 
                CHAPTER 75--EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
 
Sec. 9403. Prohibitions


(a) Participation not required

    No person, including a parent, shall be required to participate in 
any program of early childhood education, early learning, parent 
education, or developmental screening pursuant to the provisions of this 
chapter.

(b) Rights of parents

    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect the rights of 
parents otherwise established in Federal, State, or local law.

(c) Particular methods or settings

    No entity that receives funds under this chapter shall be required 
to provide services under this chapter through a particular 
instructional method or in a particular instructional setting to comply 
with this chapter.

(d) Nonduplication

    No funds provided under this chapter shall be used to carry out an 
activity funded under another provision of law providing for Federal 
child care or early learning programs, unless an expansion of such 
activity is identified in the local needs assessment and performance 
goals under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(1) [title VIII, Sec. 804], Dec. 21, 2000, 
114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-82.)
