{"id":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-089","kind":"order","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-HEALTH-OTHER","eco":"","issuer":"Office of Head Start, ACF, HHS","authority":"Head Start Act s. 641(c), 42 U.S.C. 9836(c); 45 C.F.R. part 1304 subpart B","instrument":"Interim Final Rule, Flexibility for Head Start Designation Renewals in Certain Emergencies, 85 Fed. Reg. 78785 (Dec. 7, 2020)","title":"Flexibility for Head Start Designation Renewals in Certain Emergencies","dateIssued":"2020-12-07","effective":"2020-12-07","end":"In force (finalized Oct. 6, 2021)","startDate":"2020-12-07","endDate":"2021-10-06","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","OTHER"],"addressees":["Head Start and Early Head Start grantees (about 1,600 agencies)"],"clause":"In March 2020, ACF made the decision to temporarily suspend the administration of CLASS reviews in Head Start classrooms due to the COVID-19 PHE. Many Head Start classrooms across the country closed due to increased health and safety concerns amid the spread of COVID-19.... Therefore, in an information memorandum directed to Head Start and Early Head Start grantees published on September 24, 2020, ACF announced the decision to suspend all CLASS reviews for the 2020-2021 program year.... if a program is closed for in-person services for an extended period due to the pandemic, and even if the program is providing virtual services, ACF cannot conduct CLASS reviews","enforcement":"Grant designation renewal under 42 U.S.C. 9836(c); 45 C.F.R. part 1304","functions":["IN in-person instruction (classrooms closed)","RL remote learning","EC early childhood programs","HR (monitoring and reviews suspended)"],"notes":"HHS\u0027s own regulatory finding that Head Start classrooms across the country closed and that federal classroom monitoring was suspended for the 2020-21 program year.","sourceUrl":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-07/pdf/2020-26033.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":247098,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER","url":"/library/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-089","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-089","citation":"Office of Head Start, ACF, HHS, Interim Final Rule, Flexibility for Head Start Designation Renewals in Certain Emergencies, 85 Fed. Reg. 78785 (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-089)","stateName":"","related":[]}