PUBLIC LAW 103-252—MAY 18, 1994 108 STAT. 633 "(B) to identify problem areas that may require additional training and technical assistance resources.
- (c) MONITORING OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS.—
"(1) IN GENERAL. —In order to determine whether Head Start agencies meet standards established under this subchapter with respect to program, administrative, financial management, and other requirements, the Secretary shall conduct the following reviews of designated Head Start agencies, and of the Head Start programs operated by such agencies: "(A) A full review of each such agency at least once during each 3-year period. "(B) A review of each newly designated agency immediately after the completion of the first year such agency carries out a Head Start program. "(C) Followup reviews including prompt return visits to agencies and programs that fail to meet the standards. (D) Other reviews as appropriate. "(2) CONDUCT OF REVIEWS.—The Secretary shall ensure that reviews described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1)— "(A) are performed, to the maximum extent practicable, by employees of the Department of Health and Human Services who are knowledgeable about Head Start programs; "(B) are supervised by such an employee at the site of such Head Start agency; and "(C) are conducted by review teams that shall include individuals who are knowledgeable about Head Start programs and, to the maximum extent practicable, the diverse (including linguistic and cultural) needs of eligible children and their families. "(d) CORRECTIVE ACTION; TERMINATION.— "(1) DETERMINATION.— I f the Secretary determines, on the basis of a review pursuant to subsection (c), that a Head Start agency designated pursuant to section 641 fails to meet the standards described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall— "(A) inform the agency of the deficiencies that shall be corrected; "(B) with respect to each identified deficiency, require the agency— "(i) to correct the deficiency immediately; or "(ii) at the discretion of the Secretary (taking into consideration the seriousness of the deficiency and the time reasonably required to correct the deficiency), to comply with the requirements of paragraph (2) concerning a quality improvement plan; and "(C) initiate proceedings to terminate the designation of the agency unless the agency corrects the deficiency. " (2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.— "(A) AGENCY RESPONSIBILITIES.— In order to retain a designation as a Head Start agency under this subchapter, a Head Start agency that is the subject of a determination described in paragraph (1) (other than an agency able to correct a deficiency immediately) shall— "(i) develop in a timely manner, obtain the approval of the Secretary regarding, and implement a quality improvement plan that specifies—
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