Text of US HB 3773 (2017)

I 115TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3773 To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. POLIS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. MOORE, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. WALZ, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- setts, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. KIHUEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. BASS, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. WELCH, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. RUSH, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. DELBENE, and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and the Head Start Act to promote child care and early learning, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3773 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care for Work- 2 ing Families Act’’. 3 TITLE I—CHILD CARE AND 4 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 5 SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 6 Section 658A(b) of the Child Care and Development 7 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amend- 8 ed— 9 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 10 following: 11 ‘‘(1) to ensure that no low- to moderate-income 12 family pays more than 7 percent of its household in- 13 come on child care;’’; 14 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 15 following: 16 ‘‘(2) to support working parents in making 17 their own decisions regarding the child care services 18 that best suit their family’s needs;’’; 19 (3) in paragraph (4)— 20 (A) by striking ‘‘high-quality,’’ and insert- 21 ing ‘‘high-quality and inclusive, and’’; and 22 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including before- and 23 after-school and summer care for school-age 24 children,’’ after ‘‘services’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3773 IH (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the 1 semicolon the following: ‘‘, and to help child care 2 programs meet evidence-based or national standards 3 to improve the quality of child care’’; 4 (5) in paragraph (6)— 5 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including children with 6 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 7 abilities’’ before the semicolon; and 8 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 9 (6) in paragraph (7)— 10 (A) by striking ‘‘high-quality’’ and insert- 11 ing ‘‘high-quality and inclusive’’; and 12 (B) by striking the period at the end and 13 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 14 (7) by adding at the end the following: 15 ‘‘(8) to support statewide systems to support 16 the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, 17 better coordinate child care and other services, and 18 assist States in increasing the number of child care 19 providers that provide high-quality and inclusive 20 care to families of infants or toddlers with disabil- 21 ities and families of children with disabilities.’’. 22 SEC. 102. APPROPRIATIONS. 23 Section 658B of the Child Care and Development 24 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3773 IH by striking all that follows the section heading and insert- 1 ing the following: 2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap- 3 propriated and there are appropriated to carry out this 4 subchapter (other than paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 5 658O(a)) $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, 6 $30,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, $40,000,000,000 7 for fiscal year 2020, and such sums as may be necessary 8 for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent fiscal year. 9 ‘‘(b) TERRITORIES; INDIAN TRIBES.—There are au- 10 thorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to 11 carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 658O(a) such 12 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018 and each 13 subsequent fiscal year.’’. 14 SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 15 Section 658C of the Child Care and Development 16 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858a) is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 ‘‘SEC. 658C. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM. 19 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to administer a child 20 care program under which families in the State shall be 21 provided an opportunity to obtain child care for eligible 22 children, subject to the requirements of this subchapter.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 3773 IH SEC. 104. LEAD AGENCY. 1 Section 658D of the Child Care and Development 2 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b) is amended— 3 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a grant’’ and 4 inserting ‘‘payments’’; and 5 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting before 6 the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including by certi- 7 fying the eligibility of children’’. 8 SEC. 105. APPLICATION AND PLAN. 9 (a) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 658E(c) of the 10 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 11 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amended— 12 (1) in paragraph (2)— 13 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 14 (i) by striking the matter preceding 15 clause (i) and inserting the following: 16 ‘‘(A) SUPPORTING WORKING PARENTS.— 17 Support working parents by providing assur- 18 ances that—’’; and 19 (ii) by striking clause (i)(II) and in- 20 serting the following: 21 ‘‘(II) to enroll such child with a 22 child care provider who has received a 23 child care certificate as defined in sec- 24 tion 658P(2) from such parent or par- 25 ents;’’; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 3773 IH (B) in subparagraph (E)— 1 (i) in clause (i)— 2 (I) by striking subclause (II) and 3 inserting the following: 4 ‘‘(II) the State’s tiered and 5 transparent system for measuring the 6 quality of child care providers, de- 7 scribed in subparagraph (W)(i), in- 8 cluding— 9 ‘‘(aa) a description of the 10 national standards or other 11 equally rigorous and evidence- 12 based standards tied to child out- 13 comes that the State uses for 14 purposes of subparagraph 15 (W)(i)(II)(aa); 16 ‘‘(bb) the payment rates re- 17 ferred to in paragraph (4), for 18 providers at each tier of such 19 system; and 20 ‘‘(cc) the number and per- 21 centage of eligible providers at 22 each tier of such system, in total 23 and disaggregated by geographic 24 location;’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 3773 IH (II) in subclause (IV), by insert- 1 ing ‘‘the program carried out under 2 title II of the Child Care for Working 3 Families Act,’’ after ‘‘9831 et seq.),’’; 4 and 5 (III) in subclause (VII), by strik- 6 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 7 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe- 8 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 9 and 10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 11 lowing: 12 ‘‘(iii) information about the State’s 13 wage ladder described in subparagraph 14 (G)(iii); and 15 ‘‘(iv) information on opportunities for 16 staff of child care providers to improve 17 their skills and credentials, including infor- 18 mation about training opportunities and 19 professional organizations that provide 20 such training.’’; 21 (C) in subparagraph (G)— 22 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and pro- 23 fessional development requirements’’ and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 3773 IH inserting ‘‘, professional development, and 1 compensation requirements’’; 2 (ii) in clause (ii)(V)— 3 (I) by redesignating item (dd) as 4 item (ee); 5 (II) in item (cc), by striking 6 ‘‘and’’; and 7 (III) by inserting after item (cc) 8 the following: 9 ‘‘(dd) infants and toddlers 10 with disabilities; and’’; 11 (iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 12 (iv) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; 13 and 14 (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 15 following: 16 ‘‘(iii) COMPENSATION.—The plan 17 shall provide a description of the State’s 18 wage ladder for staff of eligible child care 19 providers, and an assurance that wages for 20 such staff will, at a minimum, meet the re- 21 quirements of paragraph (4)(B)(iii)(II). 22 ‘‘(iv) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.— 23 The plan shall demonstrate how the State 24 will facilitate participation of staff of eligi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 3773 IH ble child care providers in organizations 1 that foster the professional development 2 and stakeholder engagement of the child 3 care workforce.’’; 4 (D) in subparagraph (I)— 5 (i) in clause (i)(XI), by striking ‘‘and’’ 6 at the end; 7 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe- 8 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 9 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 10 lowing: 11 ‘‘(iii) may include a requirement to 12 comply with the standards recommended in 13 the Department of Health and Human 14 Services’ report entitled ‘Caring for Our 15 Children Basics: Health and Safety Foun- 16 dations for Early Care and Education’, 17 issued on June 25, 2015.’’; 18 (E) in subparagraph (K)(i), in the matter 19 preceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, not later 20 than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 21 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 22 of 2014,’’; 23 (F) in subparagraph (M)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 3773 IH (i) by adding ‘‘investment of quality 1 child care amounts described in section 2 658G(a)(1),’’ after ‘‘parents,’’; 3 (ii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 4 clause (v); 5 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘, as 6 defined by the State; and’’ and inserting a 7 semicolon; and 8 (iv) by inserting after clause (iii) the 9 following: 10 ‘‘(iv) infants and toddlers with disabil- 11 ities; and’’; 12 (G) in subparagraph (N)— 13 (i) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘, if 14 that family income does not exceed 85 per- 15 cent of the State median income for a fam- 16 ily of the same size’’; 17 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(espe- 18 cially parents in families receiving assist- 19 ance under the program of block grants to 20 States for temporary assistance for needy 21 families under part A of title IV of the So- 22 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 23 seq.))’’; and 24 (iii) by striking clause (iv); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 11 •HR 3773 IH (H) in subparagraph (O)— 1 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘with pro- 2 grams operating’’ and all that follows and 3 inserting ‘‘with programs, operating at the 4 Federal, State, and local levels for chil- 5 dren, that are— 6 ‘‘(I) preschool programs, pro- 7 grams funded under title II of the 8 Child Care for Working Families Act, 9 programs funded under section 657C 10 of the Head Start Act, tribal early 11 childhood programs, and other early 12 childhood programs, including those 13 serving infants and toddlers with dis- 14 abilities; 15 ‘‘(II) programs serving homeless 16 children and children in foster care; 17 and 18 ‘‘(III) programs funded under 19 the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- 20 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).’’; 21 (ii) by striking clause (ii); and 22 (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 23 clause (ii); 24 (I) in subparagraph (Q)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 12 •HR 3773 IH (i) by striking ‘‘LOW-INCOME POPU- 1 LATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘CHILDREN IN 2 UNDERSERVED AREAS, CHILDREN WITH 3 DISABILITIES, AND INFANTS AND TOD- 4 DLERS WITH DISABILITIES’’; 5 (ii) by striking ‘‘high-quality’’ and in- 6 serting ‘‘high-quality and inclusive’’; and 7 (iii) by inserting before the period the 8 following: ‘‘and to children with disabilities 9 and infants and toddlers with disabilities’’; 10 (J) by striking subparagraph (S) and in- 11 serting the following: 12 ‘‘(S) PROHIBITION ON SUSPENSIONS, EX- 13 PULSIONS, AND AVERSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTER- 14 VENTIONS.—The State plan shall provide an as- 15 surance that the State will provide assistance to 16 carry out this subchapter only to eligible child 17 care providers that prohibit— 18 ‘‘(i) the use of suspension and expul- 19 sion of children; and 20 ‘‘(ii) the use of aversive behavioral 21 interventions.’’; 22 (K) in subparagraph (T)— 23 (i) in clause (i)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 13 •HR 3773 IH (I) in the matter preceding sub- 1 clause (I), by striking ‘‘(or develop 2 such guidelines if the State does not 3 have such guidelines as of the date of 4 enactment of the Child Care and De- 5 velopment Block Grant Act of 2014)’’; 6 and 7 (II) in subclause (I), by striking 8 ‘‘research-based’’ and inserting ‘‘evi- 9 dence-based’’; and 10 (ii) in clause (iv)— 11 (I) by striking subclauses (II) 12 and (III); 13 (II) by striking ‘‘Federal Govern- 14 ment’’ and all that follows through 15 ‘‘mandate’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 16 Government to mandate’’; and 17 (III) by striking ‘‘section;’’ and 18 inserting ‘‘section.’’; 19 (L) in subparagraph (U)— 20 (i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘the 21 State’s lead agency established or des- 22 ignated under section 635(a)(10) of the In- 23 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 14 •HR 3773 IH (20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(10)),’’ after ‘‘the State 1 resource and referral system,’’; and 2 (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by inserting ‘‘in- 3 fants and toddlers with disabilities,’’ after 4 ‘‘children with disabilities,’’; and 5 (M) by adding at the end the following: 6 ‘‘(W) TIERED AND TRANSPARENT SYSTEM 7 FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE 8 PROVIDERS.—The State plan shall describe how 9 the State will develop or revise with input from 10 child care providers, from families, and from or- 11 ganizations representing child care directors, 12 teachers, and other staff, within 3 years after 13 the date of submission of the State application, 14 systems for measuring the quality of eligible 15 child care providers who provide services for 16 which assistance is made available under this 17 subchapter, that consist of— 18 ‘‘(i) a tiered and transparent system 19 for measuring the quality of eligible child 20 care providers who serve eligible children, 21 that— 22 ‘‘(I) applies to eligible child care 23 providers (except providers of family, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 15 •HR 3773 IH friend, or neighbor care that elect to 1 be covered under clause (ii)); 2 ‘‘(II) includes a set of standards, 3 for determining the tier of quality of 4 a child care provider, that— 5 ‘‘(aa) uses the degree to 6 which the provider meets national 7 standards (which may be Head 8 Start program performance 9 standards described in section 10 641A(a) of the Head Start Act 11 (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)) or stand- 12 ards for national accreditation of 13 early learning programs) or other 14 equally rigorous and evidence- 15 based standards that are tied to 16 child outcomes; and 17 ‘‘(bb) includes indicators 18 that are appropriate for different 19 types of providers, including child 20 care centers and family child care 21 providers, and are appropriate 22 for providers serving different 23 age groups (including mixed age 24 groups) of children, while main- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 16 •HR 3773 IH taining a high level of quality 1 child care by all of the different 2 types of providers and for all of 3 the different age groups (includ- 4 ing mixed age groups); 5 ‘‘(III) includes a different set of 6 standards that includes different indi- 7 cators, to be applied, when appro- 8 priate, for care during nontraditional 9 hours of operation; and 10 ‘‘(IV) in conjunction with the in- 11 creasing payment rates under para- 12 graph (4) (increasing due to factors 13 specified in paragraph (4) such as the 14 cost estimation model and quality 15 basis for payment rates), provides for 16 sufficient resources to enable stand- 17 ards at the entry tier for such system 18 to increase in rigor over time; and 19 ‘‘(ii) a separate system of quality 20 standards for providers concerning develop- 21 mentally appropriate and age-appropriate 22 care that— 23 ‘‘(I) applies to eligible child care 24 providers of family, friend, or neigh- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 17 •HR 3773 IH bor care (except such providers that 1 elect to be covered under clause (i)); 2 and 3 ‘‘(II) includes standards for care 4 during nontraditional hours of oper- 5 ation and traditional hours of oper- 6 ation. 7 ‘‘(X) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING MORE 8 THAN COPAYMENT.—The State plan shall pro- 9 vide that, after the systems described in sub- 10 paragraph (W) are in effect, child care pro- 11 viders receiving financial assistance under this 12 subchapter may not charge the family of an eli- 13 gible child more than the total of— 14 ‘‘(i) the financial assistance provided 15 to the family under this subchapter; and 16 ‘‘(ii) any applicable copayment pursu- 17 ant to paragraph (5). 18 ‘‘(Y) POLICIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN 19 WITH DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TOD- 20 DLERS WITH DISABILITIES.—The State plan 21 shall provide a description of— 22 ‘‘(i) how the State will ensure that eli- 23 gible child care providers, except for pro- 24 viders of family, friend, or neighbor care 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 18 •HR 3773 IH that elect to be covered under subpara- 1 graph (W)(ii), will prioritize children with 2 disabilities and infants and toddlers with 3 disabilities for slots in programs carried 4 out by the providers; and 5 ‘‘(ii) how the State will work with the 6 State’s lead agency established or des- 7 ignated under section 635(a)(10) of the In- 8 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 9 (20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(10)), local educational 10 agencies, and early intervention services 11 providers to provide services and supports 12 described in the Individuals with Disabil- 13 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 14 seq.) in inclusive child care settings to chil- 15 dren with disabilities, and to infants and 16 toddlers with disabilities, who are eligible 17 children.’’; 18 (2) in paragraph (3)— 19 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 20 ‘‘BLOCK GRANT’’; 21 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub- 22 paragraphs (B) through (D)’’ and inserting 23 ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 19 •HR 3773 IH (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and in- 1 serting the following: 2 ‘‘(B) CHILD CARE SERVICES AND RELATED 3 ACTIVITIES.—The State shall use amounts pro- 4 vided to the State for each fiscal year under 5 this subchapter for child care services, provided 6 on a sliding fee scale basis, and the activities 7 described in section 658G.’’; 8 (D) by striking subparagraph (C); 9 (E) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘pro- 10 vide assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘provide assist- 11 ance (including providing access to programs 12 that meet the standards for a high tier of the 13 system described in paragraph (2)(W)(i))’’; 14 (F) by striking subparagraph (E); and 15 (G) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 16 subparagraph (C); and 17 (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in- 18 serting the following: 19 ‘‘(4) PAYMENT RATES.— 20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan 21 shall— 22 ‘‘(i) certify that payment rates for the 23 provision of child care services for which 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 20 •HR 3773 IH assistance is provided in accordance with 1 this subchapter— 2 ‘‘(I) will be based on a cost esti- 3 mation model that is described in sub- 4 paragraph (B) and is approved by the 5 Secretary of Health and Human Serv- 6 ices; and 7 ‘‘(II) will correspond to dif- 8 ferences in quality based on the 9 State’s tiered and transparent system 10 for measuring the quality of child care 11 providers, described in paragraph 12 (2)(W)(i), and based on the standards 13 described in paragraph (2)(W)(ii); and 14 ‘‘(ii) specify whether the State is 15 electing— 16 ‘‘(I) to include, in those payment 17 rates, a bonus for serving children 18 during nontraditional hours; or 19 ‘‘(II) to waive the copayment de- 20 scribed in paragraph (5) for a child 21 who has been identified as eligible for 22 assistance from child protective serv- 23 ices. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 21 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(B) COST ESTIMATION MODEL.—The 1 State plan shall— 2 ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the State has, 3 after consulting with the entities and indi- 4 viduals described in subparagraph (D), de- 5 veloped and used (not earlier than 3 years 6 before the date of the submission of the 7 application containing the State plan) a 8 statistically valid and reliable cost esti- 9 mation model for the rates of such child 10 care services in the State— 11 ‘‘(I) for providers at each of the 12 tiers of the State’s tiered and trans- 13 parent system for measuring the qual- 14 ity of child care providers described in 15 paragraph (2)(W)(i) (which rates re- 16 flect variations in the cost of child 17 care services by geographic area, type 18 of provider, and age of child, and the 19 additional costs associated with pro- 20 viding high-quality and inclusive child 21 care services for children with disabil- 22 ities and infants and toddlers with 23 disabilities); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 22 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(II) for providers that meet the 1 standards described in paragraph 2 (2)(W)(ii); 3 ‘‘(ii) demonstrate that the State pre- 4 pared a detailed report containing the child 5 care costs estimated with the State cost es- 6 timation model pursuant to clause (i), and 7 made the estimated costs widely available 8 (not later than 30 days after the comple- 9 tion of the estimation) through periodic 10 means, including posting the estimated 11 costs on the Internet; 12 ‘‘(iii) describe how the State will set 13 payment rates for child care services, for 14 which assistance is provided in accordance 15 with this subchapter— 16 ‘‘(I) in accordance with the most 17 recent estimates from the most recent 18 cost estimation model used pursuant 19 to clause (i), so that providers at each 20 tier of the tiered and transparent sys- 21 tem for measuring program quality 22 receive payment that is not less than 23 the cost of meeting the requirements 24 of such tier; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 23 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(II) that maintain an effective 1 and diverse workforce by ensuring 2 wages for staff of child care providers 3 that— 4 ‘‘(aa) are comparable to 5 wages for elementary educators 6 with similar credentials and expe- 7 rience in the State; and 8 ‘‘(bb) at a minimum, provide 9 a living wage for all staff of child 10 care providers; and 11 ‘‘(iv) describe how the State will pro- 12 vide for timely payment for child care serv- 13 ices provided under this subchapter. 14 ‘‘(C) PAYMENT PRACTICES.—The State 15 plan shall include— 16 ‘‘(i) a certification that the payment 17 practices of child care providers in the 18 State that serve children who receive as- 19 sistance under this subchapter reflect gen- 20 erally accepted payment practices of child 21 care providers in the State that serve chil- 22 dren who do not receive assistance under 23 this subchapter, including the practice of 24 paying the providers the payment rate de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 24 •HR 3773 IH scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) based on 1 the number of children enrolled and not 2 the number of children in daily attendance, 3 so as to provide stability of funding and 4 encourage more child care providers to 5 serve children who receive assistance under 6 this subchapter; and 7 ‘‘(ii) an assurance that the State will 8 implement enrollment and eligibility poli- 9 cies that support the fixed costs of pro- 10 viding child care services by delinking pro- 11 vider payment rates from an eligible child’s 12 occasional absences due to holidays or un- 13 foreseen circumstances such as illness. 14 ‘‘(D) ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS CON- 15 SULTED.—The entities and individuals referred 16 to in subparagraph (B)(i) are the State Advi- 17 sory Council on Early Childhood Education and 18 Care designated or established in section 19 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 20 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)), administrators of 21 local child care programs and Head Start pro- 22 grams, organizations representing child care di- 23 rectors, teachers, and other staff, local child 24 care resource and referral agencies, organiza- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 25 •HR 3773 IH tions representing parents of children with dis- 1 abilities and parents of infants and toddlers 2 with disabilities, the State interagency coordi- 3 nating council established under section 641 of 4 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 5 (20 U.S.C. 1441), the State advisory panel es- 6 tablished under section 612(a)(21) of the Indi- 7 viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 8 U.S.C. 1412(a)(21)), and other appropriate en- 9 tities. 10 ‘‘(5) SLIDING SCALE FOR COPAYMENTS.— 11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 12 subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C), the State plan 13 shall provide an assurance that the State will 14 require— 15 ‘‘(i) a family receiving assistance 16 under this subchapter to pay the copay- 17 ment referred to in paragraph (2)(X); or 18 ‘‘(ii) another entity to pay the copay- 19 ment on behalf of the family, voluntarily or 20 in accordance with Federal law. 21 ‘‘(B) SLIDING SCALE.—Such copayment 22 shall be based on a sliding scale that provides 23 that, for a family with a family income— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 26 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(i) of not more than 75 percent of 1 State median income, the family shall not 2 pay a copayment, toward the cost of the 3 child care involved for all eligible children 4 in the family; 5 ‘‘(ii) of more than 75 percent but not 6 more than 100 percent of State median in- 7 come, the copayment shall be more than 0 8 but not more than 2 percent of that family 9 income, toward such cost for all such chil- 10 dren; 11 ‘‘(iii) of more than 100 percent but 12 not more than 125 percent of State me- 13 dian income, the copayment shall be more 14 than 2 but not more than 4 percent of that 15 family income, toward such cost for all 16 such children; and 17 ‘‘(iv) of more than 125 percent but 18 not more than 150 percent of State me- 19 dian income, the copayment shall be more 20 than 4 but not more than 7 percent of that 21 family income, toward such cost for all 22 such children. 23 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—The State shall not 24 require a family with a child that is eligible for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 27 •HR 3773 IH a Head Start program under the Head Start 1 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) to pay a copay- 2 ment under this paragraph for any eligible child 3 in the family.’’. 4 SEC. 106. LIMITATIONS. 5 Section 658F is amended— 6 (1) by striking the section heading and insert- 7 ing the following: 8 ‘‘SEC. 658F. LIMITATIONS.’’; 9 and 10 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 11 658O(c)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658O(b)(6)’’. 12 SEC. 107. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD 13 CARE. 14 Section 658G of the Child Care and Development 15 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9848e) is amended— 16 (1) in subsection (a)— 17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 18 (i) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and all that 19 follows through ‘‘for activities’’ and insert- 20 ing ‘‘A State that receives a payment 21 under section 658J shall reserve and use 22 the quality child care amount described in 23 paragraph (2) for activities’’; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 28 •HR 3773 IH (ii) by adding ‘‘for all age groups of 1 eligible children’’ before ‘‘, and is in align- 2 ment with’’; and 3 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 4 inserting the following: 5 ‘‘(2) QUALITY CHILD CARE AMOUNT.—Such 6 State shall reserve and use— 7 ‘‘(A) during fiscal years 2018 through 8 2020, from each payment made to the State for 9 a fiscal year, a quality child care amount equal 10 to 50 percent of the allotment; and 11 ‘‘(B) during fiscal year 2021 and each sub- 12 sequent fiscal year, from each of the quarterly 13 payments made to the State for a fiscal year, 14 a quality child care amount equal to not more 15 than 10 percent of 25 percent of the amount 16 made available to the State to carry out this 17 subchapter for the second preceding fiscal 18 year.’’; and 19 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 20 following: 21 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.— 22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Quality child care amounts 23 reserved under subsection (a) shall be used to carry 24 out activities that— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 29 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(A) consist of— 1 ‘‘(i) each of the activities described in 2 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 3 (2), and the activities described in para- 4 graph (2)(C) under the circumstances de- 5 scribed in that paragraph; 6 ‘‘(ii) the activities described in para- 7 graph (3); 8 ‘‘(iii) at the election of the State, the 9 activities described in paragraph (4); 10 ‘‘(iv) not fewer than one of the activi- 11 ties described in a subparagraph of para- 12 graph (5); 13 ‘‘(v) not fewer than one of the activi- 14 ties described in a subparagraph of para- 15 graph (6), or in the matter preceding sub- 16 paragraph (A) of paragraph (6); 17 ‘‘(vi) each of the activities described 18 in paragraph (7); 19 ‘‘(vii) one or more activities described 20 in a subparagraph of paragraph (8); and 21 ‘‘(viii) at the election of the State dur- 22 ing fiscal years 2018 through 2020— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 30 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(I) remodeling, renovation, or 1 repair permitted under section 2 658F(b); or 3 ‘‘(II) construction or renovation 4 permitted under section 658O(b)(6), 5 with priority for funding for such con- 6 struction or renovation given to— 7 ‘‘(aa) providers of high-qual- 8 ity and inclusive care for children 9 with disabilities and infants and 10 toddlers with disabilities; 11 ‘‘(bb) care during nontradi- 12 tional hours; 13 ‘‘(cc) providers in rural 14 areas; and 15 ‘‘(dd) providers in under- 16 served areas or areas of con- 17 centrated poverty; and 18 ‘‘(B) will improve the quality of child care 19 services provided in the State. 20 ‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.—A 21 State shall use quality child care amounts to im- 22 prove the quality of child care providers across the 23 State that are eligible for assistance under this sub- 24 chapter, including by— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 31 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(A) making startup grants (including, in 1 the case of providers of family, friend, or neigh- 2 bor care, grants for activities described in para- 3 graph (8)(H)) to child care providers that are 4 not yet participating in the tiered and trans- 5 parent system for measuring the quality of 6 child care providers described in section 7 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), in a fiscal year, and that 8 commit to improve quality so that the provider 9 involved can participate in that system in the 10 subsequent fiscal year; 11 ‘‘(B) making quality improvement grants 12 to child care providers that meet the require- 13 ments for a tier of the State tiered and trans- 14 parent system for measuring the quality of 15 child care providers described in section 16 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), in a fiscal year, and that 17 commit to improve quality so that the provider 18 involved can meet the requirements for a higher 19 tier in the subsequent 3 fiscal years; and 20 ‘‘(C) renewing a grant described in sub- 21 paragraph (A) or (B) at the end of the applica- 22 ble grant period, for a provider that dem- 23 onstrates sufficient progress in meeting the 24 goals for the grant. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 32 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST HOMELESS CHIL- 1 DREN AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.—A State 2 shall use quality child care amounts for activities 3 that improve access to child care services for home- 4 less children and children in foster care, including— 5 ‘‘(A) the use of procedures to permit im- 6 mediate enrollment of homeless children and 7 children in foster care while required docu- 8 mentation is obtained; 9 ‘‘(B) training and technical assistance on 10 identifying and serving homeless children and 11 their families, and children in foster care and 12 their foster families; and 13 ‘‘(C) specific outreach to homeless families 14 and foster families. 15 ‘‘(4) CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL 16 SYSTEM.— 17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use qual- 18 ity child care amounts to establish or support 19 a system of local or regional child care resource 20 and referral organizations that is coordinated, 21 to the extent determined appropriate by the 22 State, by a statewide public or private non- 23 profit, community-based or regionally based, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 33 •HR 3773 IH lead child care resource and referral organiza- 1 tion. 2 ‘‘(B) LOCAL OR REGIONAL ORGANIZA- 3 TIONS.—The local or regional child care re- 4 source and referral organizations supported as 5 described in subparagraph (A) shall— 6 ‘‘(i) provide parents in the State with 7 consumer education information referred 8 to in section 658E(c)(2)(E) (except as oth- 9 erwise provided in that section), concerning 10 the full range of child care options (includ- 11 ing faith-based and community-based child 12 care providers), analyzed by provider, in- 13 cluding child care provided during non- 14 traditional hours, child care provided 15 through emergency child care centers, and 16 inclusive child care options for children 17 with disabilities and infants and toddlers 18 with disabilities, in their political subdivi- 19 sions or regions; 20 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, work 21 directly with families who receive assist- 22 ance under this subchapter to offer the 23 families support and assistance, using in- 24 formation described in clause (i), to make 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 34 •HR 3773 IH an informed decision about which child 1 care providers they will use, in an effort to 2 ensure that the families are enrolling their 3 children in the most appropriate child care 4 setting to suit their needs and one that 5 provides high-quality and inclusive care; 6 ‘‘(iii) collect data and provide infor- 7 mation on the coordination of services and 8 supports, including services provided under 9 section 619 and part C of the Individuals 10 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 11 1419, 1431 et seq.), for children with dis- 12 abilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 13 abilities, and services provided under the 14 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 15 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 16 ‘‘(iv) collect data and provide informa- 17 tion on the supply of and demand for child 18 care services in political subdivisions or re- 19 gions within the State and submit such in- 20 formation to the State; 21 ‘‘(v) work to establish partnerships 22 with public agencies and private entities, 23 including faith-based and community-based 24 child care providers, to increase the supply 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 35 •HR 3773 IH and quality of child care services in the 1 State; 2 ‘‘(vi) as appropriate, coordinate their 3 activities with the activities of the State 4 lead agency and local agencies that admin- 5 ister funds made available in accordance 6 with this subchapter; and 7 ‘‘(vii) work to establish partnerships 8 with the parent resource centers estab- 9 lished under section 672 of the Individuals 10 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 11 1472) to provide information about inclu- 12 sive child care options for children with 13 disabilities and infants and toddlers with 14 disabilities, including children with more 15 significant disabilities and children with 16 complex medical needs. 17 ‘‘(5) TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- 18 MENT.—A State shall use quality child care amounts 19 for supporting the training and professional develop- 20 ment of the child care workforce through activities 21 such as those included under section 658E(c)(2)(G), 22 in addition to— 23 ‘‘(A)(i) offering training, coaching, or pro- 24 fessional development opportunities for child 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 36 •HR 3773 IH care providers that relate to the use of evi- 1 dence-based, developmentally appropriate and 2 age-appropriate strategies to promote the social, 3 emotional, physical, adaptive, communication, 4 and cognitive development of children, including 5 strategies related to nutrition and physical ac- 6 tivity and recommended practices for exposing 7 children birth through age 2 and children ages 8 2 through 5 to screen media; and 9 ‘‘(ii) offering specialized training for child 10 care providers caring for those populations 11 prioritized in section 658E(c)(2)(Q), homeless 12 children, children in foster care, children who 13 are dual language learners, and children with 14 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 15 abilities; 16 ‘‘(B) incorporating the effective use of data 17 to guide program improvement; 18 ‘‘(C) implementing effective behavior man- 19 agement strategies (and related training), in- 20 cluding implementing multitiered systems of 21 support such as support through positive behav- 22 ior interventions and supports, and trauma in- 23 formed care, that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 37 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(i) promote positive social and emo- 1 tional development; 2 ‘‘(ii) prevent and reduce challenging 3 behaviors, including by setting consistent 4 expectations for all students; and 5 ‘‘(iii) eliminate suspensions, expul- 6 sions, and aversive behavioral interven- 7 tions; 8 ‘‘(D) providing training and outreach on 9 engaging parents and families in culturally and 10 linguistically appropriate ways, including for 11 parents and families of dual language learners, 12 to expand their knowledge, skills, and capacity 13 to become meaningful partners in supporting 14 their children’s positive development; 15 ‘‘(E) providing training corresponding to 16 the nutritional and physical activity needs of 17 children to promote healthy development; 18 ‘‘(F) providing training or professional de- 19 velopment for child care providers regarding the 20 early neurological development of children; 21 ‘‘(G) connecting staff members of child 22 care providers with available Federal and State 23 financial aid, or other resources, that would as- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 38 •HR 3773 IH sist the staff members in pursuing relevant 1 postsecondary training; 2 ‘‘(H) creating or expanding a statewide 3 scholarship program for child care providers to 4 obtain credentials related to child care; 5 ‘‘(I) creating or expanding an apprentice- 6 ship program for child care providers in the 7 early years of providing child care; 8 ‘‘(J) providing training, scholarship oppor- 9 tunities, or apprenticeships for multilingual 10 adults in order to expand the supply of high- 11 quality, dual-language child care programs; 12 ‘‘(K) supporting articulation agreements 13 between public institutions of higher education 14 that offer 2-year programs and public institu- 15 tions of higher education that offer 4-year pro- 16 grams, for the purposes of facilitating, for child 17 care providers or individuals seeking to become 18 such providers, the transfer of postsecondary 19 credits for coursework related to child care 20 from such institutions with 2-year programs to 21 such institutions with 4-year programs; 22 ‘‘(L) providing training and professional 23 development on child developmental milestones 24 and evidence-based developmental screening 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 39 •HR 3773 IH practices that help identify infants, toddlers, 1 and children to be referred for evaluation con- 2 cerning eligibility for services under the Individ- 3 uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 4 1400 et seq.); or 5 ‘‘(M) undertaking efforts to improve the 6 diversity of staff of eligible providers, including 7 efforts to recruit a more diverse workforce. 8 ‘‘(6) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR INFANTS 9 AND TODDLERS.—A State shall use quality child 10 care amounts to promote and expand child care pro- 11 viders’ ability to provide developmentally appropriate 12 services for infants and toddlers through activities 13 that may include— 14 ‘‘(A)(i) training and professional develop- 15 ment; and 16 ‘‘(ii) coaching and technical assistance on 17 this age group’s unique needs from statewide 18 networks of qualified infant-toddler specialists; 19 ‘‘(B) improving infant and toddler compo- 20 nents within the State’s tiered and transparent 21 system for measuring the quality of child care 22 providers described in section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), 23 for child care providers for infants and toddlers, 24 or developing infant and toddler components in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 40 •HR 3773 IH a State’s child care licensing regulations or 1 early learning and development guidelines; 2 ‘‘(C) improving the ability of parents to ac- 3 cess transparent and easy to understand con- 4 sumer information about high-quality and inclu- 5 sive care for infants and toddlers; or 6 ‘‘(D) carrying out other activities deter- 7 mined by the State to improve the quality of in- 8 fant and toddler care provided in the State, and 9 for which there is evidence that the activities 10 will lead to improved infant and toddler health 11 and safety, infant and toddler cognitive and 12 physical development, infant and toddler well- 13 being, or infant and toddler social and emo- 14 tional development, including providing health 15 and safety training (including training in safe 16 sleep practices, first aid, and cardiopulmonary 17 resuscitation) for providers and caregivers. 18 ‘‘(7) INCLUSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH 19 DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH 20 DISABILITIES.—A State shall use quality child care 21 amounts for activities to improve the supply of eligi- 22 ble child care providers that provide high-quality and 23 inclusive care for children with disabilities and in- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 41 •HR 3773 IH fants and toddlers with disabilities through activi- 1 ties, which shall include— 2 ‘‘(A) offering training, professional devel- 3 opment, or coaching opportunities for child care 4 providers that relate to the use of evidence- 5 based, developmentally appropriate, and age-ap- 6 propriate strategies in inclusive settings to pro- 7 mote the social, emotional, physical, adaptive, 8 communication, and cognitive development of 9 children with disabilities and infants and tod- 10 dlers with disabilities, and their peers; 11 ‘‘(B) improving the ability of parents to 12 access transparent and easy-to-understand con- 13 sumer information about high-quality and inclu- 14 sive care for children with disabilities and in- 15 fants and toddlers with disabilities; and 16 ‘‘(C) promoting and expanding child care 17 providers’ ability to provide developmentally ap- 18 propriate services for infants and toddlers with 19 disabilities through improved coordination of 20 systems, services, and other activities with the 21 providers and individuals who provide services 22 or supports under the Individuals with Disabil- 23 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 42 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(8) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—A State may use 1 quality child care amounts for— 2 ‘‘(A) improving upon the development or 3 implementation of the early learning and devel- 4 opmental guidelines described in section 5 658E(c)(2)(T) by providing technical assistance 6 to eligible child care providers that enhances 7 the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional de- 8 velopment, including early childhood develop- 9 ment, of participating preschool and school- 10 aged children and supports their overall well- 11 being; 12 ‘‘(B) developing, implementing, or enhanc- 13 ing the State’s tiered and transparent system 14 for measuring the quality of child care pro- 15 viders, as described in section 16 658E(c)(2)(W)(i); 17 ‘‘(C) facilitating compliance with State re- 18 quirements for inspection, monitoring, training, 19 and health and safety, and with State licensing 20 standards; 21 ‘‘(D) evaluating and assessing the quality 22 and effectiveness of child care programs and 23 services offered in the State, including evalu- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 43 •HR 3773 IH ating how such programs positively impact chil- 1 dren; 2 ‘‘(E) supporting child care providers in the 3 voluntary pursuit of accreditation by a national 4 accrediting body with demonstrated, valid, and 5 reliable program standards of high quality; 6 ‘‘(F) supporting State or local efforts to 7 develop or adopt high-quality program stand- 8 ards relating to health, mental health, social 9 and emotional development, nutrition, physical 10 activity, and physical development; 11 ‘‘(G) activities that improve the availability 12 of child care services, activities that improve ac- 13 cess to child care services, and any other activ- 14 ity that the State determines to be appropriate 15 to meet the purposes of this subchapter, with 16 priority being given for services (including giv- 17 ing priority access to services through providers 18 at the highest tier of the system described in 19 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i)) to homeless children, 20 children in foster care, children of families with 21 very low family incomes (taking into consider- 22 ation family size), children with disabilities, and 23 infants and toddlers with disabilities; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 44 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(H) activities to improve the quality of 1 providers of family, friend, or neighbor care, 2 which may include— 3 ‘‘(i) offering education, training, busi- 4 ness development, apprenticeship, men- 5 toring, or leadership development opportu- 6 nities for the providers; 7 ‘‘(ii) conducting home visits and 8 coaching that provide one-on-one advice 9 and support; 10 ‘‘(iii) conducting play and learn ses- 11 sions or other types of peer networking; 12 ‘‘(iv) facilitating participation in the 13 program carried out under this subchapter 14 or the child and adult care food program 15 established under section 17 of the Richard 16 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 17 U.S.C. 1766); 18 ‘‘(v) assistance in achieving licensure, 19 if the provider wants to become licensed; 20 and 21 ‘‘(vi) recruiting providers of family, 22 friend, or neighbor care to build the supply 23 of high-quality and inclusive care by such 24 providers; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 45 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(I)(i) supporting eligible child care pro- 1 viders to eliminate suspensions, expulsions, and 2 aversive behavioral interventions, including 3 through adaptations and interventions by spe- 4 cial educators, mental health consultants, and 5 other community resources, such as behavior 6 coaches, psychologists, and other appropriate 7 specialists; and 8 ‘‘(ii) promoting multitiered systems of sup- 9 port such as positive behavioral interventions 10 and supports and trauma informed care that 11 promote positive social and emotional develop- 12 ment and reduce challenging behaviors; 13 ‘‘(J) activities to improve the supply and 14 quality of child care programs and services to 15 provide high-quality and inclusive care for 16 school-age children, which may include— 17 ‘‘(i) establishing or expanding high- 18 quality and inclusive school-age child care 19 standards and a system of supports for 20 such care that align with best practices for 21 before- and after-school care and summer 22 care; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 46 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(ii) enhancing professional develop- 1 ment and technical assistance opportuni- 2 ties for providers of school-age care; and 3 ‘‘(iii) improving the ability of parents 4 to access transparent and easy to under- 5 stand consumer information about high- 6 quality and inclusive school-age care; 7 ‘‘(K) establishing or expanding high-qual- 8 ity and inclusive community or neighborhood- 9 based family and child development centers, 10 which shall serve as resources for child care 11 providers in order to improve the quality of 12 early childhood services provided to children 13 from low-income families and to help eligible 14 child care providers improve their capacity to 15 offer high-quality and inclusive, age-appropriate 16 care; 17 ‘‘(L) establishing or expanding the oper- 18 ation of community or neighborhood-based fam- 19 ily child care networks; or 20 ‘‘(M) supporting eligible child care pro- 21 viders in providing accessible comprehensive 22 services for children and their families, includ- 23 ing— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 47 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(i) screenings of vision, hearing, 1 health (including mental health), dental 2 health, and development (including early 3 literacy and math skill development), which 4 shall be coordinated with the activities car- 5 ried out through the comprehensive child 6 find system under the Individuals with 7 Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 8 1400 et seq.); 9 ‘‘(ii)(I) family engagement opportuni- 10 ties that take into account the language 11 spoken in the child’s home, such as parent 12 conferences (with opportunities for parents 13 to provide input about the child’s develop- 14 ment); and 15 ‘‘(II) support services, such as parent 16 education, home visiting, and family lit- 17 eracy services; 18 ‘‘(iii)(I) nutrition services, including 19 provision of nutritious meals and snack op- 20 tions aligned with the requirements in the 21 most recent guidelines promulgated by the 22 Secretary of Agriculture for the Child and 23 Adult Care Food Program authorized 24 under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 48 •HR 3773 IH National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1 1766); and 2 ‘‘(II) regular, age-appropriate, nutri- 3 tion education for children and their fami- 4 lies; 5 ‘‘(iv) programs, carried out in coordi- 6 nation with local educational agencies and 7 entities providing services and supports au- 8 thorized under part B and part C of the 9 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 10 (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.; 1431 et seq.), to 11 ensure the full participation of infants and 12 toddlers with disabilities and children with 13 disabilities in high-quality and inclusive 14 child care settings; 15 ‘‘(v) physical activity programs that— 16 ‘‘(I) are aligned with evidence- 17 based guidelines, such as those rec- 18 ommended by the Health and Medi- 19 cine Division of the National Acad- 20 emies of Sciences, Engineering, and 21 Medicine; and 22 ‘‘(II) take into account and ac- 23 commodate the needs of children with 24 disabilities; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 49 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(vi) on-site service coordination, to 1 the maximum extent feasible.’’. 2 SEC. 108. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 3 Section 658I of the Child Care and Development 4 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g) is amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a)— 6 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘child 7 care standards’’ and inserting ‘‘standards for 8 child care described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 9 section 658E(c)(2)(W)’’; 10 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 11 after the semicolon; 12 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 13 and inserting a period; and 14 (D) by striking paragraph (5); 15 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘State 16 allotment’’ and inserting ‘‘State payments’’; and 17 (3) by striking subsection (c). 18 SEC. 109. STATE QUARTERLY PAYMENTS. 19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 658J of the Child Care 20 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 21 9858h) is amended to read as follows: 22 ‘‘SEC. 658J. PAYMENTS TO STATES. 23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 50 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(1) FMAP.—The term ‘FMAP’ has the mean- 1 ing given the term in the first sentence of section 2 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 3 1396d(b)). 4 ‘‘(2) INFANT OR TODDLER.—The term ‘infant 5 or toddler’ means a child under age 3. 6 ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 8 graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall pay to each 9 State with an application approved under section 10 658E an amount for each quarter equal to the 11 FMAP of expenditures in the quarter— 12 ‘‘(A) for child care assistance under the 13 plan for eligible children, other than such chil- 14 dren who are infants or toddlers; and 15 ‘‘(B) to carry out activities under section 16 658G, subject to the limit specified in section 17 658G(a)(2). 18 ‘‘(2) CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR INFANTS OR 19 TODDLERS.—The Secretary shall pay to each State 20 with such an approved application an amount for 21 each quarter equal to 90 percent of expenditures in 22 the quarter for child care assistance under the plan 23 for eligible children who are infants or toddlers. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 51 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall 1 pay to each State with such an approved application 2 an amount for each quarter equal to 50 percent of 3 expenditures in the quarter for the costs incurred by 4 the State in carrying out sections 658H and 658K, 5 and other reasonable costs incurred by the State to 6 administer the plan. 7 ‘‘(c) ADVANCE PAYMENT; RETROSPECTIVE ADJUST- 8 MENT.— 9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 10 payments under this section for each quarter on the 11 basis of advance estimates of expenditures submitted 12 by the State and such other investigation as the Sec- 13 retary may find necessary, and may reduce or in- 14 crease the payments as necessary to adjust for any 15 overpayment or underpayment for previous quarters. 16 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not 17 make such payments in a manner that prevents a 18 State from complying with the requirement specified 19 in section 658E(c)(3). 20 ‘‘(d) FLEXIBILITY IN SUBMITTAL OF CLAIMS.— 21 Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing 22 a State from claiming as expenditures in a quarter ex- 23 penditures that were incurred in a previous quarter. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 52 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(e) STATE ENTITLEMENT.—This subchapter con- 1 stitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations 2 Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Govern- 3 ment to provide for payments to States under this section 4 from amounts provided under section 658B(a).’’. 5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 6 this section take effect on October 1, 2020. 7 SEC. 110. REPORTING. 8 Section 658K(a)(1)(B) of the Child Care and Devel- 9 opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10 9858i(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 11 (1) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘and’’; 12 (2) by transferring clause (xi) so as to appear 13 after clause (x); 14 (3) in clause (xi), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 15 semicolon; and 16 (4) by inserting after clause (xi) the following: 17 ‘‘(xii) whether the children receiving 18 assistance under this subchapter are either 19 children with disabilities or infants and 20 toddlers with disabilities;’’. 21 SEC. 111. PRIORITY; WEBSITE. 22 Section 658L of the Child Care and Development 23 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 53 •HR 3773 IH (1) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by 1 striking ‘‘658E(c)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 2 658G(b)(8)(G)’’; 3 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 4 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘a Quality 5 Rating and Improvement System’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘a tiered and transparent system for measuring 7 the quality of child care providers described in 8 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i) and’’; 9 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 10 end; 11 (C) in clause (v), by striking the period 12 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 13 (D) by inserting at the end the following: 14 ‘‘(vi) information about— 15 ‘‘(I) high-quality and inclusive 16 care for children with disabilities and 17 infants and toddlers with disabilities, 18 including child care with early inter- 19 vention services under part C of the 20 Individuals with Disabilities Edu- 21 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 22 for infants and toddlers with disabil- 23 ities and their families, and child care 24 with services and supports under part 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 54 •HR 3773 IH B of the Individuals with Disabilities 1 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et 2 seq.) for children with disabilities; and 3 ‘‘(II) other Federal, State, or 4 local programs that may support in- 5 clusive child care for infants and tod- 6 dlers, or children, referred to in sub- 7 clause (I).’’. 8 SEC. 112. NONDISCRIMINATION. 9 Section 658N of the Child Care and Development 10 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858l) is amended— 11 (1) in subsection (a)— 12 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘this 13 section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; 14 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 15 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 16 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 17 (D) in paragraph (3)— 18 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik- 19 ing ‘‘AND ADMISSION’’; 20 (ii) by striking ‘‘(1)(B), (2), and (3)’’ 21 and inserting ‘‘(1)(B) and (2)’’; 22 (iii) by striking ‘‘and admissions’’; 23 and 24 (iv) by striking ‘‘or admissions’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 55 •HR 3773 IH (2) in subsection (b)— 1 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 2 ‘‘STATE LAW’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER LAWS’’; 3 (B) by striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting 4 the following: 5 ‘‘(1) EXPENDITURES.—Nothing’’; and 6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 7 ‘‘(2) RIGHTS, REMEDIES, PROCEDURES, OR 8 STANDARDS.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be 9 construed to invalidate or limit rights, remedies, pro- 10 cedures, or legal standards available to victims of 11 discrimination in employment or in provision of pro- 12 grams and activities under any other Federal law or 13 law of a State or political subdivision of a State, in- 14 cluding the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 15 2000a et seq.), title IX of the Education Amend- 16 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 17 or 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 18 794, 794a), or the Americans with Disabilities Act 19 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). The obligations 20 imposed by this subchapter are in addition to those 21 imposed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 22 2000a et seq.), title IX of the Education Amend- 23 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 24 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 56 •HR 3773 IH and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 1 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).’’; and 2 (3) by adding at the end the following: 3 ‘‘(c) NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROGRAMS AND AC- 4 TIVITIES.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as described in 6 paragraph (2), no person in the United States shall, 7 on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, reli- 8 gion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender 9 identity, or disability, be excluded from participation 10 in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to dis- 11 crimination under any program or activity funded in 12 whole or in part, with funds made available under 13 this subchapter or with amounts appropriated for 14 grants, contracts, or certificates administered with 15 such funds. 16 ‘‘(2) PREFERENCE IN ENROLLMENT.—If assist- 17 ance provided under this subchapter, and any other 18 Federal or State program, amounts to less than 80 19 percent of the operating budget of a child care pro- 20 vider that receives such assistance, a child care pro- 21 vider may select children for child care slots that are 22 not funded directly with assistance provided under 23 this subchapter because such children or their family 24 members participate on a regular basis in other ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 57 •HR 3773 IH tivities of the organization that owns or operates 1 such provider.’’. 2 SEC. 113. INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 658O of the Child Care 4 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 5 9858m) is amended— 6 (1) by striking the heading and inserting the 7 following: 8 ‘‘SEC. 658O. INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.’’; 9 (2) in subsection (a)— 10 (A) in paragraph (1)— 11 (i) by striking ‘‘one half of 1 percent 12 of the amount appropriated under this 13 subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘a portion of 14 the amount appropriated under section 15 658B(b)’’; and 16 (ii) by striking ‘‘to be allotted’’ and all 17 that follows and inserting the following: 18 ‘‘to be allotted by the Secretary— 19 ‘‘(A) in accordance with the respective 20 needs of those territories; and 21 ‘‘(B) taking into consideration— 22 ‘‘(i) the population of eligible children, 23 and the population of eligible children from 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 58 •HR 3773 IH low-income families, to be served by the 1 territory involved; and 2 ‘‘(ii) the cost of child care in the terri- 3 tory.’’; 4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 5 (i) by striking ‘‘(2) INDIANS TRIBES’’ 6 and all that follows through ‘‘658B in’’ 7 and inserting ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—The 8 Secretary shall reserve the remainder of 9 the amount appropriated under section 10 658B(b) in’’; 11 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and 12 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 13 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 14 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘reserve 15 up to $1,500,000 of the amount appropriated 16 under this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve 17 and use such sums as the Secretary may deter- 18 mine to be necessary of the amount appro- 19 priated under section 658B(a)’’; 20 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘reserve 21 up to 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the amount appro- 22 priated under this subchapter’’ and inserting 23 ‘‘reserve and use such sums as the Secretary 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 59 •HR 3773 IH may determine to be necessary of the amount 1 appropriated under section 658B(a)’’; and 2 (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reserve 3 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated 4 under this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve 5 and use such sums as the Secretary may deter- 6 mine to be necessary of the amount appro- 7 priated under section 658B(a)’’; 8 (3) by striking subsection (b); 9 (4) in subsection (c)— 10 (A) in paragraph (3)— 11 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 12 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 13 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 14 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 15 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 16 lowing: 17 ‘‘(C)(i) the population of Indian or Native 18 Hawaiian eligible children, and the population 19 of Indian or Native Hawaiian eligible children 20 from low-income families, to be served by the 21 Indian tribe or tribal organization; 22 ‘‘(ii) the cost of child care in the area to 23 be served by the tribe or organization; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 60 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(iii) whether awarding a grant or contract 1 to the tribe or organization will increase the 2 number of programs that reach standards de- 3 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii);’’; and 4 (B) in paragraph (6)— 5 (i) by inserting ‘‘(or other recipient of 6 funds through a State payment under sec- 7 tion 658J (referred to in this paragraph as 8 a ‘covered recipient’))’’ after ‘‘organiza- 9 tion’’ the first place it appears; and 10 (ii) except as provided in subpara- 11 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘(or other covered 12 recipient)’’ after ‘‘organization’’ each place 13 it appears; 14 (5) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 15 section (b); 16 (6) by striking subsection (d); 17 (7) in subsection (e)— 18 (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through 19 (3); 20 (B) by striking ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENTS.—’’ 21 and all that follows through ‘‘Any’’ and insert- 22 ing ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENTS.—Any’’; and 23 (C) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ each place 24 it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 61 •HR 3773 IH (8) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 1 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 2 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 3 October 1, 2020. 4 SEC. 114. DEFINITIONS. 5 Section 658P of the Child Care and Development 6 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended— 7 (1) in paragraph (2)— 8 (A) by inserting ‘‘child care provider on be- 9 half of a’’ before ‘‘parent’’; and 10 (B) by striking ‘‘who may use such certifi- 11 cate only as payment’’; 12 (2) in paragraph (3)— 13 (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 14 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 15 and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec- 16 tively; 17 (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘85 per- 18 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘150 percent (100 percent for 19 fiscal year 2018, 115 percent for fiscal year 2019, 20 and 130 percent for fiscal year 2020)’’; and 21 (4) by adding at the end the following: 22 ‘‘(16) FOSTER CARE.— 23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘foster care’ 24 means 24-hour substitute care for a child 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 62 •HR 3773 IH placed away from the child’s parents or guard- 1 ians and for whom the State agency has place- 2 ment and care responsibility. The term includes 3 care through a placement in a foster family 4 home, a foster home of a relative, a group 5 home, an emergency shelter, a residential facil- 6 ity, a child care institution, or a pre-adoptive 7 home. 8 ‘‘(B) RULE.—A child shall be considered 9 to be in foster care in accordance with subpara- 10 graph (A) regardless of— 11 ‘‘(i) whether the foster care facility is 12 licensed and payments are made by the 13 State or local agency for the care of the 14 child; 15 ‘‘(ii) whether adoption subsidy pay- 16 ments are being made prior to the finaliza- 17 tion of an adoption; or 18 ‘‘(iii) whether there are Federal 19 matching funds for any payments de- 20 scribed in clause (i) or (ii) that are made. 21 ‘‘(17) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘gender 22 identity’ means the gender-related identity, appear- 23 ance, mannerisms, or other gender-related character- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 63 •HR 3773 IH istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 1 designated sex at birth. 2 ‘‘(18) HIGH-QUALITY AND INCLUSIVE CARE.— 3 The term ‘high-quality and inclusive’, used with re- 4 spect to care (including child care), means care pro- 5 vided by an eligible child care provider— 6 ‘‘(A) that is at the highest tier of the 7 State’s tiered and transparent system for meas- 8 uring the quality of child care providers, under 9 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i); 10 ‘‘(B) for whom the percentage of children 11 served by the provider who are children with 12 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 13 abilities reflects the prevalence of children with 14 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 15 abilities among children within the State; and 16 ‘‘(C) that provides care for children with 17 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 18 abilities alongside children who are— 19 ‘‘(i) not infants and toddlers with dis- 20 abilities; and 21 ‘‘(ii) not children with disabilities. 22 ‘‘(19) HOMELESS CHILD.—The term ‘homeless 23 child’ means an individual who is a homeless child 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 64 •HR 3773 IH or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 1 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434). 2 ‘‘(20) INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A DIS- 3 ABILITY.—The term ‘infant or toddler with a dis- 4 ability’ has the meaning given the term in section 5 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 6 Act (20 U.S.C. 1432). 7 ‘‘(21) SEX.—The term ‘sex’ includes— 8 ‘‘(A) a sex stereotype; 9 ‘‘(B) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 10 medical condition; and 11 ‘‘(C) sexual orientation or gender identity. 12 ‘‘(22) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘sex- 13 ual orientation’ means homosexuality, hetero- 14 sexuality, or bisexuality.’’. 15 SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 16 Section 658S of the Child Care and Development 17 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858q) is amended— 18 (1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert- 19 ing the following: 20 ‘‘(a) CHILD CARE NOT TREATED AS INCOME.—Not- 21 withstanding’’; and 22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 23 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR COLLECTIVE 24 BARGAINING.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be con- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 65 •HR 3773 IH strued to alter, diminish, or otherwise affect the rights, 1 remedies, and procedures afforded to individuals employed 2 by schools or local educational agencies, or teachers and 3 other staff employed by child care providers— 4 ‘‘(1) under Federal, State, or local laws (includ- 5 ing applicable regulations or court orders); or 6 ‘‘(2) under the terms of collective bargaining 7 agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other 8 agreements between schools, agencies, or providers 9 that are referred to in this subsection, and their em- 10 ployees.’’. 11 SEC. 116. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 12 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 13 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended by striking 14 the subchapter heading and inserting the following: 15 ‘‘Subchapter C—Child Care and Development 16 Assistance’’. 17 SEC. 117. TRANSITION RULE. 18 (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2018 through 19 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services— 20 (1) shall make allotments and payments to 21 States and Indian tribes under section 658J and 22 658O of the Child Care and Development Block 23 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h, 9858m), as in 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 66 •HR 3773 IH effect on the day before the date of enactment of 1 this Act, subject to subsection (b); and 2 (2) shall carry out section 658E(c)(3) of that 3 Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)) by applying subpara- 4 graphs (C) and (E) of that section, as in effect on 5 that day. 6 (b) ADJUSTMENTS.—During fiscal years 2018 7 through 2020, the Secretary shall have authority to make 8 such adjustments as may be necessary to carry out sub- 9 section (a) and to transition to making quarterly payments 10 under section 658J and allotments under 658O of the 11 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amend- 12 ed by this Act. 13 SEC. 118. EFFECTIVE DATE. 14 This title, and the amendments made by this title, 15 take effect on October 1, 2017. 16 TITLE II—HIGH-QUALITY 17 PRESCHOOL 18 SEC. 201. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH 19 VOLUNTARY HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL 20 PROGRAMS. 21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 (1) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 23 ‘‘child with a disability’’ has the meaning given the 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 67 •HR 3773 IH term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabil- 1 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 2 (2) DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNER.—The term 3 ‘‘dual language learner’’ means an individual who is 4 limited English proficient, as defined in section 637 5 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832). 6 (3) ELIGIBLE CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible 7 child’’ means a child who is— 8 (A) age 3, 4, or 5; 9 (B) not yet enrolled in kindergarten; and 10 (C) a member of a family with a family in- 11 come that does not exceed 150 percent of the 12 State median income for a family of the same 13 size. 14 (4) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘eligible 15 provider’’ includes a local educational agency, Head 16 Start program funded under the Head Start Act (42 17 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), licensed child care center, li- 18 censed family child care home, and community- or 19 neighborhood-based family child care network, 20 that— 21 (A) participates in the State’s tiered and 22 transparent system for measuring program 23 quality described in section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i) of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 68 •HR 3773 IH the Child Care and Development Block Grant 1 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(W)(i)); and 2 (B) meets the highest tier of such system. 3 (5) FOSTER CARE.— 4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘foster care’’ 5 means 24-hour substitute care for a child 6 placed away from the child’s parents or guard- 7 ians and for whom the State agency has place- 8 ment and care responsibility. The term includes 9 care through a placement in a foster family 10 home, a foster home of a relative, a group 11 home, an emergency shelter, a residential facil- 12 ity, a child care institution, or a pre-adoptive 13 home. 14 (B) RULE.—A child shall be considered to 15 be in foster care in accordance with subpara- 16 graph (A) regardless of— 17 (i) whether the foster care facility is 18 licensed and payments are made by the 19 State or local agency for the care of the 20 child; 21 (ii) whether adoption subsidy pay- 22 ments are being made prior to the finaliza- 23 tion of an adoption; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 69 •HR 3773 IH (iii) whether there are Federal match- 1 ing funds for any payments described in 2 clause (i) or (ii) that are made. 3 (6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 4 the chief executive officer of a State. 5 (7) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 6 school’’ means an elementary school in which not 7 less than 50 percent of the enrolled students are 8 children from low-income families, as defined in sec- 9 tion 2221(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Sec- 10 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 11 6641(b)(3)(B)). 12 (8) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- 13 CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 14 means a local educational agency that serves a high 15 percentage of high-need schools. 16 (9) HOMELESS CHILD.—The term ‘‘homeless 17 child’’ means an individual who is a homeless child 18 or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 19 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434). 20 (10) INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A DIS- 21 ABILITY.—The term ‘‘infant or toddler with a dis- 22 ability’’ has the meaning given the term in section 23 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 24 Act (20 U.S.C. 1432). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 70 •HR 3773 IH (11) LOW-INCOME CHILD.—The term ‘‘low-in- 1 come child’’ means a child who is a member of a 2 family with a family income that is at or below 200 3 percent of the poverty line. 4 (12) OUTLYING AREAS.—The term ‘‘outlying 5 areas’’ means the United States Virgin Islands, 6 Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 7 the Northern Mariana Islands. 8 (13) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 9 means the official poverty line (as defined by the Of- 10 fice of Management and Budget)— 11 (A) adjusted to reflect the percentage 12 change in the Consumer Price Index For All 13 Urban Consumers, issued by the Bureau of 14 Labor Statistics, occurring in the 1-year period 15 or other interval immediately preceding the date 16 such adjustment is made; and 17 (B) adjusted for family size. 18 (14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 19 the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 20 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 21 (b) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.— 22 (1) RESERVATION.—From the total amount ap- 23 propriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 71 •HR 3773 IH the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col- 1 laboration with the Secretary of Education, shall— 2 (A) reserve not less than 1 percent and not 3 more than 2 percent for payments to Indian 4 tribes and tribal organizations; 5 (B) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent for the outlying 6 areas to be distributed among the outlying 7 areas on the basis of their relative need, as de- 8 termined by the Secretary of Health and 9 Human Services in accordance with the pur- 10 poses of this section; 11 (C) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent for eligible 12 local entities that serve children in families who 13 are engaged in migrant or seasonal agricultural 14 labor; 15 (D) reserve not more than 1 percent or 16 $30,000,000, whichever amount is less, for na- 17 tional activities, including administration, tech- 18 nical assistance, and evaluation; and 19 (E) reserve 5 percent for State leadership 20 activities described in subsection (c), including 21 the grants described in such subsection. 22 (2) ALLOTMENT FORMULA.— 23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 24 subparagraph (B), from the total amount ap- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 72 •HR 3773 IH propriated to carry out this section for a fiscal 1 year that remains after making the reservations 2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health 3 and Human Services, in collaboration with the 4 Secretary of Education, shall allot to each State 5 for the fiscal year that has an application ap- 6 proved under subsection (d) an amount that 7 bears the same ratio to such remainder as the 8 number of children who are below the age of 6 9 who reside within the State and whose families 10 have an income at or below 200 percent of the 11 poverty line for the most recent year for which 12 satisfactory data are available, bears to the 13 number of such children who reside in all such 14 States for such most recent fiscal year for 15 which satisfactory data are available. 16 (B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT AMOUNT.—No 17 State receiving an allotment under subpara- 18 graph (A) for a fiscal year shall receive less 19 than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the total amount allot- 20 ted under such subparagraph for the fiscal 21 year. 22 (c) STATE RESERVATION.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State leadership activi- 24 ties described in this subsection shall improve equi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 73 •HR 3773 IH table access to high-quality preschool programs oper- 1 ated by eligible providers across the State, including 2 programs in high-need local educational agencies, 3 which shall include— 4 (A) ongoing professional development op- 5 portunities for school principals, school super- 6 intendents, teachers, and teacher assistants to 7 improve their practices, which may include ac- 8 tivities that— 9 (i) prepare elementary schools to cre- 10 ate or expand preschool classrooms, includ- 11 ing training on developmentally appro- 12 priate practices and preparing classrooms 13 with materials and equipment for young 14 children; 15 (ii) promote children’s development 16 across all of the essential domains of early 17 learning and development; 18 (iii) improve curricula and teacher- 19 child interaction; 20 (iv) increase effective family engage- 21 ment, including for families of dual lan- 22 guage learners; 23 (v) provide culturally competent in- 24 struction, including effective instruction for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 74 •HR 3773 IH children with disabilities and dual language 1 learners; 2 (vi) improve social and emotional de- 3 velopment; 4 (vii) incorporate positive behavioral 5 interventions and supports and principles 6 of trauma-informed care; 7 (viii) align preschool curricula with el- 8 ementary school standards and curricula; 9 (ix) engage teachers, teacher leaders, 10 early childhood educators, and other pro- 11 fessionals in joint professional learning op- 12 portunities, as described in section 13 2103(b)(3)(G) of the Elementary and Sec- 14 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 15 6613(b)(3)(G)); and 16 (x) improve the transition of children 17 from preschool to elementary school; 18 (B) completing the Preschool Equity Re- 19 view and distributing grants as described in 20 paragraph (2) in accordance with the results of 21 such review; 22 (C) expanding or establishing scholarships, 23 counseling, and compensation initiatives to 24 cover the cost of tuition, fees, materials, trans- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 75 •HR 3773 IH portation, and release time for staff of eligible 1 providers to pursue credentials and degrees, in- 2 cluding bachelor’s degrees; and 3 (D) partnerships between institutions of 4 higher education and eligible providers, includ- 5 ing high-need local educational agencies, to im- 6 prove access to early childhood educators, in- 7 cluding educators serving dual language learn- 8 ers. 9 (2) GRANTS TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS 10 TO HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 12 under subsection (b)(1)(E), a State shall make 13 grants to rectify resource inequities in preschool 14 programs and expand access to high-quality 15 preschool programs for all children, including 16 children described in items (aa) through (dd) of 17 subparagraph (B)(ii)(I). Such grants shall be 18 awarded to high-need local educational agencies 19 in order to improve their capacity to offer high- 20 quality preschool programs for eligible children, 21 which may include paying the costs of renova- 22 tion. 23 (B) PRESCHOOL EQUITY REVIEW.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 76 •HR 3773 IH (i) IN GENERAL.—Each State making 1 grants under subparagraph (A) shall com- 2 plete an annual Preschool Equity Review 3 that informs the distribution of funds 4 under such subparagraph. 5 (ii) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—Each 6 Preschool Equity Review shall include data 7 on— 8 (I) the percentage of children 9 participating in preschool programs 10 funded under this section, 11 disaggregated by status as— 12 (aa) children with disabil- 13 ities; 14 (bb) low-income children; 15 (cc) major ethnic and racial 16 groups; and 17 (dd) dual language learners; 18 (II) the geographic location of 19 preschool programs funded under this 20 section; 21 (III) the quality of preschool pro- 22 grams funded under the section, com- 23 pared to such programs not funded 24 under this section; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 77 •HR 3773 IH (IV) resource inequities between 1 preschool programs, including pro- 2 grams serving a high percentage of 3 children described in items (aa) 4 through (dd) of subclause (I). 5 (d) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an al- 6 lotment under this section, the Governor of a State shall 7 submit an application at such time and in such manner 8 as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col- 9 laboration with the Secretary of Education, may require. 10 Such application shall include each of the following: 11 (1) A description of how the State will provide 12 access to high-quality preschool during the school 13 day for eligible children in the State within 3 years, 14 which shall include the following: 15 (A) How the State plans to distribute 16 funds from the State’s allotment to eligible pro- 17 viders, including an assurance that the Gov- 18 ernor will designate a State-level entity (such as 19 an agency or joint interagency office) for the 20 administration of the grant. 21 (B) An explanation of how the State will 22 ensure that eligible providers receiving funds 23 under this section will use research-based cur- 24 ricula that are aligned with State early learning 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 78 •HR 3773 IH standards that are developmentally appropriate 1 and include, at a minimum, each of the fol- 2 lowing domains: 3 (i) Language development. 4 (ii) Literacy. 5 (iii) Mathematics. 6 (iv) Science. 7 (v) Creative arts. 8 (vi) Social and emotional development. 9 (vii) Approaches to learning. 10 (viii) Physical development. 11 (C) How the State will coordinate services 12 provided under this section with services and 13 supports provided under the Child Care and 14 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 15 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), section 619 and part C of 16 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 17 (20 U.S.C. 1419; 1431 et seq.), the Head Start 18 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Preschool De- 19 velopment Grants program under section 9212 20 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 21 9831 note), the Elementary and Secondary 22 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 23 seq.), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 24 Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) and the mater- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 79 •HR 3773 IH nal, infant, and early childhood home visiting 1 programs assisted under section 511 of the So- 2 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711). 3 (D) How the State will improve transitions 4 from early childhood education to elementary 5 school, including how the State will ensure that 6 preschool programs— 7 (i) share relevant data between early 8 childhood educators and kindergarten 9 teachers; 10 (ii) share instructional, behavioral, 11 and other information between early child- 12 hood educators and kindergarten teachers 13 to best support the transition of children 14 with disabilities who may need services and 15 supports provided under part B of the In- 16 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 17 (42 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) into general edu- 18 cation settings; and 19 (iii) share information about the pro- 20 ficiency of dual language learners in both 21 English and their native language. 22 (E) How the State will provide ongoing 23 monitoring and support and conduct evalua- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 80 •HR 3773 IH tions of preschool programs funded under this 1 section. 2 (F) How the State has reviewed the stra- 3 tegic plan developed under section 9212 of the 4 Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 5 note) or engaged in a similar strategy to facili- 6 tate coordination of existing early learning and 7 care programs in a mixed delivery system. 8 (G) If the State funds full-day kinder- 9 garten programs, but such full-day kinder- 10 garten programs are not available to all chil- 11 dren who are eligible to attend such programs 12 in the State, how the State plans to increase 13 the number of children in the State who are en- 14 rolled in full-day kindergarten programs and a 15 strategy to implement such a plan. 16 (H) If the State does not fund full-day 17 kindergarten programs, a description of how 18 the State plans to establish such programs to 19 strengthen the educational continuum for chil- 20 dren who will be involved in the State’s high- 21 quality preschool program supported under this 22 title. 23 (2) An assurance that all preschool programs 24 funded under this section will— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 81 •HR 3773 IH (A) offer programming that meets the du- 1 ration requirements in the program perform- 2 ance standards applicable to Head Start pro- 3 grams described in section 641A of the Head 4 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a); 5 (B) adopt policies and practices to provide 6 expedited enrollment, including prioritization, 7 to— 8 (i) homeless children; 9 (ii) children in foster care; and 10 (iii) migratory children; 11 (C) conduct outreach to families of— 12 (i) homeless children; 13 (ii) dual language learners; 14 (iii) children in foster care; 15 (iv) children with disabilities; 16 (v) infants and toddlers with disabil- 17 ities; and 18 (vi) migratory children; 19 (D) provide salaries to staff of eligible pro- 20 viders that are on the same pay scale as ele- 21 mentary school educators with similar creden- 22 tials and experience; 23 (E) require high staff qualifications for 24 teachers, including, at a minimum, meeting the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 82 •HR 3773 IH staff qualifications included in the quality 1 standards of the National Institute for Early 2 Education Research that are in effect on the 3 date of enactment of this Act by not later than 4 4 years after the date the State first receives an 5 allotment under this section; and 6 (F) determine whether children are dual 7 language learners and provide services to en- 8 sure the full and effective participation of such 9 learners and their families. 10 (3) An assurance that the State will provide as- 11 sistance under this section only to eligible providers 12 that prohibit the use of suspension, expulsion, and 13 aversive behavioral interventions. 14 (4) An assurance that the State will meet the 15 requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 16 658E(c)(2)(T) of the Child Care and Development 17 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 18 9858c(c)(2)(T)(ii) and (iii)). 19 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives an allot- 20 ment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall use 21 the allotment to carry out the activities described in the 22 State’s application described in subsection (d). 23 (f) MATCH REQUIRED.—A State that receives an al- 24 lotment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 83 •HR 3773 IH vide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an 1 amount equal to 10 percent of the Federal funds that such 2 State receives under such subsection for the fiscal year. 3 (g) REPORTING.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 5 allotment under subsection (b)(2) shall prepare an 6 annual report, in such manner and containing such 7 information as the Secretary of Health and Human 8 Services may reasonably require. 9 (2) CONTENTS.—A report prepared under para- 10 graph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 11 (A) a description of the manner in which 12 the State has used the funds made available 13 through the allotment and a report of the ex- 14 penditures made with the funds; 15 (B) a summary of the State’s progress to- 16 ward providing access to high-quality preschool 17 programs for eligible children; 18 (C) an evaluation of the State’s progress 19 towards improving equitable access to high- 20 quality preschool, as measured by the Preschool 21 Equity Review described in subsection 22 (c)(2)(B); 23 (D) the number and percentage of children 24 in the State participating in eligible preschool 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 84 •HR 3773 IH programs, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 1 family income, child age, disability, and whether 2 the children are homeless children, children in 3 foster care, or dual language learners; 4 (E) data on the number and percentage of 5 children in the State participating in public kin- 6 dergarten programs, disaggregated by race, 7 family income, child age, disability, and whether 8 the children are homeless children, children in 9 foster care, or dual language learners, with in- 10 formation on whether such programs are of- 11 fered— 12 (i) for a full-day; and 13 (ii) at no cost to families; and 14 (F) data on the kindergarten readiness of 15 children across the State. 16 (h) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a State reduces its com- 18 bined fiscal effort per child for its State preschool 19 program or State supplemental assistance funds for 20 Head Start programs assisted under the Head Start 21 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) for any fiscal year that 22 a State receives an allotment under subsection 23 (b)(2) relative to the previous fiscal year, the Sec- 24 retary of Health and Human Services, in collabora- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 85 •HR 3773 IH tion with the Secretary of Education, shall reduce 1 support for such State under such subsection by the 2 same amount as the decline in State effort for such 3 fiscal year. 4 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Health and 5 Human Services, in collaboration with the Secretary 6 of Education, may waive the requirements of para- 7 graph (1) if— 8 (A) the Secretaries determine that a waiv- 9 er would be appropriate due to a precipitous de- 10 cline in the financial resources of a State as a 11 result of unforeseen economic hardship or a 12 natural disaster that has necessitated across- 13 the-board reductions in State services during 14 the 5-year period preceding the date of the de- 15 termination, including for early childhood edu- 16 cation programs; or 17 (B) due to the circumstances of a State re- 18 quiring reductions in specific programs, includ- 19 ing early childhood education, the State pre- 20 sents to the Secretaries a justification and dem- 21 onstration why other programs could not be re- 22 duced and how early childhood programs in the 23 State will not be disproportionately harmed by 24 such State action. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 86 •HR 3773 IH (i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received 1 under this section shall be used to supplement and not 2 supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds ex- 3 pended on early childhood education programs in the 4 State. 5 (j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap- 6 propriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 7 section, $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 8 through 2028. 9 TITLE III—HEAD START 10 EXTENDED DURATION 11 SEC. 301. EXTENDED DURATION. 12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Head Start Act is amend- 13 ed— 14 (1) by redesignating section 657C (42 U.S.C. 15 9852c) as section 657D; and 16 (2) by inserting after section 657B (42 U.S.C. 17 9852b) the following: 18 ‘‘SEC. 657C. EXTENDED DURATION. 19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 20 to Head Start (including Early Head Start) agencies 21 funded under this subchapter to enable such agencies— 22 ‘‘(1) to provide access to a full school year and 23 a full school day of services; or 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 87 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(2) in the case of a migrant and seasonal 1 Head Start agency, to provide access to additional 2 service hours to ensure continuous Head Start serv- 3 ices as determined by the Secretary. 4 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 6 grant under this section, a Head Start agency shall 7 submit an application at such time and in such man- 8 ner as the Secretary may require. Such application 9 shall include— 10 ‘‘(A) evidence of— 11 ‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 12 slots— 13 ‘‘(I) in the agency’s Head Start 14 center-based programs (that are not 15 Early Head Start programs)— 16 ‘‘(aa) that are currently 17 funded (as of the date of submis- 18 sion of the application); and 19 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 20 provided for at least the equiva- 21 lent of 1,020 hours per year; and 22 ‘‘(II) in the agency’s Early Head 23 Start center-based programs— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 88 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(aa) that are currently 1 funded (as of that date); and 2 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 3 provided for at least the equiva- 4 lent of 1,380 hours per year; and 5 ‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 6 slots, in the agency’s Head Start family 7 child care programs— 8 ‘‘(I) that are currently funded 9 (as of that date); and 10 ‘‘(II) in which services are pro- 11 vided for at least the equivalent of 12 1,380 hours per year; 13 ‘‘(B) a description of an approach, using 14 the current community-wide strategic planning 15 and needs assessment described in section 16 640(g)(1)(C) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 17 9835(g)(1)(C)) and current program schedule 18 (current as of the date of submission of the ap- 19 plication), that transitions all of the agency’s 20 Head Start programs to a full school day, full 21 school year program schedule; and 22 ‘‘(C) a budget justification that estimates 23 the supplemental funding necessary to provide 24 for incremental ongoing operating costs for the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:11 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 89 •HR 3773 IH extended hours of service under such a program 1 schedule for the current enrollment in the agen- 2 cy’s Head Start programs. 3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A migrant and sea- 5 sonal Head Start agency may apply for a grant 6 described in subsection (a) without meeting the 7 requirements specified in paragraph (1) to en- 8 sure continuous Head Start services are pro- 9 vided to children enrolled in a migrant and sea- 10 sonal Head Start program. To be eligible to re- 11 ceive the grant, the agency shall submit an ap- 12 plication at such time and in such manner as 13 the Secretary may require. 14 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making grants under 15 this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority 16 to a migrant and seasonal Head Start agency 17 operating for fewer than 8 months per year. 18 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Head Start agency re- 20 ceiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 21 funds to cover the costs associated with extending 22 those hours of service for the current enrollment, 23 such as additional costs for— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 90 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(A) the purchase, rental, renovation, and 1 maintenance of additional facilities; 2 ‘‘(B) ongoing purchases of classroom sup- 3 plies; 4 ‘‘(C) staff providing services during the ex- 5 tended hours; and 6 ‘‘(D) professional development to staff 7 transitioning to providing services during the 8 extended hours. 9 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Head Start agency 10 shall not use the grant funds to expand the number 11 of children served in the Head Start (including 12 Early Head Start) programs of the agency. 13 ‘‘(d) RESERVATIONS.— 14 ‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—From the total amount ap- 15 propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary 16 shall— 17 ‘‘(A) for making grants for the activities 18 described in subsection (c)(1)(A), reserve 19 $3,600,000,000 of the funds appropriated for 20 fiscal year 2018; and 21 ‘‘(B) for making grants for the activities 22 described in any of subparagraphs (B) through 23 (D) of subsection (c)(1), reserve— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 91 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(i) $276,000,000 of the funds appro- 1 priated for fiscal year 2018; 2 ‘‘(ii) $648,000,000 of the funds ap- 3 propriated for fiscal year 2019; and 4 ‘‘(iii) $1,019,000,000 of the funds ap- 5 propriated for fiscal year 2020. 6 ‘‘(2) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL HEAD START PRO- 7 GRAMS.—From the amount appropriated to carry 8 out this section for a fiscal year and reserved under 9 paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall reserve 4.5 10 percent for migrant or seasonal Head Start pro- 11 grams. 12 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec- 14 tion— 15 ‘‘(1) $3,876,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 16 ‘‘(2) $648,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 17 ‘‘(3) $1,019,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 18 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 19 ‘‘(1) FULL SCHOOL DAY; FULL SCHOOL 20 YEAR.—The terms ‘full school day’ and ‘full school 21 year’ mean such a day and year, respectively, within 22 the meaning of the Head Start Program Perform- 23 ance standards issued under section 641A(a) of the 24 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 92 •HR 3773 IH ‘‘(2) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START 1 AGENCY.—The term ‘migrant and seasonal Head 2 Start agency’ means an agency that is funded under 3 this subchapter to provide a migrant and seasonal 4 Head Start program.’’. 5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 640 of the 6 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended— 7 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘appro- 8 priated under this subchapter’’ each place it appears 9 and inserting ‘‘appropriated under section 639’’; and 10 (2) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 11 (A) by striking ‘‘amount appropriated’’ 12 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘amount 13 appropriated under section 639’’; 14 (B) by striking ‘‘services provided under 15 this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘services pro- 16 vided under this subchapter (other than section 17 657C)’’; and 18 (C) by striking ‘‘agency under this sub- 19 chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘agency under this sub- 20 chapter (other than section 657C)’’. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 93 •HR 3773 IH TITLE IV—APPROPRIATIONS 1 FOR SUPPORTS AND SERV- 2 ICES FOR INCLUSIVE CHILD 3 CARE FOR INFANTS, TOD- 4 DLERS, AND CHILDREN WITH 5 DISABILITIES 6 SEC. 401. APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORTS AND SERVICES 7 FOR INCLUSIVE CHILD CARE FOR INFANTS, 8 TODDLERS, AND CHILDREN WITH DISABIL- 9 ITIES. 10 There is authorized to be appropriated and there is 11 appropriated for each State for each quarter an amount 12 that is equal to 5 percent of the payment to such State 13 for such quarter under section 658J of the Child Care and 14 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h) 15 to be used by— 16 (1) the State’s lead agency designated or estab- 17 lished under section 635(a)(10) of the Individuals 18 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 19 1435(a)(10)) to provide early intervention services 20 for infants and toddlers with disabilities (as defined 21 in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities 22 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432)) and their families 23 in settings that provide high-quality inclusive care to 24 such children; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 94 •HR 3773 IH (2) the State to provide services and supports 1 to children with disabilities (as defined in section 2 658P of the Child Care and Development Block 3 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n)) in settings 4 that provide high-quality inclusive care to such chil- 5 dren. 6 TITLE V—MATERNAL, INFANT, 7 AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 8 HOME VISITING PROGRAM 9 SEC. 501. SENSE OF SENATE. 10 It is the sense of the Senate that— 11 (1) from the prenatal period to the first day of 12 kindergarten, children’s development rapidly pro- 13 gresses at a pace exceeding that of any subsequent 14 stage of life; 15 (2) as reported by the National Academy of 16 Sciences in 2001, striking disparities exist in what 17 children know and can do that are evident well be- 18 fore they enter kindergarten; these differences are 19 strongly associated with social and economic cir- 20 cumstances, and they are predictive of subsequent 21 academic performance; 22 (3) research has consistently demonstrated that 23 investments in high-quality programs that serve in- 24 fants and toddlers better position those children for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 95 •HR 3773 IH success in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 1 education as well as helping children develop the 2 critical physical, emotional, social, and cognitive 3 skills that they will need for the rest of their lives; 4 (4) in 2011, there were 11,000,000 infants and 5 toddlers living in the United States and 49 percent 6 of these children came from low-income families liv- 7 ing with incomes at or below 200 percent of the 8 Federal poverty guidelines; 9 (5) the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood 10 Home Visiting (MIECHV) program was authorized 11 by Congress to facilitate collaboration and partner- 12 ship at the Federal, State, and community levels to 13 improve health and development outcomes for at-risk 14 children, including those from low-income families, 15 through evidence-based home visiting programs; 16 (6) MIECHV is an evidence-based policy initia- 17 tive and its authorizing legislation requires that at 18 least 75 percent of funds dedicated to the program 19 must support programs to implement evidence-based 20 home visiting models, which includes the home-based 21 model of Early Head Start; 22 (7) in fiscal year 2016, MIECHV served ap- 23 proximately 160,000 parents and children, which is 24 only a small portion of those eligible, in 893 counties 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 96 •HR 3773 IH covering all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 1 5 territories; and 2 (8) Congress should increase its investment in 3 MIECHV to support the work of States to help 4 more at-risk families voluntarily receive home visits 5 from home visitors to— 6 (A) promote maternal, infant, and child 7 health; 8 (B) improve school readiness and achieve- 9 ment; 10 (C) prevent potential child abuse or neglect 11 and injuries; 12 (D) support family economic self-suffi- 13 ciency; 14 (E) reduce crime or domestic violence; and 15 (F) improve coordination or referrals for 16 community resources and supports. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:03 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3773.IH H3773 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS