Head Start Performance Standards, 35429-35564 [2015-14379]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14379]



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45 CFR Chapter XIII, Subchapter B





Head Start Performance Standards; Proposed Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families

45 CFR Chapter XIII, Subchapter B

RIN 0970-AC63


Head Start Performance Standards

AGENCY: Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families 
(ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This NPRM proposes to update Head Start program performance 
standards, last revised in 1998, to meet Congress's requirements and 
improve the quality of Head Start. In the Improving Head Start for 
School Readiness Act of 2007, Congress instructed the Office of Head 
Start to update its performance standards by regulation and ``ensure 
that any such revisions in the standards [do] not result in the 
elimination of or any reduction in quality, scope, or types of health, 
educational, parental involvement, nutritional, social, or other 
services.'' The proposed performance standards incorporate extensive 
consultation with experts and findings from scientific research, 
reflect best practices, lessons from program input and innovation, 
integrate recommendations from the Secretary's Advisory Committee Final 
Report on Head Start Research and Evaluation, and reflect this 
Administration's deep commitment to improving the school readiness of 
young children. The proposed program performance standards will improve 
the quality of services, reduce bureaucratic burden on programs, and 
improve regulatory clarity and transparency. They provide a clear road 
map for current and prospective grantees to provide high quality Head 
Start services and to strengthen the outcomes of the children and 
families they serve.

DATES: Please submit comments on this NPRM by August 18, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Follow online instructions at www.regulations.gov to submit 
comments. This approach is our preferred method for receiving comments. 
Additionally, you may send comments via the United States Postal 
Service to: Office of Head Start, Attention: Director of Policy and 
Planning, 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024.
    To ensure we can effectively respond to your comment(s), clearly 
identify the issue(s) on which you are commenting. Provide the page 
number, identify the column, and cite the paragraph from the Federal 
Register document, (i.e, On page 10999, second column, Sec.  
1305.6(a)(1)(i) . . .). All comments received are a part of the public 
record and will be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov, 
without change. That means all personal identifying information (such 
as name or address) will be publicly accessible. Please do not submit 
confidential information, or otherwise sensitive or protected 
information. We accept anonymous comments. If you wish to remain 
anonymous, enter ``N/A'' in the required fields.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Rathgeb, Office of Head Start 
Policy and Planning Division Director, (202) 358-3263, 
OHS_NPRM@acf.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary
II. Tables
    a. Table A: Redesignation
    b. Table B: Distribution
III. Background
    a. Statutory Authority
    b. Expert and Stakeholder Consultation
    c. Overview of Major Proposed Revisions to Head Start 
Performance Standards
IV. Discussion of Proposed Rule
    a. Program Governance
    b. Program Operations
    1. Subpart A Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment and 
Attendance
    2. Subpart B Program Structure
    3. Subpart C Education and Child Development Program Services
    4. Subpart D Health Program Services
    5. Subpart E Family and Community Partnership Program Services
    6. Subpart F Additional Services for Children With Disabilities
    7. Subpart G Transition Services
    8. Subpart H Services to Enrolled Pregnant Women
    9. Subpart I Human Resource Management
    10. Subpart J Program Management and Continuous Program 
Improvement
    c. Financial and Administrative Requirements
    1. Subpart A Financial Requirements
    2. Subpart B Administrative Requirements
    3. Subpart C Protections for the Privacy of Child Records
    4. Subpart D Delegation of Program Operations
    5. Subpart E Facilities
    d. Federal Administrative Procedures
    1. Subpart A Suspension, Termination, Denial of Refunding, 
Reduction in Funding and Their Appeals
    2. Subpart B Designation Renewal
    3. Subpart C Selection of Grantees Through Competition
    4. Subpart D Replacement of American Indian/Alaska Native 
Grantee
    5. Subpart E Head Start Fellows Program
    e. Definitions
    f. Effective Dates
V. Regulatory Process Matters
    a. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    b. Regulatory Planning and Review Executive Order 12866
    1. Need for Regulatory Action: Increasing the Benefits to 
Society of Head Start.
    2. Cost and Savings Analysis
    i. Structural Program Option Provisions
    ii. Educator Quality Provisions
    iii. Curriculum and Assessment Provisions
    iv. Administrative/Managerial Provisions
    3. Regulatory Impact Analysis
    i. Cost-Benefit Analysis
    ii. Accounting Statement
    4. Distributional Effects
    5. Regulatory Alternatives
    c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
    d. Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act of 1999
    e. Federalism Assessment Executive Order 13132
    f. Congressional Review
    g. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

I. Executive Summary

    Head Start currently provides comprehensive early learning services 
to nearly 1 million children from birth to age five each year through 
nearly 50,000 classrooms, home-based programs, and family child care 
partners nationwide. Since its inception in 1965, Head Start has been a 
leader in helping children from low-income families reach kindergarten 
more prepared to succeed in school and in life. Head Start is a central 
part of this Administration's effort to ensure all children have access 
to high quality early learning opportunities and to eliminate the 
education achievement gap. This proposed regulation is needed to 
improve the quality of Head Start services so that programs have a 
stronger impact on children's learning and development. It also is 
necessary to streamline and reorganize the regulatory structure to 
improve regulatory clarity and transparency so that existing grantees 
can more easily run a high quality Head Start program and so that Head 
Start will be more approachable to prospective grantees. In addition, 
this regulation is necessary to reduce the bureaucratic burden on local 
programs that can interfere with high quality service delivery. Once 
realized, we believe these regulatory changes will help ensure every 
child and family in Head Start is receiving high quality services that 
will lead to greater success in school and in life.
    In 2007, Congress mandated Head Start revise the program 
performance standards and update and raise the education standards.\1\ 
Congress also

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prohibited elimination of, or any reduction in, the quality, scope, or 
types of services in the revisions. Thus, these proposed regulatory 
revisions are additionally intended to meet the statutory requirements 
Congress put forth in the bipartisan reauthorization of Head Start in 
2007.
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    \1\ See https://beta.congress.gov/crec/2007/11/14/CREC-2007-11-14-pt1-PgS14375-2.pdf
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    Head Start program performance standards are the foundation on 
which programs design and deliver comprehensive, high quality 
individualized services to support the school readiness of children 
from low-income families. The first set of Head Start program 
performance standards were published in the 1970s. Since then, they 
have been revised following subsequent Congressional reauthorizations 
and were last revised in 1998. The program performance standards set 
forth the requirements local grantees must meet to support the 
cognitive, social, emotional, and healthy development of children from 
birth to age five. They encompass requirements to provide education, 
health, mental health, nutrition, and family and community engagement 
services, as well as rules for local program governance and aspects of 
federal administration of the program.
    This NPRM builds upon extensive consultation with researchers, 
practitioners, recommendations from the Secretary's Advisory Committee 
Final Report on Head Start Research and Evaluation \2\ and other 
experts, as well as internal analysis of program data and years of 
program input on the regulations. In addition, program monitoring has 
also provided invaluable experience regarding the strengths and 
weaknesses of the current regulations. Moreover, research and practice 
in the field of early childhood education has expanded exponentially in 
the 15 years since the regulations governing service delivery were last 
revised, providing a multitude of new insights on how to support 
improved child outcomes.
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    \2\ Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation: 
Final Report. (2012).
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    The Secretary's Advisory Committee, which consisted of expert 
researchers and practitioners chartered to ``provide recommendations 
for improving Head Start program effectiveness'' concluded early 
education programs, including Head Start, are capable of closing the 
achievement gap by 20-50%, but that Head Start is not reaching its 
potential. As part of their work, the Committee provided 
recommendations for interpreting the results of both the Head Start 
Impact Study (HSIS),\3\ a randomized control trial study of children in 
Head Start in 2002-2003 through third grade, and the Early Head Start 
Research and Evaluation Project (EHSREP),\4\ which was initiated in 
1996 and followed children who were eligible to participate in Early 
Head Start. The Committee concluded that these findings should be 
interpreted in the context of the larger body of research that 
demonstrates that Head Start and Early Head Start ``are improving 
family well-being and improving school readiness of children at or 
below the poverty line in the U.S. today.'' The Committee agreed that 
the initial impact that both Head Start and Early Head Start have 
demonstrated ``are in line with the magnitude of findings from other 
scaled-up programs for infants and toddlers . . . \5\ and center-based 
programs for preschoolers . . .'' \6\ but also acknowledged that 
``larger impacts may be possible, e.g., by increasing dosage in EHS and 
Head Start or improving instructional factors in Head Start.'' The 
Committee also addressed the finding that these impacts do not seem to 
persist into elementary school, stating that the larger body of 
research on Head Start's impacts provides ``evidence of long-term 
positive outcomes for those who participated in Head Start in terms of 
high school completion, avoidance of problem behaviors, avoidance of 
entry into the criminal justice system, too-early family formation, 
avoidance of special education, and workforce attachment.'' Overall, 
the report determined that a key factor for Head Start to realize its 
potential is ``making quality and other improvements and optimizing 
dosage within Head Start [and Early Head Start].'' The proposed rule 
aims to capitalize on the advancements in research, available data, 
program input, and these recommendations in order to accomplish the 
critical goal of helping Head Start reach its full potential so that 
more children reach kindergarten ready to succeed.
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    \3\ Puma, M., Bell, S., Cook, R., Heid, C., Broene, P., Jenkins, 
F., & Downer, J. (2012). Third grade follow-up to the Head Start 
impact study final report. U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
    \4\ Cohen, R. C., Vogel, C. A., Xue, Y., Moiduddin, E. M., 
Carlson, B. L., Twin Peaks Partners, L. L. C., & Kisker, E. E. 
(2010). Early Head Start Children in Grade 5: Long-Term Follow-Up of 
the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project Study Sample. 
Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, 
Research, and Evaluation, (6933).
    \5\ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration 
for Children and Families. (2010). Office of Head Start Program 
Information Report, 2009-2010. Washington, DC.
    \6\ Vogel, C. A., Boller, K. A., Xue, Y., Blair, R., Aikens, N., 
Burwick, A., . . . Stein, J. (2011). Learning as we go: A first 
snapshot of Early Head Start programs, staff, families and children. 
Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services.
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    This NPRM proposes numerous changes to strengthen program standards 
so that all children and families receive high quality services that 
will have a stronger impact on child development and outcomes and 
family well-being. We propose to significantly update and restructure 
the education and child development requirements to more effectively 
promote high quality teaching practices and stronger curriculum 
implementation to better support focus on the skill development and 
growth needed for success in kindergarten and beyond. As recommended by 
the Advisory Committee and mandated by statute, we propose to integrate 
the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework with instructional practices, 
curriculum, assessment, and research-based professional development. 
The Secretary's Advisory Committee and a growing body of research find 
that curriculum enhancements or curricula intensely focused on key 
areas of skill development have a greater impact on child outcomes. We 
neither propose nor prohibit specific curricula, but we do propose to 
enhance curricula standards as recommended by the Secretary's Advisory 
Committee and a growing body of research, and as required by the 2007 
Head Start Act.
    In addition, we propose to increase the positive impact of Head 
Start by increasing minimum hours and days of operation for most 
programs, which is aligned with recommendations from the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee. Our proposal is consistent with the higher dosage 
levels in many State pre-kindergarten programs that have shown strong 
effects, and it is supported by a strong body of research that 
demonstrates adequate exposure to learning opportunities is important 
for children at-risk for academic difficulties to make necessary gains. 
Research on the amount of time and type of activities needed to support 
effective teaching and curriculum practices for children who are behind 
also demonstrate the inadequacy of a half-day program. Children in Head 
Start programs operating under the current minimum requirements receive 
less than half the early learning services that many children receive 
in State pre-kindergarten and would receive at our new proposed 
minimums. Coupled with the proposed increases to education standards, 
we believe increasing the dosage minimums is essential to Head

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Start's effort to prepare children to succeed in school and beyond. 
This proposal is also consistent with the President's FY2016 Budget, 
which requests funding to ensure that children in Head Start are served 
in full-day, full-year programs without compromising access to the 
program.
    We propose additional important changes to other areas of service 
delivery. We propose requirements to update the prioritization criteria 
for selection and recruitment, improve attendance, prohibit expulsion 
for challenging behaviors, and ensure critical supports for children 
and families experiencing homelessness and children in foster care. We 
propose to update services to children with disabilities and their 
families to ensure they receive the individualized services they need 
within inclusive settings to be successful. In addition, we retain 
family and community engagement as the foundations they have always 
been in Head Start, but propose to improve family services by 
integrating research-based practices, placing a stronger focus on 
services to improve parenting skills that support child learning, and 
providing greater local flexibility to help meet family needs. 
Moreover, we propose to require programs to collect, aggregate, and 
analyze data to achieve program performance goals and consistently work 
to improve quality, a key recommendation offered by the Secretary's 
Advisory Committee. Finally, we propose to address both Head Start and 
Early Head Start simultaneously throughout this NPRM, which represents 
a significant change from and improvement over the existing rule. The 
current rule addresses Early Head Start in a more piecemeal fashion, 
often making interpretation of the regulations unnecessarily complex.
    This NPRM additionally proposes to entirely reorganize the body of 
existing regulations in order to improve clarity and transparency to 
make it easier for programs to implement and for the public to 
understand the broad range of program services in Head Start. The 
current program performance standards have over 1400 provisions 
organized in 11 different sections that have been amended in a partial 
or topical fashion over the past 40 years. This has resulted in a 
somewhat opaque set of requirements that can be unnecessarily 
challenging to interpret and that overburdens current grantees with 
process-laden rules. We propose four distinct sections: (1) Program 
Governance, which outlines the requirements imposed by the Act on 
Governing Bodies and Policy Councils to ensure well-governed Head Start 
programs; (2) Program Operations, which outlines all of the operational 
requirements for serving children and families, from the universe of 
eligible children and the services they must be provided in education, 
health, and family and community engagement, to the way programs must 
use data to improve the services they provide; and (3) Financial and 
Administrative Requirements, which lay out the federal requirements 
that Head Start programs must adhere to because of overarching federal 
requirements or specific provisions imposed in the Head Start Act; and 
(4) Federal Administrative Procedures, which govern the procedures the 
responsible HHS official takes when determining the results of 
competition for all grantees, determining any actions against a 
grantee, and determining whether a grantee needs to compete for renewed 
funding and other procedures required for transparency in the Act. 
Though some current grantees might find the changes to regulatory 
numbers and placement initially confusing, we believe this 
reorganization will greatly enhance the understanding and 
implementation of Head Start rules both for current and prospective 
grantees.
    Within this large reorganization we also propose to reorganize 
specific sections and streamline provisions to make Head Start 
requirements easier to understand for all interested parties--grantees, 
potential grantees, other early education programs, and members of the 
general public. Subparts and their sections were reorganized to 
eliminate redundancy, and related requirements were grouped together 
instead of interspersed as they are in the existing rule. Additionally, 
we propose to systematically address the fact that many of our most 
critical provisions are buried in subparts of the existing regulation 
in a way that makes them difficult to find and interpret, and that does 
not reflect their centrality to the provision of high quality services. 
For example, the reorganization proposes to create new sections or 
subparts to highlight and expand, where necessary, upon these 
incredibly important requirements. These include the proposed subparts 
on education services, transition services, and services for enrolled 
pregnant women.
    In addition, we propose revisions throughout the NPRM to streamline 
requirements and minimize administrative burden on local programs. In 
total, we significantly reduce the number of requirements without 
compromising quality. We propose to move away from requiring written 
plans and prescribing how specific requirements should be achieved in 
order to give greater flexibility to programs in determining the best 
way to achieve their goals, without reducing expectations. For example, 
we strengthen health and safety standards but eliminate unnecessarily 
prescriptive regulations that were burdensome. We anticipate these 
proposed changes will help move Head Start away from a compliance-
oriented culture to an outcomes-focused one. Furthermore, we believe 
this will support better collaboration with other programs and funding 
streams. We recognize that grantees deliver services through a variety 
of modalities including child care and state pre-kindergarten programs 
that require the blending of funding streams and compliance with a host 
of regulations. Additionally, we propose to remove several overly 
prescriptive requirements related to policy groups, governing bodies, 
appeals, and audits.
    We also propose to include several provisions to support additional 
local flexibility to meet local community needs and to promote 
innovation and research. We propose to give Head Start programs 
additional flexibility in the structural requirements of program 
models, such as class size and service duration if they can demonstrate 
a locally-designed model is better for the children they serve. 
Further, in order to support continued research and innovation into 
effective curriculum and professional development models, we propose to 
permit local variations, giving flexibility from some of these 
requirements if the Head Start program works with research experts and 
evaluates the effectiveness of their model. We also propose to support 
local innovation by proposing that local programs can apply for a 
waiver for individual eligibility verification. This can allow better 
coordination with local early education programs without reducing 
quality standards. Collectively, these proposed changes will allow for 
the development of innovative program models, alleviate paperwork 
burdens, and support mixed income settings.
    We believe the benefits of these proposed changes will be 
significant for the children and families Head Start serves. 
Strengthening Head Start standards will improve child outcomes and 
promote greater success in school as well as produce higher returns on 
taxpayer investment. Reorganizing, streamlining, and reducing the 
regulations will make Head Start more approachable for potential 
grantees and less burdensome for existing grantees. These changes are 
central to the Administration's belief that every child

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deserves an opportunity to succeed and that all children should 
graduate from high school college- and career-ready.

II. Tables

    In this NPRM, we propose to rearrange and renumber Head Start 
program performance standards under subchapter B at 45 CFR Chapter 
XIII. We believe our efforts will provide current and prospective 
grantees an organized road map on how to provide high quality Head 
Start services.
    We include redesignation and distribution tables to help the public 
readily locate current sections and provisions we propose to rearrange 
and renumber. Table A, the redesignation table, lists the current 
section and identifies the section we propose will replace it. Table B, 
the distribution table, lists current provisions and shows whether we 
removed, revised, or redesignated them.

                      Table A--Redesignation Table
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       Current section                      Proposed section
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1301.1.......................  1303.2
1301.20......................  1305
1301.10......................  1303.3
1301.11......................  1303.12
1301.20......................  1303.4
1301.21......................  1303.4
1301.30......................  1303.10
1301.31......................  1302.90, 1302.102
1301.32......................  1303.5
1301.33......................  1303.31
1301.34......................  1304.5, 1304.7
1302.1.......................  1304.1
1302.2.......................  1305
1302.5.......................  1304.2, 1304.3, 1304.4
1302.10......................  1304.20
1302.11......................  1304.20
1302.30......................  1304.30
1302.31......................  1304.31
1302.32......................  1304.32
1303.1.......................  1304.1, 1303.30
1303.2.......................  1305
1303.10......................  1304.1
1303.11......................  1304.2
1303.12......................  1304.3
1303.14......................  1304.4
1303.21......................  1304.7
1303.22......................  1304.7
1304.1.......................  1302.1
1304.3.......................  1305
1304.20......................  1302.42, 1302.33, 1302.41, 1302.61,
                                1302.46, 1302.63
1304.21......................  1302.30, 1302.31, 1302, 1302.35, 1302.60,
                                1302.90, 1302.34, 1302.33, 1302.46,
                                1302.21
1304.22......................  1302.47, 1302.92, 1302.15, 1302.90,
                                1302.41, 1302.42, 1302.46
1304.23......................  1302.42, 1302.44, 1302.31, 1302.44,
                                1302.90, 1302.31, 1302.46
1304.24......................  1302.46, 1302.45
1304.40......................  1302.50, 1302.52, 1302.80, 1302.18,
                                1302.34, 1302.51, 1302.30, 1302.18,
                                1302.81, 1302.46, 1302.52, 1302.70,
                                1302.71, 1302.72, 1302.22, 1302.82
1304.41......................  1302.53, 1302.63, 1302.70, 1302.71
1304.50......................  1301.1, 1301.4, 1302.102, 1301.3, 1301.5
1304.51......................  1302.101, 1302.90, 1303.23, 1302.102,
                                1301.3, 1303.32
1304.52......................  1302.101, 1302.91, 1302.90, 1302.91,
                                1302.21, 1303.3, 1302.93, 1302.94,
                                1302.92, 1301.2
1304.53......................  1302.31, 1302.21, 1302.47, 1302.22,
                                1302.23
1304.60......................  1302.102, 1304.2
1305.1.......................  1302.10
1305.2.......................  1305
1305.3.......................  1302.11, 1302.102, 1302.20
1305.4.......................  1302.12
1305.5.......................  1302.13, 1302.14,
1305.6.......................  1302.14
1305.7.......................  1302.12, 1302.15, 1302.70
1305.8.......................  1302.16
1305.9.......................  1302.18
1305.10......................  1304.4
1306.3.......................  1305
1306.20......................  1302.101, 1302.21, 1302.90, 1302.23,
                                1302.20
1306.21......................  1302.91
1306.23......................  1302.92
1306.30......................  1302.20, 1302.21, 1302.22, 1302.23
1306.31......................  1302.20
1306.32......................  1302.21, 1302.24, 1302.17, 1302.102,
                                1302.34, 1302.18
1306.33......................  1302.22, 1302.101 , 1302.91, 1302.35,
                                1302.44, 1302.23, 1302.31, 1301.4,
                                1302.47, 1302.45, 1302.24
1307.1.......................  1304.10
1307.2.......................  13051305

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1307.3.......................  1304.11
1307.4.......................  1304.12
1307.5.......................  1304.13
1307.6.......................  1304.14
1307.7.......................  1304.15
1307.8.......................  1304.16
1308.1.......................  1302.60
1308.3.......................  1305
1308.4.......................  1302.101, 1302.61, 1302.63, 1303.75
1308.5.......................  1302.12, 1302.13
1308.6.......................  1302.33, 1302.42, 1302.34, 1302.33
1308.18......................  1302.47
1308.21......................  1302.61, 1302.62, 1302.34
1309.1.......................  1303.40
1309.2.......................  1303.41
1309.3.......................  1305
1309.4.......................  1303.42, 1303.44, 1303.45, 1303.48,
                                1303.50
1309.21......................  1305, 1303.51, 1303.48, 1303.50, 1303.46,
                                1303.47, 1303.48, 1303.55, 1303.3
1309.22......................  1303.49, 1303.51
1309.31......................  1303.44, 1303.47
1309.33......................  1303.56
1309.40......................  1303.53
1309.41......................  1303.54
1309.43......................  1303.43
1309.52......................  1303.55
1309.53......................  1303.56
1310.2.......................  1303.70
1310.3.......................  1305
1310.10......................  1303.70, 1303.71, 1303.72
1310.14......................  1303.71
1310.15......................  1303.72
1310.16......................  1303.72
1310.17......................  1303.72
1310.20......................  1303.73
1310.21......................  1303.74
1310.22......................  1303.75
1310.23......................  1303.70
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                                           Table B Distribution Table
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          Current section                       Title                 Proposed section
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1301...............................
1301.1.............................  Purpose and scope..........  1303.2.................  Redesignated.
1301.2.............................  Definitions................  1305...................
1301.10(a).........................  General....................  1303.3.................
1301.10(b)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.10(b)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.11(a).........................  Insurance and bonding......  1303.12................
1301.11(b).........................  ...........................  1303.12................
1301.12(a).........................  Annual Audit of Head Start   .......................  Removed.
                                      programs.
1301.12(a)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.12(a)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.12(a)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.12(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.12(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.13(a).........................  Accounting system            .......................  Removed.
                                      certification.
1301.13(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.20(a).........................  Matching requirements......  1303.4.................
1301.20(a)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.20(a)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.20(a)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.20(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.20(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.21............................  Criteria for increase in     1303.4.................
                                      Federal financial
                                      assistance.
1301.21(a).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.21(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.30............................  General requirements.......  1303.10................
1301.31(a).........................  Personnel policies.........  1302.90(a).............
1301.31(a)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.

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1301.31(a)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(a)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(a)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(a)(5)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(a)(6)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(a)(7)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(b)(1)(i)...................  ...........................  1302.90(b)(1)..........
1301.31(b)(1)(ii)..................  ...........................  1302.90(b)(1)..........
1301.31(b)(1)(iii).................  ...........................  1302.90(b)(1)(i)-(iv)..
1301.31(b)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(b)(2)(i)...................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(b)(2)(ii)..................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(b)(2)(iii).................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(b)(3)......................  ...........................  1302.90(b)(2)..........
1301.31(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(c)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(c)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(c)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(c)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(d).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.31(e).........................  ...........................  1302.102(d)(2)(ii).....
                                                                  1302.102(d)(2)(iii)(A)-
                                                                   (B).
1301.32(a)(1)......................  Limitations on costs of      1303.5(a)(1)...........
                                      development and
                                      administration of a Head
                                      Start program.
1301.32(a)(2)......................  ...........................  1303.5(a)(1)...........
1301.32(b)(1)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(b)(2)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(b)(3)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(b)(4)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(b)(5)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(c)(1)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(c)(2)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(c)(3)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(c)(4)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(d)(1)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(d)(2)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(d)(3)......................  ...........................  1305...................
1301.32(e)(1)......................  ...........................  1303.5(a)(2)(i)........
1301.32(e)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.32(f)(1)......................  ...........................  1303.5(a)(2)(iv).......
1301.32(f)(2)......................  ...........................  1303.5(a)(2)(iv).......
1301.32(f)(3)......................  ...........................  1303.5(a)(2)(iii)......
1301.32(g)(1)......................  ...........................  1303.5(b)(1)...........
1301.32(g)(1)(i)...................  ...........................  1303.5(b)(1)...........
1301.32(g)(1)(ii)..................  ...........................  1303.5(b)(1)...........
1301.32(g)(2)......................  ...........................  1303.5(b)(2)...........
1301.32(g)(3)......................  ...........................  1303.5(b)(2)...........
1301.32(g)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.32(g)(5)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1301.33............................  Delegation of program        1303.31(b).............
                                      operations.
1301.34............................  Grantee appeals............  1304.5.................
                                                                  1304.7.................
1302...............................  Selection, Initial Funding
                                      and Refunding of HS
                                      Grantees and Selection of
                                      Replacement Grantees.
1302.1.............................  Purpose and Scope..........  1304.1.................
1302.2.............................  Definitions................  1305...................
1302.3.............................  Consultation with public     .......................  Removed.
                                      officials and consumers.
1302.4.............................  Transfer of unexpended       .......................  Removed.
                                      balances.
1302.5(a)..........................  Notice for show cause and    1304.2.................
                                      hearing.                    1304.3.................
1302.5(b)..........................  ...........................  1304.4.................
1302.10(a).........................  Selection among applicants.  .......................  Removed.
1302.10(b).........................  ...........................  1304.20(a).............
1302.10(b)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.10(b)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.10(b)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.10(b)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.10(b)(5)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.11(a).........................  Selection among applicants   1304.20(b).............
                                      to replace grantee.

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1302.11(b).........................  ...........................  1304.20(b).............
1302.11(c).........................  ...........................  1304.20(b).............
1302.20(a).........................  Grantee to show both legal   .......................  Removed.
                                      status and financial
                                      viability.
1302.20(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.20(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.21(a).........................  Grantee shows legal status   .......................  Removed.
                                      but not financial
                                      viability.
1302.21(a)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.21(a)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.21(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.21(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.22............................  Suspension or termination    .......................  Removed.
                                      of grantee which shows
                                      financial viability but
                                      not legal status.
1302.23............................  Suspension or termination
                                      of grantee which shows
                                      legal status but not
                                      financial viability.
1302.23(a).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.24............................  Denial of refunding of
                                      grantee.
1302.24(a).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.24(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.24(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.24(d).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.25(a).........................  Control of funds of grantee  .......................  Removed.
                                      scheduled for change.
1302.25(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.25(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1302.30(a).........................  Procedure for                1304.30(a).............
                                      identification of
                                      alternative agency.
1302.30(1).........................  ...........................  1304.30(a)(1)..........
1302.30(2).........................  ...........................  1304.30(a)(2)..........
1302.30(b)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.30(b)(1)..........
1302.30(2).........................  ...........................  1304.30(b)(2)..........
1302.30(3).........................  ...........................  1304.30(b)(3)..........
1302.30(4).........................  ...........................  1304.30(b)(4)..........
1302.30(c).........................  ...........................  1304.30(c).............
1302.30(d).........................  ...........................  1304.30(d).............
1302.31............................  Requirements of alternative  1304.31................
                                      agency.
1302.32(a).........................  Alternative agency--         1304.32(a).............
                                      prohibition.
1302.32(1).........................  ...........................  1304.32(a)(1)..........
1302.32(2).........................  ...........................  1304.32(a)(2)..........
1302.32(i).........................  ...........................  1304.32(a)(2)(i).......
1302.32(II)........................  ...........................  1304.32(a)(2)(ii)......
1302.32(b).........................  ...........................  1304.32(b).............
1303...............................  Selection, initial funding
                                      and refunding of HS
                                      grantees and selection of
                                      replacement grantees.
Subpart A..........................  General....................
1303.1.............................  Purpose and application....  1303.30................
                                                                  1304.1.................
1303.2.............................  Definitions................  1305...................
1303.3(a)..........................  Right to attorney, attorney  .......................  Removed.
                                      fees, and travel costs.
1303.3(a)(1).......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.3(a)(2).......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.3(b)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.3(c)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.4.............................  Remedies...................  .......................  Removed.
1303.5.............................  Service of process.........  .......................  Removed.
1303.6.............................  Successor agencies and       .......................  Removed.
                                      officials.
1303.7(a)..........................  Effect of failure to file    .......................  Removed.
                                      or serve documents in a
                                      timely manner.
1303.7(b)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.7(c)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.7(d)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(a)..........................  Waiver of requirements.....  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(b)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(c)(1).......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(c)(2).......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(c)(3).......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(c)(4).......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(d)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(e)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.

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1303.8(f)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.8(g)..........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.10(a).........................  Purpose....................  1304.1.................
1303.10(b).........................  ...........................  1304.1.................
1303.11(a).........................  Suspension on notice and     1304.2(a)..............
                                      opportunity to show cause.
1303.11(b).........................  ...........................  1304.2(b)..............
1303.11(b)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(1)(i)........
1303.11(b)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(1)(ii).......
1303.11(b)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(1)(iii)......
1303.11(b)(4)......................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(1)(iii)......
1303.11(b)(5)......................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(1)(iv).......
1303.11(b)(6)......................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(1)(v)........
1303.11(c).........................  ...........................  1304.2(c)..............
1303.11(d).........................  ...........................  1304.2(d)..............
1303.11(e).........................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(3)...........
1303.11(f).........................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(4)...........
1303.11(g).........................  ...........................  1304.2(e)(1)...........
1303.11(h).........................  ...........................  1304.2(b)(2)...........
1303.11(i).........................  ...........................  1304.2(f)..............
1303.11(j).........................  ...........................  1304.2(e)(4)...........
1303.11(k).........................  ...........................  1304.2(g)..............
1303.12(a).........................  Summary suspension and       1304.3(a)..............
                                      opportunity to show cause.
1303.12(a)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.3(a)..............
1303.12(a)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.3(a)..............
1303.12(a)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.3(a)..............
1303.12(b).........................  ...........................  1304.3(b)..............
1303.12(c).........................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(1)...........
1303.12(c)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(1)(i)........
1303.12(c)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(1)(i)........
1303.12(c)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(1)(ii).......
1303.12(c)(4)......................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(1)(iii)......
1303.12(c)(5)......................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(1)(iv).......
1303.12(d).........................  ...........................  1304.3(c)..............
1303.12(e).........................  ...........................  1304.3(b)(3-4).........
1303.12(f).........................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(3)...........
1303.12(f)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(3)...........
1303.12(f)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(3)...........
1303.12(f)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(3)...........
1303.12(f)(4)......................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(3)...........
1303.12(g).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.12(h)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.12(h)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.12(h)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.12(i).........................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(1)...........
1303.12(j).........................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(1-2).........
1303.12(k).........................  ...........................  1304.3(e)..............
1303.12(l).........................  ...........................  1304.3(d)(4)...........
1303.12(m).........................  ...........................  1304.3(e)..............
1303.12(n).........................  ...........................  1304.3(f)..............
1303.13(a).........................  Appeal by a grantee of a     .......................  Removed.
                                      suspension continuing for
                                      more than 30 days.
1303.13(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(c)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(c)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(c)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(d).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(e).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(f).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(g).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(h).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.13(i).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(a).........................  Appeal by a grantee from a   1304.4(a)(1)...........
                                      termination of financial
                                      assistance.
1303.14(b).........................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)...........
1303.14(b)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(i)........
1303.14(b)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(ii).......
1303.14(b)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(iii)......
1303.14(b)(4)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(iv).......
1303.14(b)(5)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(v)........
1303.14(b)(6)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(vii)......

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1303.14(b)(7)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(viii).....
1303.14(b)(8)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(ix).......
1303.14(b)(9)......................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)(x)........
1303.14(c).........................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)...........
1303.14(c)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(i-iii)....
1303.14(c)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(iv).......
1303.14(c)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(v)........
1303.14(c)(4)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(vi).......
1303.14(c)(5)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(vii)......
1303.14(c)(6)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(vii)......
1303.14(d)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(5)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(6)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(7)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(d)(8)......................  ...........................  1304.4(c)(1)...........
1303.14(e)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(e)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(e)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.14(f)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.4(c)(2)...........
1303.14(f)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.4(e)..............
1303.14(f)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.4(f)(1)...........
1303.14(f)(4)......................  ...........................  1304.4(f)(2)...........
1303.14(g).........................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(1-2).........
1303.14(h).........................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(3)...........
1303.14(i).........................  ...........................  1304.4(h)..............
1303.14(j).........................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(4-5).........
1303.14(k).........................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(6)...........
1303.15(a).........................  Appeal by a grantee from a   1304.4(a)(1)...........
                                      denial of refunding.
1303.15(b).........................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(2)...........
1303.15(b)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(iv).......
1303.15(b)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(iv).......
1303.15(c).........................  ...........................  1304.4(a)(2)...........
1303.15(d).........................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)...........
1303.15(d)(1)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(i-iii)....
1303.15(d)(2)......................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(vi).......
1303.15(d)(3)......................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(3)...........
1303.15(d)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.15(e).........................  ...........................  1304.4(b)(1)(v)........
1303.15(f).........................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(3)...........
1303.15(g).........................  ...........................  1304.4(g)(4)...........
1303.15(h)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.15(h)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.15(h)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(a).........................  Conduct of hearing.........  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(d).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(e).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(f).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(g).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.16(h).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.17(a).........................  Time for hearing and         .......................  Removed.
                                      decision.
1303.17(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.17(c)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.17(c)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.17(c)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(a).........................  Appeals to grantees by       .......................  Removed.
                                      current or prospective
                                      delegate agencies of
                                      rejection of an
                                      application, failure to
                                      act on an application or
                                      termination of a grant or
                                      contract.
1303.20(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(d).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(e)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(e)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(e)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(f).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.20(g).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.

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1303.21(a).........................  Procedures for appeal by     1304.7(a)--first half
                                      current or prospective      1304.7(b)--second half.
                                      delegate agencies to the
                                      responsible HHS official
                                      from denials by grantees
                                      of an application or
                                      failure to act on an
                                      application.
1303.21(b)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(b)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(b)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(b)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(b)(5)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(b)(6)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(b)(7)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(d).........................  ...........................  1304.7(c)..............
1303.21(e)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(e)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(f).........................  ...........................  1304.7(c)..............
1303.21(g).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(h).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(i)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(i)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(i)(3)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.21(i)(4)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.22(a).........................  Decision on appeal in favor  .......................  Removed.
                                      of grantee.
1303.22(b).........................  ...........................  1304.7(d)(1)...........
1303.22(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.22(d).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.23(a).........................  Decision on appeal in favor  .......................  Removed.
                                      of the current or
                                      prospective delegate
                                      agency.
1303.23(b).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.23(c).........................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.23(c)(1)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.23(c)(2)......................  ...........................  .......................  Removed.
1303.