Text of US SB 568 (2019)

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 568 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 FEBRUARY 26, 2019 Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. CASEY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. COONS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. KLO- BUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. REED, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. SMITH, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Edu- cation, 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 568 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 2020, 4 $30,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, $40,000,000,000 5 for fiscal year 2022, and such sums as may be necessary 6 for fiscal year 2023 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 2020 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 568 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 from such parent 21 or parents;’’; 22 (B) in subparagraph (E)— 23 (i) in clause (i)— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 11 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 12 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 13 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 14 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 15 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 16 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 17 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 18 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 19 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 20 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 21 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 22 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 23 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 24 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 25 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 26 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 27 •S 568 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), by striking ‘‘A 10 State’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for activi- 11 ties’’ and inserting ‘‘A State that receives a 12 payment under section 658J shall reserve and 13 use the quality child care amount described in 14 paragraph (2) for activities’’; 15 (i) by adding ‘‘for all age groups of el- 16 igible children’’ before ‘‘, and is in align- 17 ment with’’; and 18 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 19 inserting the following: 20 ‘‘(2) QUALITY CHILD CARE AMOUNT.—Such 21 State shall reserve and use— 22 ‘‘(A) during fiscal years 2020 through 23 2022, from each payment made to the State for 24 a fiscal year, a quality child care amount equal 25 to 50 percent of the allotment; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 28 •S 568 IS ‘‘(B) during fiscal year 2023 and each sub- 1 sequent fiscal year, from each of the quarterly 2 payments made to the State for a fiscal year, 3 a quality child care amount equal to not more 4 than 10 percent of 25 percent of the amount 5 made available to the State to carry out this 6 subchapter for the second preceding fiscal 7 year.’’; and 8 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 9 following: 10 ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Quality child care amounts 12 reserved under subsection (a) shall be used to carry 13 out activities that— 14 ‘‘(A) consist of— 15 ‘‘(i) each of the activities described in 16 subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 17 (2), and the activities described in para- 18 graph (2)(C) under the circumstances de- 19 scribed in that paragraph; 20 ‘‘(ii) the activities described in para- 21 graph (3); 22 ‘‘(iii) at the election of the State, the 23 activities described in paragraph (4); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 29 •S 568 IS ‘‘(iv) not fewer than one of the activi- 1 ties described in a subparagraph of para- 2 graph (5); 3 ‘‘(v) not fewer than one of the activi- 4 ties described in a subparagraph of para- 5 graph (6), or in the matter preceding sub- 6 paragraph (A) of paragraph (6); 7 ‘‘(vi) each of the activities described 8 in paragraph (7); 9 ‘‘(vii) one or more activities described 10 in a subparagraph of paragraph (8); and 11 ‘‘(viii) at the election of the State dur- 12 ing fiscal years 2020 through 2022— 13 ‘‘(I) remodeling, renovation, or 14 repair permitted under section 15 658F(b); or 16 ‘‘(II) construction or renovation 17 permitted under section 658O(b)(6), 18 with priority for funding for such con- 19 struction or renovation given to— 20 ‘‘(aa) providers of high-qual- 21 ity and inclusive care for children 22 with disabilities and infants and 23 toddlers with disabilities; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 30 •S 568 IS ‘‘(bb) care during nontradi- 1 tional hours; 2 ‘‘(cc) providers in rural 3 areas; and 4 ‘‘(dd) providers in under- 5 served areas or areas of con- 6 centrated poverty; and 7 ‘‘(B) will improve the quality of child care 8 services provided in the State. 9 ‘‘(2) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.—A 10 State shall use quality child care amounts to im- 11 prove the quality of child care providers across the 12 State that are eligible for assistance under this sub- 13 chapter, including by— 14 ‘‘(A) making startup grants (including, in 15 the case of providers of family, friend, or neigh- 16 bor care, grants for activities described in para- 17 graph (8)(H)) to child care providers that are 18 not yet participating in the tiered and trans- 19 parent system for measuring the quality of 20 child care providers described in section 21 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), in a fiscal year, and that 22 commit to improve quality so that the provider 23 involved can participate in that system in the 24 subsequent fiscal year; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 31 •S 568 IS ‘‘(B) making quality improvement grants 1 to child care providers that meet the require- 2 ments for a tier of the State tiered and trans- 3 parent system for measuring the quality of 4 child care providers described in section 5 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), in a fiscal year, and that 6 commit to improve quality so that the provider 7 involved can meet the requirements for a higher 8 tier in the subsequent 3 fiscal years; and 9 ‘‘(C) renewing a grant described in sub- 10 paragraph (A) or (B) at the end of the applica- 11 ble grant period, for a provider that dem- 12 onstrates sufficient progress in meeting the 13 goals for the grant. 14 ‘‘(3) ACTIVITIES TO ASSIST HOMELESS CHIL- 15 DREN AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.—A State 16 shall use quality child care amounts for activities 17 that improve access to child care services for home- 18 less children and children in foster care, including— 19 ‘‘(A) the use of procedures to permit im- 20 mediate enrollment of homeless children and 21 children in foster care while required docu- 22 mentation is obtained; 23 ‘‘(B) training and technical assistance on 24 identifying and serving homeless children and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 32 •S 568 IS their families, and children in foster care and 1 their foster families; and 2 ‘‘(C) specific outreach to homeless families 3 and foster families. 4 ‘‘(4) CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL 5 SYSTEM.— 6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may use qual- 7 ity child care amounts to establish or support 8 a system of local or regional child care resource 9 and referral organizations that is coordinated, 10 to the extent determined appropriate by the 11 State, by a statewide public or private non- 12 profit, community-based or regionally based, 13 lead child care resource and referral organiza- 14 tion. 15 ‘‘(B) LOCAL OR REGIONAL ORGANIZA- 16 TIONS.—The local or regional child care re- 17 source and referral organizations supported as 18 described in subparagraph (A) shall— 19 ‘‘(i) provide parents in the State with 20 consumer education information referred 21 to in section 658E(c)(2)(E) (except as oth- 22 erwise provided in that section), concerning 23 the full range of child care options (includ- 24 ing faith-based and community-based child 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 33 •S 568 IS care providers), analyzed by provider, in- 1 cluding child care provided during non- 2 traditional hours, child care provided 3 through emergency child care centers, and 4 inclusive child care options for children 5 with disabilities and infants and toddlers 6 with disabilities, in their political subdivi- 7 sions or regions; 8 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, work 9 directly with families who receive assist- 10 ance under this subchapter to offer the 11 families support and assistance, using in- 12 formation described in clause (i), to make 13 an informed decision about which child 14 care providers they will use, in an effort to 15 ensure that the families are enrolling their 16 children in the most appropriate child care 17 setting to suit their needs and one that 18 provides high-quality and inclusive care; 19 ‘‘(iii) collect data and provide infor- 20 mation on the coordination of services and 21 supports, including services provided under 22 section 619 and part C of the Individuals 23 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 24 1419, 1431 et seq.), for children with dis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 34 •S 568 IS abilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 1 abilities, and services provided under the 2 Elementary and Secondary Education Act 3 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 4 ‘‘(iv) collect data and provide informa- 5 tion on the supply of and demand for child 6 care services in political subdivisions or re- 7 gions within the State and submit such in- 8 formation to the State; 9 ‘‘(v) work to establish partnerships 10 with public agencies and private entities, 11 including faith-based and community-based 12 child care providers, to increase the supply 13 and quality of child care services in the 14 State; 15 ‘‘(vi) as appropriate, coordinate their 16 activities with the activities of the State 17 lead agency and local agencies that admin- 18 ister funds made available in accordance 19 with this subchapter; and 20 ‘‘(vii) work to establish partnerships 21 with the parent resource centers estab- 22 lished under section 672 of the Individuals 23 with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 24 1472) to provide information about inclu- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 35 •S 568 IS sive child care options for children with 1 disabilities and infants and toddlers with 2 disabilities, including children with more 3 significant disabilities and children with 4 complex medical needs. 5 ‘‘(5) TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP- 6 MENT.—A State shall use quality child care amounts 7 for supporting the training and professional develop- 8 ment of the child care workforce through activities 9 such as those included under section 658E(c)(2)(G), 10 in addition to— 11 ‘‘(A)(i) offering training, coaching, or pro- 12 fessional development opportunities for child 13 care providers that relate to the use of evi- 14 dence-based, developmentally appropriate and 15 age-appropriate strategies to promote the social, 16 emotional, physical, adaptive, communication, 17 and cognitive development of children, including 18 key programmatic strategies; and 19 ‘‘(ii) offering specialized training for child 20 care providers caring for those populations 21 prioritized in section 658E(c)(2)(Q), homeless 22 children, children in foster care, children who 23 are dual language learners, and children with 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 36 •S 568 IS disabilities and infants and toddlers with dis- 1 abilities; 2 ‘‘(B) incorporating the effective use of data 3 to guide program improvement; 4 ‘‘(C) implementing effective behavior man- 5 agement strategies (and related training), in- 6 cluding implementing multitiered systems of 7 support such as support through positive behav- 8 ior interventions and supports, and trauma in- 9 formed care, that— 10 ‘‘(i) promote positive social and emo- 11 tional development; 12 ‘‘(ii) prevent and reduce challenging 13 behaviors, including by setting consistent 14 expectations for all students; and 15 ‘‘(iii) eliminate suspensions, expul- 16 sions, and aversive behavioral interven- 17 tions; 18 ‘‘(D) providing training and outreach on 19 engaging parents and families in culturally and 20 linguistically appropriate ways, including for 21 parents and families of dual language learners, 22 to expand their knowledge, skills, and capacity 23 to become meaningful partners in supporting 24 their children’s positive development; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 37 •S 568 IS ‘‘(E) providing training corresponding to 1 the nutritional and physical activity needs of 2 children to promote healthy development; 3 ‘‘(F) providing training or professional de- 4 velopment for child care providers regarding the 5 early neurological development of children; 6 ‘‘(G) connecting staff members of child 7 care providers with available Federal and State 8 financial aid, or other resources, that would as- 9 sist the staff members in pursuing relevant 10 postsecondary training; 11 ‘‘(H) creating or expanding a statewide 12 scholarship program for child care providers to 13 obtain credentials related to child care; 14 ‘‘(I) creating or expanding an apprentice- 15 ship program for child care providers in the 16 early years of providing child care; 17 ‘‘(J) providing training, scholarship oppor- 18 tunities, or apprenticeships for multilingual 19 adults in order to expand the supply of high- 20 quality, dual-language child care programs; 21 ‘‘(K) supporting articulation agreements 22 between public institutions of higher education 23 that offer 2-year programs and public institu- 24 tions of higher education that offer 4-year pro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 38 •S 568 IS grams, for the purposes of facilitating, for child 1 care providers or individuals seeking to become 2 such providers, the transfer of postsecondary 3 credits for coursework related to child care 4 from such institutions with 2-year programs to 5 such institutions with 4-year programs; 6 ‘‘(L) providing training and professional 7 development on child developmental milestones 8 and evidence-based developmental screening 9 practices that help identify infants, toddlers, 10 and children to be referred for evaluation con- 11 cerning eligibility for services under the Individ- 12 uals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 13 1400 et seq.); or 14 ‘‘(M) undertaking efforts to improve the 15 diversity of staff of eligible providers, including 16 efforts to recruit a more diverse workforce. 17 ‘‘(6) PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR INFANTS 18 AND TODDLERS.—A State shall use quality child 19 care amounts to promote and expand child care pro- 20 viders’ ability to provide developmentally appropriate 21 services for infants and toddlers through activities 22 that may include— 23 ‘‘(A)(i) training and professional develop- 24 ment; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 39 •S 568 IS ‘‘(ii) coaching and technical assistance on 1 this age group’s unique needs from statewide 2 networks of qualified infant-toddler specialists; 3 ‘‘(B) improving infant and toddler compo- 4 nents within the State’s tiered and transparent 5 system for measuring the quality of child care 6 providers described in section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i), 7 for child care providers for infants and toddlers, 8 or developing infant and toddler components in 9 a State’s child care licensing regulations or 10 early learning and development guidelines; 11 ‘‘(C) improving the ability of parents to ac- 12 cess transparent and easy to understand con- 13 sumer information about high-quality and inclu- 14 sive care for infants and toddlers; or 15 ‘‘(D) carrying out other activities deter- 16 mined by the State to improve the quality of in- 17 fant and toddler care provided in the State, and 18 for which there is evidence that the activities 19 will lead to improved infant and toddler health 20 and safety, infant and toddler cognitive and 21 physical development, infant and toddler well- 22 being, or infant and toddler social and emo- 23 tional development, including providing health 24 and safety training (including training in safe 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 40 •S 568 IS sleep practices, first aid, and cardiopulmonary 1 resuscitation) for providers and caregivers. 2 ‘‘(7) INCLUSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH 3 DISABILITIES AND INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH 4 DISABILITIES.—A State shall use quality child care 5 amounts for activities to improve the supply of eligi- 6 ble child care providers that provide high-quality and 7 inclusive care for children with disabilities and in- 8 fants and toddlers with disabilities through activi- 9 ties, which shall include— 10 ‘‘(A) offering training, professional devel- 11 opment, or coaching opportunities for child care 12 providers that relate to the use of evidence- 13 based, developmentally appropriate, and age-ap- 14 propriate strategies in inclusive settings to pro- 15 mote the social, emotional, physical, adaptive, 16 communication, and cognitive development of 17 children with disabilities and infants and tod- 18 dlers with disabilities, and their peers; 19 ‘‘(B) improving the ability of parents to 20 access transparent and easy-to-understand con- 21 sumer information about high-quality and inclu- 22 sive care for children with disabilities and in- 23 fants and toddlers with disabilities; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 41 •S 568 IS ‘‘(C) promoting and expanding child care 1 providers’ ability to provide developmentally ap- 2 propriate services for infants and toddlers with 3 disabilities through improved coordination of 4 systems, services, and other activities with the 5 providers and individuals who provide services 6 or supports under the Individuals with Disabil- 7 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.). 8 ‘‘(8) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—A State may use 9 quality child care amounts for— 10 ‘‘(A) improving upon the development or 11 implementation of the early learning and devel- 12 opmental guidelines described in section 13 658E(c)(2)(T) by providing technical assistance 14 to eligible child care providers that enhances 15 the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional de- 16 velopment, including early childhood develop- 17 ment, of participating preschool and school- 18 aged children and supports their overall well- 19 being; 20 ‘‘(B) developing, implementing, or enhanc- 21 ing the State’s tiered and transparent system 22 for measuring the quality of child care pro- 23 viders, as described in section 24 658E(c)(2)(W)(i); 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 42 •S 568 IS ‘‘(C) facilitating compliance with State re- 1 quirements for inspection, monitoring, training, 2 and health and safety, and with State licensing 3 standards; 4 ‘‘(D) evaluating and assessing the quality 5 and effectiveness of child care programs and 6 services offered in the State, including evalu- 7 ating how such programs positively impact chil- 8 dren; 9 ‘‘(E) supporting child care providers in the 10 voluntary pursuit of accreditation by a national 11 accrediting body with demonstrated, valid, and 12 reliable program standards of high quality; 13 ‘‘(F) supporting State or local efforts to 14 develop or adopt high-quality program stand- 15 ards relating to health, mental health, social 16 and emotional development, nutrition, physical 17 activity, and physical development; 18 ‘‘(G) activities that improve the availability 19 of child care services, activities that improve ac- 20 cess to child care services, and any other activ- 21 ity that the State determines to be appropriate 22 to meet the purposes of this subchapter, with 23 priority being given for services (including giv- 24 ing priority access to services through providers 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 43 •S 568 IS at the highest tier of the system described in 1 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i)) to homeless children, 2 children in foster care, children of families with 3 very low family incomes (taking into consider- 4 ation family size), children with disabilities, and 5 infants and toddlers with disabilities; 6 ‘‘(H) activities to improve the quality of 7 providers of family, friend, or neighbor care, 8 which may include— 9 ‘‘(i) offering education, training, busi- 10 ness development, apprenticeship, men- 11 toring, or leadership development opportu- 12 nities for the providers; 13 ‘‘(ii) conducting home visits and 14 coaching that provide one-on-one advice 15 and support; 16 ‘‘(iii) conducting play and learn ses- 17 sions or other types of peer networking; 18 ‘‘(iv) facilitating participation in the 19 program carried out under this subchapter 20 or the child and adult care food program 21 established under section 17 of the Richard 22 B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 23 U.S.C. 1766); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 44 •S 568 IS ‘‘(v) assistance in achieving licensure, 1 if the provider wants to become licensed; 2 and 3 ‘‘(vi) recruiting providers of family, 4 friend, or neighbor care to build the supply 5 of high-quality and inclusive care by such 6 providers; 7 ‘‘(I)(i) supporting eligible child care pro- 8 viders to eliminate suspensions, expulsions, and 9 aversive behavioral interventions, including 10 through adaptations and interventions by spe- 11 cial educators, mental health consultants, and 12 other community resources, such as behavior 13 coaches, psychologists, and other appropriate 14 specialists; and 15 ‘‘(ii) promoting multitiered systems of sup- 16 port such as positive behavioral interventions 17 and supports and trauma informed care that 18 promote positive social and emotional develop- 19 ment and reduce challenging behaviors; 20 ‘‘(J) activities to improve the supply and 21 quality of child care programs and services to 22 provide high-quality and inclusive care for 23 school-age children, which may include— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 45 •S 568 IS ‘‘(i) establishing or expanding high- 1 quality and inclusive school-age child care 2 standards and a system of supports for 3 such care that align with best practices for 4 before- and after-school care and summer 5 care; 6 ‘‘(ii) enhancing professional develop- 7 ment and technical assistance opportuni- 8 ties for providers of school-age care; and 9 ‘‘(iii) improving the ability of parents 10 to access transparent and easy to under- 11 stand consumer information about high- 12 quality and inclusive school-age care; 13 ‘‘(K) establishing or expanding high-qual- 14 ity and inclusive community or neighborhood- 15 based family and child development centers, 16 which shall serve as resources for child care 17 providers in order to improve the quality of 18 early childhood services provided to children 19 from low-income families and to help eligible 20 child care providers improve their capacity to 21 offer high-quality and inclusive, age-appropriate 22 care; 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 46 •S 568 IS ‘‘(L) establishing or expanding the oper- 1 ation of community or neighborhood-based fam- 2 ily child care networks; or 3 ‘‘(M) supporting eligible child care pro- 4 viders in providing accessible comprehensive 5 services for children and their families, includ- 6 ing— 7 ‘‘(i) screenings of vision, hearing, 8 health (including mental health), dental 9 health, and development (including early 10 literacy and math skill development), which 11 shall be coordinated with the activities car- 12 ried out through the comprehensive child 13 find system under the Individuals with 14 Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 15 1400 et seq.); 16 ‘‘(ii)(I) family engagement opportuni- 17 ties that take into account the language 18 spoken in the child’s home, such as parent 19 conferences (with opportunities for parents 20 to provide input about the child’s develop- 21 ment); and 22 ‘‘(II) support services, such as parent 23 education, home visiting, and family lit- 24 eracy services; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 47 •S 568 IS ‘‘(iii)(I) nutrition services, including 1 provision of nutritious meals and snack op- 2 tions aligned with the requirements in the 3 most recent guidelines promulgated by the 4 Secretary of Agriculture for the Child and 5 Adult Care Food Program authorized 6 under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell 7 National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 8 1766); and 9 ‘‘(II) regular, age-appropriate, nutri- 10 tion education for children and their fami- 11 lies; 12 ‘‘(iv) programs, carried out in coordi- 13 nation with local educational agencies and 14 entities providing services and supports au- 15 thorized under part B and part C of the 16 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 17 (20 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.; 1431 et seq.), to 18 ensure the full participation of infants and 19 toddlers with disabilities and children with 20 disabilities in high-quality and inclusive 21 child care settings; 22 ‘‘(v) physical activity programs that— 23 ‘‘(I) are aligned with evidence- 24 based guidelines, such as those rec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 48 •S 568 IS ommended by the Health and Medi- 1 cine Division of the National Acad- 2 emies of Sciences, Engineering, and 3 Medicine; and 4 ‘‘(II) take into account and ac- 5 commodate the needs of children with 6 disabilities; and 7 ‘‘(vi) on-site service coordination, to 8 the maximum extent feasible.’’. 9 SEC. 108. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 10 Section 658I of the Child Care and Development 11 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858g) is amended— 12 (1) in subsection (a)— 13 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘child 14 care standards’’ and inserting ‘‘standards for 15 child care described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 16 section 658E(c)(2)(W)’’; 17 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 18 after the semicolon; 19 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 20 and inserting a period; and 21 (D) by striking paragraph (5); 22 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘State 23 allotment’’ and inserting ‘‘State payments’’; and 24 (3) by striking subsection (c). 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 49 •S 568 IS SEC. 109. STATE QUARTERLY PAYMENTS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 658J of the Child Care 2 and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 3 9858h) is amended to read as follows: 4 ‘‘SEC. 658J. PAYMENTS TO STATES. 5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 6 ‘‘(1) FMAP.—The term ‘FMAP’ has the mean- 7 ing given the term in the first sentence of section 8 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 9 1396d(b)). 10 ‘‘(2) INFANT OR TODDLER.—The term ‘infant 11 or toddler’ means a child under age 3. 12 ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS TO STATES.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- 14 graphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall pay to each 15 State with an application approved under section 16 658E an amount for each quarter equal to the 17 FMAP of expenditures in the quarter— 18 ‘‘(A) for child care assistance under the 19 plan for eligible children, other than such chil- 20 dren who are infants or toddlers; and 21 ‘‘(B) to carry out activities under section 22 658G, subject to the limit specified in section 23 658G(a)(2). 24 ‘‘(2) CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE FOR INFANTS OR 25 TODDLERS.—The Secretary shall pay to each State 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 50 •S 568 IS with such an approved application an amount for 1 each quarter equal to 90 percent of expenditures in 2 the quarter for child care assistance under the plan 3 for eligible children who are infants or toddlers. 4 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall 5 pay to each State with such an approved application 6 an amount for each quarter equal to 50 percent of 7 expenditures in the quarter for the costs incurred by 8 the State in carrying out sections 658H and 658K, 9 and other reasonable costs incurred by the State to 10 administer the plan. 11 ‘‘(c) ADVANCE PAYMENT; RETROSPECTIVE ADJUST- 12 MENT.— 13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 14 payments under this section for each quarter on the 15 basis of advance estimates of expenditures submitted 16 by the State and such other investigation as the Sec- 17 retary may find necessary, and may reduce or in- 18 crease the payments as necessary to adjust for any 19 overpayment or underpayment for previous quarters. 20 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not 21 make such payments in a manner that prevents a 22 State from complying with the requirement specified 23 in section 658E(c)(3). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 51 •S 568 IS ‘‘(d) FLEXIBILITY IN SUBMITTAL OF CLAIMS.— 1 Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing 2 a State from claiming as expenditures in a quarter ex- 3 penditures that were incurred in a previous quarter. 4 ‘‘(e) STATE ENTITLEMENT.—This subchapter con- 5 stitutes budget authority in advance of appropriations 6 Acts and represents the obligation of the Federal Govern- 7 ment to provide for payments to States under this section 8 from amounts provided under section 658B(a).’’. 9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 10 this section take effect on October 1, 2020. 11 SEC. 110. REPORTING. 12 Section 658K(a)(1)(B) of the Child Care and Devel- 13 opment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 14 9858i(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 15 (1) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘and’’; 16 (2) by transferring clause (xi) so as to appear 17 after clause (x); 18 (3) in clause (xi), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 19 semicolon; and 20 (4) by inserting after clause (xi) the following: 21 ‘‘(xii) whether the children receiving 22 assistance under this subchapter are either 23 children with disabilities or infants and 24 toddlers with disabilities;’’. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 52 •S 568 IS SEC. 111. PRIORITY; WEBSITE. 1 Section 658L of the Child Care and Development 2 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended— 3 (1) in subsection (a)— 4 (A) in the first sentence, by striking 5 ‘‘Committee on Education and the Workforce’’ 6 and inserting ‘‘Committee on Education and 7 Labor’’; and 8 (B) in the third sentence, by striking 9 ‘‘658E(c)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 10 658G(b)(8)(G)’’; and 11 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B)— 12 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘a Quality 13 Rating and Improvement System’’ and inserting 14 ‘‘a tiered and transparent system for measuring 15 the quality of child care providers described in 16 section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i) and’’; 17 (B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 18 end; 19 (C) in clause (v), by striking the period 20 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 21 (D) by inserting at the end the following: 22 ‘‘(vi) information about— 23 ‘‘(I) high-quality and inclusive 24 care for children with disabilities and 25 infants and toddlers with disabilities, 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 53 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 54 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 55 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 56 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 57 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 58 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 59 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 60 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 61 •S 568 IS (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘85 per- 1 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘150 percent (100 percent for 2 fiscal year 2020, 115 percent for fiscal year 2021, 3 and 130 percent for fiscal year 2022)’’; 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 62 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 63 •S 568 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) KEY PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGIES.—The 16 term ‘key programmatic strategies’ means strategies 17 related to— 18 ‘‘(A) nutrition and physical activity; 19 ‘‘(B) recommended practices for age-ap- 20 propriate exposure to screen media; and 21 ‘‘(C) the integration and utilization of in- 22 structional methods to assist learning across 23 disciplines, including methods that use the arts, 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 64 •S 568 IS language, literacy, mathematics, science, and 1 social studies. 2 ‘‘(22) SEX.—The term ‘sex’ includes— 3 ‘‘(A) a sex stereotype; 4 ‘‘(B) pregnancy, childbirth, or a related 5 medical condition; and 6 ‘‘(C) sexual orientation or gender identity. 7 ‘‘(23) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—The term ‘sex- 8 ual orientation’ means homosexuality, hetero- 9 sexuality, or bisexuality.’’. 10 SEC. 115. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 11 Section 658S of the Child Care and Development 12 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858q) is amended— 13 (1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and insert- 14 ing the following: 15 ‘‘(a) CHILD CARE NOT TREATED AS INCOME.—Not- 16 withstanding’’; and 17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 18 ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR COLLECTIVE 19 BARGAINING.—Nothing in this subchapter shall be con- 20 strued to alter, diminish, or otherwise affect the rights, 21 remedies, and procedures afforded to individuals employed 22 by schools or local educational agencies, or teachers and 23 other staff employed by child care providers— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 65 •S 568 IS ‘‘(1) under Federal, State, or local laws (includ- 1 ing applicable regulations or court orders); or 2 ‘‘(2) under the terms of collective bargaining 3 agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other 4 agreements between schools, agencies, or providers 5 that are referred to in this subsection, and their em- 6 ployees.’’. 7 SEC. 116. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 8 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 9 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) is amended by striking 10 the subchapter heading and inserting the following: 11 ‘‘Subchapter C—Child Care and Development 12 Assistance’’. 13 SEC. 117. TRANSITION RULE. 14 (a) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal years 2020 through 15 2022, the Secretary of Health and Human Services— 16 (1) shall make allotments and payments to 17 States and Indian tribes under section 658J and 18 658O of the Child Care and Development Block 19 Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858h, 9858m), as in 20 effect immediately before the date of enactment of 21 this Act, subject to subsection (b); and 22 (2) shall carry out section 658E(c)(3) of that 23 Act (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)) by applying subpara- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 66 •S 568 IS graphs (C) and (E) of that section, as in effect on 1 that day. 2 (b) ADJUSTMENTS.—During fiscal years 2020 3 through 2022, the Secretary shall have authority to make 4 such adjustments as may be necessary to carry out sub- 5 section (a) and to transition to making quarterly payments 6 under section 658J and allotments under 658O of the 7 Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, as amend- 8 ed by this Act. 9 SEC. 118. EFFECTIVE DATE. 10 This title, and the amendments made by this title, 11 take effect on October 1, 2019. 12 TITLE II—HIGH-QUALITY 13 PRESCHOOL 14 SEC. 201. FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES TO ESTABLISH 15 VOLUNTARY HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL 16 PROGRAMS. 17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 18 (1) CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 19 ‘‘child with a disability’’ has the meaning given the 20 term in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabil- 21 ities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401). 22 (2) DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNER.—The term 23 ‘‘dual language learner’’ means an individual who is 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 67 •S 568 IS limited English proficient, as defined in section 637 1 of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832). 2 (3) ELIGIBLE CHILD.—The term ‘‘eligible 3 child’’ means a child who is— 4 (A) age 3, 4, or 5; 5 (B) not yet enrolled in kindergarten; and 6 (C) a member of a family with a family in- 7 come that does not exceed 150 percent of the 8 State median income for a family of the same 9 size. 10 (4) ELIGIBLE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘eligible 11 provider’’ includes a local educational agency, Head 12 Start program funded under the Head Start Act (42 13 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), licensed child care center, li- 14 censed family child care home, and community- or 15 neighborhood-based family child care network, 16 that— 17 (A) participates in the State’s tiered and 18 transparent system for measuring program 19 quality described in section 658E(c)(2)(W)(i) of 20 the Child Care and Development Block Grant 21 Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(2)(W)(i)); and 22 (B) meets the highest tier of such system. 23 (5) FOSTER CARE.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 68 •S 568 IS (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘foster care’’ 1 means 24-hour substitute care for a child 2 placed away from the child’s parents or guard- 3 ians and for whom the State agency has place- 4 ment and care responsibility. The term includes 5 care through a placement in a foster family 6 home, a foster home of a relative, a group 7 home, an emergency shelter, a residential facil- 8 ity, a child care institution, or a pre-adoptive 9 home. 10 (B) RULE.—A child shall be considered to 11 be in foster care in accordance with subpara- 12 graph (A) regardless of— 13 (i) whether the foster care facility is 14 licensed and payments are made by the 15 State or local agency for the care of the 16 child; 17 (ii) whether adoption subsidy pay- 18 ments are being made prior to the finaliza- 19 tion of an adoption; or 20 (iii) whether there are Federal match- 21 ing funds for any payments described in 22 clause (i) or (ii) that are made. 23 (6) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 24 the chief executive officer of a State. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 69 •S 568 IS (7) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘high-need 1 school’’ means an elementary school in which not 2 less than 50 percent of the enrolled students are 3 children from low-income families, as defined in sec- 4 tion 2221(b)(3)(B) of the Elementary and Sec- 5 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6 6641(b)(3)(B)). 7 (8) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- 8 CY.—The term ‘‘high-need local educational agency’’ 9 means a local educational agency that serves a high 10 percentage of high-need schools. 11 (9) HOMELESS CHILD.—The term ‘‘homeless 12 child’’ means an individual who is a homeless child 13 or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 14 Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434). 15 (10) INFANT OR TODDLER WITH A DIS- 16 ABILITY.—The term ‘‘infant or toddler with a dis- 17 ability’’ has the meaning given the term in section 18 632 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 19 Act (20 U.S.C. 1432). 20 (11) KEY PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGIES.—The 21 term ‘‘key programmatic strategies’’ means strate- 22 gies related to— 23 (A) nutrition and physical activity; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 70 •S 568 IS (B) recommended practices for age-appro- 1 priate exposure to screen media; and 2 (C) the integration and utilization of in- 3 structional methods to assist learning across 4 disciplines, including methods that use the arts, 5 language, literacy, mathematics, science, and 6 social studies. 7 (12) 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 (13) 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 (14) 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 71 •S 568 IS (15) SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT 1 PERSONNEL.—The term ‘‘specialized instructional 2 support personnel’’ has the meaning given such term 3 in section 8101(47)(A) of the Elementary and Sec- 4 ondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(47)). 5 (16) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 6 the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 7 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 8 (b) ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.— 9 (1) RESERVATION.—From the total amount ap- 10 propriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 11 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col- 12 laboration with the Secretary of Education, shall— 13 (A) reserve not less than 1 percent and not 14 more than 2 percent for payments to Indian 15 tribes and tribal organizations; 16 (B) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent for the outlying 17 areas to be distributed among the outlying 18 areas on the basis of their relative need, as de- 19 termined by the Secretary of Health and 20 Human Services in accordance with the pur- 21 poses of this section; 22 (C) reserve 1⁄2 of 1 percent for eligible 23 local entities that serve children in families who 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 72 •S 568 IS are engaged in migrant or seasonal agricultural 1 labor; 2 (D) reserve not more than 1 percent or 3 $30,000,000, whichever amount is less, for na- 4 tional activities, including administration, tech- 5 nical assistance, and evaluation; and 6 (E) reserve 5 percent for State leadership 7 activities described in subsection (c), including 8 the grants described in such subsection. 9 (2) ALLOTMENT FORMULA.— 10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 11 subparagraph (B), from the total amount ap- 12 propriated to carry out this section for a fiscal 13 year that remains after making the reservations 14 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health 15 and Human Services, in collaboration with the 16 Secretary of Education, shall allot to each State 17 for the fiscal year that has an application ap- 18 proved under subsection (d) an amount that 19 bears the same ratio to such remainder as the 20 number of children who are below the age of 6 21 who reside within the State and whose families 22 have an income at or below 200 percent of the 23 poverty line for the most recent year for which 24 satisfactory data are available, bears to the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 73 •S 568 IS number of such children who reside in all such 1 States for such most recent fiscal year for 2 which satisfactory data are available. 3 (B) MINIMUM ALLOTMENT AMOUNT.—No 4 State receiving an allotment under subpara- 5 graph (A) for a fiscal year shall receive less 6 than 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the total amount allot- 7 ted under such subparagraph for the fiscal 8 year. 9 (c) STATE RESERVATION.— 10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The State leadership activi- 11 ties described in this subsection shall improve equi- 12 table access to high-quality preschool programs oper- 13 ated by eligible providers across the State, including 14 programs in high-need local educational agencies, 15 which shall include— 16 (A) ongoing professional development op- 17 portunities for school principals, school super- 18 intendents, teachers, specialized instructional 19 support personnel, and teacher assistants to im- 20 prove their practices, which may include activi- 21 ties that— 22 (i) prepare elementary schools to cre- 23 ate or expand preschool classrooms, includ- 24 ing training on developmentally appro- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 74 •S 568 IS priate practices and preparing classrooms 1 with materials and equipment for young 2 children; 3 (ii) promote children’s development 4 across all of the essential domains of early 5 learning and development; 6 (iii) improve curricula and teacher- 7 child interaction; 8 (iv) incorporate the inclusion of key 9 programmatic strategies into classroom in- 10 struction; 11 (v) increase effective family engage- 12 ment, including for families of dual lan- 13 guage learners; 14 (vi) provide culturally competent in- 15 struction, including effective instruction for 16 children with disabilities and dual language 17 learners; 18 (vii) improve social and emotional de- 19 velopment; 20 (viii) incorporate positive behavioral 21 interventions and supports and principles 22 of trauma-informed care; 23 (ix) align preschool curricula with ele- 24 mentary school standards and curricula; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 75 •S 568 IS (x) engage teachers, teacher leaders, 1 early childhood educators, and other pro- 2 fessionals in joint professional learning op- 3 portunities, as described in section 4 2103(b)(3)(G) of the Elementary and Sec- 5 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6 6613(b)(3)(G)); and 7 (xi) improve the transition of children 8 from preschool to elementary school; 9 (B) completing the Preschool Equity Re- 10 view and distributing grants as described in 11 paragraph (2) in accordance with the results of 12 such review; 13 (C) expanding or establishing scholarships, 14 counseling, and compensation initiatives to 15 cover the cost of tuition, fees, materials, trans- 16 portation, and release time for staff of eligible 17 providers to pursue credentials and degrees, in- 18 cluding bachelor’s degrees; and 19 (D) partnerships between institutions of 20 higher education and eligible providers, includ- 21 ing high-need local educational agencies, to im- 22 prove access to early childhood educators, in- 23 cluding educators serving dual language learn- 24 ers and children with disabilities. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 76 •S 568 IS (2) GRANTS TO IMPROVE EQUITABLE ACCESS 1 TO HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS.— 2 (A) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved 3 under subsection (b)(1)(E), a State shall make 4 grants to rectify resource inequities in preschool 5 programs and expand access to high-quality 6 preschool programs for all children, including 7 children described in items (aa) through (dd) of 8 subparagraph (B)(ii)(I). Such grants shall be 9 awarded to high-need local educational agencies 10 in order to improve their capacity to offer high- 11 quality preschool programs for eligible children, 12 which may include paying the costs of renova- 13 tion. 14 (B) PRESCHOOL EQUITY REVIEW.— 15 (i) IN GENERAL.—Each State making 16 grants under subparagraph (A) shall com- 17 plete an annual Preschool Equity Review 18 that informs the distribution of funds 19 under such subparagraph. 20 (ii) CONTENTS OF REVIEW.—Each 21 Preschool Equity Review shall include data 22 on— 23 (I) the percentage of children 24 participating in preschool programs 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 77 •S 568 IS funded under this section, 1 disaggregated by status as— 2 (aa) children with disabil- 3 ities; 4 (bb) low-income children; 5 (cc) children from major 6 ethnic and racial groups; and 7 (dd) dual language learners; 8 (II) the geographic location of 9 preschool programs funded under this 10 section; 11 (III) the quality of preschool pro- 12 grams funded under the section, com- 13 pared to such programs not funded 14 under this section; and 15 (IV) resource inequities between 16 preschool programs, including pro- 17 grams serving a high percentage of 18 children described in items (aa) 19 through (dd) of subclause (I). 20 (d) STATE APPLICATION.—In order to receive an al- 21 lotment under this section, the Governor of a State shall 22 submit an application at such time and in such manner 23 as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in col- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 78 •S 568 IS laboration with the Secretary of Education, may require. 1 Such application shall include each of the following: 2 (1) A description of how the State will provide 3 access to high-quality preschool during the school 4 day for eligible children in the State within 3 years, 5 which shall include the following: 6 (A) How the State plans to distribute 7 funds from the State’s allotment to eligible pro- 8 viders, including an assurance that the Gov- 9 ernor will designate a State-level entity (such as 10 an agency or joint interagency office) for the 11 administration of the grant. 12 (B) An explanation of how the State will 13 ensure that eligible providers receiving funds 14 under this section will use research-based cur- 15 ricula that are aligned with State early learning 16 standards that are developmentally appropriate 17 and include, at a minimum, each of the fol- 18 lowing domains: 19 (i) Language development. 20 (ii) Literacy. 21 (iii) Mathematics. 22 (iv) Science. 23 (v) Creative arts. 24 (vi) Social and emotional development. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 79 •S 568 IS (vii) Approaches to learning. 1 (viii) Physical development. 2 (C) How the State will coordinate services 3 provided under this section with services and 4 supports provided under the Child Care and 5 Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 6 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), section 619 and part C of 7 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 8 (20 U.S.C. 1419; 1431 et seq.), the Head Start 9 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), the Preschool De- 10 velopment Grants program under section 9212 11 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 12 9831 note), the Elementary and Secondary 13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 14 seq.), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 15 Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.) and the mater- 16 nal, infant, and early childhood home visiting 17 programs assisted under section 511 of the So- 18 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 711). 19 (D) How the State will improve transitions 20 from early childhood education to elementary 21 school, including how the State will ensure that 22 preschool programs— 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 80 •S 568 IS (i) share relevant data between early 1 childhood educators and kindergarten 2 teachers; 3 (ii) share instructional, behavioral, 4 and other information between early child- 5 hood educators and kindergarten teachers 6 to best support the transition of children 7 with disabilities who may need services and 8 supports provided under part B of the In- 9 dividuals with Disabilities Education Act 10 (42 U.S.C. 1411 et seq.) into general edu- 11 cation settings; and 12 (iii) share information about the pro- 13 ficiency of dual language learners in both 14 English and their native language. 15 (E) How the State will provide ongoing 16 monitoring and support and conduct evalua- 17 tions of preschool programs funded under this 18 section. 19 (F) How the State has reviewed the stra- 20 tegic plan developed under section 9212 of the 21 Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 22 note) or engaged in a similar strategy to facili- 23 tate coordination of existing early learning and 24 care programs in a mixed delivery system. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 81 •S 568 IS (G) If the State funds full-day kinder- 1 garten programs, but such full-day kinder- 2 garten programs are not available to all chil- 3 dren who are eligible to attend such programs 4 in the State, how the State plans to increase 5 the number of children in the State who are en- 6 rolled in full-day kindergarten programs and a 7 strategy to implement such a plan. 8 (H) If the State does not fund full-day 9 kindergarten programs, a description of how 10 the State plans to establish such programs to 11 strengthen the educational continuum for chil- 12 dren who will be involved in the State’s high- 13 quality preschool program supported under this 14 title. 15 (2) An assurance that all preschool programs 16 funded under this section will— 17 (A) offer programming that meets the du- 18 ration requirements in the program perform- 19 ance standards applicable to Head Start pro- 20 grams described in section 641A of the Head 21 Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a); 22 (B) adopt policies and practices to provide 23 expedited enrollment, including prioritization, 24 to— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 82 •S 568 IS (i) homeless children; 1 (ii) children in foster care; and 2 (iii) migratory children; 3 (C) conduct outreach to families of— 4 (i) homeless children; 5 (ii) dual language learners; 6 (iii) children in foster care; 7 (iv) children with disabilities; 8 (v) infants and toddlers with disabil- 9 ities; and 10 (vi) migratory children; 11 (D) provide salaries to staff of eligible pro- 12 viders that are on the same pay scale as ele- 13 mentary school educators with similar creden- 14 tials and experience; 15 (E) require high staff qualifications for 16 teachers, including, at a minimum, meeting the 17 staff qualifications included in the quality 18 standards of the National Institute for Early 19 Education Research that are in effect on the 20 date of enactment of this Act by not later than 21 4 years after the date the State first receives an 22 allotment under this section; and 23 (F) determine whether children are dual 24 language learners and provide services to en- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 83 •S 568 IS sure the full and effective participation of such 1 learners and their families. 2 (3) An assurance that the State will provide as- 3 sistance under this section only to eligible providers 4 that prohibit the use of suspension, expulsion, and 5 aversive behavioral interventions. 6 (4) An assurance that the State will meet the 7 requirements of clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 8 658E(c)(2)(T) of the Child Care and Development 9 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 10 9858c(c)(2)(T)(ii) and (iii)). 11 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives an allot- 12 ment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall use 13 the allotment to carry out the activities described in the 14 State’s application described in subsection (d). 15 (f) MATCH REQUIRED.—A State that receives an al- 16 lotment under subsection (b)(2) for a fiscal year shall pro- 17 vide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an 18 amount equal to 10 percent of the Federal funds that such 19 State receives under such subsection for the fiscal year. 20 (g) REPORTING.— 21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State that receives an 22 allotment under subsection (b)(2) shall prepare an 23 annual report, in such manner and containing such 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 84 •S 568 IS information as the Secretary of Health and Human 1 Services may reasonably require. 2 (2) CONTENTS.—A report prepared under para- 3 graph (1) shall contain, at a minimum— 4 (A) a description of the manner in which 5 the State has used the funds made available 6 through the allotment and a report of the ex- 7 penditures made with the funds; 8 (B) a summary of the State’s progress to- 9 ward providing access to high-quality preschool 10 programs for eligible children; 11 (C) an evaluation of the State’s progress 12 towards improving equitable access to high- 13 quality preschool, as measured by the Preschool 14 Equity Review described in subsection 15 (c)(2)(B), disaggregated by the categories 16 under subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii)(I); 17 (D) the number and percentage of children 18 in the State participating in eligible preschool 19 programs, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, 20 family income, child age, disability, and whether 21 the children are homeless children, children in 22 foster care, or dual language learners; 23 (E) data on the number and percentage of 24 children in the State participating in public kin- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 85 •S 568 IS dergarten programs, disaggregated by race, 1 family income, child age, disability, and whether 2 the children are homeless children, children in 3 foster care, or dual language learners, with in- 4 formation on whether such programs are of- 5 fered— 6 (i) for a full day; and 7 (ii) at no cost to families; and 8 (F) data on the kindergarten readiness of 9 children across the State. 10 (h) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 11 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a State reduces its com- 12 bined fiscal effort per child for its State preschool 13 program or State supplemental assistance funds for 14 Head Start programs assisted under the Head Start 15 Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) for any fiscal year that 16 a State receives an allotment under subsection 17 (b)(2) relative to the previous fiscal year, the Sec- 18 retary of Health and Human Services, in collabora- 19 tion with the Secretary of Education, shall reduce 20 support for such State under such subsection by the 21 same amount as the decline in State effort for such 22 fiscal year. 23 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Health and 24 Human Services, in collaboration with the Secretary 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 86 •S 568 IS of Education, may waive the requirements of para- 1 graph (1) if— 2 (A) the Secretaries determine that a waiv- 3 er would be appropriate due to a precipitous de- 4 cline in the financial resources of a State as a 5 result of unforeseen economic hardship or a 6 natural disaster that has necessitated across- 7 the-board reductions in State services during 8 the 5-year period preceding the date of the de- 9 termination, including for early childhood edu- 10 cation programs; or 11 (B) due to the circumstances of a State re- 12 quiring reductions in specific programs, includ- 13 ing early childhood education, the State pre- 14 sents to the Secretaries a justification and dem- 15 onstration why other programs could not be re- 16 duced and how early childhood programs in the 17 State will not be disproportionately harmed by 18 such State action. 19 (i) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds received 20 under this section shall be used to supplement and not 21 supplant other Federal, State, and local public funds ex- 22 pended on early childhood education programs in the 23 State. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 87 •S 568 IS (j) APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be ap- 1 propriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 2 section, $8,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 3 through 2030. 4 TITLE III—HEAD START 5 EXTENDED DURATION 6 SEC. 301. EXTENDED DURATION. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 8 9801 et seq.) is amended— 9 (1) by redesignating section 657C (42 U.S.C. 10 9852c) as section 657D; and 11 (2) by inserting after section 657B (42 U.S.C. 12 9852b) the following: 13 ‘‘SEC. 657C. EXTENDED DURATION. 14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make grants 15 to Head Start (including Early Head Start) agencies 16 funded under this subchapter to enable such agencies— 17 ‘‘(1) to provide access to a full school year and 18 a full school day of services; 19 ‘‘(2) in the case of a migrant and seasonal 20 Head Start agency, to provide access to additional 21 service hours to ensure continuous Head Start serv- 22 ices as determined by the Secretary; or 23 ‘‘(3) in the case of a Head Start agency (in- 24 cluding Early Head Start agency) that already 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 88 •S 568 IS meets the full-day, full-year services needs within its 1 community, to enhance the quality of Head Start 2 services (including Early Head Start services) pro- 3 vided to children served by such agency. 4 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 6 grant under this section, a Head Start agency shall 7 submit an application at such time and in such man- 8 ner as the Secretary may require. Such application 9 shall include— 10 ‘‘(A) evidence of— 11 ‘‘(i) the number and percentage of 12 slots— 13 ‘‘(I) in the agency’s Head Start 14 center-based programs (that are not 15 Early Head Start programs)— 16 ‘‘(aa) that are currently 17 funded (as of the date of submis- 18 sion of the application); and 19 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 20 provided for at least the equiva- 21 lent of 1,020 hours per year; and 22 ‘‘(II) in the agency’s Early Head 23 Start center-based programs— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 89 •S 568 IS ‘‘(aa) that are currently 1 funded (as of that date); and 2 ‘‘(bb) in which services are 3 provided for at least the equiva- 4 lent of 1,380 hours per year; and 5 ‘‘(ii) the number and percentage of 6 slots, in the agency’s Head Start family 7 child care programs— 8 ‘‘(I) that are currently funded 9 (as of that date); and 10 ‘‘(II) in which services are pro- 11 vided for at least the equivalent of 12 1,380 hours per year; 13 ‘‘(B) a description of an approach, using 14 the current community-wide strategic planning 15 and needs assessment described in section 16 640(g)(1)(C) of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 17 9835(g)(1)(C)) and current program schedule 18 (current as of the date of submission of the ap- 19 plication), that transitions all of the agency’s 20 Head Start programs to a full school day, full 21 school year program schedule; and 22 ‘‘(C) a budget justification that estimates 23 the supplemental funding necessary to provide 24 for incremental ongoing operating costs for the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 90 •S 568 IS extended hours of service under such a program 1 schedule for the current enrollment in the agen- 2 cy’s Head Start programs. 3 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 4 ‘‘(A) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD 5 START.— 6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A migrant and 7 seasonal Head Start agency may apply for 8 a grant described in subsection (a) without 9 meeting the requirements specified in para- 10 graph (1) to ensure continuous Head Start 11 services are provided to children enrolled in 12 a migrant and seasonal Head Start pro- 13 gram. To be eligible to receive the grant, 14 the agency shall submit an application at 15 such time and in such manner as the Sec- 16 retary may require. 17 ‘‘(ii) PRIORITY.—In making grants to 18 applicants described in clause (i), the Sec- 19 retary shall give priority to a migrant and 20 seasonal Head Start agency operating for 21 fewer than 8 months per year. 22 ‘‘(B) FULL-DAY, FULL-YEAR HEAD START 23 AGENCIES.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 91 •S 568 IS ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A Head Start 1 agency (including an Early Head Start 2 agency) that certifies to the Secretary that 3 it is meeting the full-day, full-year need 4 within its community may apply for a 5 grant to enhance the quality of services 6 provided to children enrolled in its Head 7 Start program (including its Early Head 8 Start program) in accordance with sub- 9 section (c)(2). 10 ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—A Head Start 11 (including Early Head Start) agency that 12 meets the requirements of clause (i) shall 13 submit an application, which shall in- 14 clude— 15 ‘‘(I) the proposed uses of funds 16 in accordance with subsection (c)(2); 17 and 18 ‘‘(II) how such uses of funds re- 19 late to the community-wide strategic 20 planning and needs assessment de- 21 scribed under section 640(g)(1)(C). 22 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 23 ‘‘(1) EXTENDED DURATION.—A Head Start 24 agency that meets the requirements of paragraph 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 92 •S 568 IS (1) or (2) of subsection (a) receiving a grant under 1 this section shall use the grant funds to cover the 2 costs associated with extending those hours of serv- 3 ice for the current enrollment, such as additional 4 costs for— 5 ‘‘(A) the purchase, rental, renovation, and 6 maintenance of additional facilities; 7 ‘‘(B) ongoing purchases of classroom sup- 8 plies; 9 ‘‘(C) staff providing services during the ex- 10 tended hours; and 11 ‘‘(D) professional development to staff 12 transitioning to providing services during the 13 extended hours. 14 ‘‘(2) ENHANCING PROGRAM QUALITY.—A Head 15 Start (including Early Head Start) agency that 16 meets the requirements of subsection (a)(3) shall use 17 funds for the activities authorized under section 18 640(a)(5)(B). 19 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—The Head Start agency 20 shall not use the grant funds to expand the number 21 of children served in the Head Start program (in- 22 cluding Early Head Start programs) of the agency. 23 ‘‘(d) RESERVATIONS.— 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 93 •S 568 IS ‘‘(1) ACTIVITIES.—From the total amount ap- 1 propriated to carry out this section, the Secretary 2 shall— 3 ‘‘(A) for making grants for the activities 4 described in subsection (c)(1)(A), reserve 5 $4,000,000,000 of the funds appropriated for 6 fiscal year 2020; and 7 ‘‘(B) for making grants for the activities 8 described in any of subparagraphs (B) through 9 (D) of subsection (c)(1), reserve— 10 ‘‘(i) $490,000,000 of the funds appro- 11 priated for fiscal year 2020; 12 ‘‘(ii) $780,000,000 of the funds ap- 13 propriated for fiscal year 2021; and 14 ‘‘(iii) $1,070,000,000 of the funds ap- 15 propriated for fiscal year 2022. 16 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 17 Head Start agencies (including Early Head Start 18 agencies) that are applying to use funds to carry out 19 the activities described in subsection (a)(1). 20 ‘‘(3) MIGRANT OR SEASONAL HEAD START PRO- 21 GRAMS.—From the amount appropriated to carry 22 out this section for a fiscal year and reserved under 23 paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall reserve 4.5 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 94 •S 568 IS percent for migrant or seasonal Head Start pro- 1 grams. 2 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 3 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec- 4 tion— 5 ‘‘(1) $3,876,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 6 ‘‘(2) $648,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and 7 ‘‘(3) $1,019,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 8 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 9 ‘‘(1) FULL SCHOOL DAY; FULL SCHOOL 10 YEAR.—The terms ‘full school day’ and ‘full school 11 year’ mean such a day and year, respectively, within 12 the meaning of the Head Start Program Perform- 13 ance standards issued under section 641A(a). 14 ‘‘(2) MIGRANT AND SEASONAL HEAD START 15 AGENCY.—The term ‘migrant and seasonal Head 16 Start agency’ means an agency that is funded under 17 this subchapter to provide a migrant and seasonal 18 Head Start program.’’. 19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 640 of the 20 Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9835) is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘appro- 22 priated under this subchapter’’ each place it appears 23 and inserting ‘‘appropriated under section 639’’; and 24 (2) in subsection (g)(3)(A)— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 95 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 96 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 97 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 98 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 99 •S 568 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 01:07 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S568.IS S568 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS