Act for Better Child Care Services of 1988

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Introduced

19 November 1987

Last action

11 August 1988 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906.

Summary

Act for Better Child Care Services of 1987 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and such sums as necessary for FY 1989 through 1992 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Specifies the manner of making allotments for child care services. Requires the designation of a lead agency in each State which participates in the programs under this Act. Requires States to submit, in order to qualify for assistance under this Act, an application and plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires each plan to cover a five-year period and to meet specified requirements for providers of child care services. Authorizes the use of State allotments: (1) by contracts with or grants to eligible child care providers, or public or private nonprofit agencies, to enable such providers or agencies to operate programs directly or by subcontract; or (2) by distributing child care certificates that parents may use as payment for child care services. Requires that a percentage of funds be reserved to enable part-day programs to extend existing hours of operation and provide full-day child care services. Authorizes the Secretary to make planning grants to States which desire to participate under this Act but cannot fully satisfy the requirements of a State plan without financial assistance. Provides for a review of the operation of a State plan during the five-year period to determine the State's continued eligibility for funds. Requires the Governor of each participating State to establish: (1) a State interagency advisory committee on child care to assist the lead agency in carrying out its responsibilities; and (2) a State committee on licensing to review the licensing requirements, the law, and the policies regulating child care services and programs within State. Requires each participating State to recognize private nonprofit community-based organizations, or public organizations, as resources and referral agencies for particular geographic areas. Requires each participating State to require that all employed or self-employed persons providing licensed or regulated child care complete at least 15 hours per year of inservice, continuing education, or other training as described in this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services an Administrator of Child Care to carry out the provisions of this Act. Establishes enforcement provisions for review of State plans and monitoring of State compliance. Declares the Federal share of child care programs to be 80 percent and requires the State to demonstrate that the remaining 20 percent will be provided from other sources. Requires the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Child Care Standards to: (1) review Federal policies on child care services and such other data as appropriate; (2) submit to the Secretary proposed minimum standards for child care programs; and (3) develop and make available to lead agencies model regulations for resources and referral agencies. Terminates the committee 90 days after the date of publication of final minimum child care standards. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for: (1) sectarian purposes or activities; (2) capital improvements to sectarian institutions; and (3) tuition.

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Timeline

19 November 1987
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 1987
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 December 1987
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol.
Source: Committee
15 March 1988
Committee
Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
28 June 1988
Committee
Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs, Alcohol. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
27 July 1988
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
11 August 1988
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 906.
Source: Calendars
11 August 1988
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-484. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
11 August 1988
Reported
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-484. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee

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Documents

2 official files

Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 11 August 1988
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 19 November 1987
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