Text of US SB 1806 (2017)

II 115TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1806 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. CASEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. WAR- REN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. REED, Mr. UDALL, and Mr. BROWN) in- troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Care for Work- 4 ing Families Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1806 IS TITLE I—CHILD CARE AND 1 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 2 SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 3 Section 658A(b) of the Child Care and Development 4 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amend- 5 ed— 6 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 7 following: 8 ‘‘(1) to ensure that no low- to moderate-income 9 family pays more than 7 percent of its household in- 10 come on child care;’’; 11 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 12 following: 13 ‘‘(2) to support working parents in making 14 their own decisions regarding the child care services 15 that best suit their family’s needs;’’; 16 (3) in paragraph (4)— 17 (A) by striking ‘‘high-quality,’’ and insert- 18 ing ‘‘high-quality and inclusive, and’’; and 19 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including before- and 20 after-school and summer care for school-age 21 children,’’ after ‘‘services’’; 22 (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the 23 semicolon the following: ‘‘, and to help child care 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1806 IS programs meet evidence-based or national standards 1 to improve the quality of child care’’; 2 (5) in paragraph (6)— 3 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including children with 4 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 5 abilities’’ before the semicolon; and 6 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 7 (6) in paragraph (7)— 8 (A) by striking ‘‘high-quality’’ and insert- 9 ing ‘‘high-quality and inclusive’’; and 10 (B) by striking the period at the end and 11 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 12 (7) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(8) to support statewide systems to support 14 the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities, 15 better coordinate child care and other services, and 16 assist States in increasing the number of child care 17 providers that provide high-quality and inclusive 18 care to families of infants or toddlers with disabil- 19 ities and families of children with disabilities.’’. 20 SEC. 102. APPROPRIATIONS. 21 Section 658B of the Child Care and Development 22 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended 23 by striking all that follows the section heading and insert- 24 ing the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap- 1 propriated and there are appropriated to carry out this 2 subchapter (other than paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3 658O(a)) $20,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2018, 4 $30,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, $40,000,000,000 5 for fiscal year 2020, and such sums as may be necessary 6 for fiscal year 2021 and each subsequent fiscal year. 7 ‘‘(b) TERRITORIES; INDIAN TRIBES.—There are au- 8 thorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to 9 carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 658O(a) such 10 sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018 and each 11 subsequent fiscal year.’’. 12 SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. 13 Section 658C of the Child Care and Development 14 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858a) is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 ‘‘SEC. 658C. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM. 17 ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to administer a child 18 care program under which families in the State shall be 19 provided an opportunity to obtain child care for eligible 20 children, subject to the requirements of this subchapter.’’. 21 SEC. 104. LEAD AGENCY. 22 Section 658D of the Child Care and Development 23 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b) is amended— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 1806 IS (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a grant’’ and 1 inserting ‘‘payments’’; and 2 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting before 3 the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including by certi- 4 fying the eligibility of children’’. 5 SEC. 105. APPLICATION AND PLAN. 6 (a) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 658E(c) of the 7 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 8 U.S.C. 9858c(c)) is amended— 9 (1) in paragraph (2)— 10 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 11 (i) by striking the matter preceding 12 clause (i) and inserting the following: 13 ‘‘(A) SUPPORTING WORKING PARENTS.— 14 Support working parents by providing assur- 15 ances that—’’; and 16 (ii) by striking clause (i)(II) and in- 17 serting the following: 18 ‘‘(II) to enroll such child with a 19 child care provider who has received a 20 child care certificate as defined in sec- 21 tion 658P(2) from such parent or par- 22 ents;’’; 23 (B) in subparagraph (E)— 24 (i) in clause (i)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 6 •S 1806 IS (I) by striking subclause (II) and 1 inserting the following: 2 ‘‘(II) the State’s tiered and 3 transparent system for measuring the 4 quality of child care providers, de- 5 scribed in subparagraph (W)(i), in- 6 cluding— 7 ‘‘(aa) a description of the 8 national standards or other 9 equally rigorous and evidence- 10 based standards tied to child out- 11 comes that the State uses for 12 purposes of subparagraph 13 (W)(i)(II)(aa); 14 ‘‘(bb) the payment rates re- 15 ferred to in paragraph (4), for 16 providers at each tier of such 17 system; and 18 ‘‘(cc) the number and per- 19 centage of eligible providers at 20 each tier of such system, in total 21 and disaggregated by geographic 22 location;’’; 23 (II) in subclause (IV), by insert- 24 ing ‘‘the program carried out under 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 7 •S 1806 IS title II of the Child Care for Working 1 Families Act,’’ after ‘‘9831 et seq.),’’; 2 and 3 (III) in subclause (VII), by strik- 4 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 5 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe- 6 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 7 and 8 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 9 lowing: 10 ‘‘(iii) information about the State’s 11 wage ladder described in subparagraph 12 (G)(iii); and 13 ‘‘(iv) information on opportunities for 14 staff of child care providers to improve 15 their skills and credentials, including infor- 16 mation about training opportunities and 17 professional organizations that provide 18 such training.’’; 19 (C) in subparagraph (G)— 20 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and pro- 21 fessional development requirements’’ and 22 inserting ‘‘, professional development, and 23 compensation requirements’’; 24 (ii) in clause (ii)(V)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 8 •S 1806 IS (I) by redesignating item (dd) as 1 item (ee); 2 (II) in item (cc), by striking 3 ‘‘and’’; and 4 (III) by inserting after item (cc) 5 the following: 6 ‘‘(dd) infants and toddlers 7 with disabilities; and’’; 8 (iii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and 9 (iv) as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively; 10 and 11 (iv) by inserting after clause (ii) the 12 following: 13 ‘‘(iii) COMPENSATION.—The plan 14 shall provide a description of the State’s 15 wage ladder for staff of eligible child care 16 providers, and an assurance that wages for 17 such staff will, at a minimum, meet the re- 18 quirements of paragraph (4)(B)(iii)(II). 19 ‘‘(iv) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.— 20 The plan shall demonstrate how the State 21 will facilitate participation of staff of eligi- 22 ble child care providers in organizations 23 that foster the professional development 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 9 •S 1806 IS and stakeholder engagement of the child 1 care workforce.’’; 2 (D) in subparagraph (I)— 3 (i) in clause (i)(XI), by striking ‘‘and’’ 4 at the end; 5 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe- 6 riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 8 lowing: 9 ‘‘(iii) may include a requirement to 10 comply with the standards recommended in 11 the Department of Health and Human 12 Services’ report entitled ‘Caring for Our 13 Children Basics: Health and Safety Foun- 14 dations for Early Care and Education’, 15 issued on June 25, 2015.’’; 16 (E) in subparagraph (K)(i), in the matter 17 preceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘, not later 18 than 2 years after the date of enactment of the 19 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 20 of 2014,’’; 21 (F) in subparagraph (M)— 22 (i) by adding ‘‘investment of quality 23 child care amounts described in section 24 658G(a)(1),’’ after ‘‘parents,’’; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 10 •S 1806 IS (ii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 1 clause (v); 2 (iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘, as 3 defined by the State; and’’ and inserting a 4 semicolon; and 5 (iv) by inserting after clause (iii) the 6 following: 7 ‘‘(iv) infants and toddlers with disabil- 8 ities; and’’; 9 (G) in subparagraph (N)— 10 (i) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘, if 11 that family income does not exceed 85 per- 12 cent of the State median income for a fam- 13 ily of the same size’’; 14 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘(espe- 15 cially parents in families receiving assist- 16 ance under the program of block grants to 17 States for temporary assistance for needy 18 families under part A of title IV of the So- 19 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 20 seq.))’’; and 21 (iii) by striking clause (iv); 22 (H) in subparagraph (O)— 23 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘with pro- 24 grams operating’’ and all that follows and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 11 •S 1806 IS inserting ‘‘with programs, operating at the 1 Federal, State, and local levels for chil- 2 dren, that are— 3 ‘‘(I) preschool programs, pro- 4 grams funded under title II of the 5 Child Care for Working Families Act, 6 programs funded under section 657C 7 of the Head Start Act, tribal early 8 childhood programs, and other early 9 childhood programs, including those 10 serving infants and toddlers with dis- 11 abilities; 12 ‘‘(II) programs serving homeless 13 children and children in foster care; 14 and 15 ‘‘(III) programs funded under 16 the Individuals with Disabilities Edu- 17 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).’’; 18 (ii) by striking clause (ii); and 19 (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 20 clause (ii); 21 (I) in subparagraph (Q)— 22 (i) by striking ‘‘LOW-INCOME POPU- 23 LATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘CHILDREN IN 24 UNDERSERVED AREAS, CHILDREN WITH 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 12 •S 1806 IS DISABILITIES, AND INFANTS AND TOD- 1 DLERS WITH DISABILITIES’’; 2 (ii) by striking ‘‘high-quality’’ and in- 3 serting ‘‘high-quality and inclusive’’; and 4 (iii) by inserting before the period the 5 following: ‘‘and to children with disabilities 6 and infants and toddlers with disabilities’’; 7 (J) by striking subparagraph (S) and in- 8 serting the following: 9 ‘‘(S) PROHIBITION ON SUSPENSIONS, EX- 10 PULSIONS, AND AVERSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTER- 11 VENTIONS.—The State plan shall provide an as- 12 surance that the State will provide assistance to 13 carry out this subchapter only to eligible child 14 care providers that prohibit— 15 ‘‘(i) the use of suspension and expul- 16 sion of children; and 17 ‘‘(ii) the use of aversive behavioral 18 interventions.’’; 19 (K) in subparagraph (T)— 20 (i) in clause (i)— 21 (I) in the matter preceding sub- 22 clause (I), by striking ‘‘(or develop 23 such guidelines if the State does not 24 have such guidelines as of the date of 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 13 •S 1806 IS enactment of the Child Care and De- 1 velopment Block Grant Act of 2014)’’; 2 and 3 (II) in subclause (I), by striking 4 ‘‘research-based’’ and inserting ‘‘evi- 5 dence-based’’; and 6 (ii) in clause (iv)— 7 (I) by striking subclauses (II) 8 and (III); 9 (II) by striking ‘‘Federal Govern- 10 ment’’ and all that follows through 11 ‘‘mandate’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 12 Government to mandate’’; and 13 (III) by striking ‘‘section;’’ and 14 inserting ‘‘section.’’; 15 (L) in subparagraph (U)— 16 (i) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘the 17 State’s lead agency established or des- 18 ignated under section 635(a)(10) of the In- 19 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 20 (20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(10)),’’ after ‘‘the State 21 resource and referral system,’’; and 22 (ii) in clause (iii)(I), by inserting ‘‘in- 23 fants and toddlers with disabilities,’’ after 24 ‘‘children with disabilities,’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 14 •S 1806 IS (M) by adding at the end the following: 1 ‘‘(W) TIERED AND TRANSPARENT SYSTEM 2 FOR MEASURING THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE 3 PROVIDERS.—The State plan shall describe how 4 the State will develop or revise with input from 5 child care providers, from families, and from or- 6 ganizations representing child care directors, 7 teachers, and other staff, within 3 years after 8 the date of submission of the State application, 9 systems for measuring the quality of eligible 10 child care providers who provide services for 11 which assistance is made available under this 12 subchapter, that consist of— 13 ‘‘(i) a tiered and transparent system 14 for measuring the quality of eligible child 15 care providers who serve eligible children, 16 that— 17 ‘‘(I) applies to eligible child care 18 providers (except providers of family, 19 friend, or neighbor care that elect to 20 be covered under clause (ii)); 21 ‘‘(II) includes a set of standards, 22 for determining the tier of quality of 23 a child care provider, that— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 15 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(aa) uses the degree to 1 which the provider meets national 2 standards (which may be Head 3 Start program performance 4 standards described in section 5 641A(a) of the Head Start Act 6 (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)) or stand- 7 ards for national accreditation of 8 early learning programs) or other 9 equally rigorous and evidence- 10 based standards that are tied to 11 child outcomes; and 12 ‘‘(bb) includes indicators 13 that are appropriate for different 14 types of providers, including child 15 care centers and family child care 16 providers, and are appropriate 17 for providers serving different 18 age groups (including mixed age 19 groups) of children, while main- 20 taining a high level of quality 21 child care by all of the different 22 types of providers and for all of 23 the different age groups (includ- 24 ing mixed age groups); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 16 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(III) includes a different set of 1 standards that includes different indi- 2 cators, to be applied, when appro- 3 priate, for care during nontraditional 4 hours of operation; and 5 ‘‘(IV) in conjunction with the in- 6 creasing payment rates under para- 7 graph (4) (increasing due to factors 8 specified in paragraph (4) such as the 9 cost estimation model and quality 10 basis for payment rates), provides for 11 sufficient resources to enable stand- 12 ards at the entry tier for such system 13 to increase in rigor over time; and 14 ‘‘(ii) a separate system of quality 15 standards for providers concerning develop- 16 mentally appropriate and age-appropriate 17 care that— 18 ‘‘(I) applies to eligible child care 19 providers of family, friend, or neigh- 20 bor care (except such providers that 21 elect to be covered under clause (i)); 22 and 23 ‘‘(II) includes standards for care 24 during nontraditional hours of oper- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 17 •S 1806 IS ation and traditional hours of oper- 1 ation. 2 ‘‘(X) PROHIBITION ON CHARGING MORE 3 THAN COPAYMENT.—The State plan shall pro- 4 vide that, after the systems described in sub- 5 paragraph (W) are in effect, child care pro- 6 viders receiving financial assistance under this 7 subchapter may not charge the family of an eli- 8 gible child more than the total of— 9 ‘‘(i) the financial assistance provided 10 to the family under this subchapter; and 11 ‘‘(ii) any applicable copayment pursu- 12 ant to paragraph (5). 13 ‘‘(Y) POLICIES TO SUPPORT CHILDREN 14 WITH DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TOD- 15 DLERS WITH DISABILITIES.—The State plan 16 shall provide a description of— 17 ‘‘(i) how the State will ensure that eli- 18 gible child care providers, except for pro- 19 viders of family, friend, or neighbor care 20 that elect to be covered under subpara- 21 graph (W)(ii), will prioritize children with 22 disabilities and infants and toddlers with 23 disabilities for slots in programs carried 24 out by the providers; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 18 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(ii) how the State will work with the 1 State’s lead agency established or des- 2 ignated under section 635(a)(10) of the In- 3 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 4 (20 U.S.C. 1435(a)(10)), local educational 5 agencies, and early intervention services 6 providers to provide services and supports 7 described in the Individuals with Disabil- 8 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 9 seq.) in inclusive child care settings to chil- 10 dren with disabilities, and to infants and 11 toddlers with disabilities, who are eligible 12 children.’’; 13 (2) in paragraph (3)— 14 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 15 ‘‘BLOCK GRANT’’; 16 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sub- 17 paragraphs (B) through (D)’’ and inserting 18 ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’; 19 (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and in- 20 serting the following: 21 ‘‘(B) CHILD CARE SERVICES AND RELATED 22 ACTIVITIES.—The State shall use amounts pro- 23 vided to the State for each fiscal year under 24 this subchapter for child care services, provided 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 19 •S 1806 IS on a sliding fee scale basis, and the activities 1 described in section 658G.’’; 2 (D) by striking subparagraph (C); 3 (E) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘pro- 4 vide assistance’’ and inserting ‘‘provide assist- 5 ance (including providing access to programs 6 that meet the standards for a high tier of the 7 system described in paragraph (2)(W)(i))’’; 8 (F) by striking subparagraph (E); and 9 (G) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 10 subparagraph (C); and 11 (3) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and in- 12 serting the following: 13 ‘‘(4) PAYMENT RATES.— 14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State plan 15 shall— 16 ‘‘(i) certify that payment rates for the 17 provision of child care services for which 18 assistance is provided in accordance with 19 this subchapter— 20 ‘‘(I) will be based on a cost esti- 21 mation model that is described in sub- 22 paragraph (B) and is approved by the 23 Secretary of Health and Human Serv- 24 ices; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 20 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(II) will correspond to dif- 1 ferences in quality based on the 2 State’s tiered and transparent system 3 for measuring the quality of child care 4 providers, described in paragraph 5 (2)(W)(i), and based on the standards 6 described in paragraph (2)(W)(ii); and 7 ‘‘(ii) specify whether the State is 8 electing— 9 ‘‘(I) to include, in those payment 10 rates, a bonus for serving children 11 during nontraditional hours; or 12 ‘‘(II) to waive the copayment de- 13 scribed in paragraph (5) for a child 14 who has been identified as eligible for 15 assistance from child protective serv- 16 ices. 17 ‘‘(B) COST ESTIMATION MODEL.—The 18 State plan shall— 19 ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the State has, 20 after consulting with the entities and indi- 21 viduals described in subparagraph (D), de- 22 veloped and used (not earlier than 3 years 23 before the date of the submission of the 24 application containing the State plan) a 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 21 •S 1806 IS statistically valid and reliable cost esti- 1 mation model for the rates of such child 2 care services in the State— 3 ‘‘(I) for providers at each of the 4 tiers of the State’s tiered and trans- 5 parent system for measuring the qual- 6 ity of child care providers described in 7 paragraph (2)(W)(i) (which rates re- 8 flect variations in the cost of child 9 care services by geographic area, type 10 of provider, and age of child, and the 11 additional costs associated with pro- 12 viding high-quality and inclusive child 13 care services for children with disabil- 14 ities and infants and toddlers with 15 disabilities); and 16 ‘‘(II) for providers that meet the 17 standards described in paragraph 18 (2)(W)(ii); 19 ‘‘(ii) demonstrate that the State pre- 20 pared a detailed report containing the child 21 care costs estimated with the State cost es- 22 timation model pursuant to clause (i), and 23 made the estimated costs widely available 24 (not later than 30 days after the comple- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 22 •S 1806 IS tion of the estimation) through periodic 1 means, including posting the estimated 2 costs on the Internet; 3 ‘‘(iii) describe how the State will set 4 payment rates for child care services, for 5 which assistance is provided in accordance 6 with this subchapter— 7 ‘‘(I) in accordance with the most 8 recent estimates from the most recent 9 cost estimation model used pursuant 10 to clause (i), so that providers at each 11 tier of the tiered and transparent sys- 12 tem for measuring program quality 13 receive payment that is not less than 14 the cost of meeting the requirements 15 of such tier; and 16 ‘‘(II) that maintain an effective 17 and diverse workforce by ensuring 18 wages for staff of child care providers 19 that— 20 ‘‘(aa) are comparable to 21 wages for elementary educators 22 with similar credentials and expe- 23 rience in the State; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 23 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(bb) at a minimum, provide 1 a living wage for all staff of child 2 care providers; and 3 ‘‘(iv) describe how the State will pro- 4 vide for timely payment for child care serv- 5 ices provided under this subchapter. 6 ‘‘(C) PAYMENT PRACTICES.—The State 7 plan shall include— 8 ‘‘(i) a certification that the payment 9 practices of child care providers in the 10 State that serve children who receive as- 11 sistance under this subchapter reflect gen- 12 erally accepted payment practices of child 13 care providers in the State that serve chil- 14 dren who do not receive assistance under 15 this subchapter, including the practice of 16 paying the providers the payment rate de- 17 scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) based on 18 the number of children enrolled and not 19 the number of children in daily attendance, 20 so as to provide stability of funding and 21 encourage more child care providers to 22 serve children who receive assistance under 23 this subchapter; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 24 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(ii) an assurance that the State will 1 implement enrollment and eligibility poli- 2 cies that support the fixed costs of pro- 3 viding child care services by delinking pro- 4 vider payment rates from an eligible child’s 5 occasional absences due to holidays or un- 6 foreseen circumstances such as illness. 7 ‘‘(D) ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS CON- 8 SULTED.—The entities and individuals referred 9 to in subparagraph (B)(i) are the State Advi- 10 sory Council on Early Childhood Education and 11 Care designated or established in section 12 642B(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 13 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A)(i)), administrators of 14 local child care programs and Head Start pro- 15 grams, organizations representing child care di- 16 rectors, teachers, and other staff, local child 17 care resource and referral agencies, organiza- 18 tions representing parents of children with dis- 19 abilities and parents of infants and toddlers 20 with disabilities, the State interagency coordi- 21 nating council established under section 641 of 22 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 23 (20 U.S.C. 1441), the State advisory panel es- 24 tablished under section 612(a)(21) of the Indi- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 25 •S 1806 IS viduals with Disabilities Education Act (20 1 U.S.C. 1412(a)(21)), and other appropriate en- 2 tities. 3 ‘‘(5) SLIDING SCALE FOR COPAYMENTS.— 4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 5 subparagraphs (B)(i) and (C), the State plan 6 shall provide an assurance that the State will 7 require— 8 ‘‘(i) a family receiving assistance 9 under this subchapter to pay the copay- 10 ment referred to in paragraph (2)(X); or 11 ‘‘(ii) another entity to pay the copay- 12 ment on behalf of the family, voluntarily or 13 in accordance with Federal law. 14 ‘‘(B) SLIDING SCALE.—Such copayment 15 shall be based on a sliding scale that provides 16 that, for a family with a family income— 17 ‘‘(i) of not more than 75 percent of 18 State median income, the family shall not 19 pay a copayment, toward the cost of the 20 child care involved for all eligible children 21 in the family; 22 ‘‘(ii) of more than 75 percent but not 23 more than 100 percent of State median in- 24 come, the copayment shall be more than 0 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 26 •S 1806 IS but not more than 2 percent of that family 1 income, toward such cost for all such chil- 2 dren; 3 ‘‘(iii) of more than 100 percent but 4 not more than 125 percent of State me- 5 dian income, the copayment shall be more 6 than 2 but not more than 4 percent of that 7 family income, toward such cost for all 8 such children; and 9 ‘‘(iv) of more than 125 percent but 10 not more than 150 percent of State me- 11 dian income, the copayment shall be more 12 than 4 but not more than 7 percent of that 13 family income, toward such cost for all 14 such children. 15 ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULE.—The State shall not 16 require a family with a child that is eligible for 17 a Head Start program under the Head Start 18 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) to pay a copay- 19 ment under this paragraph for any eligible child 20 in the family.’’. 21 SEC. 106. LIMITATIONS. 22 Section 658F is amended— 23 (1) by striking the section heading and insert- 24 ing the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 27 •S 1806 IS ‘‘SEC. 658F. LIMITATIONS.’’; 1 and 2 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘section 3 658O(c)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 658O(b)(6)’’. 4 SEC. 107. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD 5 CARE. 6 Section 658G of the Child Care and Development 7 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9848e) is amended— 8 (1) in subsection (a)— 9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 10 (i) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and all that 11 follows through ‘‘for activities’’ and insert- 12 ing ‘‘A State that receives a payment 13 under section 658J shall reserve and use 14 the quality child care amount described in 15 paragraph (2) for activities’’; and 16 (ii) by adding ‘‘for all age groups of 17 eligible children’’ before ‘‘, and is in align- 18 ment with’’; and 19 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 20 inserting the following: 21 ‘‘(2) QUALITY CHILD CARE AMOUNT.—Such 22 State shall reserve and use— 23 ‘‘(A) during fiscal years 2018 through 24 2020, from each payment made to the State for 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 28 •S 1806 IS a fiscal year, a quality child care amount equal 1 to 50 percent of the allotment; and 2 ‘‘(B) during fiscal year 2021 and each sub- 3 sequent fiscal year, from each of the quarterly 4 payments made to the State for a fiscal year, 5 a quality child care amount equal to not more 6 than 10 percent of 25 percent of the amount 7 made available to the State to carry out this 8 subchapter for the second preceding fiscal 9 year.’’; and 10 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 11 following: 12 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Quality child care amounts 14 reserved under subsection (a) shall be used to carry 15 out activities that— 16 ‘‘(A) consist of— 17 ‘‘(i) each of the activities described in 18 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 19 (2), and the activities described in para- 20 graph (2)(C) under the circumstances de- 21 scribed in that paragraph; 22 ‘‘(ii) the activities described in para- 23 graph (3); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 29 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(iii) at the election of the State, the 1 activities described in paragraph (4); 2 ‘‘(iv) not fewer than one of the activi- 3 ties described in a subparagraph of para- 4 graph (5); 5 ‘‘(v) not fewer than one of the activi- 6 ties described in a subparagraph of para- 7 graph (6), or in the matter preceding sub- 8 paragraph (A) of paragraph (6); 9 ‘‘(vi) each of the activities described 10 in paragraph (7); 11 ‘‘(vii) one or more activities described 12 in a subparagraph of paragraph (8); and 13 ‘‘(viii) at the election of the State dur- 14 ing fiscal years 2018 through 2020— 15 ‘‘(I) remodeling, renovation, or 16 repair permitted under section 17 658F(b); or 18 ‘‘(II) construction or renovation 19 permitted under section 658O(b)(6), 20 with priority for funding for such con- 21 struction or renovation given to— 22 ‘‘(aa) providers of high-qual- 23 ity and inclusive care for children 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 30 •S 1806 IS with disabilities and infants and 1 toddlers with disabilities; 2 ‘‘(bb) care during nontradi- 3 tional hours; 4 ‘‘(cc) providers in rural 5 areas; and 6 ‘‘(dd) providers in under- 7 served areas or areas of con- 8 centrated poverty; and 9 ‘‘(B) will improve the quality of child care 10 services provided in the State. 11 ‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.—A 12 State shall use quality child care amounts to im- 13 prove the quality of child care providers across the 14 State that are eligible for assistance under this sub- 15 chapter, including by— 16 ‘‘(A) making startup grants (including, in 17 the case of providers of family, friend, or neigh- 18 bor care, grants for activities described in para- 19 graph (8)(H)) to child care providers that are 20 not yet participating in the tiered and trans- 21 parent system for measuring the quality of 22 child care providers described in section 23 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), in a fiscal year, and that 24 commit to improve quality so that the provider 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 31 •S 1806 IS involved can participate in that system in the 1 subsequent fiscal year; 2 ‘‘(B) making quality improvement grants 3 to child care providers that meet the require- 4 ments for a tier of the State 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 meet the requirements for a higher 10 tier in the subsequent 3 fiscal years; and 11 ‘‘(C) renewing a grant described in sub- 12 paragraph (A) or (B) at the end of the applica- 13 ble grant period, for a provider that dem- 14 onstrates sufficient progress in meeting the 15 goals for the grant. 16 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST HOMELESS CHIL- 17 DREN AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.—A State 18 shall use quality child care amounts for activities 19 that improve access to child care services for home- 20 less children and children in foster care, including— 21 ‘‘(A) the use of procedures to permit im- 22 mediate enrollment of homeless children and 23 children in foster care while required docu- 24 mentation is obtained; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 32 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(B) training and technical assistance on 1 identifying and serving homeless children and 2 their families, and children in foster care and 3 their foster families; and 4 ‘‘(C) specific outreach to homeless families 5 and foster families. 6 ‘‘(4) CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL 7 SYSTEM.— 8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use qual- 9 ity child care amounts to establish or support 10 a system of local or regional child care resource 11 and referral organizations that is coordinated, 12 to the extent determined appropriate by the 13 State, by a statewide public or private non- 14 profit, community-based or regionally based, 15 lead child care resource and referral organiza- 16 tion. 17 ‘‘(B) LOCAL OR REGIONAL ORGANIZA- 18 TIONS.—The local or regional child care re- 19 source and referral organizations supported as 20 described in subparagraph (A) shall— 21 ‘‘(i) provide parents in the State with 22 consumer education information referred 23 to in section 658E(c)(2)(E) (except as oth- 24 erwise provided in that section), concerning 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 33 •S 1806 IS the full range of child care options (includ- 1 ing faith-based and community-based child 2 care providers), analyzed by provider, in- 3 cluding child care provided during non- 4 traditional hours, child care provided 5 through emergency child care centers, and 6 inclusive child care options for children 7 with disabilities and infants and toddlers 8 with disabilities, in their political subdivi- 9 sions or regions; 10 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, work 11 directly with families who receive assist- 12 ance under this subchapter to offer the 13 families support and assistance, using in- 14 formation described in clause (i), to make 15 an informed decision about which child 16 care providers they will use, in an effort to 17 ensure that the families are enrolling their 18 children in the most appropriate child care 19 setting to suit their needs and one that 20 provides high-quality and inclusive care; 21 ‘‘(iii) collect data and provide infor- 22 mation on the coordination of services and 23 supports, including services provided under 24 section 619 and part C of the Individuals 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 34 •S 1806 IS with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1 1419, 1431 et seq.), for children with dis- 2 abilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 3 abilities, and services provided under the 4 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 5 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 6 ‘‘(iv) collect data and provide informa- 7 tion on the supply of and demand for child 8 care services in political subdivisions or re- 9 gions within the State and submit such in- 10 formation to the State; 11 ‘‘(v) work to establish partnerships 12 with public agencies and private entities, 13 including faith-based and community-based 14 child care providers, to increase the supply 15 and quality of child care services in the 16 State; 17 ‘‘(vi) as appropriate, coordinate their 18 activities with the activities of the State 19 lead agency and local agencies that admin- 20 ister funds made available in accordance 21 with this subchapter; and 22 ‘‘(vii) work to establish partnerships 23 with the parent resource centers estab- 24 lished under section 672 of the Individuals 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 35 •S 1806 IS with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1 1472) to provide information about inclu- 2 sive child care options for children with 3 disabilities and infants and toddlers with 4 disabilities, including children with more 5 significant disabilities and children with 6 complex medical needs. 7 ‘‘(5) TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- 8 MENT.—A State shall use quality child care amounts 9 for supporting the training and professional develop- 10 ment of the child care workforce through activities 11 such as those included under section 658E(c)(2)(G), 12 in addition to— 13 ‘‘(A)(i) offering training, coaching, or pro- 14 fessional development opportunities for child 15 care providers that relate to the use of evi- 16 dence-based, developmentally appropriate and 17 age-appropriate strategies to promote the social, 18 emotional, physical, adaptive, communication, 19 and cognitive development of children, including 20 strategies related to nutrition and physical ac- 21 tivity and recommended practices for exposing 22 children birth through age 2 and children ages 23 2 through 5 to screen media; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 36 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(ii) offering specialized training for child 1 care providers caring for those populations 2 prioritized in section 658E(c)(2)(Q), homeless 3 children, children in foster care, children who 4 are dual language learners, and children with 5 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 6 abilities; 7 ‘‘(B) incorporating the effective use of data 8 to guide program improvement; 9 ‘‘(C) implementing effective behavior man- 10 agement strategies (and related training), in- 11 cluding implementing multitiered systems of 12 support such as support through positive behav- 13 ior interventions and supports, and trauma in- 14 formed care, that— 15 ‘‘(i) promote positive social and emo- 16 tional development; 17 ‘‘(ii) prevent and reduce challenging 18 behaviors, including by setting consistent 19 expectations for all students; and 20 ‘‘(iii) eliminate suspensions, expul- 21 sions, and aversive behavioral interven- 22 tions; 23 ‘‘(D) providing training and outreach on 24 engaging parents and families in culturally and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 37 •S 1806 IS linguistically appropriate ways, including for 1 parents and families of dual language learners, 2 to expand their knowledge, skills, and capacity 3 to become meaningful partners in supporting 4 their children’s positive development; 5 ‘‘(E) providing training corresponding to 6 the nutritional and physical activity needs of 7 children to promote healthy development; 8 ‘‘(F) providing training or professional de- 9 velopment for child care providers regarding the 10 early neurological development of children; 11 ‘‘(G) connecting staff members of child 12 care providers with available Federal and State 13 financial aid, or other resources, that would as- 14 sist the staff members in pursuing relevant 15 postsecondary training; 16 ‘‘(H) creating or expanding a statewide 17 scholarship program for child care providers to 18 obtain credentials related to child care; 19 ‘‘(I) creating or expanding an apprentice- 20 ship program for child care providers in the 21 early years of providing child care; 22 ‘‘(J) providing training, scholarship oppor- 23 tunities, or apprenticeships for multilingual 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 38 •S 1806 IS adults in order to expand the supply of high- 1 quality, dual-language child care programs; 2 ‘‘(K) supporting articulation agreements 3 between public institutions of higher education 4 that offer 2-year programs and public institu- 5 tions of higher education that offer 4-year pro- 6 grams, for the purposes of facilitating, for child 7 care providers or individuals seeking to become 8 such providers, the transfer of postsecondary 9 credits for coursework related to child care 10 from such institutions with 2-year programs to 11 such institutions with 4-year programs; 12 ‘‘(L) providing training and professional 13 development on child developmental milestones 14 and evidence-based developmental screening 15 practices that help identify infants, toddlers, 16 and children to be referred for evaluation con- 17 cerning eligibility for services under the Individ- 18 uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 19 1400 et seq.); or 20 ‘‘(M) undertaking efforts to improve the 21 diversity of staff of eligible providers, including 22 efforts to recruit a more diverse workforce. 23 ‘‘(6) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR INFANTS 24 AND TODDLERS.—A State shall use quality child 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 39 •S 1806 IS care amounts to promote and expand child care pro- 1 viders’ ability to provide developmentally appropriate 2 services for infants and toddlers through activities 3 that may include— 4 ‘‘(A)(i) training and professional develop- 5 ment; and 6 ‘‘(ii) coaching and technical assistance on 7 this age group’s unique needs from statewide 8 networks of qualified infant-toddler specialists; 9 ‘‘(B) improving infant and toddler compo- 10 nents within the State’s tiered and transparent 11 system for measuring the quality of child care 12 providers described in section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), 13 for child care providers for infants and toddlers, 14 or developing infant and toddler components in 15 a State’s child care licensing regulations or 16 early learning and development guidelines; 17 ‘‘(C) improving the ability of parents to ac- 18 cess transparent and easy to understand con- 19 sumer information about high-quality and inclu- 20 sive care for infants and toddlers; or 21 ‘‘(D) carrying out other activities deter- 22 mined by the State to improve the quality of in- 23 fant and toddler care provided in the State, and 24 for which there is evidence that the activities 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 40 •S 1806 IS will lead to improved infant and toddler health 1 and safety, infant and toddler cognitive and 2 physical development, infant and toddler well- 3 being, or infant and toddler social and emo- 4 tional development, including providing health 5 and safety training (including training in safe 6 sleep practices, first aid, and cardiopulmonary 7 resuscitation) for providers and caregivers. 8 ‘‘(7) INCLUSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH 9 DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH 10 DISABILITIES.—A State shall use quality child care 11 amounts for activities to improve the supply of eligi- 12 ble child care providers that provide high-quality and 13 inclusive care for children with disabilities and in- 14 fants and toddlers with disabilities through activi- 15 ties, which shall include— 16 ‘‘(A) offering training, professional devel- 17 opment, or coaching opportunities for child care 18 providers that relate to the use of evidence- 19 based, developmentally appropriate, and age-ap- 20 propriate strategies in inclusive settings to pro- 21 mote the social, emotional, physical, adaptive, 22 communication, and cognitive development of 23 children with disabilities and infants and tod- 24 dlers with disabilities, and their peers; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 41 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(B) improving the ability of parents to 1 access transparent and easy-to-understand con- 2 sumer information about high-quality and inclu- 3 sive care for children with disabilities and in- 4 fants and toddlers with disabilities; and 5 ‘‘(C) promoting and expanding child care 6 providers’ ability to provide developmentally ap- 7 propriate services for infants and toddlers with 8 disabilities through improved coordination of 9 systems, services, and other activities with the 10 providers and individuals who provide services 11 or supports under the Individuals with Disabil- 12 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 13 ‘‘(8) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—A State may use 14 quality child care amounts for— 15 ‘‘(A) improving upon the development or 16 implementation of the early learning and devel- 17 opmental guidelines described in section 18 658E(c)(2)(T) by providing technical assistance 19 to eligible child care providers that enhances 20 the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional de- 21 velopment, including early childhood develop- 22 ment, of participating preschool and school- 23 aged children and supports their overall well- 24 being; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 42 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(B) developing, implementing, or enhanc- 1 ing the State’s tiered and transparent system 2 for measuring the quality of child care pro- 3 viders, as described in section 4 658E(c)(2)(W)(i); 5 ‘‘(C) facilitating compliance with State re- 6 quirements for inspection, monitoring, training, 7 and health and safety, and with State licensing 8 standards; 9 ‘‘(D) evaluating and assessing the quality 10 and effectiveness of child care programs and 11 services offered in the State, including evalu- 12 ating how such programs positively impact chil- 13 dren; 14 ‘‘(E) supporting child care providers in the 15 voluntary pursuit of accreditation by a national 16 accrediting body with demonstrated, valid, and 17 reliable program standards of high quality; 18 ‘‘(F) supporting State or local efforts to 19 develop or adopt high-quality program stand- 20 ards relating to health, mental health, social 21 and emotional development, nutrition, physical 22 activity, and physical development; 23 ‘‘(G) activities that improve the availability 24 of child care services, activities that improve ac- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 43 •S 1806 IS cess to child care services, and any other activ- 1 ity that the State determines to be appropriate 2 to meet the purposes of this subchapter, with 3 priority being given for services (including giv- 4 ing priority access to services through providers 5 at the highest tier of the system described in 6 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i)) to homeless children, 7 children in foster care, children of families with 8 very low family incomes (taking into consider- 9 ation family size), children with disabilities, and 10 infants and toddlers with disabilities; 11 ‘‘(H) activities to improve the quality of 12 providers of family, friend, or neighbor care, 13 which may include— 14 ‘‘(i) offering education, training, busi- 15 ness development, apprenticeship, men- 16 toring, or leadership development opportu- 17 nities for the providers; 18 ‘‘(ii) conducting home visits and 19 coaching that provide one-on-one advice 20 and support; 21 ‘‘(iii) conducting play and learn ses- 22 sions or other types of peer networking; 23 ‘‘(iv) facilitating participation in the 24 program carried out under this subchapter 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 44 •S 1806 IS or the child and adult care food program 1 established under section 17 of the Richard 2 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 3 U.S.C. 1766); 4 ‘‘(v) assistance in achieving licensure, 5 if the provider wants to become licensed; 6 and 7 ‘‘(vi) recruiting providers of family, 8 friend, or neighbor care to build the supply 9 of high-quality and inclusive care by such 10 providers; 11 ‘‘(I)(i) supporting eligible child care pro- 12 viders to eliminate suspensions, expulsions, and 13 aversive behavioral interventions, including 14 through adaptations and interventions by spe- 15 cial educators, mental health consultants, and 16 other community resources, such as behavior 17 coaches, psychologists, and other appropriate 18 specialists; and 19 ‘‘(ii) promoting multitiered systems of sup- 20 port such as positive behavioral interventions 21 and supports and trauma informed care that 22 promote positive social and emotional develop- 23 ment and reduce challenging behaviors; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 45 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(J) activities to improve the supply and 1 quality of child care programs and services to 2 provide high-quality and inclusive care for 3 school-age children, which may include— 4 ‘‘(i) establishing or expanding high- 5 quality and inclusive school-age child care 6 standards and a system of supports for 7 such care that align with best practices for 8 before- and after-school care and summer 9 care; 10 ‘‘(ii) enhancing professional develop- 11 ment and technical assistance opportuni- 12 ties for providers of school-age care; and 13 ‘‘(iii) improving the ability of parents 14 to access transparent and easy to under- 15 stand consumer information about high- 16 quality and inclusive school-age care; 17 ‘‘(K) establishing or expanding high-qual- 18 ity and inclusive community or neighborhood- 19 based family and child development centers, 20 which shall serve as resources for child care 21 providers in order to improve the quality of 22 early childhood services provided to children 23 from low-income families and to help eligible 24 child care providers improve their capacity to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 46 •S 1806 IS offer high-quality and inclusive, age-appropriate 1 care; 2 ‘‘(L) establishing or expanding the oper- 3 ation of community or neighborhood-based fam- 4 ily child care networks; or 5 ‘‘(M) supporting eligible child care pro- 6 viders in providing accessible comprehensive 7 services for children and their families, includ- 8 ing— 9 ‘‘(i) screenings of vision, hearing, 10 health (including mental health), dental 11 health, and development (including early 12 literacy and math skill development), which 13 shall be coordinated with the activities car- 14 ried out through the comprehensive child 15 find system under the Individuals with 16 Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 17 1400 et seq.); 18 ‘‘(ii)(I) family engagement opportuni- 19 ties that take into account the language 20 spoken in the child’s home, such as parent 21 conferences (with opportunities for parents 22 to provide input about the child’s develop- 23 ment); and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 47 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(II) support services, such as parent 1 education, home visiting, and family lit- 2 eracy services; 3 ‘‘(iii)(I) nutrition services, including 4 provision of nutritious meals and snack op- 5 tions aligned with the requirements in the 6 most recent guidelines promulgated by the 7 Secretary of Agriculture for the Child and 8 Adult Care Food Program authorized 9 under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell 10 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 11 1766); and 12 ‘‘(II) regular, age-appropriate, nutri- 13 tion education for children and their fami- 14 lies; 15 ‘‘(iv) programs, carried out in coordi- 16 nation with local educational agencies and 17 entities providing services and supports au- 18 thorized under part B and part C of the 19 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 20 (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.; 1431 et seq.), to 21 ensure the full participation of infants and 22 toddlers with disabilities and children with 23 disabilities in high-quality and inclusive 24 child care settings; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 48 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(v) physical activity programs that— 1 ‘‘(I) are aligned with evidence- 2 based guidelines, such as those rec- 3 ommended by the Health and Medi- 4 cine Division of the National Acad- 5 emies of Sciences, Engineering, and 6 Medicine; and 7 ‘‘(II) take into account and ac- 8 commodate the needs of children with 9 disabilities; and 10 ‘‘(vi) on-site service coordination, to 11 the maximum extent feasible.’’. 12 SEC. 108. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 13 Section 658I of the Child Care and Development 14 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g) is amended— 15 (1) in subsection (a)— 16 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘child 17 care standards’’ and inserting ‘‘standards for 18 child care described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 19 section 658E(c)(2)(W)’’; 20 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 21 after the semicolon; 22 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 23 and inserting a period; and 24 (D) by striking paragraph (5); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 49 •S 1806 IS (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘State 1 allotment’’ and inserting ‘‘State payments’’; and 2 (3) by striking subsection (c). 3 SEC. 109. STATE QUARTERLY PAYMENTS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 658J of the Child Care 5 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 6 9858h) is amended to read as follows: 7 ‘‘SEC. 658J. PAYMENTS TO STATES. 8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 ‘‘(1) FMAP.—The term ‘FMAP’ has the mean- 10 ing given the term in the first sentence of section 11 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 12 1396d(b)). 13 ‘‘(2) INFANT OR TODDLER.—The term ‘infant 14 or toddler’ means a child under age 3. 15 ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 17 graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall pay to each 18 State with an application approved under section 19 658E an amount for each quarter equal to the 20 FMAP of expenditures in the quarter— 21 ‘‘(A) for child care assistance under the 22 plan for eligible children, other than such chil- 23 dren who are infants or toddlers; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 50 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(B) to carry out activities under section 1 658G, subject to the limit specified in section 2 658G(a)(2). 3 ‘‘(2) CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR INFANTS OR 4 TODDLERS.—The Secretary shall pay to each State 5 with such an approved application an amount for 6 each quarter equal to 90 percent of expenditures in 7 the quarter for child care assistance under the plan 8 for eligible children who are infants or toddlers. 9 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall 10 pay to each State with such an approved application 11 an amount for each quarter equal to 50 percent of 12 expenditures in the quarter for the costs incurred by 13 the State in carrying out sections 658H and 658K, 14 and other reasonable costs incurred by the State to 15 administer the plan. 16 ‘‘(c) ADVANCE PAYMENT; RETROSPECTIVE ADJUST- 17 MENT.— 18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 19 payments under this section for each quarter on the 20 basis of advance estimates of expenditures submitted 21 by the State and such other investigation as the Sec- 22 retary may find necessary, and may reduce or in- 23 crease the payments as necessary to adjust for any 24 overpayment or underpayment for previous quarters. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 51 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not 1 make such payments in a manner that prevents a 2 State from complying with the requirement specified 3 in section 658E(c)(3). 4 ‘‘(d) FLEXIBILITY IN SUBMITTAL OF CLAIMS.— 5 Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing 6 a State from claiming as expenditures in a quarter ex- 7 penditures that were incurred in a previous quarter. 8 ‘‘(e) STATE ENTITLEMENT.—This subchapter con- 9 stitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations 10 Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Govern- 11 ment to provide for payments to States under this section 12 from amounts provided under section 658B(a).’’. 13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 14 this section take effect on October 1, 2020. 15 SEC. 110. REPORTING. 16 Section 658K(a)(1)(B) of the Child Care and Devel- 17 opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 18 9858i(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 19 (1) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘and’’; 20 (2) by transferring clause (xi) so as to appear 21 after clause (x); 22 (3) in clause (xi), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 23 semicolon; and 24 (4) by inserting after clause (xi) the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 52 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(xii) whether the children receiving 1 assistance under this subchapter are either 2 children with disabilities or infants and 3 toddlers with disabilities;’’. 4 SEC. 111. PRIORITY; WEBSITE. 5 Section 658L of the Child Care and Development 6 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended— 7 (1) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by 8 striking ‘‘658E(c)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 9 658G(b)(8)(G)’’; 10 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 11 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘a Quality 12 Rating and Improvement System’’ and inserting 13 ‘‘a tiered and transparent system for measuring 14 the quality of child care providers described in 15 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i) and’’; 16 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 17 end; 18 (C) in clause (v), by striking the period 19 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 20 (D) by inserting at the end the following: 21 ‘‘(vi) information about— 22 ‘‘(I) high-quality and inclusive 23 care for children with disabilities and 24 infants and toddlers with disabilities, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 53 •S 1806 IS including child care with early inter- 1 vention services under part C of the 2 Individuals with Disabilities Edu- 3 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 4 for infants and toddlers with disabil- 5 ities and their families, and child care 6 with services and supports under part 7 B of the Individuals with Disabilities 8 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et 9 seq.) for children with disabilities; and 10 ‘‘(II) other Federal, State, or 11 local programs that may support in- 12 clusive child care for infants and tod- 13 dlers, or children, referred to in sub- 14 clause (I).’’. 15 SEC. 112. NONDISCRIMINATION. 16 Section 658N of the Child Care and Development 17 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858l) is amended— 18 (1) in subsection (a)— 19 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘this 20 section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’; 21 (B) by striking paragraph (2); 22 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 23 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 24 (D) in paragraph (3)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 54 •S 1806 IS (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik- 1 ing ‘‘AND ADMISSION’’; 2 (ii) by striking ‘‘(1)(B), (2), and (3)’’ 3 and inserting ‘‘(1)(B) and (2)’’; 4 (iii) by striking ‘‘and admissions’’; 5 and 6 (iv) by striking ‘‘or admissions’’; 7 (2) in subsection (b)— 8 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 9 ‘‘STATE LAW’’ and inserting ‘‘OTHER LAWS’’; 10 (B) by striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting 11 the following: 12 ‘‘(1) EXPENDITURES.—Nothing’’; and 13 (C) by adding at the end the following: 14 ‘‘(2) RIGHTS, REMEDIES, PROCEDURES, OR 15 STANDARDS.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be 16 construed to invalidate or limit rights, remedies, pro- 17 cedures, or legal standards available to victims of 18 discrimination in employment or in provision of pro- 19 grams and activities under any other Federal law or 20 law of a State or political subdivision of a State, in- 21 cluding 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 or 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 55 •S 1806 IS 794, 794a), or the Americans with Disabilities Act 1 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). The obligations 2 imposed by this subchapter are in addition to those 3 imposed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 4 2000a et seq.), title IX of the Education Amend- 5 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 6 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), 7 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 8 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).’’; and 9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 10 ‘‘(c) NONDISCRIMINATION IN PROGRAMS AND AC- 11 TIVITIES.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as described in 13 paragraph (2), no person in the United States shall, 14 on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, reli- 15 gion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender 16 identity, or disability, be excluded from participation 17 in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to dis- 18 crimination under any program or activity funded in 19 whole or in part, with funds made available under 20 this subchapter or with amounts appropriated for 21 grants, contracts, or certificates administered with 22 such funds. 23 ‘‘(2) PREFERENCE IN ENROLLMENT.—If assist- 24 ance provided under this subchapter, and any other 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 56 •S 1806 IS Federal or State program, amounts to less than 80 1 percent of the operating budget of a child care pro- 2 vider that receives such assistance, a child care pro- 3 vider may select children for child care slots that are 4 not funded directly with assistance provided under 5 this subchapter because such children or their family 6 members participate on a regular basis in other ac- 7 tivities of the organization that owns or operates 8 such provider.’’. 9 SEC. 113. INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 658O of the Child Care 11 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12 9858m) is amended— 13 (1) by striking the heading and inserting the 14 following: 15 ‘‘SEC. 658O. INDIAN TRIBES AND NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.’’; 16 (2) in subsection (a)— 17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 18 (i) by striking ‘‘one half of 1 percent 19 of the amount appropriated under this 20 subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘a portion of 21 the amount appropriated under section 22 658B(b)’’; and 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 57 •S 1806 IS (ii) by striking ‘‘to be allotted’’ and all 1 that follows and inserting the following: 2 ‘‘to be allotted by the Secretary— 3 ‘‘(A) in accordance with the respective 4 needs of those territories; and 5 ‘‘(B) taking into consideration— 6 ‘‘(i) the population of eligible children, 7 and the population of eligible children from 8 low-income families, to be served by the 9 territory involved; and 10 ‘‘(ii) the cost of child care in the terri- 11 tory.’’; 12 (B) in paragraph (2)— 13 (i) by striking ‘‘(2) INDIANS TRIBES’’ 14 and all that follows through ‘‘658B in’’ 15 and inserting ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBES.—The 16 Secretary shall reserve the remainder of 17 the amount appropriated under section 18 658B(b) in’’; 19 (ii) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and 20 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 21 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 22 (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘reserve 23 up to $1,500,000 of the amount appropriated 24 under this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 58 •S 1806 IS and use such sums as the Secretary may deter- 1 mine to be necessary of the amount appro- 2 priated under section 658B(a)’’; 3 (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘reserve 4 up to 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the amount appro- 5 priated under this subchapter’’ and inserting 6 ‘‘reserve and use such sums as the Secretary 7 may determine to be necessary of the amount 8 appropriated under section 658B(a)’’; and 9 (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reserve 10 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the amount appropriated 11 under this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘reserve 12 and use such sums as the Secretary may deter- 13 mine to be necessary of the amount appro- 14 priated under section 658B(a)’’; 15 (3) by striking subsection (b); 16 (4) in subsection (c)— 17 (A) in paragraph (3)— 18 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 20 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 21 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 23 lowing: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 59 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(C)(i) the population of Indian or Native 1 Hawaiian eligible children, and the population 2 of Indian or Native Hawaiian eligible children 3 from low-income families, to be served by the 4 Indian tribe or tribal organization; 5 ‘‘(ii) the cost of child care in the area to 6 be served by the tribe or organization; and 7 ‘‘(iii) whether awarding a grant or contract 8 to the tribe or organization will increase the 9 number of programs that reach standards de- 10 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii);’’; and 11 (B) in paragraph (6)— 12 (i) by inserting ‘‘(or other recipient of 13 funds through a State payment under sec- 14 tion 658J (referred to in this paragraph as 15 a ‘covered recipient’))’’ after ‘‘organiza- 16 tion’’ the first place it appears; and 17 (ii) except as provided in subpara- 18 graph (A), by inserting ‘‘(or other covered 19 recipient)’’ after ‘‘organization’’ each place 20 it appears; 21 (5) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 22 section (b); 23 (6) by striking subsection (d); 24 (7) in subsection (e)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 60 •S 1806 IS (A) by striking paragraphs (1) through 1 (3); 2 (B) by striking ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENTS.—’’ 3 and all that follows through ‘‘Any’’ and insert- 4 ing ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENTS.—Any’’; and 5 (C) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ each place 6 it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 7 (8) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 8 subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section takes effect on 10 October 1, 2020. 11 SEC. 114. DEFINITIONS. 12 Section 658P of the Child Care and Development 13 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended— 14 (1) in paragraph (2)— 15 (A) by inserting ‘‘child care provider on be- 16 half of a’’ before ‘‘parent’’; and 17 (B) by striking ‘‘who may use such certifi- 18 cate only as payment’’; 19 (2) in paragraph (3)— 20 (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and 21 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 22 and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respec- 23 tively; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 61 •S 1806 IS (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘85 per- 1 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘150 percent (100 percent for 2 fiscal year 2018, 115 percent for fiscal year 2019, 3 and 130 percent for fiscal year 2020)’’; and 4 (4) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(16) FOSTER CARE.— 6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘foster care’ 7 means 24-hour substitute care for a child 8 placed away from the child’s parents or guard- 9 ians and for whom the State agency has place- 10 ment and care responsibility. The term includes 11 care through a placement in a foster family 12 home, a foster home of a relative, a group 13 home, an emergency shelter, a residential facil- 14 ity, a child care institution, or a pre-adoptive 15 home. 16 ‘‘(B) RULE.—A child shall be considered 17 to be in foster care in accordance with subpara- 18 graph (A) regardless of— 19 ‘‘(i) whether the foster care facility is 20 licensed and payments are made by the 21 State or local agency for the care of the 22 child; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 62 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(ii) whether adoption subsidy pay- 1 ments are being made prior to the finaliza- 2 tion of an adoption; or 3 ‘‘(iii) whether there are Federal 4 matching funds for any payments de- 5 scribed in clause (i) or (ii) that are made. 6 ‘‘(17) GENDER IDENTITY.—The term ‘gender 7 identity’ means the gender-related identity, appear- 8 ance, mannerisms, or other gender-related character- 9 istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 10 designated sex at birth. 11 ‘‘(18) HIGH-QUALITY AND INCLUSIVE CARE.— 12 The term ‘high-quality and inclusive’, used with re- 13 spect to care (including child care), means care pro- 14 vided by an eligible child care provider— 15 ‘‘(A) that is at the highest tier of the 16 State’s tiered and transparent system for meas- 17 uring the quality of child care providers, under 18 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i); 19 ‘‘(B) for whom the percentage of children 20 served by the provider who are children with 21 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 22 abilities reflects the prevalence of children with 23 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 24 abilities among children within the State; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 63 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(C) that provides care for children with 1 disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 2 abilities alongside children who are— 3 ‘‘(i) not infants and toddlers with dis- 4 abilities; and 5 ‘‘(ii) not children with disabilities. 6 ‘‘(19) HOMELESS CHILD.—The term ‘homeless 7 child’ means an individual who is a homeless child 8 or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 9 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434). 10 ‘‘(20) INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A DIS- 11 ABILITY.—The term ‘infant or toddler with a dis- 12 ability’ has the meaning given the term in section 13 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 14 Act (20 U.S.C. 1432). 15 ‘‘(21) SEX.—The term ‘sex’ includes— 16 ‘‘(A) a sex stereotype; 17 ‘‘(B) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 18 medical condition; and 19 ‘‘(C) sexual orientation or gender identity. 20 ‘‘(22) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘sex- 21 ual orientation’ means homosexuality, hetero- 22 sexuality, or bisexuality.’’. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 64 •S 1806 IS SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 1 Section 658S of the Child Care and Development 2 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858q) is amended— 3 (1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert- 4 ing the following: 5 ‘‘(a) CHILD CARE NOT TREATED AS INCOME.—Not- 6 withstanding’’; and 7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 8 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR COLLECTIVE 9 BARGAINING.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be con- 10 strued to alter, diminish, or otherwise affect the rights, 11 remedies, and procedures afforded to individuals employed 12 by schools or local educational agencies, or teachers and 13 other staff employed by child care providers— 14 ‘‘(1) under Federal, State, or local laws (includ- 15 ing applicable regulations or court orders); or 16 ‘‘(2) under the terms of collective bargaining 17 agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other 18 agreements between schools, agencies, or providers 19 that are referred to in this subsection, and their em- 20 ployees.’’. 21 SEC. 116. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 22 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 23 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended by striking 24 the subchapter heading and inserting the following: 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 65 •S 1806 IS ‘‘Subchapter C—Child Care and Development 1 Assistance’’. 2 SEC. 117. TRANSITION RULE. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2018 through 4 2020, the Secretary of Health and Human Services— 5 (1) shall make allotments and payments to 6 States and Indian tribes under section 658J and 7 658O of the Child Care and Development Block 8 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h, 9858m), as in 9 effect on the day before the date of enactment of 10 this Act, subject to subsection (b); and 11 (2) shall carry out section 658E(c)(3) of that 12 Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)) by applying subpara- 13 graphs (C) and (E) of that section, as in effect on 14 that day. 15 (b) ADJUSTMENTS.—During fiscal years 2018 16 through 2020, the Secretary shall have authority to make 17 such adjustments as may be necessary to carry out sub- 18 section (a) and to transition to making quarterly payments 19 under section 658J and allotments under 658O of the 20 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amend- 21 ed by this Act. 22 SEC. 118. EFFECTIVE DATE. 23 This title, and the amendments made by this title, 24 take effect on October 1, 2017. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 66 •S 1806 IS TITLE II—HIGH-QUALITY 1 PRESCHOOL 2 SEC. 201. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH 3 VOLUNTARY HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL 4 PROGRAMS. 5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 6 (1) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 7 ‘‘child with a disability’’ has the meaning given the 8 term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabil- 9 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 10 (2) DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNER.—The term 11 ‘‘dual language learner’’ means an individual who is 12 limited English proficient, as defined in section 637 13 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832). 14 (3) ELIGIBLE CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible 15 child’’ means a child who is— 16 (A) age 3, 4, or 5; 17 (B) not yet enrolled in kindergarten; and 18 (C) a member of a family with a family in- 19 come that does not exceed 150 percent of the 20 State median income for a family of the same 21 size. 22 (4) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘eligible 23 provider’’ includes a local educational agency, Head 24 Start program funded under the Head Start Act (42 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 67 •S 1806 IS U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), licensed child care center, li- 1 censed family child care home, and community- or 2 neighborhood-based family child care network, 3 that— 4 (A) participates in the State’s tiered and 5 transparent system for measuring program 6 quality described in section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i) of 7 the Child Care and Development Block Grant 8 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(W)(i)); and 9 (B) meets the highest tier of such system. 10 (5) FOSTER CARE.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘foster care’’ 12 means 24-hour substitute care for a child 13 placed away from the child’s parents or guard- 14 ians and for whom the State agency has place- 15 ment and care responsibility. The term includes 16 care through a placement in a foster family 17 home, a foster home of a relative, a group 18 home, an emergency shelter, a residential facil- 19 ity, a child care institution, or a pre-adoptive 20 home. 21 (B) RULE.—A child shall be considered to 22 be in foster care in accordance with subpara- 23 graph (A) regardless of— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 68 •S 1806 IS (i) whether the foster care facility is 1 licensed and payments are made by the 2 State or local agency for the care of the 3 child; 4 (ii) whether adoption subsidy pay- 5 ments are being made prior to the finaliza- 6 tion of an adoption; or 7 (iii) whether there are Federal match- 8 ing funds for any payments described in 9 clause (i) or (ii) that are made. 10 (6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 11 the chief executive officer of a State. 12 (7) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 13 school’’ means an elementary school in which not 14 less than 50 percent of the enrolled students are 15 children from low-income families, as defined in sec- 16 tion 2221(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Sec- 17 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 18 6641(b)(3)(B)). 19 (8) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- 20 CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 21 means a local educational agency that serves a high 22 percentage of high-need schools. 23 (9) HOMELESS CHILD.—The term ‘‘homeless 24 child’’ means an individual who is a homeless child 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 69 •S 1806 IS or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 1 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434). 2 (10) 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 (11) LOW-INCOME CHILD.—The term ‘‘low-in- 8 come child’’ means a child who is a member of a 9 family with a family income that is at or below 200 10 percent of the poverty line. 11 (12) OUTLYING AREAS.—The term ‘‘outlying 12 areas’’ means the United States Virgin Islands, 13 Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 14 the Northern Mariana Islands. 15 (13) POVERTY LINE.—The term ‘‘poverty line’’ 16 means the official poverty line (as defined by the Of- 17 fice of Management and Budget)— 18 (A) adjusted to reflect the percentage 19 change in the Consumer Price Index For All 20 Urban Consumers, issued by the Bureau of 21 Labor Statistics, occurring in the 1-year period 22 or other interval immediately preceding the date 23 such adjustment is made; and 24 (B) adjusted for family size. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 70 •S 1806 IS (14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 1 the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 2 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 3 (b) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.— 4 (1) RESERVATION.—From the total amount ap- 5 propriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 6 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col- 7 laboration with the Secretary of Education, shall— 8 (A) reserve not less than 1 percent and not 9 more than 2 percent for payments to Indian 10 tribes and tribal organizations; 11 (B) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent for the outlying 12 areas to be distributed among the outlying 13 areas on the basis of their relative need, as de- 14 termined by the Secretary of Health and 15 Human Services in accordance with the pur- 16 poses of this section; 17 (C) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent for eligible 18 local entities that serve children in families who 19 are engaged in migrant or seasonal agricultural 20 labor; 21 (D) reserve not more than 1 percent or 22 $30,000,000, whichever amount is less, for na- 23 tional activities, including administration, tech- 24 nical assistance, and evaluation; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 71 •S 1806 IS (E) reserve 5 percent for State leadership 1 activities described in subsection (c), including 2 the grants described in such subsection. 3 (2) ALLOTMENT FORMULA.— 4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 5 subparagraph (B), from the total amount ap- 6 propriated to carry out this section for a fiscal 7 year that remains after making the reservations 8 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health 9 and Human Services, in collaboration with the 10 Secretary of Education, shall allot to each State 11 for the fiscal year that has an application ap- 12 proved under subsection (d) an amount that 13 bears the same ratio to such remainder as the 14 number of children who are below the age of 6 15 who reside within the State and whose families 16 have an income at or below 200 percent of the 17 poverty line for the most recent year for which 18 satisfactory data are available, bears to the 19 number of such children who reside in all such 20 States for such most recent fiscal year for 21 which satisfactory data are available. 22 (B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT AMOUNT.—No 23 State receiving an allotment under subpara- 24 graph (A) for a fiscal year shall receive less 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 72 •S 1806 IS than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the total amount allot- 1 ted under such subparagraph for the fiscal 2 year. 3 (c) STATE RESERVATION.— 4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State leadership activi- 5 ties described in this subsection shall improve equi- 6 table access to high-quality preschool programs oper- 7 ated by eligible providers across the State, including 8 programs in high-need local educational agencies, 9 which shall include— 10 (A) ongoing professional development op- 11 portunities for school principals, school super- 12 intendents, teachers, and teacher assistants to 13 improve their practices, which may include ac- 14 tivities that— 15 (i) prepare elementary schools to cre- 16 ate or expand preschool classrooms, includ- 17 ing training on developmentally appro- 18 priate practices and preparing classrooms 19 with materials and equipment for young 20 children; 21 (ii) promote children’s development 22 across all of the essential domains of early 23 learning and development; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 73 •S 1806 IS (iii) improve curricula and teacher- 1 child interaction; 2 (iv) increase effective family engage- 3 ment, including for families of dual lan- 4 guage learners; 5 (v) provide culturally competent in- 6 struction, including effective instruction for 7 children with disabilities and dual language 8 learners; 9 (vi) improve social and emotional de- 10 velopment; 11 (vii) incorporate positive behavioral 12 interventions and supports and principles 13 of trauma-informed care; 14 (viii) align preschool curricula with el- 15 ementary school standards and curricula; 16 (ix) engage teachers, teacher leaders, 17 early childhood educators, and other pro- 18 fessionals in joint professional learning op- 19 portunities, as described in section 20 2103(b)(3)(G) of the Elementary and Sec- 21 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 22 6613(b)(3)(G)); and 23 (x) improve the transition of children 24 from preschool to elementary school; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 74 •S 1806 IS (B) completing the Preschool Equity Re- 1 view and distributing grants as described in 2 paragraph (2) in accordance with the results of 3 such review; 4 (C) expanding or establishing scholarships, 5 counseling, and compensation initiatives to 6 cover the cost of tuition, fees, materials, trans- 7 portation, and release time for staff of eligible 8 providers to pursue credentials and degrees, in- 9 cluding bachelor’s degrees; and 10 (D) partnerships between institutions of 11 higher education and eligible providers, includ- 12 ing high-need local educational agencies, to im- 13 prove access to early childhood educators, in- 14 cluding educators serving dual language learn- 15 ers. 16 (2) GRANTS TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS 17 TO HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS.— 18 (A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 19 under subsection (b)(1)(E), a State shall make 20 grants to rectify resource inequities in preschool 21 programs and expand access to high-quality 22 preschool programs for all children, including 23 children described in items (aa) through (dd) of 24 subparagraph (B)(ii)(I). Such grants shall be 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 75 •S 1806 IS awarded to high-need local educational agencies 1 in order to improve their capacity to offer high- 2 quality preschool programs for eligible children, 3 which may include paying the costs of renova- 4 tion. 5 (B) PRESCHOOL EQUITY REVIEW.— 6 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each State making 7 grants under subparagraph (A) shall com- 8 plete an annual Preschool Equity Review 9 that informs the distribution of funds 10 under such subparagraph. 11 (ii) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—Each 12 Preschool Equity Review shall include data 13 on— 14 (I) the percentage of children 15 participating in preschool programs 16 funded under this section, 17 disaggregated by status as— 18 (aa) children with disabil- 19 ities; 20 (bb) low-income children; 21 (cc) major ethnic and racial 22 groups; and 23 (dd) dual language learners; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 76 •S 1806 IS (II) the geographic location of 1 preschool programs funded under this 2 section; 3 (III) the quality of preschool pro- 4 grams funded under the section, com- 5 pared to such programs not funded 6 under this section; and 7 (IV) resource inequities between 8 preschool programs, including pro- 9 grams serving a high percentage of 10 children described in items (aa) 11 through (dd) of subclause (I). 12 (d) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an al- 13 lotment under this section, the Governor of a State shall 14 submit an application at such time and in such manner 15 as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col- 16 laboration with the Secretary of Education, may require. 17 Such application shall include each of the following: 18 (1) A description of how the State will provide 19 access to high-quality preschool during the school 20 day for eligible children in the State within 3 years, 21 which shall include the following: 22 (A) How the State plans to distribute 23 funds from the State’s allotment to eligible pro- 24 viders, including an assurance that the Gov- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 77 •S 1806 IS ernor will designate a State-level entity (such as 1 an agency or joint interagency office) for the 2 administration of the grant. 3 (B) An explanation of how the State will 4 ensure that eligible providers receiving funds 5 under this section will use research-based cur- 6 ricula that are aligned with State early learning 7 standards that are developmentally appropriate 8 and include, at a minimum, each of the fol- 9 lowing domains: 10 (i) Language development. 11 (ii) Literacy. 12 (iii) Mathematics. 13 (iv) Science. 14 (v) Creative arts. 15 (vi) Social and emotional development. 16 (vii) Approaches to learning. 17 (viii) Physical development. 18 (C) How the State will coordinate services 19 provided under this section with services and 20 supports provided under the Child Care and 21 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 22 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), section 619 and part C of 23 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 24 (20 U.S.C. 1419; 1431 et seq.), the Head Start 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 78 •S 1806 IS Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Preschool De- 1 velopment Grants program under section 9212 2 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 3 9831 note), the Elementary and Secondary 4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 5 seq.), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 6 Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) and the mater- 7 nal, infant, and early childhood home visiting 8 programs assisted under section 511 of the So- 9 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711). 10 (D) How the State will improve transitions 11 from early childhood education to elementary 12 school, including how the State will ensure that 13 preschool programs— 14 (i) share relevant data between early 15 childhood educators and kindergarten 16 teachers; 17 (ii) share instructional, behavioral, 18 and other information between early child- 19 hood educators and kindergarten teachers 20 to best support the transition of children 21 with disabilities who may need services and 22 supports provided under part B of the In- 23 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 79 •S 1806 IS (42 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) into general edu- 1 cation settings; and 2 (iii) share information about the pro- 3 ficiency of dual language learners in both 4 English and their native language. 5 (E) How the State will provide ongoing 6 monitoring and support and conduct evalua- 7 tions of preschool programs funded under this 8 section. 9 (F) How the State has reviewed the stra- 10 tegic plan developed under section 9212 of the 11 Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 12 note) or engaged in a similar strategy to facili- 13 tate coordination of existing early learning and 14 care programs in a mixed delivery system. 15 (G) If the State funds full-day kinder- 16 garten programs, but such full-day kinder- 17 garten programs are not available to all chil- 18 dren who are eligible to attend such programs 19 in the State, how the State plans to increase 20 the number of children in the State who are en- 21 rolled in full-day kindergarten programs and a 22 strategy to implement such a plan. 23 (H) If the State does not fund full-day 24 kindergarten programs, a description of how 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 80 •S 1806 IS the State plans to establish such programs to 1 strengthen the educational continuum for chil- 2 dren who will be involved in the State’s high- 3 quality preschool program supported under this 4 title. 5 (2) An assurance that all preschool programs 6 funded under this section will— 7 (A) offer programming that meets the du- 8 ration requirements in the program perform- 9 ance standards applicable to Head Start pro- 10 grams described in section 641A of the Head 11 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a); 12 (B) adopt policies and practices to provide 13 expedited enrollment, including prioritization, 14 to— 15 (i) homeless children; 16 (ii) children in foster care; and 17 (iii) migratory children; 18 (C) conduct outreach to families of— 19 (i) homeless children; 20 (ii) dual language learners; 21 (iii) children in foster care; 22 (iv) children with disabilities; 23 (v) infants and toddlers with disabil- 24 ities; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 81 •S 1806 IS (vi) migratory children; 1 (D) provide salaries to staff of eligible pro- 2 viders that are on the same pay scale as ele- 3 mentary school educators with similar creden- 4 tials and experience; 5 (E) require high staff qualifications for 6 teachers, including, at a minimum, meeting the 7 staff qualifications included in the quality 8 standards of the National Institute for Early 9 Education Research that are in effect on the 10 date of enactment of this Act by not later than 11 4 years after the date the State first receives an 12 allotment under this section; and 13 (F) determine whether children are dual 14 language learners and provide services to en- 15 sure the full and effective participation of such 16 learners and their families. 17 (3) An assurance that the State will provide as- 18 sistance under this section only to eligible providers 19 that prohibit the use of suspension, expulsion, and 20 aversive behavioral interventions. 21 (4) An assurance that the State will meet the 22 requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 23 658E(c)(2)(T) of the Child Care and Development 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 82 •S 1806 IS Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 1 9858c(c)(2)(T)(ii) and (iii)). 2 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives an allot- 3 ment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall use 4 the allotment to carry out the activities described in the 5 State’s application described in subsection (d). 6 (f) MATCH REQUIRED.—A State that receives an al- 7 lotment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall pro- 8 vide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an 9 amount equal to 10 percent of the Federal funds that such 10 State receives under such subsection for the fiscal year. 11 (g) REPORTING.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 13 allotment under subsection (b)(2) shall prepare an 14 annual report, in such manner and containing such 15 information as the Secretary of Health and Human 16 Services may reasonably require. 17 (2) CONTENTS.—A report prepared under para- 18 graph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 19 (A) a description of the manner in which 20 the State has used the funds made available 21 through the allotment and a report of the ex- 22 penditures made with the funds; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 83 •S 1806 IS (B) a summary of the State’s progress to- 1 ward providing access to high-quality preschool 2 programs for eligible children; 3 (C) an evaluation of the State’s progress 4 towards improving equitable access to high- 5 quality preschool, as measured by the Preschool 6 Equity Review described in subsection 7 (c)(2)(B); 8 (D) the number and percentage of children 9 in the State participating in eligible preschool 10 programs, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 11 family income, child age, disability, and whether 12 the children are homeless children, children in 13 foster care, or dual language learners; 14 (E) data on the number and percentage of 15 children in the State participating in public kin- 16 dergarten programs, disaggregated by race, 17 family income, child age, disability, and whether 18 the children are homeless children, children in 19 foster care, or dual language learners, with in- 20 formation on whether such programs are of- 21 fered— 22 (i) for a full-day; and 23 (ii) at no cost to families; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 84 •S 1806 IS (F) data on the kindergarten readiness of 1 children across the State. 2 (h) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a State reduces its com- 4 bined fiscal effort per child for its State preschool 5 program or State supplemental assistance funds for 6 Head Start programs assisted under the Head Start 7 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) for any fiscal year that 8 a State receives an allotment under subsection 9 (b)(2) relative to the previous fiscal year, the Sec- 10 retary of Health and Human Services, in collabora- 11 tion with the Secretary of Education, shall reduce 12 support for such State under such subsection by the 13 same amount as the decline in State effort for such 14 fiscal year. 15 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Health and 16 Human Services, in collaboration with the Secretary 17 of Education, may waive the requirements of para- 18 graph (1) if— 19 (A) the Secretaries determine that a waiv- 20 er would be appropriate due to a precipitous de- 21 cline in the financial resources of a State as a 22 result of unforeseen economic hardship or a 23 natural disaster that has necessitated across- 24 the-board reductions in State services during 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 85 •S 1806 IS the 5-year period preceding the date of the de- 1 termination, including for early childhood edu- 2 cation programs; or 3 (B) due to the circumstances of a State re- 4 quiring reductions in specific programs, includ- 5 ing early childhood education, the State pre- 6 sents to the Secretaries a justification and dem- 7 onstration why other programs could not be re- 8 duced and how early childhood programs in the 9 State will not be disproportionately harmed by 10 such State action. 11 (i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received 12 under this section shall be used to supplement and not 13 supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds ex- 14 pended on early childhood education programs in the 15 State. 16 (j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap- 17 propriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 18 section, $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 19 through 2028. 20 TITLE III—HEAD START 21 EXTENDED DURATION 22 SEC. 301. EXTENDED DURATION. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Head Start Act is amend- 24 ed— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 86 •S 1806 IS (1) by redesignating section 657C (42 U.S.C. 1 9852c) as section 657D; and 2 (2) by inserting after section 657B (42 U.S.C. 3 9852b) the following: 4 ‘‘SEC. 657C. EXTENDED DURATION. 5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 6 to Head Start (including Early Head Start) agencies 7 funded under this subchapter to enable such agencies— 8 ‘‘(1) to provide access to a full school year and 9 a full school day of services; or 10 ‘‘(2) in the case of a migrant and seasonal 11 Head Start agency, to provide access to additional 12 service hours to ensure continuous Head Start serv- 13 ices as determined by the Secretary. 14 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 16 grant under this section, a Head Start agency shall 17 submit an application at such time and in such man- 18 ner as the Secretary may require. Such application 19 shall include— 20 ‘‘(A) evidence of— 21 ‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 22 slots— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 87 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(I) in the agency’s Head Start 1 center-based programs (that are not 2 Early Head Start programs)— 3 ‘‘(aa) that are currently 4 funded (as of the date of submis- 5 sion of the application); and 6 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 7 provided for at least the equiva- 8 lent of 1,020 hours per year; and 9 ‘‘(II) in the agency’s Early Head 10 Start center-based programs— 11 ‘‘(aa) that are currently 12 funded (as of that date); and 13 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 14 provided for at least the equiva- 15 lent of 1,380 hours per year; and 16 ‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 17 slots, in the agency’s Head Start family 18 child care programs— 19 ‘‘(I) that are currently funded 20 (as of that date); and 21 ‘‘(II) in which services are pro- 22 vided for at least the equivalent of 23 1,380 hours per year; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:10 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 88 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(B) a description of an approach, using 1 the current community-wide strategic planning 2 and needs assessment described in section 3 640(g)(1)(C) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 4 9835(g)(1)(C)) and current program schedule 5 (current as of the date of submission of the ap- 6 plication), that transitions all of the agency’s 7 Head Start programs to a full school day, full 8 school year program schedule; and 9 ‘‘(C) a budget justification that estimates 10 the supplemental funding necessary to provide 11 for incremental ongoing operating costs for the 12 extended hours of service under such a program 13 schedule for the current enrollment in the agen- 14 cy’s Head Start programs. 15 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A migrant and sea- 17 sonal Head Start agency may apply for a grant 18 described in subsection (a) without meeting the 19 requirements specified in paragraph (1) to en- 20 sure continuous Head Start services are pro- 21 vided to children enrolled in a migrant and sea- 22 sonal Head Start program. To be eligible to re- 23 ceive the grant, the agency shall submit an ap- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 89 •S 1806 IS plication at such time and in such manner as 1 the Secretary may require. 2 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In making grants under 3 this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority 4 to a migrant and seasonal Head Start agency 5 operating for fewer than 8 months per year. 6 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Head Start agency re- 8 ceiving a grant under this section shall use the grant 9 funds to cover the costs associated with extending 10 those hours of service for the current enrollment, 11 such as additional costs for— 12 ‘‘(A) the purchase, rental, renovation, and 13 maintenance of additional facilities; 14 ‘‘(B) ongoing purchases of classroom sup- 15 plies; 16 ‘‘(C) staff providing services during the ex- 17 tended hours; and 18 ‘‘(D) professional development to staff 19 transitioning to providing services during the 20 extended hours. 21 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Head Start agency 22 shall not use the grant funds to expand the number 23 of children served in the Head Start (including 24 Early Head Start) programs of the agency. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 90 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(d) RESERVATIONS.— 1 ‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—From the total amount ap- 2 propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary 3 shall— 4 ‘‘(A) for making grants for the activities 5 described in subsection (c)(1)(A), reserve 6 $3,600,000,000 of the funds appropriated for 7 fiscal year 2018; and 8 ‘‘(B) for making grants for the activities 9 described in any of subparagraphs (B) through 10 (D) of subsection (c)(1), reserve— 11 ‘‘(i) $276,000,000 of the funds appro- 12 priated for fiscal year 2018; 13 ‘‘(ii) $648,000,000 of the funds ap- 14 propriated for fiscal year 2019; and 15 ‘‘(iii) $1,019,000,000 of the funds ap- 16 propriated for fiscal year 2020. 17 ‘‘(2) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL HEAD START PRO- 18 GRAMS.—From the amount appropriated to carry 19 out this section for a fiscal year and reserved under 20 paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall reserve 4.5 21 percent for migrant or seasonal Head Start pro- 22 grams. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 91 •S 1806 IS ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 1 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec- 2 tion— 3 ‘‘(1) $3,876,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 4 ‘‘(2) $648,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and 5 ‘‘(3) $1,019,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 6 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 7 ‘‘(1) FULL SCHOOL DAY; FULL SCHOOL 8 YEAR.—The terms ‘full school day’ and ‘full school 9 year’ mean such a day and year, respectively, within 10 the meaning of the Head Start Program Perform- 11 ance standards issued under section 641A(a) of the 12 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a(a)). 13 ‘‘(2) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START 14 AGENCY.—The term ‘migrant and seasonal Head 15 Start agency’ means an agency that is funded under 16 this subchapter to provide a migrant and seasonal 17 Head Start program.’’. 18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 640 of the 19 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended— 20 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘appro- 21 priated under this subchapter’’ each place it appears 22 and inserting ‘‘appropriated under section 639’’; and 23 (2) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 92 •S 1806 IS (A) by striking ‘‘amount appropriated’’ 1 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘amount 2 appropriated under section 639’’; 3 (B) by striking ‘‘services provided under 4 this subchapter’’ and inserting ‘‘services pro- 5 vided under this subchapter (other than section 6 657C)’’; and 7 (C) by striking ‘‘agency under this sub- 8 chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘agency under this sub- 9 chapter (other than section 657C)’’. 10 TITLE IV—APPROPRIATIONS 11 FOR SUPPORTS AND SERV- 12 ICES FOR INCLUSIVE CHILD 13 CARE FOR INFANTS, TOD- 14 DLERS, AND CHILDREN WITH 15 DISABILITIES 16 SEC. 401. APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUPPORTS AND SERVICES 17 FOR INCLUSIVE CHILD CARE FOR INFANTS, 18 TODDLERS, AND CHILDREN WITH DISABIL- 19 ITIES. 20 There is authorized to be appropriated and there is 21 appropriated for each State for each quarter an amount 22 that is equal to 5 percent of the payment to such State 23 for such quarter under section 658J of the Child Care and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 93 •S 1806 IS Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h) 1 to be used by— 2 (1) the State’s lead agency designated or estab- 3 lished under section 635(a)(10) of the Individuals 4 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5 1435(a)(10)) to provide early intervention services 6 for infants and toddlers with disabilities (as defined 7 in section 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities 8 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1432)) and their families 9 in settings that provide high-quality inclusive care to 10 such children; and 11 (2) the State to provide services and supports 12 to children with disabilities (as defined in section 13 658P of the Child Care and Development Block 14 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n)) in settings 15 that provide high-quality inclusive care to such chil- 16 dren. 17 TITLE V—MATERNAL, INFANT, 18 AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 19 HOME VISITING PROGRAM 20 SEC. 501. SENSE OF SENATE. 21 It is the sense of the Senate that— 22 (1) from the prenatal period to the first day of 23 kindergarten, children’s development rapidly pro- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 94 •S 1806 IS gresses at a pace exceeding that of any subsequent 1 stage of life; 2 (2) as reported by the National Academy of 3 Sciences in 2001, striking disparities exist in what 4 children know and can do that are evident well be- 5 fore they enter kindergarten; these differences are 6 strongly associated with social and economic cir- 7 cumstances, and they are predictive of subsequent 8 academic performance; 9 (3) research has consistently demonstrated that 10 investments in high-quality programs that serve in- 11 fants and toddlers better position those children for 12 success in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary 13 education as well as helping children develop the 14 critical physical, emotional, social, and cognitive 15 skills that they will need for the rest of their lives; 16 (4) in 2011, there were 11,000,000 infants and 17 toddlers living in the United States and 49 percent 18 of these children came from low-income families liv- 19 ing with incomes at or below 200 percent of the 20 Federal poverty guidelines; 21 (5) the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood 22 Home Visiting (MIECHV) program was authorized 23 by Congress to facilitate collaboration and partner- 24 ship at the Federal, State, and community levels to 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 95 •S 1806 IS improve health and development outcomes for at-risk 1 children, including those from low-income families, 2 through evidence-based home visiting programs; 3 (6) MIECHV is an evidence-based policy initia- 4 tive and its authorizing legislation requires that at 5 least 75 percent of funds dedicated to the program 6 must support programs to implement evidence-based 7 home visiting models, which includes the home-based 8 model of Early Head Start; 9 (7) in fiscal year 2016, MIECHV served ap- 10 proximately 160,000 parents and children, which is 11 only a small portion of those eligible, in 893 counties 12 covering all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 13 5 territories; and 14 (8) Congress should increase its investment in 15 MIECHV to support the work of States to help 16 more at-risk families voluntarily receive home visits 17 from home visitors to— 18 (A) promote maternal, infant, and child 19 health; 20 (B) improve school readiness and achieve- 21 ment; 22 (C) prevent potential child abuse or neglect 23 and injuries; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS 96 •S 1806 IS (D) support family economic self-suffi- 1 ciency; 2 (E) reduce crime or domestic violence; and 3 (F) improve coordination or referrals for 4 community resources and supports. 5 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:05 Sep 21, 2017 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1806.IS S1806 asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS