POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES.

SEC. 109. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF HEAD START AGENCIES. Section 642 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting “or for–profit” after “non–profit”; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (6)— (i) by striking subparagraph (D); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) and subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; (B) in paragraph (8), by striking “and” at the end; (C) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively; (E) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: “(6) offer to parents of participating children substance abuse counseling (either directly or through referral to local entities), including information on drug-exposed infants and fetal alcohol syndrome;”; 112 STAT. 2717 (F) in paragraph (8) (as redesignated in subparagraph (D)), by striking “paragraphs (4) through (6)” and inserting “paragraphs (4) through (7)”; and (G) by adding at the end the following: “(11) (A) inform custodial parents in single-parent families that participate in programs, activities, or services carried out or provided under this subchapter about the availability of child support services for purposes of establishing paternity and acquiring child support; and “(B) refer eligible parents to the child support offices of State and local governments.”; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting “and collaborate” after “coordinate”; (B) by striking “section 402(g) of the Social Security Act, and other” and inserting “the State program carried out under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and other early childhood education and development”; and (C) by inserting “and programs under part C and section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C 1431–1445, 1419)” after “(20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.)”; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “carry out” and all that follows through “maintain” and inserting “take steps to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that children maintain”; (ii) by inserting “and educational” after “developmental”; and (iii) by striking “to build” and inserting “build”; (B) by striking paragraph (2); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and (D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) (as redesignated in subparagraph (C)), by striking “the Head Start Transition Project Act (42 U.S.C. 9855 et seq.)” and inserting “section 642A”; and (5) by adding at the end the following: “(e) Head Start agencies shall adopt, in consultation with experts in child development and with classroom teachers, an assessment to be used when hiring or evaluating any classroom teacher in a center-based Head Start program. Such assessment shall measure whether such teacher has mastered the functions described in section 648A(a)(1).”.