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PUBLIC LAW 109–148—DEC. 30, 2005 currently receiving services should not lose such services to accommodate evacuee children; and (E) relating to any non-Federal or capital contribution required (including copayment or other cost sharing by parents receiving child care assistance) to match Federal funds provided under programs administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE.—The Secretary may provide assistance to States for the purpose of providing training, technical assistance, and guidance to eligible child care providers (as defined in section 658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990) who are licensed and regulated, as applicable, by the States, to enable such providers to provide child care services for children and families described in paragraph (1). Such training and technical assistance may be provided through intermediary organizations, including those with demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance to programs serving schoolage children up to age 13, involved in reinstituting child care services on a broad scale in areas affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster.

SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise specified in this subtitle, the terms used in this subtitle have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (b) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this subtitle: (1) AFFECTED HEAD START AGENCIES AND EARLY HEAD START AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘affected Head Start Agencies and Early Head Start Agencies’’ means a Head Start agency receiving a significant number of children from an area in which a Gulf hurricane disaster has been declared. (2) AFFECTED STATE.—The term ‘‘affected State’’ means the State of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas. (3) AREA AFFECTED BY A GULF HURRICANE DISASTER.—The term ‘‘area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster’’ means a county or parish, in an affected State, that has been designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster assistance for individuals and households as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. (4) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term ‘‘child with a disability’’ has the meaning given such term in section 602(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— (A) a local educational agency (as defined in section 602(19) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) if such agency is located in a State or in an area of a State with respect to which the President has declared that a Gulf hurricane disaster exists; (B) a State educational agency (as defined in section 602(32) of such Act) if such agency is located in a State with respect to which the President has declared that a Gulf hurricane disaster exists; or (C) a State interagency coordinating council established under section 641 of such Act if such council is located

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