,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,norton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
e/abli% a grant program to assi/ ,/ates 
to e/abli% univ]sal prek9d]g>t5 9 public
 s*ools & public *>t] s*ools4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,univ]sal ,prek9d]g>t5 & ,e>ly ,*ildhood
 ,education ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,univ]sal
 ,prek9d]g>t5 & ,e>ly ,*ildhood         
,education grant program  7a7 ,program  
au?orization ,f am\nts appropriat$ "u   
section #c1 ! ,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 is locat$ at a public s*ool 9 !    
,/ate2  7#b7 p]mits ea* #d-ye> old *ild 
9 ! ,/ate to be volunt>ily enroll$ by ! 
*ild's p>5t1 reg>dless ( income1 9 !    
program at a s*ool 9 :i* ! *ild may be  
enroll$ = k9d]g>t52  7#c7 is a full-day 
program t runs ! l5g? ( ! regul> s*ool  
ye>2  7#d7 is taught by tea*]s :o       
possess equival5t or simil>             
qualifications to ! qualifications (    
tea*]s ( o!r grades 9 ! s*ool involv$2 &
  7#e7 meets any o!r crit]ia t !        
,secret>y may require4  7d7 ,f$]al %>e  
,! ,f$]al %>e ( a grant "u ?is ,act %all
 be n m ?an #hj p]c5t ( ! co/s ( c>ry+  
out ! activities describ$ 9 subsection  
7c74  7e7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,grant  
funds receiv$ "u ?is ,act %all be us$ to
 supplem5t & n supplant o!r ,f$]al e>ly 
*ildhood education funds 9 ! ,/ate4  #c4
 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out 

?is ,act su* sums z are necess>y =      
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjai4  #d4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,full-day
 ,! t]m full-day us$ ) respect to a     
program1 means a program ) a m9imum ( a 
#f-;h\r s*$ule p] day4  7#b7 ,secret>y  
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,education4  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #iaja ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7 ,p>5t
 ,! t]m p>5t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#e7 ,public s*ool ,! t]m      
public s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m     
elem5t>y s*ool or second>y s*ool 9      
section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja71 except t ! t]m does n include   
private s*ools4