Head Start for Our Future Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act to allow Head Start and Early Head Start programs to hire college students through federal work-study programs. It directly affects Head Start/EHS agencies and college students participating in work-study. Key provisions require agencies to ensure student employees comply with program standards, prohibit students from being left alone with children (requiring regular staff supervision), and clarify that student workers do not count toward staff-to-child ratios. The changes integrate student employment into existing early childhood programs without altering funding or eligibility.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 25, 2025
Last action Jun 25, 2025
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Jun 25, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jun 25, 2025
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Elissa Slotkin
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Sheldon Whitehouse
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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