HR 4379 · 101th Congress · Education
Equity and Excellence in Education Implementation Act of 1990
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1990-04-26)
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Equity and Excellence in Education Implementation Act of 1990 - Title I: Early Childhood Education - Declares the Federal Government's responsibility to provide, by 1994, sufficient funding for: (1) improved Head Start programs to serve all eligible three-and four-year-olds and some eligible five-year-olds; and (2) programs affecting the nutritional needs of low-income parents and children to serve all eligible individuals. Declares the Federal Government's responsibility to: (1) expand programs offering simultaneous educational services to children and their parents; and (2) provide training in early childhood development for teachers in kindergarten through third grade to ease the transition to public schools. Part A: Amendments to the Head Start Act - Amends the Head Start Act to authorize appropriations for Head Start programs for FY 1991 through 1994. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue a poverty line each year as a criterion of eligibility for participation in Head Start programs. Part B: Amendment to the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children - Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to authorize appropriations for FY …
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20 Democrats