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2 of the funds authorized under section 102 (b) .

3 (f) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Secretary

4 shall reallot such funds among the States as he estimates will

5 not be required by a State under the existing allotment.

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AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE

SEC. 104. From the sums appropriated under section 13 102 (a), the Secretary shall provide assistance for child de14 velopment programs approved by State commissions pur15 suant to State plans approved by him under section 106.

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ELIGIBLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

SEC. 105. Assistance under this title may be provided 18 for programs for—

(1) planning and developing child development programs, including carrying on of pilot programs to test the effectiveness of plans which have been de

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family day-care homes, or in children's homes, or 6 through other arrangements, and which may include

activities such as

(A) comprehensive health, social, emotional, and cognitive development programs for children needing such assistance in order to profit fully from their educational opportunities and to attain their maximum potential;

(B) food and nutritional services, including family consultation to improve nutrition in the home environment;

(C) specialized social services designed to improve the home environments of children and to involve the parents in the child's development;

(D) a program of daily activities designed to develop fully each child's potential;

(E) other specially designed health, social, and educational programs for these children (including after school, summer, weekend, vacation, and overnight programs) which meet the purposes of this

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(F) direct parent participation in the development, conduct, and overall program direction as well as participation in activities designed to assist parents in meeting their family responsibilities;

(G) participation in program operation, where feasible, by paid para-professional aides and by unpaid volunteers, persons preparing for employment in child development programs, older Americans, and high school students and older children, provided that such participation be under the full supervision of professional staff personnel; and

(H) identification of physical, mental, and emotional handicaps, referral of children with such handicaps for appropriate treatment, and incorporation within the program of daily activities of any special activities designed to ameliorate such handi

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(3) the establishment, maintenance, and operation of programs to teach the fundamentals of child development to economically deprived adolescent girls and economically deprived expectant mothers (including the lease or rental of necessary facilities and renovation or alteration of such facilities where necessary, and the

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STATE COMMISSIONS AND STATE PLANS

2 SEC. 106. (a) Any State which wishes to participate in 3 the program of assistance provided for in this title shall 4 create for that purpose a State commission, and submit to the 5 Secretary through the State commission a State plan for such 6 participation. The membership of the State commission shall 7 be broadly representative of the public and private educa8 tion, health, and child welfare agencies, including the State 9 educational and welfare agency, community action agencies 10 established under title II of the Economic Opportunity Act of

1964, and organizations or persons interested in the commit

tees established under section 522 (d) of such Act. In addi13 tion, not less than one-third of the membership shall consist 14 of parents appointed from time to time (but not more often 15 than annually) from among nominees selected in accordance 16 with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that 17 they are parents of children who will be served by programs 18 assisted under this title. For the purposes of the initial 19 creation of a State commission, such parent representatives

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in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, be 21 chosen from nominees selected by parents of children served 22 under the Project Headstart program, title IV of the Social 23 Security Act, or serving on a committee established under 24 section 522 (d) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964