Legislation

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended,Title I, Part B, Subpart 3 - William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs

20 U..S.C. 6381-6381k

Regulations

Regulations governing the Even Start Family Literacy Program can be found on at the Department's website at http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html. These regulations include: Title 34 CFR Parts 74 (fiscal agents that are institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations) 75 (for Direct Grant Programs), or 76 (for State Administered Programs), and 77, 79, 80 (for grantees and fiscal agents that are SEAs, LEAs, or Indian tribes or tribal organizations), 81, 82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99, and (EDGAR).

Policy Guidance

• Policy Guidance for the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy Programs, Part B, Subpart 3 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) (September 2003)
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• The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-336) reinstated categorical eligibility for pre-kindergarten Even Start participants participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), beginning October 1, 1998. For additional information, please see the official memorandum, from the Director of the Child Nutrition Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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