Head Start Improvement Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8723 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8723 To amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2024 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Head Start Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS. The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 635. SHORT TITLE. ``This subchapter may be cited as the `Head Start Act'. ``SEC. 636. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. ``It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote the school readiness of low-in…