[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2166 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2166
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development
and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study
program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025
Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr.
Whitehouse) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development
and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study
program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start for Our Future Act''.
SEC. 2. CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY SERVICES THROUGH
FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 441(c)(1) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-51(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``literacy
training'' and inserting ``child development and early learning
(including Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs carried
out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.)), literacy
training''.
(b) Agreement Requirements.--Section 443(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-53(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) provide assurances that any Head Start program,
including an Early Head Start program, employing students
through a work-study program under this part will comply with
the requirements of sections 645A(j) and 648A(h), respectively,
of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9840a(j), 9843a(h)); and''.
SEC. 3. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Early Head Start.--Section 645A of the Head Start Act (42
U.S.C. 9840a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Students in Work-Study Programs.--In the case of a student
serving an Early Head Start program through a work-study program under
section 441(c)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-
51(c)(1))--
``(1) before the Early Head Start agency involved employs
the student, the agency shall comply with the requirements of
section 648A(g)(3);
``(2) the student shall comply with all personnel policies
applicable to the Early Head Start program under the Head Start
program performance standards issued under this subchapter; and
``(3) the student shall serve the Early Head Start program
as an additional paid staff member but--
``(A) shall not be left alone with any child
through the program, meaning that a paid staff member
(not in such a work-study program) shall attend when
the student so serves; and
``(B) shall not count toward the staff included in
any staff-to-child ratio applicable to the Early Head
Start program under this subchapter.''.
(b) Head Start.--Section 648A of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C.
9843a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Students in Work-Study Programs.--In the case of a student
serving a Head Start program (not an Early Head Start program) through
a work-study program under section 441(c)(1) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087-51(c)(1))--
``(1) before the Head Start agency involved employs the
student, the agency shall comply with the requirements of
subsection (g)(3);
``(2) the student shall comply with all personnel policies
applicable to the Head Start program under the Head Start
program performance standards issued under this subchapter; and
``(3) the student shall serve the Head Start program as an
additional paid staff member but--
``(A) shall not be left alone with any child
through the program, meaning that a paid staff member
(not in such a work-study program) shall attend when
the student so serves; and
``(B) shall not count toward the staff included in
any staff-to-child ratio applicable to the Head Start
program under this subchapter.''.
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