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Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009

Introduced: October 8, 2009 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Oct 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funds for 21st Century Community Learning Center activities to use them also for educational activities for children four years of age or younger, if the LEA agrees to phase in, where possible, a prekindergarten program taught by teachers with qualifications equivalent or similar to those teaching other grades in the school involved.

What's happening now November 16, 2009

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3782: Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3782/
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"H.R. 3782: Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3782/.
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H.R. 3782, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3782/.
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