Education Begins at Home Act

A bill to expand programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays, including potential mental health concerns, and for other purposes.

2/16/2007--Introduced.
Education Begins at Home Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make:
(1) grants to states for programs of early childhood home visitation; and
(2) competitive grants to local educational agencies and other eligible applicants for early home visitation for families with English language learners. Directs the Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education, to make competitive grants to eligible applicants for early home visitation for military families. Amends the Head Start Act to direct the Secretary of HHS to establish standards for home visitor staff in Early Head Start programs with respect to their training, qualifications, and conduct of home visits. Revises Early Head Start programs to provide for:
(1) training in parenting skills and child development;
(2) certain home-based and family support services;
(3) procedures for transition into Head Start or other local early childhood education programs;
(4) staff communication and program coordination; and
(5) professional development and personnel enhancement. Directs the Secretary of HHS to develop and implement a public information and educational campaign to inform the public and new parents about the importance of proper care for infants and children under five years of age.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
• and 32 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
  • Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.667

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 16, 2007

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• Feb 16, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Introduced on Feb 16, 2007.

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June 13, 2007 Regional Film News

Yet Bill S. 667 wasn't renewed last week, leaving production companies with little choice but to go shoot in a different state with better rebates. ...

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February 27, 2007 Democrats and Republicans Come Together Behind Senators Clinton ...

Bond and Clinton introduced the Education Begins at Home Act (S. 667) on Friday, February 16. The bill provides $500 million in federal funds over three ...

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June 20, 2008 TANF Reauthorization: Side-by-Side Comparison of Current Law, S ...

Thus far in the 109th Congress, the Senate Finance Committee has reported S. 667 (S.Rept. 109-51). A bill introduced by House Republican leaders, HR 240, has received approval from the House Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on ...

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May 24, 2008 Archiv 13.000 - 13.999

Angra und @ elfeeeHab die letzten 20 Seiten noch nicht durch und weiß deshalb nicht ob das eh schon wiederpassé ist, ABERMir ist aufgefallen, dass Angra ja durch das umgedrehte Bild vom vermeintlichen Arme derGruberin (S.667) zu ...

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November 27, 2007 Korruption oder ‚Kapitalismus im Dunkeln’

(Simmel, Soziologie, 1992, S. 667). Korruption als Ausdruck von Treue und Dankbarkeit? Treue und Dankbarkeit sind gewiss bedeutsam, jedoch allein kaum ausreichend für Korruption. Mindestens braucht es zusätzlich die Gabe, ...

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