Ending Mandates on Head Start Educators Act
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What This Bill Does
This bill prevents the Secretary of Health and Human Services from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirement rule in Head Start Programs. Head Start Programs are federally funded educational programs for low-income children. The bill also bars the secretary from creating any new rule that is substantially similar to the vaccine and mask requirement.
Who It Affects
The Department of Health and Human Services and Head Start Programs are directly affected by this bill.
Key Provisions
• The Secretary of Health and Human Services cannot implement, enforce or give effect to the vaccine and mask requirement rule for Head Start Programs (Sec. 2)
• The Secretary cannot create any substantially similar new rule to the vaccine and mask requirement (Sec. 2)
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, the vaccine and mask requirement rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services on November 30, 2021 would no longer be enforced in Head Start Programs.
Important Definitions
None defined in the bill text.
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