,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bh1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,casey 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,romney1 & ,mr4
 ,jones7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to increase ! k & skills ( 
pr9cipals & s*ool lead]s reg>d+ e>ly    
*ildhood education4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,creat+ ,e>ly 
,*ildhood ,lead]s ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s &   
purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,s9ce pr9cipals & s*ool   
lead]s h ! second l>ge/ 9-s*ool impact  
on /ud5t a*ievem5t 7aft] tea*]s71 a     
pr9cipal or s*ool lead]'s k has a       
sub/antial impact on ! tea*]s & /ud5ts  
"u ! pr9cipal or s*ool lead]'s          
sup]vision4  7#b7 ,pr9cipals & s*ool    
lead]s are increas+ly be+ ask$ to       
sup]vise tea*]s & *ildr5 9 pre-k9d]g>t5 
programs1 yet s*ool lead]s (t5 d n h    
tra9+ 9 e>ly *ildhood education4  7#c7  

,giv5 ! critical developm5t t occurs 9 a
 *ild's e>ly life & ! impacts ( ?is     
developm5tal p]iod on lat] life         
outcomes1 und]/&+ ! /&>ds ( e>ly        
*ildhood education is p>ticul>ly        
important4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (   
?is ,act is to ensure t pr9cipals &     
s*ool lead]s are able to effectively    
support tea*]s 9 provid+ pre-k9d]g>t5   
/ud5ts ) developm5tally appropriate     
in/ruction4  #c4 ,s*ool lead] tra9+     
reg>d+ e>ly *ildhood education ,section 
#bjb7;f77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajbb;a7f77#a77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ clause 7v7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7v7
 engage & involve p>5ts1 community      
memb]s1 ! local educational ag5cy1      
bus9esses1 provid]s ( e>ly *ildhood     
education programs1 & o!r community     
lead]s1 to lev]age additional res\rces  
to improve /ud5t academic a*ievem5t2  2 
7#b7 9 clause 7vi71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 
! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7vii7 und]/& *ild       

developm5t1 social & emotional          
developm5t1 & effective in/ructional    
lead]%ip skills = *ildr5 f bir? ?r\gh   
age #h1 9 ord] to effectively manage &  
support developm5tally appropriate e>ly 
*ildhood education programs4  4