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 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1393

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continue to receive funds from such agency, a Head Start agency that is the subject of a determination described in paragraph (1), or a Head Start program that is determined to have a deficiency under subsection (d)(2) (excluding an agency required to correct a deficiency immediately or during a 90-day period under clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (1)(B)) shall— ‘‘(i) develop in a timely manner, a quality improvement plan that shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary, or in the case of a program, the sponsoring agency, and that shall specify— ‘‘(I) the deficiencies to be corrected; ‘‘(II) the actions to be taken to correct such deficiencies; and ‘‘(III) the timetable for accomplishment of the corrective actions specified; and ‘‘(ii) correct each deficiency identified, not later than the date for correction of such deficiency specified in such plan (which shall not be later than 1 year after the date the agency or Head Start program that is determined to have a deficiency received notice of the determination and of the specific deficiency to be corrected). ‘‘(B) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Not later than 30 days after receiving from a Head Start agency a proposed quality improvement plan pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall either approve such proposed plan or specify the reasons why the proposed plan cannot be approved. ‘‘(C) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY.—Not later than 30 days after receiving from a Head Start program a proposed quality improvement plan pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Head Start agency involved shall either approve such proposed plan or specify the reasons why the proposed plan cannot be approved. ‘‘(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide training and technical assistance to Head Start agencies and programs with respect to the development or implementation of such quality improvement plans to the extent the Secretary finds such provision to be feasible and appropriate given available funding and other statutory responsibilities. ‘‘(f) SUMMARIES OF MONITORING OUTCOMES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish a summary report on the findings of reviews conducted under subsection (c) and on the outcomes of quality improvement plans implemented under subsection (e), during such fiscal year. ‘‘(2) REPORT AVAILABILITY.—Such report shall be made widely available to— ‘‘(A) parents with children receiving assistance under this subchapter— ‘‘(i) in an understandable and uniform format; and ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, in a language that the parents understand; and ‘‘(B) the public through means such as— ‘‘(i) distribution through public agencies; and ‘‘(ii) posting such information on the Internet.

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