,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cggh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #af1         
#bjac,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,education to aw>d grants to ,/ates to  
pay ! ,f$]al %>e ( c>ry+ out full-day   
prek9d]g>t5 programs4  #a4 ,%ort title  
7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,exp&$ ,access to ,real ,le>n+ = our  
,"y ,act or ! ,,e>ly ,act4  #b4         
,univ]sal prek9d]g>t5 & e>ly *ildhood   
education grant program  7a7 ,program   
au?orization ,f am\nts appropriat$ "u   
subsection 7g71 ! ,secret>y ( ,education
 is au?oriz$ to aw>d grants1 on a       
competitive basis1 to ,/ates to pay !   
,f$]al %>e ( c>ry+ out full-day         
prek9d]g>t5 programs4  7b7 ,/ate        
application ,to receive a grant "u ?is  
,act1 a ,/ate %all submit to ! ,secret>y
 an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 
& conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y   

may require4  7c7 ,use ( funds ,a ,/ate 
t receives a grant "u ?is ,act %all use 
su* grant funds to c>ry out a           
prek9d]g>t5 program t1 at a m9imum--    
7#a7 if practicable1 is locat$ at a     
public s*ool 9 ! ,/ate or1 if n         
practicable1 is c>ri$ out by a private  
or o!r community-provid]2  7#b7 p]mits  
ea* #d-ye>-old *ild 9 ! ,/ate to be     
volunt>ily enroll$ by ! *ild's p>5t 9 ! 
prek9d]g>t5 program1 & :i* is made      
available at no co/ to families :o make 
a comb9$ income ( up to #djj p]c5t ( !  
pov]ty l9e2  7#c7 is a full-day program 
t runs ! l5g? ( ! regul> s*ool ye>2     
7#d7 ma9ta9s a maximum class size ( #bj 
*ildr51 ) at lea/ #a prek9d]g>t5 tea*]  
p] classroom2  7#e7 ensures t ! ratio ( 
*ildr5 to prek9d]g>t5 tea*]s & tea*]    
aides does n exce$ #aj to #a2  7#f7 is  
taught by tea*]s :o are paid a sal>y    
comp>able to tea*]s ( k9d]g>t5 ?r\gh    
grade #ab at public s*ools 9 ! ,/ate2   
7#g7 requires ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! program is
 locat$ to det]m9ate a m9imum level (   

p>5tal engagem5t 9 _! *ild's program2 & 
7#h7 meets any o!r crit]ia t ! ,secret>y
 may require4  7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+   
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
give priority to ,/ates t w use ! grants
 to c>ry out a prek9d]g>t5 program at a 
public s*ool4  7e7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al 
%>e ( a grant "u ?is ,act %all n exce$  
#ge p]c5t ( ! co/s ( c>ry+ out !        
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c74   
7f7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,grant funds  
receiv$ "u ?is ,act %all be us$ to      
supplem5t & n supplant o!r ,f$]al e>ly  
*ildhood education funds 9 ! ,/ate4  7g7
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 
?is ,act su* sums z may be necess>y =   
ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjai4  
7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea
 t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1 p>5t1     
pov]ty l9e1 second>y s*ool1 & ,/ate h ! 
mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #iaja ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #iaja74  7#b7      
,public s*ool ,! t]m public s*ool means 

a public elem5t>y s*ool or public       
second>y s*ool4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
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