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HR 1201 107th Congress House

Reading Readiness Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Head Start Act to ensure that every child who is eligible to participate in a program under such Act has the tools to learn to read.

Introduced: March 7, 2002 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education AppropriationsAuthorizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEconomics and Public Finance
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Education of disadvantaged childrenEducational accountabilityEducational researchElementary and secondary educationFamiliesFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityHead Start programsInfantsReadingSocial WelfareStudent enrollmentWelfare eligibility
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May 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 22, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 8, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Reading Readiness Act of 2001 - Amends the Head Start Act to require Head Start programs to include a strong focus on reading readiness. Requires research, demonstration, and evaluation activities to: (1) determine whether every Head Start program is providing participating children the tools necessary to succeed in school, including reading readiness; and (2) review current best practices of Head Start programs with respect to reading readiness.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to selected Head Start applicants to carry out current best practices in reading readiness activities.

Allows Head Start programs that demonstrate by community assessment that all reasonable attempt has been made to enroll children whose families' incomes are below the poverty line to make eligible for program participation children whose families' incomes are no greater than 150 percent of the poverty line.

Directs the Secretary to implement an outreach campaign to promote enrollment in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary should allow Head Start grantees that find evidence of community need to modify the use of their current grants so as to enroll infants and toddlers without obtaining a separate Early Head Start grant; and (2) Congress should appropriate sufficient funds to carry out the Head Start Act so that all eligible children may participate.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8 Independent 1
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 11, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 24, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 24, 2002
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 17, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 17, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 7, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 6, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2001
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jul 27, 2001
CARSON, BRAD
· Apr 4, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2001
DOOLEY, CAL
· Mar 22, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 22, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 22, 2001
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