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 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1415

‘‘(C) guard against personal or financial conflicts of interest; and ‘‘(D) define employee duties in an appropriate manner that will in any case preclude employees from participating, in connection with the performance of their duties, in any form of picketing, protest, or other direct action that is in violation of law.’’; and (2) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (F), respectively; and (ii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated by clause (i), the following: ‘‘(A) a description of the efforts by the agency to coordinate or collaborate with other providers in the community to seek assistance, including financial assistance, prior to the use of funds under this section;’’; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, from the amount reserved under section 640(a)(2)(A),’’. SEC. 14. PARTICIPATION IN HEAD START PROGRAMS.

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Section 645 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ‘‘(a)(1)(A) The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe eligibility for the participation of persons in Head Start programs assisted under this subchapter. ‘‘(B) Except as provided in paragraph (2), such regulation shall provide— ‘‘(i) that children from low-income families shall be eligible for participation in programs assisted under this subchapter if their families’ incomes are below the poverty line, or if their families are eligible or, in the absence of child care, would potentially be eligible for public assistance; ‘‘(ii) that homeless children shall be deemed to be eligible for such participation; ‘‘(iii) that programs assisted under this subchapter may include— ‘‘(I) to a reasonable extent (but not to exceed 10 percent of participants), participation of children in the area served who would benefit from such programs but who are not eligible under clause (i) or (ii); and ‘‘(II) from the area served, an additional 35 percent of participants who are not eligible under clause (i) or (ii) and whose families have incomes below 130 percent of the poverty line, if— ‘‘(aa) the Head Start agency involved establishes and implements outreach and enrollment policies and procedures that ensure such agency is meeting the needs of children eligible under clause (i) or (ii) (or subclause (I) if the child involved has a disability) prior to meeting the needs of children eligible under this subclause; and ‘‘(bb) in prioritizing the selection of children to be served, the Head Start agency establishes criteria

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