{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-1301.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 1301.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"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.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XIII—ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, HEAD START PROGRAM","PART 1301—PROGRAM GOVERNANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"d7daf11a613cb53c642342aa38d01a6c97142b0d19aab3f972e7d87999889d64","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-1235.3","next":"us/45-cfr-1301.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}