3.0.0 525 2023-01-13T04:50:17Z 2023-01-13T04:50:17Z Senate S S 2005-03-03 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2005-08-31T16:26:14Z Markup by 2005-03-09T20:31:54Z Referred to 2005-03-04T00:12:10Z S. Rept. 109-130 2005-08-31 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199. Calendars 2005-08-31 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-130. Committee 2005-08-31 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Enzi under authority of the order of the Senate of 07/29/2005 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-130. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2005-03-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2005-03-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2032-2037) IntroReferral 2005-03-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2031-2032) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2005-03-03 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2005-03-03 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2005-03-03 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2005-03-03 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2005-03-03 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-03-08 False 2005-03-16T06:00:00Z S. 525, Caring for Children Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16318 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 9, 2005</p> 2005-03-16T06:00:00Z S. 525, Caring for Children Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16318 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 9, 2005 Families Administrative procedure Arts, Culture, Religion Auditing Authorization Block grants Child care workers Child development Commerce Congress Congressional agencies Congressional office buildings Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Consumer education Courthouses Curricula Day care Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Educational facilities Educational television Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Evaluation research (Social action programs) Federal aid to Indians Federal installations Federal libraries Federal office buildings Finance and Financial Sector Foster home care General Services Administration Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Indian children Internet Labor and Employment Language arts Law Libraries Library of Congress Licenses Maintenance and repair Mathematics Minorities Nonprofit organizations Parents Poor children Preschool education Reading Science, Technology, Communications Small business Social Welfare Special education Television and children Welfare eligibility Families 00 2005-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-01T21:14:34Z Caring for Children Act of 2005 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to reauthorize appropriations and revise its provisions. Includes among CCDBGA goals early learning, school preparedness, and parental and involvement in the education of young children in child care settings.

Revises CCDBGA requirements for: (1) State plans with respect to lead agencies, consumer and child care provider education information, use of block grant funds for child care resource and referral systems, direct services, and payment rates; (2) activities to improve the quality of child care, including early learning and school preparedness standards; (3) national activities; and (4) a child's eligibility based on a State-determined income level.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve specified amounts for: (1) annual grants to improve child care quality and access; and (2) a toll-free hotline.

Directs the following Federal officials to issue regulations concerning matters relating to occupant emergency plans, evacuations, and relocation sites for their respective child care facilities: (1) the Administrator of General Services for executive facilities; (2) specified officers of the House and Senate, and the Librarian of Congress, for legislative facilities; and (3) the Director of the Office of the U.S. Courts for judicial facilities.

Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a demonstration program of competitive grants to assist States to enable small businesses to establish and operate child care programs.]]>

01 2005-08-31 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2006-03-21T17:27:22Z Caring for Children Act of 2005 - Title I: Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 - (Sec. 101) Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to include among CCDBGA goals early learning, school preparedness, and parental involvement in the education of young children in child care settings.

(Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations to carry out CCDBGA for FY2006-FY2010.

(Sec. 103) Revises CCDBGA requirements for: (1) state plans, with respect to lead agencies, consumer and child care provider education information, use of block grant funds for child care resource and referral systems, direct services, and payment rates; (2) activities to improve the quality of child care, to include early learning and school preparedness standards; (3) optional priority use of additional funds; (4) reports and audits; (5) national activities; and (6) a child's eligibility based on a state-determined income level, with priority based on state-defined need.

(Sec. 109) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve specified amounts for: (1) annual grants to improve child care quality and access; and (2) a toll-free hotline.

(Sec. 111) Declares that nothing in CCDBGA shall be construed to require a state to impose state child care licensing requirements on any type of early child care provider.

Title II: Enhancing Security at Child Care Centers in Federal Facilities - (Sec. 202) Directs the following federal officials to issue regulations concerning matters relating to occupant emergency plans, evacuations, and relocation sites for their respective child care facilities: (1) the Administrator of General Services, for executive facilities; (2) specified officers of the House and Senate, and the Librarian of Congress, for legislative facilities; and (3) the Director of the Office of the U.S. Courts, for judicial facilities.

Title III: Removal of Barriers to Increasing the Supply of Quality Child Care - (Sec. 301) Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a demonstration program of competitive three-year grants to states, and to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, to help them provide funds to encourage the establishment and operation of small business employer-operated child care programs.

Requires a state to give priority for such assistance to applicants that desire to form a consortium to provide child care in a geographic area within the state where such care is not generally available or accessible. Requires such a consortium to include at least one small business, and allows it to include other small businesses, nonprofit agencies or organizations, local governments, or other appropriate entities.

Authorizes appropriations for such program for FY2006-FY2010. Terminates the program at the end of FY2010.

]]> Caring for Children Act of 2005 Display Title Caring for Children Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Caring for Children Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Caring for Children Act of 2005 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize the Act, to improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2005-08-31T04:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2005-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s525is/xml/BILLS-109s525is.xml 2005-08-31 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 199. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.