Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/507

 PUBLIC LAW 98-558—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 2879

(1) by striking out ", except that" in the matter preceding clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "unless"; (2) by striking out "shall, before giving such priority, determine" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "makes a finding"; (3) by striking out "meets" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "fails to meet"; and (4) by inserting "except that" before " i f in clause (2). (c) Section 641 of the Head Start Act is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsections: "(d) If there is no Head Start agency as described in subsection (c)(2), and no existing Head Start program serving a community, then the Secretary may designate a Head Start agency from among qualified applicants in such community. Any such designation shall be governed by the program and fiscal requirements, criteria, and standards applicable on September 1, 1983, to then existing Head Start agencies. "(e) The provisions of subsections (c) and (d) shall be applied by the Secretary in the distribution of any additional appropriations made available under this subchapter during any fiscal year as well as to initial designations of Head Start agencies.".

42 USC 9836.

PARTICIPATION IN HEAD START PROGRAMS

SEC. 105. (a) Section 645(a) of the Head Start Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Human Services Reauthorization Act and ending on October 1, 1986, and unless specifically authorized in any statute of the United States enacted after such date of enactment, the Secretary may not make any change in the method, as in effect on April 25, 1984, of calculating income used to prescribe eligibility for the participation of persons in the Head Start programs assisted under this subchapter if such change would result in any reduction in, or exclusion from, participation of persons in any of such programs.". (b) Section 645 of the Head Start Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Each Head Start program operated in a community may provide more than one year of Head Start services to children from age 3 to the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the Head Start program is located.".

42 USC 9840.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING

SEC. 106. Section 648 of the Head Start Act is amended— (1) by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall"; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: "including a centralized child development training and national assessment program which may be administered at the State or local level leading to recognized credentials for such personnel, and resource access projects for personnel of handicapped children".

42 USC 9843.

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