,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bg1         
#bjai,ms4 ,norton 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,carson of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1
 ,mr4 ,soto1 and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
establish a grant program to assist     
,states to establish or expand universal
 prekindergarten in public schools and  
public charter schools4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,universal ,prekindergarten and ,early  
,childhood ,education ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,universal ,prekindergarten and     
,early ,childhood ,education grant      
program  7a7 ,program authorization     
,from amounts appropriated under section
 #c1 the ,secretary of ,education is    
authorized to award grants1 on a        
competitive basis1 to ,states to pay the
 ,federal share of establishing or      
expanding 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 establish or expand a    
prekindergarten program that1 at a      
minimum--  7#a7 is located at a public  
school in the ,state2  7#b7 permits each
 #c- or #d-year-old child in the ,state 
to be voluntarily enrolled by the       
child's parent1 regardless of income1 in
 the program at a school in which the   
child may be enrolled for kindergarten2 
7#c7 is a full-day program that runs the
 length of the regular school year2     
7#d7 is taught by teachers who possess  
equivalent or similar qualifications to 
the qualifications of teachers of other 
grades in the school involved2 and  7#e7
 meets any other criteria that the      
,secretary may require4  7d7 ,federal   

share ,the ,federal share of a grant    
under this ,act shall be not more than  
#hj percent of the costs of carrying out
 the activities described in subsection 
7c74  7e7 ,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  #c4     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act such sums as are    
necessary for fiscal years #bjbj through
 #bjbe4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
 7#a7 ,full-day ,the term full-day used 
with respect to a program1 means a      
program with a minimum of a #f-;hour    
schedule per day4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the 
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,education4  7#c7 ,state ,the term      
,state has the meaning given the term in
 section #haja of the ,elementary and   
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#d7 ,parent ,the   
term parent has the meaning given the   

term in section #haja of the ,elementary
 and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#e7 ,public   
school ,the term public school has the  
meaning given the term elementary school
 or secondary school in section #haja of
 the ,elementary and ,secondary         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja71 except that the term does not   
include private schools4