[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1722 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1722

          To improve early education, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2011

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
          To improve early education, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``The Early Learning Proficiency 
Act''.

SEC. 2. UPDATING TITLE I GUIDANCE FOR PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
each State that receives funds under the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) shall issue guidance to 
local educational agencies regarding allowable uses of funds under part 
A of title I of such Act (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.) to serve preschool-
aged children.

SEC. 3. PREKINDERGARTEN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 3115(d)(4) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6825(d)(4)) is amended by striking ``elementary 
school'' and inserting ``prekindergarten, elementary school,''.

SEC. 4. GUIDANCE ON USE OF TITLE III FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall issue guidance 
to local educational agencies on the use of funds under title III of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et 
seq.) for prekindergarten programs.
    (b) Content of Guidance.--The guidance under subsection (a) shall 
promote the use by local educational agencies of funds under part B of 
title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6891 et seq.) for early childhood professional development 
systems, which systems have policies and resources that are integrated 
across sectors, including Head Start programs, Early Head Start 
programs, center-based child care programs, family child care programs, 
and State or locally funded prekindergarten and early intervention 
programs.
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