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 121 STAT. 1402

PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

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‘‘(2) POLICY COUNCIL.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with paragraph (1)(E), each Head Start agency shall have a policy council responsible for the direction of the Head Start program, including program design and operation, and long- and short-term planning goals and objectives, taking into account the annual communitywide strategic planning and needs assessment and self-assessment. ‘‘(B) COMPOSITION AND SELECTION.— ‘‘(i) The policy council shall be elected by the parents of children who are currently enrolled in the Head Start program of the Head Start agency. ‘‘(ii) The policy council shall be composed of— ‘‘(I) parents of children who are currently enrolled in the Head Start program of the Head Start agency (including any delegate agency), who shall constitute a majority of the members of the policy council; and ‘‘(II) members at large of the community served by the Head Start agency (including any delegate agency), who may include parents of children who were formerly enrolled in the Head Start program of the agency. ‘‘(C) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—Members of the policy council shall— ‘‘(i) not have a conflict of interest with the Head Start agency (including any delegate agency); and ‘‘(ii) not receive compensation for serving on the policy council or for providing services to the Head Start agency. ‘‘(D) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The policy council shall approve and submit to the governing body decisions about each of the following activities: ‘‘(i) Activities to support the active involvement of parents in supporting program operations, including policies to ensure that the Head Start agency is responsive to community and parent needs. ‘‘(ii) Program recruitment, selection, and enrollment priorities. ‘‘(iii) Applications for funding and amendments to applications for funding for programs under this subchapter, prior to submission of applications described in this clause. ‘‘(iv) Budget planning for program expenditures, including policies for reimbursement and participation in policy council activities. ‘‘(v) Bylaws for the operation of the policy council. ‘‘(vi) Program personnel policies and decisions regarding the employment of program staff, consistent with paragraph (1)(E)(iv)(IX), including standards of conduct for program staff, contractors, and volunteers and criteria for the employment and dismissal of program staff. ‘‘(vii) Developing procedures for how members of the policy council of the Head Start agency will be elected.

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