45 CFR § 1301.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1301.1"
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title: "45 CFR § 1301.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1301.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM"
part_number: "1301"
part_name: "PROGRAM GOVERNANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 9801"
regulatory_source: "81 FR 61412, Sept. 6, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1301"
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# 1301.1 Purpose.

An agency, as defined in part 1305 of this chapter, must establish and maintain a formal structure for program governance that includes a governing body, a policy council at the agency level and policy committee at the delegate level, and a parent committee. Governing bodies have a legal and fiscal responsibility to administer and oversee the agency's Head Start programs. Policy councils are responsible for the direction of the agency's Head Start programs.

[89 FR 67805, Aug. 21, 2024]