§6361. Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this part to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of the Nation's low-income families by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program, to be referred to as "Even Start". The program shall-

(1) be implemented through cooperative projects that build on high quality existing community resources to create a new range of services;

(2) promote the academic achievement of children and adults;

(3) assist children and adults from low-income families to achieve to challenging State content standards and challenging State student performance standards; and

(4) use instructional programs based on scientifically based reading research (as defined in section 6661a of this title) and the prevention of reading difficulties for children and adults, to the extent such research is available.

(Pub. L. 89–10, title I, §1201, as added Pub. L. 103–382, title I, §101, Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 3578 ; amended Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(b)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A-328.)

Amendments

2000-Par. (1). Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(b)(1)], inserted "high quality" after "build on".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(b)(2)], amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "promote achievement of the National Education Goals; and".

Par. (4). Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(b)(3), (4)], added par. (4).

Indicators of Program Quality

Pub. L. 106–554, §1(a)(4) [div. B, title XVI, §1604(n)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763 , 2763A-334, provided that: "Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 2000], the Secretary shall notify each State that receives funds under part B of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6361 et seq.] that to be eligible to receive fiscal year 2001 funds under part B, such State shall submit to the Secretary, not later than June 30, 2001, its indicators of program quality as described in section 1210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6369a]. A State that fails to comply with this subsection shall be ineligible to receive funds under such part in subsequent years unless such State submits to the Secretary, not later than June 30 of the year in which funds are requested, its indicators of program quality as described in section 1210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965."