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 121 STAT. 1418

PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

(A) by striking paragraph (3); and (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an Indian tribe or tribes that operates both an Early Head Start program under section 645A and a Head Start program may, at its discretion, at any time during the grant period involved, reallocate funds between the Early Head Start program and the Head Start program in order to address fluctuations in client populations, including pregnant women and children from birth to compulsory school age. The reallocation of such funds between programs by an Indian tribe or tribes during a year shall not serve as the basis for the Secretary to reduce a base grant (as defined in section 640(a)(7)) for either program in succeeding years.’’. SEC. 15. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS.

Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: ‘‘SEC. 645A. EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS.’’;

(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for programs’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall make grants to entities (referred to in this subchapter as ‘Early Head Start agencies’) in accordance with this section for programs (referred to in this subchapter as ‘Early Head Start programs’)’’; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: ‘‘(4) provide services to parents to support their role as parents (including parenting skills training and training in basic child development) and services to help the families move toward self-sufficiency (including educational and employment services, as appropriate);’’; (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: ‘‘(5) coordinate services with services provided by programs in the State (including home-based services) and programs in the community (including programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities and programs for homeless infants and toddlers) to ensure a comprehensive array of services (such as health and mental health services and family support services);’’; (C) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), as paragraphs (7), (10), (11), and (12), respectively; (D) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: ‘‘(6) ensure that children with documented behavioral problems, including problems involving behavior related to prior or existing trauma, receive appropriate screening and referral;’’; (E) by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), the following: ‘‘(8) develop and implement a systematic procedure for transitioning children and parents from an Early Head Start program to a Head Start program or other local early childhood education and development program; ‘‘(9) establish channels of communication between staff of the Early Head Start program, and staff of a Head Start

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