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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 9, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2150 Identical bill Head Start Improvement Amendments of 1989
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 2, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2217: Head Start Improvement Amendments of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2217/
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"H.R. 2217: Head Start Improvement Amendments of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2217/.
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H.R. 2217, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2217/.
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