,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjai,mr4
 ,gallego 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1  
and ,mr4 ,stanton7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,education to carry out a grant program 
to make grants to eligible entities to  
carry out full-day kindergarten         
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,universal ,full-,day ,kindergarten 
,act4  #b4 ,full-day kindergarten grant 
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 shall carry out a grant program to make
 grants on a competitive basis to       
eligible entities to carry out full-day 
kindergarten programs4  7b7 ,application
 ,to receive a grant under this section1
 an eligible entity shall submit an     
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 

as the ,secretary may require4  7c7 ,use
 of funds ,an eligible entity that      
receives a grant under this section     
shall use the grant funds to establish  
or maintain a full-day kindergarten     
program--  7#a7 that permits children   
ages #d through #f1 inclusive1 to be    
enrolled in such program2  7#b7 that    
does not require payment for            
participation in such program2  7#c7    
that is offered for the full school     
year2  7#d7 that is taught by teachers  
who meet the professional               
qualifications1 including licensure and 
certification requirements1 for         
kindergarten teachers in the ,state or  
,tribal organization in which the       
eligible entity is located2  7#e7 that  
includes academic standards that prepare
 students to meet grade-level           
benchmarks2  7#f7 that may include      
standards related to cognitive          
development1 socio-emotional learning1  
physical and behavioral skills          
development1 and recreational activity2 

and  7#g7 that1 if supported by         
paraprofessionals1 is supported by      
paraprofessionals who meet the          
qualifications outlined in the          
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et   
seq474  7d7 ,matching requirement  7#a7 
,in general ,an eligible entity that    
receives a grant under this section     
shall provide1 from non-,federal        
sources1 an amount equal to not less    
than #bj percent of the amount of the   
grant1 which may be provided in cash or 
in-kind1 to carry out the activities    
supported by the grant4  7#b7 ,waiver   
,the ,secretary may waive all or part of
 the requirement under paragraph 7#a7   
for any fiscal year for an eligible     
entity if the ,secretary determines that
 applying the requirement would result  
in serious hardship or an inability to  
carry out the activities described in   
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,report ,not later 
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    

thereafter1 the ,secretary shall conduct
 a study and submit a report to         
,congress that--  7#a7 specifies the    
number of ,state educational agencies1  
local educational agencies1 and ,tribal 
organizations that offer full-day       
kindergarten programs2 and  7#b7        
assesses the availability of such       
programs with respect to each ,state4   
7f7 ,reservation of funds ,for each     
fiscal year1 the ,secretary may reserve 
not more than #e percent of the funds   
made available to carry out this        
section--  7#a7 to provide technical    
assistance to potential applicants and  
to grantees2 and  7#b7 to carry out the 
requirements of subsection 7e74  7g7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal years #bjbj     
through #bjbe4  7h7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,bureau-funded school
 ,the term ,bureau-funded school has the
 meaning given that term in section     

#aada of the ,education ,amendments of  
#aigh 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bjba74  7#b7      
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state educational
 agency2  7,b7 a local educational      
agency2  7,c7 a ,tribal government2 or  
7,d7 a ,bureau-funded school4  7#c7     
,,esea terms ,the terms local           
educational agency1 ,state1 and ,state  
educational agency have the meanings    
given the terms in section #haja of the 
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#d7 ,full-day kindergarten program ,the
 term full-day kindergarten program     
means a kindergarten program with a     
continuous duration of not less than #e 
hours per day4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,education4  7#f7 ,tribal organization  
,the term ,tribal organization has the  
meaning given the term in section #d of 
the ,indian ,self-,determination and    
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74