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 PUBLIC LAW 105-285—OCT. 27, 1998 112 STAT. 2721 (a) for the recruitment and retention of qualified staff with an appropriate level of education and experience.". SEC. 114. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 648 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9843) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "and" at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(3) ensure the provision of technical assistance to assist Head Start agencies, entities carrying out other child care and early childhood programs, communities, and States in collaborative efforts to provide quality full-working-day, full calendar year services, including technical assistance related to identifying and assisting in resolving barriers to collaboration."; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(1) give priority consideration to— "(A) activities to correct program and management deficiencies identified through reviews carried out pursuant to section 641A(c) (including the provision of assistance to local programs in the development of quality improvement plans under section 641A(d)(2)); and "(B) assisting Head Start agencies in— "(i) ensuring the school readiness of children; and "(ii) meeting the educational performance measures described in section 641A(b)(4);'; (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting "supplement amounts provided under section 640(a)(3)(C)(ii) in order to" after ^^(2)"; (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) by inserting "and implementing" after "developing"; and (ii) by striking "a longer day" and inserting the following: "the day, and assist the agencies and programs in expediting the sharing of information about innovative models for providing full-working-day, full calendar year services for children"; (D) in paragraph (7), by striking "; and" and inserting a semicolon; (E) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting "; and"; (F) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (10), respectively; (G) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) assist Head Start agencies in the development of collaborative initiatives with States and other entities within the States, to foster effective early childhood professional development systems; "(4) provide technical assistance and training, either directly or through a grsint, contract, or cooperative agreement with an entity Qiat has experience in the development and operation of successful family literacy services programs, for the purpose of—

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