HR 2217
101th Congress
House
Education
Authorization
Compensatory education
Day care
Education of socially handicapped children
Federal aid to education
Preschool education
Head Start Improvement Amendments of 1989
Introduced: May 3, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
May 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 3, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Head Start Improvement Amendments of 1989 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that all Head Start programs should provide, as authorized by the Head Start Act, more than one year of Head Start services to children from age three to the age of compulsory school attendance in the State where the program is located.
Amends the Head Start Act to define "full-working-day" as at least six hours per day. Requires each Head Start agency to provide full-working-day Head Start services throughout the year (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and applicable legal public holidays).
Authorizes appropriations under the Head Start Act from FY 1990 through 1994.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1