School Readiness Act of 2003

Summary

School Readiness Act of 2003 - Amends the Head Start Act to revise provisions and reauthorize appropriations for Head Start programs. Includes outreach to homeless families among activities for which quality improvement funds are to be used. Directs (currently authorizes) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to assist collaboration among State early childhood education activities under Head Start and other activities carried out in and by the State to benefit low-income children and families, and by Head Start agencies with other State and local planning, resource, and referral agencies. 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 their own goals for: (1) educational instruction in prereading, premathematical, and language skills; and (2) providing health, educational, nutritional, social, and other services. Revises the additional educational performance standards included as program quality standards, and performance measures for program monitoring. Exempts military housing from being counted as family income in determining a child's eligibility to enroll in a Head Start program. Requires all Head Start teachers hired in center-based programs after enactment of this Act, within three years after such enactment, to: (1) have an associate, baccalaureate, or advanced degree in early childhood education; (2) have such a degree in a field related to early childhood education, with experience in teaching preschool children; or (3) be enrolled in study program for an associate degree in early childhood education, to be completed within three years of their hiring. Requires Head Start teachers who have received financial assistance under the Act to teach in a Head Start Center for an amount of time equal to the time period in which they received financial assistance. Allows qualifying States to participate in State demonstration programs in which their allocation of Federal Head Start funding would be administered by those States through grants to coordinate Head Start with State early education programs. (Current law provides direct Federal funds to local grantees.)

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 25 July 2003

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 25 July 2003

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 25 July 2003

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 23 July 2003

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 23 July 2003

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 26 June 2003

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 26 June 2003

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 26 June 2003

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2003

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2003

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 May 2003

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