Head Start classroom; "(B) is enrolled in a program that grants a child development credential (CDA); and "(C) will receive such credentieil under the terms of such program not later than 180 days after beginning employment as a teacher with such agency. The Secretary may not grant more than one such waiver with respect to such individual.". (b) DEFiNmoN. — Section 637 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9832), as amended by section 104(b), is amended by adding at the end the following: "(6) The term 'Head Start classroom' means a group of children supervised and taught by two paid staff members (a teacher and a teacher's aide or two teachers) and, where possible, a volunteer.".

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