119 S3155 IS: Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes Act U.S. Senate 2025-11-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3155 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 7, 2025 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to publish or update a resource guide for small business concerns operating as child care providers, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes Act or the COACH Act.

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Child care resource guide

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and (2) by inserting after section 48 the following new section:

49.

Child care resource guide

(a)

In general

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the COACH Act, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or update a resource guide, applicable to various business models as determined by the Administrator, for small business concerns operating as child care providers. (b)

Guidance on small business concern matters

The resource guide required under subsection (a) shall include guidance for small business concerns operating as child care providers related to— (1) operations (including marketing and management planning); (2) finances (including financial planning, financing, payroll, and insurance); (3) compliance with relevant laws (including the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and this Act); (4) training and safety (including equipment and materials); (5) quality (including eligibility for funding as an eligible child care provider under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.)); and (6) any other matters the Administrator determines appropriate. (c)

Consultation required

Before publishing or updating the resource guide required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult with— (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) representatives from lead agencies designated under section 658D(a) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b(a)); (3) representatives from local or regional child care resource and referral organizations described in section 658E(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858c(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I)); and (4) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Administrator. (d)

Publication and dissemination required

(1)

Publication

The Administrator shall publish the resource guide required under subsection (a) on a publicly accessible website of the Administration— (A) in English; and (B) in the 10 most commonly spoken languages in the United States, other than English, which shall include Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, and Korean. (2)

Distribution

(A)

Administrator

The Administrator shall distribute the resource guide required under subsection (a) to offices within the Administration, including district offices, and to persons and entities consulted under subsection (c). (B)

Other entities

Women’s business centers (as described in section 29), small business development centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (established under section 8(b)(1)(B)), and Veteran Business Outreach Centers (as described in section 32) shall distribute to small business concerns operating as child care providers, sole proprietors operating as child care providers, and child care providers that have limited administrative capacity, as determined by the Administrator— (i) the resource guide required under subsection (a); and (ii) other available resources that the Administrator determines to be relevant.

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