3.0.0 3476 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z Senate S S 2012-08-01 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-08-01T20:49:29Z 2012-08-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2012-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-08-01 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2012-08-01 True Social Welfare Child care and development Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Homelessness and emergency shelter Preschool education State and local finance Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Social Welfare 00 2012-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2012-09-27T20:10:37Z Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress has enacted successful policies to increase homeless children's access to and stability in public elementary and secondary schools and Head Start Programs; (2) in order to increase homeless families' access to and continuity in care, similar policies should be applied to federal child care programs; and (3) such policies will assist homeless parents in maintaining employment and regaining housing, and will provide critical interventions to support that vulnerable population of children.

Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require the lead agency to coordinate the provision of services under such Act with social services programs that include: (1) Head Start and Early Head Start programs under the Head Start Act; (2) programs and services of partners that serve vulnerable populations; and (3) programs and services of entities receiving grants to provide homeless veterans with housing, employment-related services, or supportive services.

Revises state plan requirements to require consideration of homeless children in the use of funds for child care services and activities.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out a pilot program of grants to states to identify and implement best practices for increasing access to and continuity of child care for homeless children.

]]> Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012 Display Title Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to ensure access to high-quality child care for homeless children and families, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3476is/xml/BILLS-112s3476is.xml 2012-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.