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S. 810 (99th)

Child-Care Standards Improvement Act of 1985

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Introduced

28 March 1985

Last action

9 April 1985 · Committee

Status

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

Sponsors

Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]

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Summary

Child-Care Standards Improvement Act of 1985 - Amends title XX (Block Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act to require the Governor of each State, as a condition of the State's eligibility for receiving title XX Federal payments, to establish or designate a State Advisory Committee on Child-Care Standards which shall: (1) examine, investigate, and study the State's laws, regulations, and procedures for licensing, regulating, and monitoring child-care services and programs within the State; and (2) prepare a report outlining the committee's findings and recommendations, including a description of the current status of child-care licensing, regulating, or monitoring within the State to be submitted to each State's Governor for transmittal, along with the Governor's comments, to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Establishes a National Advisory Committee on Child-Care Standards in order to assist and provide guidance to the States in improving the quality of child-care services. Requires each State Advisory Committee and the National Advisory Committee to review the options for child-care standards published by the Department of Health and Human Services in January 1985 and the final 1980 HEW Day Care Regulations. Directs the National Advisory Committee to issue recommended standards for child-care programs, after first publishing proposed standards and receiving comments. Terminates the National Advisory Committee 90 days after the publication of the final recommended standards. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988 for grants to States to carry out their plans for correcting the deficiencies in or improving the licensing, regulating, or monitoring of child-care programs. Requires each State, in order to receive a grant, to submit a plan to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out the recommendations contained in its report.

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Timeline

  1. 28 March 1985

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 March 1985

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 April 1985

    Committee

    Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

    Source: Committee

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