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[CITE: 42USC9848]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 105--COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS
 
                   SUBCHAPTER II--HEAD START PROGRAMS
 
Sec. 9848. Comparability of wages

    The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to assure 
that persons employed in carrying out programs financed under this 
subchapter shall not receive compensation at a rate which is (1) in 
excess of the average rate of compensation paid in the area where the 
program is carried out to a substantial number of the persons providing 
substantially comparable services, or in excess of the average rate of 
compensation paid to a substantial number of the persons providing 
substantially comparable services in the area of the person's 
immediately preceding employment, whichever is higher; or (2) less than 
the minimum wage rate prescribed in section 206(a)(1) of title 29. The 
Secretary shall encourage Head Start agencies to provide compensation 
according to salary scales that are based on training and experience.

(Pub. L. 97-35, title VI, Sec. 653, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 
101-501, title I, Sec. 122, Nov. 3, 1990, 104 Stat. 1237.)


                               Amendments

    1990--Pub. L. 101-501 inserted at end ``The Secretary shall 
encourage Head Start agencies to provide compensation according to 
salary scales that are based on training and experience.''


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 101-501 effective Oct. 1, 1990, see section 
1001(a) of Pub. L. 101-501, set out as a note under section 8621 of this 
title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 9835 of this title.
