School Readiness Act of 2005

Summary

School Readiness Act of 2005 - Amends the Head Start Act to revise and reauthorize Head Start programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide financial assistance to Head Start agencies for five-year periods. Revises authorized uses of quality improvement funds to include outreach to homeless families, migrant and seasonal farmworker families, and families with children with a limited English proficiency. Directs the Secretary (who is currently authorized) to award collaboration grants for Head Start and other related-agencies within states. Includes community-based or faith-based organizations among the entities that may be designated as Head Start agencies. Requires Head Start grantees to establish and demonstrate they have met measurable goals for: (1) educational instruction in pre-reading, pre-mathematical, and language skills; (2) provision of health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services; and (3) school readiness standards aligned with state-developed K-12 academic standards. Revises the additional educational performance standards included as program quality standards, and performance measures for program monitoring. Revises requirements for local Head Start agencies, including designation qualifications, coordination and collaboration, and assessment. Requires each agency to enroll 100% of its funded enrollment, and to maintain an active waiting list and outreach to the community and underserved populations. Requires local and state integration of early childhood education, through: (1) Head Start agency partnerships with local educational agencies and state-funded preschool and other early childhood programs; (2) early learning collaboration grants for State Early Learning Councils; and (3) a State Director for Head Start Collaboration. Requires Head Start alignment with K-12 education. Requires Head Start agencies to undergo independent annual audits. Limits to ten percent of total enrollment the permissible participation of children in the area served who would benefit from Head Start programs, including children referred by child welfare agencies, but whose families do not meet prescribed low-income criteria. Exempts military housing from being counted as family income in determining a child's eligibility to enroll in a Head Start program. Revises Early Head Start programs, including requiring center-based staff to have specified qualifications. Requires Head Start agencies to obtain written parental consent before administration of any nonemergency intrusive physical examination of a child in connection with participation in a Head Start program. Revises training and technical assistance provisions. Revises staff qualification requirements for current and new Head Start teachers.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 May 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 May 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 May 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

   Source: Committee

5. 11 May 2005

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 May 2005

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 18 May 2005

   Vote

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 May 2005

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 16 June 2005

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 78.

   Source: Calendars

10. 16 June 2005

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 109-136.

    Source: Committee

11. 16 June 2005

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 109-136.

    Source: Committee

12. 21 September 2005

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2123 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

    Source: Floor

13. 22 September 2005

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 184 (Roll no. 493).

    Source: Floor

14. 22 September 2005

    Floor

    The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2123.

    Source: Floor

15. 22 September 2005

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

16. 22 September 2005

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 231 - 184 (Roll no. 493).

    Source: Floor

17. 22 September 2005

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

    Source: Floor

18. 22 September 2005

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8323)

    Source: Floor

19. 22 September 2005

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2123.

    Source: Floor

20. 22 September 2005

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Tom Latham to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

21. 22 September 2005

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 455 and Rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

22. 22 September 2005

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2123 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

    Source: Floor

23. 22 September 2005

    Reported

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 455. (consideration: CR H8264-8324; text of measure as reported in House: CR H8287-8299)

    Source: Floor

24. 22 September 2005

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 455 passed House.

    Source: Floor

25. 27 September 2005

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

26. 25 October 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.

    Source: Calendars

Votes

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Versions

• Placed on Calendar Senate · 25 October 2005 · Download file
• Engrossed in House · 22 September 2005 · Download file
• Reported in House · 16 June 2005 · Download file
• Introduced in House · 5 May 2005 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rescom. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Osborne, Tom [R-NE-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2123) to reauthorize the Head Start Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children, and for other purposes.
• related to ← To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.
• related to ← Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act
• amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-229 to allow Head Start centers to develop or maintain partnerships with institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations to support college students that serve as mentors and reading coaches to preschool children.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 109-229 to allow for profit providers of Head Start services to take profit from 15% administrative account.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 11 printed in House Report 109-229 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist Head Start programs in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Requires the Secretary to provide additional technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start agencies in affected areas, waives documentation requirements for six months, and provides the Secretary with waiver authority to exempt programs from providing their local match.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 109-229 to suspend further implementation of the National Reporting System while the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) conducts a review and provides guidance on appropriate child outcomes and assessments for young children, as authorized in H.R. 2123.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-229 to include in section 18, "Children with Disabilities," in the list of areas for training to be provided by the Secretary of Education.
• amends ← An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 109-229 to direct the Secretary of HHS to undergo a management reform initiative. Requires HHS to utilize an outside management consulting firm to recommend and support the implementation of internal reforms to improve the Head Start Bureau's operational effectiveness.

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