Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1457

 121 STAT. 1436

PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007

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‘‘(h) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT CHILDREN.— ‘‘(1) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the status of limited English proficient children and their families participating in Head Start programs (including Early Head Start programs). ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, not later than September 30, 2010, a report containing the results of the study, including information on— ‘‘(A) the demographics of limited English proficient children from birth through age 5, including the number of such children receiving Head Start services and Early Head Start services, and the geographic distribution of children described in this subparagraph; ‘‘(B) the nature of the Head Start services and of the Early Head Start services provided to limited English proficient children and their families, including the types, content, duration, intensity, and costs of family services, language assistance, and educational services; ‘‘(C) procedures in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs for the assessment of language needs and the transition of limited English proficient children to kindergarten, including the extent to which such programs meet the requirements of section 642A for limited English proficient children; ‘‘(D) the qualifications and training provided to Head Start teachers and Early Head Start teachers who serve limited English proficient children and their families; ‘‘(E) the languages in which Head Start teachers and Early Head Start teachers are fluent, in relation to the population, and instructional needs, of the children served; ‘‘(F) the rate of progress made by limited English proficient children and their families in Head Start programs and in Early Head Start programs, including— ‘‘(i) the rate of progress made by limited English proficient children toward meeting the additional educational standards described in section 641A(a)(1)(B)(ii) while enrolled in such programs; ‘‘(ii) a description of the type of assessment or assessments used to determine the rate of progress made by limited English proficient children; ‘‘(iii) the correlation between such progress and the type and quality of instruction and educational programs provided to limited English proficient children; and ‘‘(iv) the correlation between such progress and the health and family services provided by such programs to limited English proficient children and their families; and ‘‘(G) the extent to which Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs make use of funds under section 640(a)(2)(D) to improve the quality of such services

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