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 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1363

Public Law 110–134 110th Congress An Act To reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

Dec. 12, 2007 [H.R. 1429] Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007. 42 USC 9801 note.

1. Short title. 2. Statement of purpose. 3. Definitions. 4. Financial assistance for Head Start programs. 5. Authorization of appropriations. 6. Allotment of funds; limitations on assistance. 7. Designation of Head Start agencies. 8. Standards; monitoring of Head Start agencies and programs. 9. Powers and functions of Head Start agencies. 10. Head start transition and alignment with K–12 education. 11. Early childhood education, coordination, and improvement. 12. Submission of plans. 13. Administrative requirements and standards. 14. Participation in Head Start programs. 15. Early Head Start programs. 16. Appeals, notice, and hearing. 17. Records and audits. 18. Technical assistance and training. 19. Staff qualifications and development. 20. Research, demonstrations, and evaluation. 21. Reports. 22. Comparability of wages. 23. Limitation with respect to certain unlawful activities. 24. Political activities. 25. Parental consent requirement for health services. 26. Centers of Excellence in Early Childhood. 27. General provisions. 28. Compliance with Improper Payments Information Act of 2002. 29. References in other Acts.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

Section 636 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 636. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

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‘‘It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the school readiness of low-income children by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development— ‘‘(1) in a learning environment that supports children’s growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and

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