2002 ACCESS Act

Summary

Access to High Quality Child Care Act - 2002 ACCESS Act - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to extend the authorization of appropriations, and to revise or set forth provisions relating to: (1) lead agency; (2) State plan requirements; (3) activities to improve the quality of child care; (4) parent access to quality child care; (5) child care research and data; (6) child care provider development; (7) activities for infants and toddlers; (8) technical and financial assistance grants; and (9) quality child care, development, and education incentive grants. Federal Employees Child Care Act - Establishes requirements for enhancing security at child care centers in Federal facilities. Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) establish health, safety, and facility standards and compliance requirements for child care in executive branch facilities; (2) issue regulations requiring any child care facility sponsor to comply with standards of a child care accreditation entity; (3) establish an interagency council to facilitate cooperation and sharing of best practices; and (4) confirm that at least 50 percent of aggregate enrollment in Federal child care centers Government-wide are children of Federal employees or on-site Federal contractors, or dependent children who live with such employees or contractors. Authorizes a Federal agency without a child care program, or the Administrator upon identifying a need for child care at a Federal agency, to enter into an agreement with a non-Federal, licensed, and accredited child care facility, or a planned facility that will become licensed and accredited. Permits a Federal agency to conduct a pilot project to test innovative approaches to providing more cost-effective alternative forms of child care assistance for Federal employees. Amends the Social Security Act's title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) with respect to child care assistance for TANF recipients.

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Timeline

1. 11 April 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 April 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2587-2589)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 April 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 April 2002 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 April 2002

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 April 2002

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] · I · Sponsor
• Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] · D · Sponsor
• John Reed · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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