3.0.0 62 2022-11-01T13:49:31Z 2022-11-01T13:49:31Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BANKS:H.R. 62.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress).=========================== NOTE ===========================January 3, 2019, on page H213, the following appeared: By Mr.BANKS: 1 H.R. 62. Congress has the power to enact this legislationpursuant to the following: The constitutional authority ofCongress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I,section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and properfor carrying out the powers vested in Congress).The online version has been corrected to read:[Page H213]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-03T16:03:45Z Head Start Improvement Act of 2019 116 2996 S 2019-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 N K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2019-02-14 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2019-02-14 False M001201 Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] Paul Mitchell R MI 10 2019-02-14 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2019-02-14 False Education Congressional oversight Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Government studies and investigations Preschool education Education 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-01-18T15:36:32Z Head Start Improvement Act of 2019

This bill replaces 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 2019 Display Title Head Start Improvement Act of 2019 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 Title(s) as Introduced Head Start Improvement Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr62ih/xml/BILLS-116hr62ih.xml 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.