,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcbc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe ,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,capito7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,head ,start ,act 
to permit some teachers in ,early ,head 
,start programs to teach while earning a
 child development associate credential4
  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be  
cited as the ,head start ,education ,and
 ,development ,workforce ,advancement   
and ,yield ,act or the ,,headway ,act4  
#b4  ,teachers in ,early ,head ,start   
programs  ,section #fde;,a7h7 of the    
,head ,start ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#ihdj;a7h77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking 1 not 
later than ,september #cj1 #bjaj1 all   
teachers and inserting at least one     
teacher per classroom who is2  7,b7 by  
striking ,early ,head ,start programs   

located in ,early ,head ,start centers1 
have a minimum and inserting an ,early  
,head ,start program located in an      
,early ,head ,start center1 has a       
minimum2  7,c7 by striking have been    
trained 7or have and inserting has been 
trained 7or has2 and  7,d7 by striking  
and at the end2  7#b7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72  7#c7 
by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the   
following3  7#b7 ensure that--  7,a7    
each additional teacher providing direct
 services to children and families      
described in paragraph 7#a7 is working  
towards earning a credential that is1 at
 a minimum1 a child development         
associate credential and towards        
completing training 7or equivalent      
coursework in early childhood           
development72 and  7,b7 during the      
period in which such a teacher is       
working towards earning that credential 
and completing that training or         
coursework1 the ,early ,head ,start     
agency employing the teacher shall      

provide a mentor to oversee the progress
 and guide the work of the teacher      
towards earning that credential and     
completing that training or coursework2 
and  2 and  7#d7 in paragraph 7#c71 as  
so redesignated-- 7,a7 by striking not  
later than ,september #cj1 #bjab1 all   
such teachers and inserting at least one
 teacher per classroom providing direct 
services to children and families       
described in paragraph 7#a7 has2  7,b7  
by striking 7or have and inserting 7or  
has2 and  7,c7 by striking the period at
 the end and inserting 1 and that each  
additional teacher providing direct     
services to such children and families  
is working towards completing that      
training or coursework44