3.0.0 3829 2020-02-10T16:50:30Z 2020-02-10T16:50:30Z House H HR 2012-01-25 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MOORE:H.R. 3829.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H182]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-29T18:06:53Z Referred to 2012-01-25T14:01:45Z 2012-03-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2012-01-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-01-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-01-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 N E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2012-01-25 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2012-01-25 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2012-01-25 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2012-01-25 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2012-02-09 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2012-02-14 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-04-16 False Families Administrative remedies Child care and development Child safety and welfare Crimes against children Criminal justice information and records Domestic violence and child abuse Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government information and archives Sex offenses State and local government operations User charges and fees Violent crime Families 00 2012-01-25 Introduced in House 2012-06-01T15:03:11Z Childcare Accountability and Responsibility Act of 2012 or the CARE for Kids Act of 2012 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require a national criminal background check for an individual who is a child care staff member, a family child care provider, or an adult who resides in the home of a family child care provider in any state that receives funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program. Requires that such background check include: (1) a search of the national Sex Offender Registry, the National Crime Information Center, state criminal registries, and state-based abuse and neglect registries and databases; and (2) a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check.

Makes a child care provider ineligible for Program funds if the criminal background check reveals an adult felony conviction of any such individual for: (1) child abuse or neglect; (2) spousal abuse; (3) a crime against children (including child pornography); (4) a violent crime; or (5) distribution, possession with intent to distribute, or importation of a controlled substance committed within the previous five years.

Allows: (1) a child care provider or an individual subject to a background check to appeal the results to the appropriate designated state agency, and (2) a state to collect a fee from providers for such background checks to defray costs.

]]> CARE for Kids Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced CARE for Kids Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Childcare Accountability and Responsibility Act of 2012 Display Title CARE for Kids Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To require a criminal background check for employees of child care providers, family child care providers, and adults who reside in the private residences of family child care providers in States that receive funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3829ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3829ih.xml 2012-03-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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.