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 PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

121 STAT. 1435

‘‘(C) a criminal record check as otherwise required by Federal law.’’. SEC. 20. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATION.

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Section 649 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9844) is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a)(1)(B) to read as follows: ‘‘(B) use the Head Start programs to develop, test, and disseminate new ideas based on existing scientifically valid research, for addressing the needs of low-income preschool children (including children with disabilities, homeless children, children who have been abused or neglected, and children in foster care) and their families and communities (including demonstrations of innovative non-centerbased program models such as home-based and mobile programs), and otherwise to further the purposes of this subchapter.’’; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; (B) by striking paragraphs (9) and (10), and inserting the following: ‘‘(10)(A) contribute to understanding the impact of Head Start services delivered in classrooms which include both children with disabilities and children without disabilities, on all of the children; and ‘‘(B) disseminate promising practices for increasing the availability and quality of such services and such classrooms.’’; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘early childhood education, or child development services’’ and inserting ‘‘early childhood education and development or services programs’’; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (6) through (9), respectively; (E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: ‘‘(5)(A) identify successful strategies that promote good oral health and provide effective linkages to quality dental services through pediatric dental referral networks, for infants and toddlers participating in Early Head Start programs and children participating in other Head Start programs; and ‘‘(B) identify successful strategies that promote good vision health through vision screenings for such infants, toddlers, and children, and referrals for appropriate followup care for those identified as having a vision problem;’’; and (F) by striking the last sentence; and (3) in subsection (e)(3), by striking ‘‘child care, early childhood education, or child development services’’ and inserting ‘‘early childhood education and development services or programs’’; (4) in subsection (g) by amending paragraph (7)(C) to read as follows: ‘‘(C) TRANSMITTAL OF REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than September 30, 2009, the Secretary shall transmit the final report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.’’; and (5) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:

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