(a) This part establishes regulations
implementing section 648A(d) of the Head Start Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9801
et seq., applicable to the administration of the Head Start Fellows Program,
including selection, placement, duration and status of the Head Start Fellows.
(b) As provided in
section 648A(d) of the Act, the Head Start Fellows Program is designed to
enhance the ability of Head Start Fellows to make significant contributions to
Head Start and to other child development and family services
programs.
As used in this part:
Act means the Head Start Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 9801 et seq. Associate Commissioner means the Associate Commissioner of
the Head Start Bureau in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
Head Start Fellows means individuals who
participate in the Head Start Fellows Program, who may be staff in local Head
Start programs or other individuals working in the field of child development
and family services.
An individual who
wishes to obtain a Fellowship must submit an application to the Associate
Commissioner. The Administration for Children and Families will publish an
annual announcement of the availability and number of Fellowships in the Federal
Register. Federal employees are not eligible to apply. (The information
collection requirement contained in this section is approved under OMB Control
Number 0970-0140.)
(a) The Act specifies that an applicant must
be working on the date of application in a local Head Start program or
otherwise working in the field of child development and family services. The
qualifications of the applicants for Head Start Fellowship positions will be
competitively reviewed. The Associate Commissioner will make the final
selection of the Head Start Fellows.
(b) Head Start Fellows may be placed
in:
(1) The Head Start national and regional
offices;
(2) Local Head Start agencies and
programs;
(3) Institutions of higher
education;
(4) Public or private entities and
organizations concerned with services to children and families;
and
(5) Other appropriate
settings.
(c) A Head Start Fellow who is not an employee of
a local Head Start agency or program may only be placed in the national or
regional offices within the Department of Health and Human Services that
administer Head Start or local Head Start agencies.
(d) Head Start Fellows shall not be placed in any
agency whose primary purpose, or one of whose major purposes is to influence
Federal, State or local legislation.
(a) Head Start Fellowships will be for terms
of one year, and may be renewed for a term of one additional year.
(b) For the purposes of compensation for injuries
under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, Head Start Fellows shall be
considered to be employees, or otherwise in the service or employment, of the
Federal Government.
(c) Head Start Fellows assigned to the national
or regional offices within the Department of Health and Human Services shall
be considered employees in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government for
the purposes of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, and for the
purposes of any administrative standards of conduct applicable to the
employees of the agency to which they are assigned.
