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42 U.S. Code § 9832. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter:(1) The term “child with a disability” means—
(A)
a child with a disability, as defined in section 1401(3) of title 20; and
(B)
an infant or toddler with a disability, as defined in section 1432(5) of title 20.
(2) The term “deficiency” means—
(A) a systemic or substantial material failure of an agency in an area of performance that the Secretary determines involves—
(i)
a threat to the health, safety, or civil rights of children or staff;
(ii)
a denial to parents of the exercise of their full roles and responsibilities related to program operations;
(iii)
a failure to comply with standards related to early childhood development and health services, family and community partnerships, or program design and management;
(iv)
the misuse of funds received under this subchapter;
(v)
loss of legal status (as determined by the Secretary) or financial viability, loss of permits, debarment from receiving Federal grants or contracts, or the improper use of Federal funds; or
(vi)
failure to meet any other Federal or State requirement that the agency has shown an unwillingness or inability to correct, after notice from the Secretary, within the period specified;
(B)
systemic or material failure of the governing body of an agency to fully exercise its legal and fiduciary responsibilities; or
(C)
an unresolved area of noncompliance.
(3)
The term “delegate agency” means a public, private nonprofit (including a community-based organization, as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7801]), or for-profit organization or agency to which a grantee has delegated all or part of the responsibility of the grantee for operating a Head Start program.
(4) The term “family literacy services” means services that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to make sustainable changes in a family, and that integrate all of the following activities:
(A)
Interactive literacy activities between parents and their children.
(B)
Training for parents regarding how to be the primary teacher for their children and full partners in the education of their children.
(C)
Parent literacy training that leads to economic self-sufficiency, and financial literacy..[1]
(D)
An age-appropriate education to prepare children for success in school and life experiences.
(5)
The term “financial assistance” includes assistance provided by grant, agreement, or contract, and payments may be made in installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments.
(6)
The term “full calendar year” means all days of the year other than Saturday, Sunday, and a legal public holiday.