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42 U.S.C. 9836: Designation of Head Start agencies

Created in 1981 by Public Law 97-35. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 20 U.S.C. 9103, 42 U.S.C. 9833, 42 U.S.C. 9841, 42 U.S.C. 9846.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2007

    • Pub. L. 110–134 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to authorization of and prerequisites for designation of Head Start agencies in subsec. (a), definition of community in subsec. (b), priority in administration of section provisions in subsec. (c), designation in communi… Law text

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–446 substituted "U.S.C. 1431–1444" for "U.S.C 1431–1445". (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004) Law text · (d)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(1), inserted "or for-profit" after "nonprofit" and "(in consultation with the chief executive officer of the State involved, if such State expends non-Federal funds to carry out Head Start programs)" after "Secretary" in cl. (2). Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(2), substituted "off-reservation area designated by an appropriate tribal government in consultation with the Secretary" for "area designated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as near-reservation". Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(3)(A), inserted ", in consultation with the chief executive officer of the State involved if such State expends non-Federal funds to carry out Head Start programs," after "Secretary shall" and "or for-profit" after "nonprofit" and substituted "determines that t… Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(3)(B), (C), inserted ", in consultation with the chief executive officer of the State if such State expends non-Federal funds to carry out Head Start programs," after "Secretary shall" and realigned margins. Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(3)(C), realigned margins. Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(A), inserted in introductory provisions "In selecting from among qualified applicants for designation as a Head Start agency, the Secretary shall give priority to any qualified agency that functioned as a Head Start delegate agency in the community and carried … Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(B), inserted "and programs under part C and section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C 1431–1445, 1419)" after "(20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(i), inserted "(at home and in the center involved where practicable)" after "activities". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(v), added subpar. (D). Former subpar. (D) redesignated (E). Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(ii)(I), inserted "or" at end. Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(ii)(II), (III), redesignated cl. (v) as (iv) and struck out former cl. (iv) which read as follows: "substance abuse counseling; or". Law text · (d), (v)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(iv), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E). Former subpar. (E) redesignated (F). Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(iii), substituted ", (D), and (E)" for "and (D)". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(C)(iv), redesignated subpar. (E) as (F). Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(D), amended par. (7) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (7) read as follows: "the plan of such applicant to meet the needs of non-English language background children and their families in the community; and". Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(4)(E)–(G), added pars. (8) and (10) and redesignated former par. (8) as (9). Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(5), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: "If, in a community served by a Head Start program, there is no applicant qualified for designation as a Head Start agency to carry out such program, the Secretary may appoint an interi… Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 105–285, §107(6), added subsec. (g). Law text · (g)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(a), inserted "(including Indians in any area designated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as near-reservation)" after "Indian reservation". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(b)(2), (3), (5), inserted "(subject to paragraph (2))" after "the provisions of this section", struck out subpar. (A), inserted "the Secretary makes a finding that the agency involved fails to meet program, financial management, and other requirements establish… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(b)(1), (3), (4), (6), redesignated par. (1)(B) as (2) and realigned margins, substituted "If" for "except that, if" and "paragraph (1)" for "subparagraph (A)", and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(b)(1), (5), redesignated concluding provisions of par. (1) as (3), substituted "this subsection" for "this paragraph", and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "In carrying out a review of each Head Start agency under paragraph (2), the Secretary s… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(b)(1), struck out par. (4) which read as follows: "The results of a review conducted under this subsection shall not be sufficient alone for the purpose of determining whether to continue, or to discontinue, providing funds to a particular Head Start agency." · (c)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(c)(1)–(3)(A), in introductory provisions substituted "If no entity in a community is entitled to the priority specified in subsection (c) of this section," for "If there is no Head Start agency as described in subsection (c)(2) of this section, and no existing Hea… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(c)(3)(B), inserted ", including Even Start programs under part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)," after "preschool programs". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(c)(3)(C), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "the plan of such applicant to involve parents of children who will participate in the proposed Head Start program in appropriate educational services (in accordance with the pe… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(c)(4), substituted "non-English language background children and their families" for "non-English language children" and inserted "and" after semicolon. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(c)(5), (6), redesignated par. (9) as (8) and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: "the plan of such applicant to provide (directly or through referral to educational services available in the community) parents of children who will participate… · (d), (9)
    • Pub. L. 103–252, §107(d), redesignated subsec. (g) as (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: "The provisions of subsections (c), (d), and (e) of this section shall be applied by the Secretary in the distribution of any additional appropriations made availabl… · (f), (g)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–401, §2(e)(1), inserted at end "Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the Secretary shall not give such priority to any agency with respect to which financial assistance has been terminated, or an application for refunding has been denied, under this sub… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–401, §2(f), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpars. (B) and (C). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 102–401, §2(g), added pars. (8) and (9). · (d), (9)
    • Pub. L. 102–401, §2(h)(3), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). · (e)
    • Pub. L. 102–401, §2(h)(1), substituted "(c), (d), and (e)" for "(c) and (d)". · (e)
    • Pub. L. 102–401, §2(h)(2), redesignated subsecs. (e) and (f) as (f) and (g), respectively. · (f), (g)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–501, §107, designated existing provisions as par. (1), redesignated former par. (1) as subpar. (A), added subpar. (B) and pars. (2) to (4), and struck out former par. (2) and last sentence which read as follows: · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–501, §108, inserted at end "In selecting from among qualified applicants for designation as a Head Start agency and subject to the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall consider the effectiveness of each such applicant to provide Head Start services, based on—" and pars. … · (d)

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–558, §104(a), inserted ", within a community," after "private nonprofit agency". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 98–558, §104(b)(1), substituted "unless" for ", except that" in provisions preceding cl. (1). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–558, §104(b)(2), (3), substituted "makes a finding" for "shall, before giving such priority, determine" and "fails to meet" for "meet". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–558, §104(b)(4), inserted "except that" before "if". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 98–558, §104(c), added subsecs. (d) and (e) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (f). · (d), (e), (f)

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