3.0.0 4120 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z 2023-01-11T13:29:20Z House HR 2015-11-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SALMON:H.R. 4120.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have power. . . Tomake all laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all otherpowers vested by this Constitution in the government of theUnited States, or in any department or officer thereof.[Page H8414]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T20:57:52Z Referred to 2015-11-19T14:36:05Z Head Start Improvement Act of 2015 114 2290 S 2015-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2016-03-23 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 N G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2015-11-19 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-11-19 True Education Congressional oversight Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Government studies and investigations Preschool education Education 00 2015-11-19 Introduced in House 2017-04-07T14:09:24Z Head Start Improvement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Head Start Act to replace the existing Head Start program with block grants to states and Indian tribes for prekindergarten (pre-K) education.

Instead of providing direct financial assistance to Head Start agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall allot block grant funds for pre-K education among eligible states and Indian tribes in accordance with their relative proportions of children, age five and younger, from low-income households. Grant recipients shall use the grant funds to: (1) award subgrants to eligible entities that provide pre-K education programs; (2) administer such programs; and (3) provide technical assistance, oversight, monitoring, research, and training.

Under current law, HHS is authorized to designate, monitor, and establish standards for Head Start agencies. The bill instead shifts pre-K program oversight and control to states and Indian tribes, which shall have full flexibility to use grant funds to finance the pre-K programs of their choice. In addition, grant recipients may use grant funds to establish portable voucher systems that allow costs to be paid for attendance at private pre-K education programs.

Under current law, federal financial assistance for a Head Start program is generally limited to 80% of total program costs. The bill maintains this limitation by requiring grant recipients to provide matching funds equal to 20% of the grant amount.

]]> Head Start Improvement Act of 2015 Display Title Head Start Improvement Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Head Start Improvement Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4120ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4120ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.