# Head Start Program
> **US Department of Health and Human Services** · Final rule; delay of compliance date. · Published 2017-09-28 · 82 FR 45205
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-20499
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Health and Human Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 45205
- **CFR reference:** 45 CFR 1302
- **Publication date:** 2017-09-28
## Abstract

The Office of Head Start will delay the compliance date for background check procedures and the date for programs to participate in their state or local Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). Both requirements are described in the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) final rule that was published in the Federal Register on September 6, 2016. We believe programs and states will benefit from more time to fully implement these changes.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/09/28/2017-20499/head-start-program)
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