,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #b1 #bjbd,mr4    
,nunn ( ,i[a 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,p]ez1 &  
,mrs4 ,h9son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,education to aw>d 
grants to ,/ate educational ag5cies to  
facilitate ! provision ( pre-k9d]g>t5   
programs t r$uce ! co/ ( education      
s]vices & result 9 positive educational 
outcomes1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,pre-,k 
= ,kids ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,grant       
program to provide pre-k9d]g>t5 programs
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d1  
on a competitive basis1 grants to ,/ate 
educational ag5cies to facilitate1 ?r\gh
 subgrants to local educational ag5cies1
 ! provision ( pre-k9d]g>t5 programs t--
  7#a7 r$uce ! co/ ( education s]vices1 
includ+ ) respect to at-risk *ildr52    
7#b7 result 9 positive educational &    
developm5tal outcomes2  7#c7 are likely 

to h a positive fiscal impact on local  
gov]nm5tal entities2 &  7#d7 are bas$ on
 a model pre-k9d]g>t5 program4  7b7     
,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate    
educational ag5cy seek+ a grant "u ?is  
section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an   
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,priority ,! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to ,/ate educational 
ag5cies :o s]ve a majority ( families 9 
! ,/ate ^: family income is at or bel[  
#bej p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty l9e1 z     
def9$ by ! mo/ rec5tly revis$ pov]ty    
income guidel9es publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7c7 ,grant 
uses ,a ,/ate educational ag5cy t       
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 su* grant funds to aw>d subgrants to   
local educational ag5cies 9 accordance )
 subsection 7d74  7d7 ,subgrants  7#a7  
,application ,a local educational ag5cy 
seek+ a subgrant "u ?is subsection %all 
submit to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy an  
application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 &      

conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,/ate         
educational ag5cy may require1 includ+ !
 program proposal describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#b74  7#b7 ,program proposal ,! program
 proposal %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a
 description ( h[ ! local educational   
ag5cy w c>ry out ! innovative f9anc+    
p>tn]%ip describ$ 9 subsection 7e74     
7,b7 ,a description ( ! pre-k9d]g>t5    
s]vices t w be provid$ by a s]vice      
provid] describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 ( 
su* subsection pursuant to su* p>tn]%ip4
  7,c7 ,an assurance t ! local          
educational ag5cy w agree to an         
evaluation by an indep5d5t evaluator    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c7 ( su*     
subsection pursuant to su* p>tn]%ip ( ! 
pre-k9d]g>t5 programs provid$ "u ?is    
subsection4  7,d7 ,a description ( !    
ways 9 :i* ! program w be c>ri$ out 9   
ord] to h a positive fiscal impact on ! 
local gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,evaluation (     
applications  7,a7 ,crit]ia = evaluation
 ,9 evaluat+ an application submitt$ by 
a local educational ag5cy "u p>agraph   

7#a71 ! ,/ate educational ag5cy %all    
consid] ! foll[+3  7i7 ,:e!r ! program  
proposal submitt$ by ! local educational
 ag5cy includes all requir$ in=mation4  
7ii7 ,:e!r ! program describ$ by su*    
proposal--  7,i7 w a*ieve ! objectives  
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 (  
subsection 7a7 & result 9 significant   
p]=mance improvem5ts2 &  7,,ii7 is      
likely to h a positive fiscal impact on 
! local gov]nm5t4  7,b7 ,priority ,9    
evaluat+ an application submitt$ by a   
local educational ag5cy "u p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,/ate educational ag5cy may give
 priority to a local educational ag5cy  
t-- 7i7 demon/rates int5t to p>tn] ) a  
s]vice provid] t demon/rates a /rong    
commitm5t to ongo+ pr(essional          
developm5t = employees2  7ii7           
demon/rates int5t to p>tn] ) public &   
private s]vice provid]s2  7iii7         
demon/rates int5t to use new & enhanc$  
s]vices = *ildr52  7iv7 s]ves a majority
 ( families ^: family income is at or   
bel[ #bej p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty l9e1 z

 def9$ by ! mo/ rec5tly revis$ pov]ty   
income guidel9es publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2  7v7 s]ves a
 majority ( immigrant & refugee         
families2  7vi7 s]ves areas ) wait+ li/s
 = high-quality pre-k9d]g>t5 programs2  
7vii7 s]ves a rural community2  7viii7  
includes a plan to utilize private funds
 9 addition to funds provid$ by ! local 
educational ag5cy 7o!r ?an subgrant     
funds receiv$ "u ?is subsection7 to     
provide pre-k9d]g>t5 s]vices to-- 7,i7  
/ud5ts 9 rural areas2 &  7,,ii7 /ud5ts  
:o belong to a family describ$ 9 clause 
7iv72  7ix7 demon/rates /rategies to    
improve e>ly ma!matic skills & e>ly     
lit]acy skills1 includ+ ! lit]acy skills
 ( *ildr5 :o h be5 id5tifi$ z ,engli%   
le>n]s2  7x7 demon/rates /rategies to   
increase family engagem5t & connect     
families to community res\rces2  7xi7   
provides a compreh5sive *ild developm5t 
program2  7xii7 e/abli%es a             
/ud5t-to-tea*] ratio ( n m ?an #aj      
/ud5ts to e #a tea*]2  7xiii7           

demon/rates sub/antial p>5tal           
involvem5t2  7xiv7 demon/rates community
 support2  7xv7 utilizes s]vices provid$
 by s]vice provid]s describ$ 9          
subsection 7e77#b77;,a72 or  7xvi7      
includes a plan = program evaluation t  
includes ! measurem5t ( /ud5t outcomes 9
 addition to ! outcomes measur$ "u      
subsection 7e77#b77;,c74  7#d7 ,subgrant
 uses ,a local educational ag5cy receiv+
 a subgrant "u ?is subsection %all use  
su* subgrant funds to provide           
pre-k9d]g>t5 programs describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 ?r\gh ! innovative f9anc+
 p>tn]%ip describ$ 9 subsection 7e74    
7e7 ,innovative f9anc+ p>tn]%ip  7#a7   
,p>tn]%ip describ$ ,a local educational 
ag5cy receiv+ a subgrant "u subsection  
7d7 %all ent] into a p>tn]%ip t includes
 ea* ( ! p>ties describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#b74  7#b7 ,p>ties ,! p>ties to a      
p>tn]%ip describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 are z 
foll[s3  7,a7 ,"o or m s]vice provid]s  
:o provide1 z "p ( a pre-k9d]g>t5       
program provid$ by a local educational  

ag5cy pursuant to subsection 7d71       
pre-k9d]g>t5 s]vices to #c-ye>-old &    
#d-ye>-old *ildr5 f families ^: family  
income is at or bel[ #bej p]c5t ( !     
,f$]al pov]ty l9e1 z def9$ by ! mo/     
rec5tly revis$ pov]ty income guidel9es  
publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices4  7,b7 ,"o or m inve/ors :o   
provide1 9 accordance ) p>agraph 7#d71 !
 capital = pre-k9d]g>t5 s]vices "u !    
p>tn]%ip1 includ+ philan?ropic inve/ors 
seek+ a full or p>tial return (         
pr9cipal4  7,c7 ,an indep5d5t evaluator 
to det]m9e :e!r ! pre-k9d]g>t5 programs 
provid$ pursuant to subsection 7d7      
a*ieve ! objectives describ$ 9 p>agraphs
 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 ( subsection 7a74  7,d7
 ,"o or m outcomes pay]s describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7 ,outcomes pay] ,an 
outcomes pay] includes any gov]nm5tal   
entity1 includ+ ! *ild developm5t       
coord9at+ c\ncil ( ! ,/ate1 or any      
private entity t agrees to commit to pay
 to an inve/or describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#b77;,b7 ! pr9cipal inve/$ by1 & !     

int]e/ ow$ to1 su* inve/or if !         
indep5d5t evaluator describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( su* p>agraph makes ! 
det]m9ation describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4 
7#d7 ,mat*+ requirem5t ,! non-,f$]al %>e
 ( ! co/s ( an activity c>ri$ out ) a   
grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be--    
7,a7 n less ?an #dj p]c5t ( su* co/s2 & 
7,b7 provid$ by an inve/or describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b77;,b74  7f7 ,reports  7#a7 
,s]vice provid] report ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! =mation ( !        
innovative f9anc+ p>tn]%ip "u subsection
 7e71 & e #f mon?s !reaft]1 a s]vice    
provid] t is a p>ty to an innovative    
f9anc+ p>tn]%ip "u subsection 7e7 %all  
submit to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy a   
report on ! progress ( ! pre-k9d]g>t5   
s]vices provid$ by su* s]vice provid] z 
"p ( a pre-k9d]g>t5 program provid$ by a
 local educational ag5cy pursuant to    
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,indep5d5t        
evaluator report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! fir/ day ( op]ation ( a 
pre-k9d]g>t5 program provid$ by a local 

educational ag5cy pursuant to subsection
 7d71 & e #ab mon?s !reaft]1 an         
indep5d5t evaluator :o is a p>ty to an  
innovative f9anc+ p>tn]%ip "u subsection
 7e7 %all submit to ! ,/ate educational 
ag5cy a report on ! progress ( su*      
pre-k9d]g>t5 program4  7#c7 ,/ate       
educational ag5cy report ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] receiv+ ea* indep5d5t    
evaluator report describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b71 ! ,/ate educational ag5cy %all    
submit to ,congress a report on !       
outcomes ( ! programs c>ri$ out by local
 educational ag5cies t receiv$ a        
subgrant "u subsection 7d7 & t are s]v$ 
by su* ,/ate educational ag5cy4  7g7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,,esea
 t]ms ,! t]ms local educational ag5cy1  
,secret>y1 & ,/ate educational ag5cy h !
 mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7    
,model pre-k9d]g>t5 program ,! t]m model
 pre-k9d]g>t5 program means a           
pre-k9d]g>t5 program ) exi/+ data :i*   

demon/rates t ! program1 or sub/antially
 simil> programs1 _h a positive fiscal  
impact on gov]nm5tal entities4  7#c7    
,positive fiscal impact  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m positive fiscal impact means1 :5 
us$ ) respect to a local gov]nm5t1 an   
increase 9 tax rev5ue1 decrease 9       
exp5ditures1 or a comb9ation ( ! two1 t 
a local educational ag5cy receiv+ a     
subgrant "u ?is section e/imates w1 at !
 conclusion ( ! cov]$ p]iod1 result 9 an
 am\nt ( rev5ue t is great] ?an ! am\nt 
( ! subgrant receiv$ pursuant to ?is    
section4  7,b7 ,cov]$ p]iod ,= purposes 
( subp>agraph 7,a71 ! t]m cov]$ p]iod   
means ! p]iod--  7i7 beg9n+ on ! date on
 :i* an innovative f9anc+ p>tn]%ip is   
=m$2 &  7ii7 end+ on ! date t is #aj    
ye>s aft] su* date4  7#d7 ,rural        
community ,! t]m rural community means a
 community ) a population ( n m ?an     
#ej1jjj p4