1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 2397, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H2397DE1), as follows:
1.3Page 1, delete section 1 and insert:

1.4    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 119A.535, is amended to read:
1.5119A.535 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
1.6    Eligible Head Start organizations must submit a plan to the department for approval
1.7on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must include:
1.8    (1) the number of low-income children and families the program will be able to serve;
1.9    (2) a description of the program design and service delivery area which meets the
1.10needs of and encourages access by low-income working families;
1.11    (3) a program design that ensures fair and equitable access to Head Start services for
1.12all populations and parts of the service area;
1.13    (4) a plan for providing Head Start services in conjunction with full-day child care
1.14programs to minimize child transitions, increase program intensity and duration, and
1.15improve child and family outcomes as required in section 119A.5411; and
1.16    (5) identification of regular Head Start, early Head Start, full-day services identified
1.17in section 119A.5411, and innovative services based upon demonstrated needs to be
1.18provided; and
1.19    (6) evidence parents of English learners are provided with oral or written information
1.20to monitor the program's impact on their children's English language development, know
1.21whether their children are progressing in developing their English proficiency, and, where
1.22practicable, their native language proficiency, and actively engage with their children in
1.23developing their English and native language proficiency."