Sec. 18. Technical assistance and training

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Section 648 of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9843 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(3)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (iii), by striking staff (including instruction and inserting the following: “staff, including— instruction ; and by striking families, including training and inserting the following: “families; and training ; and in subparagraph (B)— in clause (x)(II)— by striking limited English proficient children and inserting children who are developing English proficiency ; and by striking limited English proficient individuals and inserting individuals who are developing English proficiency ; by redesignating clauses

(xii)through

(xvi)as clauses

(xiv)through (xviii), respectively; by inserting after clause

(xi)the following: assist Head Start agencies and programs to— increase the utilization of evidence-based systemic approaches to positive behavioral interventions and supports in Head Start programs; prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, and chemical restraint, and prevent and reduce physical restraint, in Head Start programs; and collect data needed to carry out the evaluation under section 650(n); assist Head Start agencies in the development of policies and procedures to promote the coordination and timely and appropriate delivery of services, and payment or reimbursement of such services, under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 ); ; and in clause (xvii), as so redesignated— by striking assist Indian and inserting assist Native American ; and by inserting , Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian after of Indian ; in subsection (b)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(II)(cc) and inserting section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(III)(cc) ; and in paragraph (2)(A), by striking limited English proficient children and inserting children who are developing English proficiency ; in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(II)(aa) and inserting section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(III)(aa) ; in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (B), by striking children and families who are limited English proficient and inserting children and family members who are developing English proficiency ; by redesignating subparagraph

(I)as subparagraph (K); and by inserting after subparagraph

(H)the following: Activities to provide training necessary to implement evidence-based systemic approaches to positive behavioral interventions and supports, including technical assistance for data-driven decision-making related to behavioral supports and interventions. Activities to improve the implementation and evaluation of strategies and procedures to prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, and chemical restraint, and prevent and reduce physical restraint, in Head Start programs. ; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (B), by inserting and, as appropriate, Native American languages before the semicolon at the end; and in subparagraph (D), by striking children who are limited English proficient and inserting children who are developing English proficiency ; in subsection (e)— by striking Indian each place the term appears and inserting Native American ; in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(II)(bb) and inserting section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(III)(bb) ; in paragraph (3), by striking section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(II)(bb) and inserting section 640(a)(2)(C)(i)(III)(bb) ; and in paragraph (4), by striking and Labor and inserting and Workforce ; by redesignating subsection

(g)as subsection (h); by inserting after subsection

(f)the following: The Secretary shall— coordinate with the Secretary of Education and other experts, as appropriate, on the services and supports provided to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities under section 619 and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1419 , 1431 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ); and provide training and technical assistance to Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start agencies) to improve its coordination and collaboration as required under subparagraphs (H)(ii) and

(N)of section 641(d)(2) and sections 642(e)(3), 642B(a)(2)(B)(iv), and 645A(b)(11). ; and in subsection (h), as so redesignated— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Hispanic-serving institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities and inserting , Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic-serving institutions ; in subparagraph (B), by striking and costs related to tuition, fees, and books and inserting , the cost of attendance of the education programs, and other costs associated with in-service learning ; in subparagraph (C)— in clause (ii), by striking children with limited English proficiency and inserting children who are developing English proficiency ; in clause (iii)— by inserting , Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian after Indian ; and by striking tribal culture and language and inserting Tribal culture and Native American languages ; and by adding at the end the following: in the case of other minority-serving institutions, to help Head Start agency staff develop skills and expertise needed to teach in programs serving large numbers of Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Asian American and Pacific Islander children, including programs to develop the linguistic skills and expertise needed to teach in programs serving a large number of children who are developing English proficiency; ; in subparagraph (D), by striking Hispanic-serving institutions, or Tribal Colleges and Universities and inserting , Tribal Colleges and Universities, or other minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic-serving institutions ; by redesignating subparagraphs

(E)and

(F)as subparagraphs

(F)and (G), respectively; by inserting after subparagraph

(D)the following: to provide supportive services, such as transportation, child care, dependent care, assistive technology, and food assistance, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in activities authorized under this subsection; ; in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated— by striking technology literacy programs for Indian and inserting digital literacy programs for Native American ; and by striking and after semicolon; in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to provide opportunities for participants to practice and develop teaching that integrate knowledge from education through classroom-based, paid clinical experiences in which candidates may teach or lead alongside an expert mentor teacher. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and after the semicolon; in subparagraph (B), by striking under this section. and inserting and other minority-serving institutions, including Native American-serving nontribal institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions under this section; ; and by adding at the end the following: provide appropriate technical assistance to communities interested in establishing campus-based Head Start services at institutions of higher education, including analysis of the economic circumstances of the college education population in the community and potential partnership models that may be appropriate for the community; and provide technical assistance to institutions receiving grants under this subsection on the ability to leverage existing Federal and State funds, such as— State prekindergarten funding; dedicated State funding for infant and toddler care; and the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070e ). ; in paragraph (3)— by striking Hispanic-serving institution, or Tribal College or University desiring and inserting Tribal College or University, or other minority-serving institution, including a Hispanic-serving institution, desiring ; and by striking Hispanic-serving institutions, or Tribal Colleges and Universities and inserting Tribal Colleges and Universities, or other minority-serving institutions, including Hispanic-serving institutions ; by redesignating paragraphs

(4)and

(5)as paragraphs

(5)and (6), respectively; by inserting after paragraph

(3)the following: In making awards under this subsection, the Secretary— shall consult with the Secretary of Education; and to the extent practicable based on the applications received, shall distribute the grant funds available under this subsection proportionately among institutions designated as historically Black colleges and universities, as Tribal Colleges and Universities, and as other minority-serving institutions, based on the number of institutions designated in each such category in all States, as compared to the total number of designated institutions in all such categories in all States. ; in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and

(C)as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (H), respectively; by inserting before subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, the following: The term Alaska Native-serving institution has the meaning given such term in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) ). The term cost of attendance has the meaning given the term in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 108711 ). ; and by inserting after subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, the following: The term minority-serving institution means an institution described in any of paragraphs

(1)through

(7)of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ). The term Native American-serving nontribal institution has the meaning given such term in section 371(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(c) ). The term Native Hawaiian-serving institution has the meaning given such term in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) ). ; and in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking or shall repay such assistance and inserting , but shall not be required to repay such assistance if the teaching requirement is not met .

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