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 PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2719 income during the 12 months preceding the month in which the apphcation is submitted, or during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the application is submitted, whichever more accurately reflects the needs of the family at the time of application.". (b) SLroiNG FEE SCALE. —Section 645(b) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "A Head Start agency that provides a Head Start program with full-working-day services in collaboration with other agencies or entities may collect a family copayment to support extended day services if a copa3rment is required in conjunction with the collaborative. The copa3ment charged to families receiving services through the Head Start program shall not exceed the copayment chairged to families with similar incomes and circumstances who are receiving the services through participation in a program carried out by another agency or entity.". (c) CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICA- TIONS. —Section 645(c) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Each Head Start program operated in a community shall be permitted to recruit and accept applications for enrollment of children throughout the year. ". (d) OFF-RESERVATION AREA.— Section 645(d)(1)(B) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840(d)(1)(B)) is amended by striking "a community with" and all that follows through "Indian Affairs" and inserting "a community that is an off-reservation area, designated by an appropriate tribal government, in consultation with the Secretary". SEC. 113. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS. Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting "EARLY HEAD START" before "PROGRAMS FOR"; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "; and" and inserting a period; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by striking "for—" and all that follows through "(1)" and inserting "for"; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (5), by inserting "(including programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities)" after "community"; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking "and" at the end; (C) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (D) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: "(8) ensure formal linkages with the agencies and entities described in section 644(b) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1444(b)) and providers of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); and"; (4) in subsection (c)—

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