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HR 1755 111th Congress House

Rural Early Education Access Act

Official title: To award grants to States to establish, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs for children ages 3 through 5 in rural areas.

Introduced: March 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Child healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher education
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Language artsMedical tests and diagnostic methodsNutrition and dietPreschool educationRural conditions and developmentSchool administrationSpecial educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Early Education Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to rural preschool providers.

Requires subgrantees to: (1) have no more than 20 students per class and a student-to-teacher ratio of at least 10 to 1; (2) adhere to comprehensive early learning standards; and (3) provide at least one highly nutritious meal for each child for every 3 hours of participation per day and at least one highly nutritious snack for each child participating up to 3 hours per day.

Requires rural preschool providers to use the subgrants to: (1) provide one highly competent assistant teacher for each class of more than 10 children; (2) make at least 15 hours of high-quality teacher training available to each teacher per school year; (3) make health screening and referral services available to their students; (4) acquire the resources and staff needed to serve disabled and limited English proficient children; or (5) coordinate with local educational agencies.

Sets forth allowable uses of subgrant funds.

Lowers the matching requirement for state grantees whose rural preschool providers meet additional requirements to: (1) provide an assistant teacher with an associate's degree in early childhood education or a child development associate's credential in every classroom of more than 10 children; and (2) adopt a plan for requiring that, within 5 years, all their lead teachers hold a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or in a related field with specialized training in early childhood education.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1755: Rural Early Education Access Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1755/
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