,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cggh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjac,mrs4 ,davis of ,california        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct the ,secretary of          
,education to award grants to ,states to
 pay the ,federal share of carrying out 
full-day prekindergarten programs4  #a4 
,short title  7a7 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,expanded      
,access to ,real ,learning for our      
,young ,act or the ,,early ,act4  #b4   
,universal prekindergarten and early    
childhood education grant program  7a7  
,program authorization ,from amounts    
appropriated under subsection 7g71 the  
,secretary of ,education is authorized  
to award grants1 on a competitive basis1
 to ,states to pay the ,federal share of
 carrying out full-day prekindergarten  
programs4  7b7 ,state application ,to   
receive a grant under this ,act1 a      

,state shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such      
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use
 of funds ,a ,state that receives a     
grant under this ,act shall use such    
grant funds to carry out a              
prekindergarten program that1 at a      
minimum-- 7#a7 if practicable1 is       
located at a public school in the ,state
 or1 if not practicable1 is carried out 
by a private or other                   
community-provider2  7#b7 permits each  
#d-year-old child in the ,state to be   
voluntarily enrolled by the child's     
parent in the prekindergarten program1  
and which is made available at no cost  
to families who make a combined income  
of up to #djj percent of the poverty    
line2  7#c7 is a full-day program that  
runs the length of the regular school   
year2  7#d7 maintains a maximum class   
size of #bj children1 with at least #a  
prekindergarten teacher per classroom2  
7#e7 ensures that the ratio of children 

to prekindergarten teachers and teacher 
aides does not exceed #aj to #a2  7#f7  
is taught by teachers who are paid a    
salary comparable to teachers of        
kindergarten through grade #ab at public
 schools in the ,state2  7#g7 requires  
the ,state in which the program is      
located to determinate a minimum level  
of parental engagement in their child's 
program2 and  7#h7 meets any other      
criteria that the ,secretary may        
require4  7d7 ,priority ,in awarding    
grants under this section1 the          
,secretary shall give priority to       
,states that will use the grants to     
carry out a prekindergarten program at a
 public school4  7e7 ,federal share ,the
 ,federal share of a grant under this   
,act shall not exceed #ge percent of the
 costs of carrying out the activities   
described in subsection 7c74  7f7       
,supplement not supplant ,grant funds   
received under this ,act shall be used  
to supplement and not supplant other    
,federal early childhood education funds

 in the ,state4  7g7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
such sums as may be necessary for each  
of the fiscal years #bjae through #bjai4
  7h7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,,esea terms ,the terms elementary      
school1 parent1 poverty line1 secondary 
school1 and ,state have the meanings    
given the terms in section #iaja of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iaja74    
7#b7 ,public school ,the term public    
school means a public elementary school 
or public secondary school4  7#c7       
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,education4