42 USC 9843 - Technical assistance and training

1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a closing parenthesis.

and non-classroom staff, including home visitors and other staff working directly with families, including training relating to increasing parent involvement and services designed to increase family literacy and improve parenting skills; and

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a)(3)(A)(iii). Puspan. L. 114–95 struck out “, and for activities described in section 6372(d) of title 20),” after “children with disabilities”.

2007—Puspan. L. 110–134 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to, in subsec. (a), technical assistance and personnel training, in subsec. (span), consideration of local needs, in subsec. (c), prioritization of resource allocation, in subsec. (d), training in performing and visual arts and electronic media, and, in subsec. (e), child development and assessment program.

1998—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(1), added par. (3).

Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(A), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “give priority consideration to activities to correct program and management deficiencies identified through reviews pursuant to section 9836a(c) of this title (including the provision of assistance to local programs in the development of quality improvement plans under section 9836a(d)(2) of this title);”.

Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(B), inserted “supplement amounts provided under section 9835(a)(3)(C)(ii) of this title in order to” after “(2)”.

Subsec. (c)(3). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(G), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (5).

Subsec. (c)(4). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(G), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (6).

Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(C), inserted “and implementing” after “developing” and substituted “the day, and assist the agencies and programs in expediting the sharing of information about innovative models for providing full-working-day, full calendar year services for children” for “a longer day” before semicolon.

Subsec. (c)(5), (6). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(F), redesignated pars. (3) and (4) as (5) and (6), respectively. Former pars. (5) and (6) redesignated (7) and (8), respectively.

Subsec. (c)(7). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(F), redesignated par. (5) as (7). Former par. (7) redesignated (9).

Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(D), struck out “and” at end.

Subsec. (c)(8). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(F), redesignated par. (6) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (10).

Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(E), substituted “; and” for period at end.

Subsec. (c)(9), (10). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(F), redesignated pars. (7) and (8) as (9) and (10), respectively.

Subsec. (c)(11). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(a)(2)(H), added par. (11).

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 105–285, § 114(span), inserted “(including services to promote the acquisition of the English language)” after “non-English language background children”.

1994—Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(1), substituted “Technical assistance and training” for “Technical assistance, training, and staff qualifications” in section catchline.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(3)(A), redesignated as subsec. (e) the last sentence which read as follows: “The Secretary shall provide, either directly or through grants or other arrangements, funds from programs authorized under this subchapter to support an organization to administer a centralized child development and national assessment program leading to recognized credentials for personnel working in early childhood development and child care programs, training for personnel providing services to non-English language background children, training for personnel in helping children cope with community violence, and resource access projects for personnel working with disabled children.”

Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(2), substituted “(2) training for specialized or other personnel needed in connection with Head Start programs, in accordance with the process, and the provisions for allocating resources, set forth in subsections (span) and (c) of this section. The Secretary shall provide, either directly or through grants or other arrangements,” for “(2) training for specialized or other personnel needed in connection with Head Start programs, including”.

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(4), (5), added subsec. (span) and struck out former subsec. (span) which related to teacher qualifications and waiver of same.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(4), (5), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to Secretary developing systematic approach to training Head Start personnel and reporting on such approach to Congress.

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(6), inserted at end “Special consideration shall be given to entities that have demonstrated effectiveness in educational programming for preschool children that includes components for parental involvement, care provider training, and developmentally appropriate related activities.”

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 103–252, § 114(3), redesignated last sentence of subsec. (a) as (e).

1992—Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 102–586, § 7(span)(1), substituted “funds from programs authorized under this subchapter to support an organization to administer a centralized child development and national assessment program leading to recognized credentials for personnel working in early childhood development and child care programs, training for personnel providing services to non-English language background children, training for personnel in helping children cope with community violence, and resource access projects for personnel working with disabled” for “a centralized child development training and national assessment program which may be administered at the State or local level leading to recognized credentials for such personnel, training for personnel providing services to non-English language background children, and resource access projects for personnel of handicapped”.

Subsecs. (c), (d). Puspan. L. 102–586, § 7(span)(2), added subsecs. (c) and (d).

1990—Puspan. L. 101–501 substituted “Technical assistance, training, and staff qualifications” for “Technical assistance and training” in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted “training for personnel providing services to non-English language background children,” after “such personnel,” in cl. (2), and added subsec. (span).

1984—Puspan. L. 98–558 substituted “shall” for “may” and inserted provision including a centralized child development training and national assessment program.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Puspan. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 103–252 effective May 18, 1994, but not applicable to Head Start agencies and other recipients of financial assistance under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) until Oct. 1, 1994, see section 127 of Puspan. L. 103–252, set out as a note under section 9832 of this title.

Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 101–501 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 1001(a) of Puspan. L. 101–501, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.

Head Start Training Improvement

Puspan. L. 102–586, § 7(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5034, provided that: “It is the purpose of this section—

“(1) to promote continued access for Head Start and other early childhood staff to the Child Development Associate credential;

“(2) to increase the ability of Head Start staff to address the problems facing Head Start families;

“(3) to create a systematic approach to training, thereby improving the quality of Head Start instruction and using training funds more efficiently and effectively; and

“(4) to allow the use of training funds for creative approaches to learning for children.”