,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #g1 #bjac ,mr4   
,udall ( ,colorado 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,begi*1 & ,mr4 ,b5net7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide pr(essional developm5t =        
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9 e>ly *ildhood
 education & developm5t4  #a4           
,pr(essional developm5t = elem5t>y s*ool
 pr9cipals 9 e>ly *ildhood education &  
developm5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,a ( title 
,,ii ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y          
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ffja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #f ,pr(essional developm5t =
 elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9 e>ly        
*ildhood education & developm5t  #bafa4 
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is subp>t is to  
improve ! k ( elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9
 areas relat$ to e>ly *ildhood education
 & developm5t 9 ord] to--  7#a7 create  
high quality e>ly le>n+ environm5ts2    

7#b7 provide a cont9uum ( le>n+ ?r\gh ! 
?ird grade ) developm5tally effective & 
appropriate curricula & tea*+ practices2
  7#c7 e/abli% p>tn]%ips & collaboration
 ) community-bas$ e>ly *ildhood         
education provid]s & families to bett]  
support--  7,a7 le>n+ at ea* /age2  7,b7
 effective transition among sett+s2 &   
7,c7 cont9u\s family engagem5t2 &  7#d7 
support s*ool read9ess by provid+ high  
quality pr(essional developm5t =        
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals4  #bafb4       
,def9ition ( pr9cipal compet5cies 9 e>ly
 *ildhood education & developm5t  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,9 ?is subp>t1 ! t]m pr9cipal    
compet5cies 9 e>ly *ildhood education & 
developm5t means ! skills t--  7#a7     
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals mu/ "k & be    
able to d2 &  7#b7 are acquir$ ?r\gh    
high quality pr(essional developm5t 9   
e>ly *ildhood education & developm5tally
 appropriate practice4  7b7 ,inclusions 
,! pr9cipal compet5cies 9 e>ly *ildhood 
education & developm5t include--  7#a7  
support+ an exp&$ cont9uum ( le>n+ ?r\gh

 ! ?ird grade to ensure an effective    
transition f e>ly le>n+ or home sett+s  
to ! prim>y s*ool ye>s2  7#b7 engag+ !  
s*ool community to p>tn] ) e>ly le>n+   
programs1 & work+ ) families to set a   
%>$ vision = und]/&+ e>ly *ildhood      
developm5t2  7#c7 support+ tea*]s ?r\gh 
/rong in/ructional lead]%ip2 &  7#d7    
provid+ safe & supportive e>ly le>n+    
environm5ts t focus on ! ne$s ( ! :ole  
*ild1 includ+ ! intellectual1 social1   
emotional1 physical1 & nutritional      
well-be+ ( *ildr52 &  7#e7 utiliz+      
multiple measures ( developm5tally      
appropriate assessm5t & acquir+ !       
ability to manage & use data effectively
 to make in/ructional decisions4  #bafc4
 ,grant program au?oriz$  7a7 ,grants to
 p>tn]%ips  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  
is au?oriz$ to aw>d grants1 on a        
competitive basis1 to p>tn]%ips describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to enable ! p>tn]%ips  
to c>ry out ! au?oriz$ activities       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7        
,p>tn]%ips ,a p>tn]%ip ref]r$ to 9      

p>agraph 7#a7 %all consi/ (--  7,a7 a   
public or private entity ) a demon/rat$ 
capacity to provide pr(essional         
developm5t = elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals2  
7,b7 "o or m public ag5cies1 includ+--  
7i7 a local educational ag5cy2  7ii7 a  
,/ate educational ag5cy2  7iii7 a ,/ate 
human s]vices ag5cy2  7iv7 a ,/ate lead 
ag5cy adm9i/]+ a program "u ! ,*ild ,c>e
 & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act (     
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh et seq472    
7v7 a public ag5cy adm9i/]+ a ,/ate     
fund$ prek9d]g>t5 program2 or  7vi7 a   
,head ,/>t ag5cy1 includ+ an ,e>ly ,head
 ,/>t ag5cy2 &  7,c7 "o or m e>ly       
*ildhood education organizations t      
provide pr(essional developm5t to e>ly  
*ildhood education provid]s4  7#c7      
,duration ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d a grant
 "u ?is subp>t = a p]iod ( n less ?an #c
 ye>s4  7#d7 ,r5ewal ,! ,secret>y may   
r5ew a grant "u ?is subp>t if !         
,secret>y det]m9es1 on ! basis ( !      
evaluations submitt$ "u subsection      
7e77#a77;,b71 t ! programs & activities 

c>ri$ out "u ! grant h be5 effective4   
7b7 ,au?oriz$ activities  7#a7 ,requir$ 
uses ,ea* p>tn]%ip receiv+ a grant "u   
?is subp>t %all use ! grant funds--     
7,a7 to c>ry out high quality           
pr(essional developm5t to help elem5t>y 
s*ool pr9cipals acquire pr9cipal        
compet5cies 9 e>ly *ildhood education & 
developm5t 9 ord] to support increas$   
s*ool read9ess = /ud5ts2  7,b7 to ga9 a 
k base & capacity to provide high       
quality e>ly *ildhood education2 &  7,c7
 to "w collaboratively ) e>ly *ildhood  
education provid]s1 s]vices provid]s1 & 
families 9 creat+ a cont9uum ( high     
quality developm5t & le>n+ = *ildr5 9 ! 
community & s*ool sett+s4  7#b7         
,all[able activities ,! activities      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may include    
provid+ pr(essional developm5t programs 
= elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals1 includ+     
m5tor+ programs & o!r means (           
pr(essional le>n+1 9--  7,a7 e>ly       
*ildhood education & developm5t 9 all   
doma9s 7includ+ language arts & lit]acy1

 ma!matics1 emotional developm5t1 social
 developm5t1 approa*es to le>n+1        
physical developm5t1 sci5ce1 & creative 
arts71 & ! cont9uity ( /&>ds & high     
quality curriculum & tea*+ practices f  
prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh ! ?ird grade1 )       
emphasis on meet+ ! ne$s ( *ildr5 )     
disabilities & ,engli% language le>n]s2 
7,b7 safe & supportive e>ly le>n+       
environm5ts t focus on ! social1        
emotional1 & cognitive ne$s ( *ildr52   
7,c7 collaborat+ ) e>ly *ildhood        
education provid]s & o!r community bas$ 
organizations to provide multiple       
educational & social s]vice programs to 
meet ! ne$s ( *ildr5 9 prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh
 ! ?ird grade relat$ to le>n+ &         
developm5t2 &  7,d7 provid+ ongo+       
transition s]vices = *ildr5 ?r\gh active
 family engagem5t4  7c7 ,priority ,9    
aw>d+ grants "u ?is subp>t ! ,secret>y  
%all give priority to support+          
pr(essional developm5t programs t t>get 
opportunities = elem5t>y s*ool          
pr9cipals--  7#a7 to p>ticipate 9 high  

quality induction & m5tor+ programs =   
pr9cipals dur+ ! pr9cipals' fir/ #e ye>s
 ( employm5t z a pr9cipal2  7#b7 to     
bett] und]/& ways to enhance family     
engagem5t & transition /rategies1       
improve transition s]vices1 & "w m      
collaboratively ) community-bas$ e>ly   
*ildhood education provid]s2  7#c7 to   
create a cont9uum ( high quality tea*+ &
 le>n+ = *ildr5 9 prek9d]g>t5 ?r\gh !   
?ird grade2 &  7#d7 to p>ticipate 9     
ongo+ pr(essional developm5t1 :i* may   
include m5tor+ programs = vet]an        
pr9cipals 9 ! education field4  7d7     
,applications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea*       
p>tn]%ip desir+ a grant "u ?is subp>t   
%all submit an application to !         
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,cont5ts requir$ ,ea*    
application submitt$ to ! ,secret>y "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include--  7,a7 a    
description ( ! pr(essional developm5t =
 elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals t w be provid$
 "u ! grant1 includ+ h[ ! pr9cipals w   

access pr(essional developm5t2  7,b7 a  
description ( ! pr(essional developm5t  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 t w be      
provid$ 9 rural areas if applicable2    
7,c7 h[ ! pr(essional developm5t w      
address--  7i7 *ild developm5t & le>n+ &
 ! relation%ip ( su* developm5t & le>n+ 
to provid+--  7,i7 safe1 supportive1 &  
engag+ le>n+ environm5ts2 &  7,,ii7     
support = in/ructional & educational    
/aff 9 us+ developm5tally appropriate   
curricula1 assessm5ts1 & o!r practices2 
7ii7 outrea* & engagem5t ( families 9 _!
 *ild's le>n+2  7iii7 opportunities to  
collaborate ) community bas$            
organizations on cont9uity ( /&>ds1     
curricula1 family education1 &          
transition s]vices f community bas$     
sett+s to s*ools & f ye> to ye>2  7iv7  
collaborative plann+ to support         
developm5tally appropriate int]actions  
betwe5 tea*]s1 *ildr51 & ! families (   
*ildr52 &  7v7 su/a9ability ( ! ongo+   
pr(essional developm5t ^u completion ( !
 grant t]m4  7e7 ,evaluation &          

dissem9ation  7#a7 ,evaluation  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,ea* p>tn]%ip t receives a grant  
"u ?is subp>t %all conduct an ongo+     
evaluation to--  7i7 assess !           
effectiv5ess ( ! programs & activities  
c>ri$ out "u ! grant2  7ii7 assess :e!r 
pr(essional developm5t programs =       
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9 e>ly *ildhood
 education may lead to improv$ s*ool    
p]=mance2 &  7iii7 det]m9e h[ effective 
pr(essional developm5t programs &       
activities c be replicat$4  7,b7        
,submission ,! results ( ! evaluation   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be     
submitt$ to ! ,secret>y annually4  7#b7 
,dissem9ation ,us+ funds made available 
"u ?is subp>t1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 
a panel ( lead+ exp]ts 9 elem5t>y & e>ly
 *ildhood education1 includ+ rese>*]s1  
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals1 & classroom   
practition]s1 to--  7,a7 id5tify be/    
practices 9 pr(essional developm5t =    
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9 e>ly *ildhood
 education1 & review effective          
coord9ation ( pr(essional developm5t    

among ! p>tn]%ips receiv+ grants "u ?is 
subp>t2 &  7,b7 dissem9ate to ! public !
 late/ rese>* & f9d+s 9 pr(essional     
developm5t = elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9 
e>ly *ildhood education1 includ+ ?r\gh  
reports & te*nical assi/ance4  7f7      
,inapplicability ,! provisions ( subp>ts
 #a ?r\gh #e %all n apply to ?is subp>t4
  7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is  
subp>t = fiscal ye> #bjad & ea* ( ! #d  
succe$+ fiscal ye>s4  4  7b7 ,table (   
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section #b 
( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education    
,act ( #aife is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #baea ! foll[+3  
,,subp>t #f--,pr(essional developm5t =  
elem5t>y s*ool pr9cipals 9 e>ly *ildhood
 education & developm5t ,sec4 #bafa4    
,purpose4 ,sec4 #bafb4 ,def9ition (     
pr9cipal compet5cies 9 e>ly *ildhood    
education & developm5t4 ,sec4 #bafc4    
,grant program au?oriz$4  4