Prenatal, Infant, and Child Development Act of 1999

Summary

Prenatal, Infant, and Child Development Act of 1999 - Title I: Funds Provided Under the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for the transfer of TANF funds for early childhood collaborative efforts, and for enhanced child care quality, under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBG), among other purposes. Provides for a bonus grant under the TANF program to reward "high performance" States for improvement of child and adult literacy rates, improvement of child immunization rates, and other specified measures selected by the State that are related to the status of families and children. Title II: Expansion of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant - Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to expand the Maternal and Child Health Services program to enable each State to design programs to address the physical, cognitive, and social developmental needs of infants and children under age five. Title III: Satellite Training - Digital Education Act of 1999 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) change the Ready-To-Learn Television grant program into a Ready-To-Learn Digital Television grant program; (2) provide for a satellite television network to provide training for child care providers (including Head Start personnel) who serve children under age five; and (3) authorize appropriations. Title IV: Healthy Early Childhood Development Systems of Care - Amends CCDBG to provide for block grants to States for health early childhood development systems of care. Authorizes appropriations. Title V: Credentialing and Accreditation - Amends CCDBG to fund State child care credentialing and accreditation incentive programs which each eligible State receiving a funding allotment from the Secretary of Health and Human Services is directed to establish and carry out for assisting child care providers who serve children under age five, and for other purposes. Authorizes appropriations.

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 May 1999

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