PUBLIC LAW 110–134—DEC. 12, 2007
121 STAT. 1377
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(A) by striking ‘‘With funds’’ and all that follows through ‘‘programs,’’ and inserting ‘‘With funds made available under this subchapter to expand migrant and seasonal Head Start programs,’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘children of migrant and seasonal farmworker families’’ and inserting ‘‘children of migrant or seasonal farmworker families’’; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking ‘‘For’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in determining’’ and inserting ‘‘In determining’’; (B) by striking ‘‘children of migrant farmworkers’’ and inserting ‘‘children of migrant farmworker families’’; (C) by striking ‘‘under such subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘under this subchapter’’; (D) by striking ‘‘children of seasonal farmworkers’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘children of seasonal farmworker families’’; and (E) by striking ‘‘children of such farmworkers’’ and inserting ‘‘children of such farmworker families’’; and (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: ‘‘(3) In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall continue the administrative arrangement at the national level for meeting the needs of Indian children and children of migrant and seasonal farmworker families and shall ensure— ‘‘(A) the provision of training and technical assistance by staff with knowledge of and experience in working with such populations; and ‘‘(B) the appointment of a national Indian Head Start collaboration director and a national migrant and seasonal Head Start collaboration director. ‘‘(4)(A) For the purposes of paragraph (3), the Secretary shall conduct an annual consultation in each affected Head Start region, with tribal governments operating Head Start (including Early Head Start) programs. ‘‘(B) The consultations shall be for the purpose of better meeting the needs of Indian, including Alaska Native, children and their families, in accordance with this subchapter, taking into consideration funding allocations, distribution formulas, and other issues affecting the delivery of Head Start services in their geographic locations. ‘‘(C) The Secretary shall publish a notification of the consultations in the Federal Register before conducting the consultations. ‘‘(D) The Secretary shall ensure that a detailed report of each consultation shall be prepared and made available, within 90 days after the consultation, to all tribal governments receiving funds under this subchapter.’’. (g) ENROLLMENT OF HOMELESS CHILDREN; RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; MATERIALS.—Section 640 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(m) The Secretary shall issue rules to establish policies and procedures to remove barriers to the enrollment and participation of homeless children in Head Start programs. Such rules shall require Head Start agencies— ‘‘(1) to implement policies and procedures to ensure that homeless children are identified and prioritized for enrollment;
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