Native Language Educators in Classrooms Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2026
What it does
The bill amends the Head Start Act to create separate staff qualification standards for Indian Head Start and Indian Early Head Start programs, allowing teachers and teaching assistants, allowing them to meet credential requirements through a child development associate credential, an early childhood education certificate from a higher education institution (including Tribal colleges), or a state-issued certificate meeting or exceeding those standards, with a two-year deadline to complete any enrolled program. It excludes Indian Head Start programs from nationwide teacher credentialing calculations and defines Indian Early Head Start programs as those served by tribes or Tribal…
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