[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4177-S4180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DODD (for himself and Mr. Corzine):
  S. 814. A bill to establish the Child Care Provider Retention and 
Development Grant Program and the Child Care Provider Scholarship 
Program; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Focus on 
Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act. I am pleased 
that Senator Corzine is joining me as a original cosponsor and that 
companion legislation is being introduced in the House today by 
Representatives Miller and Gilman.
  The need for child care has become a daily fact of life for millions 
of parents nationwide. 65 percent of mothers with children under age 
six and 78 percent of mothers with children ages 6 to 13 are in the 
labor force. Each day, 13 million preschool children, including 6 
million infants and toddlers, spend some part of their day in child 
care.
  The quality of that care has a tremendous impact on the critical 
early years of children's development. And, the most powerful 
determinant of the quality of child care is the training, education, 
and pay of those who spend 8-10 hours a day caring for our children.
  Yet, what we know about the child care field is alarming. Despite the 
fact that continuity of care is critical for the emotional development 
of children, staff turnover at child care centers averages 30 percent 
per year--four times greater than the turnover rate for elementary 
school teachers.
  Despite the fact that we as a society say there is no more important 
task than helping to raise a child, according to the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, we pay the average child care worker about $15,400 a year, 
barely above the poverty level for a family of three. Few child care 
providers have basic benefits like health coverage or paid leave. Only 
a small fraction of child care workers have graduated from college.
  We pay people millions of dollars a year to throw baseballs, to shoot 
basketballs, and to swing golf clubs. What does that say about our 
priorities when at the same time we pay those who care for our most 
precious resource, our children, poverty-level wages?
  A report released yesterday by the University of California, Berkeley 
and the Center for Child Care Workforce on child care providers' pay, 
training and education highlights the current crisis in the child care 
field. In a survey of child care centers in three California 
communities, the study found that three-quarters of all child care 
staff employed in 1996 were no longer on the job in 2000. Some centers 
reported 100 percent turnover. Additionally, nearly half of the child 
care providers who had left had a bachelor's degree, compared to only 
one-third of the new teachers. Some 49 percent, nearly half, of those 
who had left their job, left the child care field entirely.
  It's clear that if we want to attract quality teachers to the child 
care field, the pay has to better reflect the value we place on their 
work. We can't attract them and we can't keep them if we don't pay them 
a living wage.
  The legislation I am introducing today will provide states with funds 
to increase child care worker pay based on the level of education, the 
greater the level of education, the greater the increase in pay. In 
addition, the legislation will provide scholarships of up to $1,500 for 
child care workers who want to further their early childhood education 
training by getting a college degree, an Associate's degree, or a child 
development associate credential.
  We will never make significant strides in improving the quality of 
child care in this nation if we fail to address one of the leading 
problems, attracting and retaining a quality child care workforce. It 
is time to invest in our children by investing in those who dedicate 
their lives to caring for our children.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 814

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Focus On 
     Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act'' or as 
     the ``FOCUS Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Funds for child care provider retention and development grants 
              and for child care provider scholarships.
Sec. 5. Application and plan.

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Sec. 6. Allotments to States.
Sec. 7. Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant Program.
Sec. 8. Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.
Sec. 9. Annual report.
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Research on early brain development and early childhood 
     demonstrates that the experiences children have and the 
     attachments they form early in life have a decisive, long-
     lasting impact on their later development and learning.
       (2) High-quality, developmentally appropriate child care 
     beginning in early childhood and continuing through the years 
     that children are in school improves the scholastic success 
     and educational attainments of children that persist into 
     adulthood.
       (3) According to a growing body of research, the single 
     most important determinant of child care quality is the 
     presence of consistent, sensitive, well-trained, and well-
     compensated child care providers; however, child care 
     programs nationwide experience high turnover in teaching 
     staff, fueled by poor compensation and few opportunities for 
     advancement.
       (4) The Department of Labor reports that in 1999 the 
     average wage for a child care provider was $7.42 per hour, or 
     $15,430 annually. For a full-time, full-year work, the wages 
     of a child care provider were not much above the 1999 poverty 
     threshold of $13,423 for a single parent with two children. 
     Family child care providers earned even less. The median wage 
     of a family child care provider in 1999 was $264 weekly, or 
     $13,728 annually.
       (5) Despite the important role child care providers may 
     play in early child development and learning, child care 
     providers earn less than bus drivers ($26,460), barbers 
     ($20,970), and janitors ($18,220).
       (6) Employer-sponsored benefits are minimal for most child 
     care staff. Even among child care centers, the availability 
     of health care coverage for staff remains woefully 
     inadequate.
       (7) To offer compensation that would be sufficient to 
     attract and retain qualified child care staff, child care 
     programs would be required to charge fees that many parents 
     could not afford. In programs that serve low-income children 
     who qualify for Federal and State child care subsidies, the 
     reimbursement rates set by the State strongly influence the 
     level of compensation that staff receive. Current 
     reimbursement rates for center-based child care services and 
     family child care services are insufficient to recruit and 
     retain qualified child care providers and to ensure high-
     quality services for children.
       (8) Teachers leaving the profession are replaced by staff 
     with less education and formal training in early child 
     development.
       (9) As a result of low wages and limited benefits, many 
     child care providers do not stay long in the child care 
     field. Approximately thirty percent of all teaching staff 
     leave their child care centers each year.
       (10) Child care providers, as well as the children, 
     families, and businesses that depend upon them, suffer the 
     consequences of inadequate compensation. This is true, with 
     few exceptions, for providers in all types of programs: 
     subsidized, nonsubsidized, for-profit, nonprofit, large, and 
     small child care settings.
       (11) Because of the severe shortage of qualified staff 
     available for employment by child care programs nationwide, 
     several States have recently initiated programs to improve 
     the quality of child care by increasing the training and 
     compensation of child care providers. Such programs encourage 
     the training, education and increased retention of qualified 
     child care providers by offering financial incentives, 
     including scholarships and compensation increases, that range 
     from $350 to $6,500 annually.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to establish 
     the Child Care Provider Retention and Development Grant 
     Program and the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program, to 
     help children receive the high quality child care and early 
     education they need for positive cognitive and social 
     development, by rewarding and promoting retention of 
     committed, qualified child care providers and by providing 
     financial assistance to improve the educational 
     qualifications of child care providers.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Child care provider.--The term ``child care provider'' 
     means an individual who provides a service directly to a 
     child on a person to person basis for compensation at--
       (A) a center-based child care provider that is licensed or 
     regulated under State law and that satisfies the State and 
     local requirements applicable to the child care services 
     provided,
       (B) a licensed or regulated family child care provider that 
     satisfies the State and local requirements applicable to the 
     child care services provided, or
       (C) an out-of-school time program that is licensed or 
     regulated under State law and that satisfies the State and 
     local requirements applicable to the child care services 
     provided,
       (2) Family child care provider.--The term ``family child 
     care provider'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     658P of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n).
       (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b(e).
       (4) In-kind contribution.--The term ``in-kind 
     contribution'' means payment of the cost of participation of 
     child care providers in health insurance programs or 
     retirement programs.
       (5) Lead agency.--The term ``lead agency'' means the agency 
     designated under section 658D of the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858b).
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands.

       (8) Tribal organization.--The term ``tribal organization'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

     SEC. 4. FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDER RETENTION AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDER 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may allot funds appropriated 
     to carry out this Act to eligible States for distribution to 
     pay the Federal share of the cost of making grants under this 
     Act to eligible child care providers.
       (b) Allotments.--Funds allotted under section 6 shall be 
     distributed by the Secretary, and expended by the States 
     (directly, or at the option of the States, through units of 
     general purpose local government), and by Indian tribes and 
     tribal organizations, in accordance with this Act.

     SEC. 5. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

       (a) Application.--To be eligible to receive a distribution 
     of funds allotted under section 6, a State shall submit to 
     the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require 
     by rule and shall include in such application a State plan 
     that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b).
       (b) Requirements of Plan.--
       (1) Lead agency.--The State plan shall identify the lead 
     agency to make grants under this Act.
       (2) Recruitment and retention of child care providers.--The 
     State plan shall describe how the lead agency will encourage 
     both the recruitment of child care providers who are new to 
     the child care field and the retention of child care 
     providers who have a demonstrated commitment to the child 
     care field.
       (3) Notification of grant availability.--The State plan 
     shall describe how the lead agency will identify and notify 
     all eligible child care providers in the State of the 
     availability of grants under this Act.
       (4) Distribution of grants.--The State plan shall describe 
     how the lead agency will make grants under sections 7 and 8 
     to child care providers in selected geographical areas in the 
     State in compliance with the following requirements:
       (A) Selection of geographical areas.--For the purpose of 
     making such grants for a fiscal year, the State shall select 
     a variety of geographical areas, determined by the State, 
     that--
       (i) includes urban areas, suburban areas, and rural areas, 
     and
       (ii) contains diversity of income levels,
     but shall give special consideration to geographical areas 
     selected under this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal 
     year.
       (B) Selection of child care providers to receive grants.--
     The State may make grants under section 7 only to eligible 
     child care providers in geographical areas selected under 
     subparagraph (A), but--
       (i) may give special consideration in such areas to 
     eligible grant applicants who have attained a higher relevant 
     educational credential, who provide a specific kind of child 
     care services, who provide child care services to populations 
     who meet specific economic characteristics, or who meet such 
     other criteria as the State may establish, and
       (ii) shall give special consideration to eligible grant 
     applicants who received a grant under such section in the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (C) Limitation.--The State shall describe how the State 
     will ensure that grants made under section 7 to child care 
     providers will not be used to offset reductions in the 
     compensation of such providers.
       (D) Reporting requirement.--With respect to each particular 
     geographical area selected, the State shall agree for each 
     fiscal year for which such State receives a grant under this 
     section--
       (i) to include in the report required by section 9, 
     detailed information regarding--

       (I) the continuity of employment of grant recipients as 
     child care providers with the same employer,
       (II) with respect to each employer that employed a grant 
     recipient, whether such employer was accredited by a 
     recognized State or national accrediting body during the 
     period of employment, and
       (III) to the extent practicable and available to the State, 
     detailed information regarding the rate and frequency of 
     employment turnover of qualified child care providers 
     throughout such area,

     during the 2-year period ending of the date of applications 
     for grants under section 7, and
       (ii) to provide a follow-up report, not later than 90 days 
     after the end of the succeeding fiscal year that includes 
     information regarding--

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       (I) the continuity of employment of grant recipients as 
     child care providers with the same employer,
       (II) with respect to each employer that employed a grant 
     recipient, whether such employer was accredited by a 
     recognized State or national accrediting body during the 
     period of employment, and
       (III) to the extent practicable and available to the State, 
     detailed information regarding the rate and frequency of 
     employment turnover of qualified child care providers 
     throughout such area,

     during the 1-year period beginning on the date grants are 
     made by under section 7 to applicants.
       (5) Child care provider retention and development grant 
     program.--The State plan shall describe how the lead agency 
     will determine the dollar amounts of grants made with funds 
     available to carry out section 7 in accordance with the 
     following requirements:
       (A) The State shall demonstrate that the amounts of 
     individual grants to be made under section 7 will be 
     sufficient--
       (i) to encourage child care providers to improve their 
     qualifications, and
       (ii) to retain qualified child care providers in the child 
     care field.
       (B) Such grants made to child care providers who have a 
     child development associate credential and who are employed 
     full-time to provide child care services shall be in an 
     amount that is not less than $1,000 per year.
       (C) The State shall make such grants in larger dollar 
     amounts to child care providers who have higher levels of 
     education than a credential such as a child development 
     associate credential, according to the following 
     requirements:
       (i) A child care provider who has a baccalaureate degree in 
     the area of child development or early child education shall 
     receive a grant that is not less than twice the amount of the 
     grant that is made to a child care provider who has an 
     associate of the arts degree in the area of child development 
     or early child education.
       (ii) A child care provider who has an associate of the arts 
     degree in the area of child development or early child 
     education shall receive a grant that is not less than 150 
     percent of the amount of the grant that is made to a child 
     care provider who has a child development associate 
     credential.
       (iii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), a child care 
     provider who has a baccalaureate degree in a field other than 
     child development or early child education shall receive a 
     grant equal to the grant made to a child care provider who 
     has an associate of the arts degree in the area of child 
     development or early child education.
       (II) If a child care provider who has such baccalaureate 
     degree obtains additional educational training in the area of 
     child development or early child education, as specified by 
     the State, such provider shall receive a grant equal to the 
     grant required under clause (i).
       (D) The State shall make such grants in larger dollar 
     amounts to child care providers who work full-time relative 
     to the grant amount made to child care providers who work 
     part-time, based on the State definitions of full-time and 
     part-time work.
       (E) The State shall provide grants in progressively larger 
     dollar amounts to child care providers to reflect the number 
     of years worked as a child care provider.
       (6) Distribution of child care provider scholarships.--The 
     State plan shall describe how the lead agency will make 
     scholarship grants in compliance with section 8 and shall 
     specify the types of educational and training programs for 
     which scholarship grants made under such section may be used, 
     including only programs that--
       (A) are administered by institutions of higher education 
     that are eligible to participate in student financial 
     assistance programs under title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), and
       (B) lead to a State or nationally recognized credential in 
     the area of child development or early child education, an 
     associate of the arts degree in the area of child development 
     or early child education, or a baccalaureate degree in the 
     area of child development or early child education.
       (7) Employer contribution.--The State plan shall describe 
     how the lead agency will encourage employers of child care 
     providers to contribute to the attainment of education goals 
     by child care providers who receive grants under section 8.
       (8) Supplementation.--The State plan shall provide 
     assurances that funds received by the State to carry out 
     sections 7 and 8 will be used only to supplement, not to 
     supplant, Federal, State, and local funds otherwise available 
     to support existing services and activities that encourage 
     child care providers to improve their qualifications and that 
     promote the retention of qualified child care providers in 
     the child care field.

     SEC. 6. ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

       (a) Amounts Reserved.--
       (1) Territories and possessions.--The Secretary shall 
     reserve not more than \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds 
     appropriated to carry out this Act for any fiscal year for 
     distribution to Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, to be allotted in accordance 
     with their respective needs.
       (2) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.--The Secretary 
     shall reserve not more than 3 percent of the funds 
     appropriated to carry out this Act for any fiscal year for 
     distribution to Indian tribes and tribal organizations with 
     applications approved under subsection (c).
       (b) Allotments to Remaining States.--
       (1) General authority.--From the funds appropriated to 
     carry out this Act for any fiscal year remaining after 
     reserving funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     allot to each State (excluding Guam, American Samoa, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) an amount equal 
     to the sum of--
       (A) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     such remainder as the product of the young child factor of 
     the State and the allotment percentage of the State bears to 
     the sum of the corresponding products for all States, and --
       (B) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
     such remainder as the product of the school lunch factor of 
     the State and the allotment percentage of the State bears to 
     the sum of the corresponding products for all States. --
       (2) Young child factor.--The term ``young child factor'' 
     means the ratio of the number of children in the State under 
     5 years of age to the number of such children in all States 
     as provided by the most recent annual estimates of population 
     in the States by the Bureau of the Census.
       (3) School lunch factor.--The term ``school lunch factor'' 
     means the ratio of the number of children in the State who 
     are receiving free or reduced price lunches under the school 
     lunch program established under the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) to the number of such children in 
     all the States as determined annually by the Department of 
     Agriculture.
       (4) Allotment percentage.--
       (A) In general.--The allotment percentage for a State is 
     determined by dividing the per capita income of all 
     individuals in the United States, by the per capita income of 
     all individuals in the State.
       (B) Limitations.--If an allotment percentage determined 
     under subparagraph (A)--
       (i) is more than 1.2 percent, then the allotment percentage 
     of that State shall be considered to be 1.2 percent, and
       (ii) is less than 0.8 percent, then the allotment 
     percentage of the State shall be considered to be 0.8 
     percent. --
       (C) Per capita income.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     per capita income shall be--
       (i) determined at 2-year intervals,
       (ii) applied for the 2-year period beginning on October 1 
     of the first fiscal year beginning on the date such 
     determination is made, and
       (iii) equal to the average of the annual per capita incomes 
     for the most recent period of 3 consecutive years for which 
     satisfactory data are available from the Department of 
     Commerce at the time such determination is made.
       (c) Allotments to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations.--
       (1) Reservation of funds.--From amounts reserved under 
     subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may make allotments to 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations that submit 
     applications under this subsection, to plan and carry out 
     programs and activities to encourage child care providers to 
     improve their qualifications and to retain qualified child 
     care providers in the child care field.
       (2) Applications and requirements.--An application for an 
     allotment to an Indian tribe or tribal organization under 
     this section shall provide that--
       (A) the applicant will coordinate, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, with the lead agency in each State in which the 
     applicant will carry out such programs and activities, and
       (B) will make such reports on, and conduct such audits of, 
     programs and activities under this Act as the Secretary may 
     require.
       (d) Data and Information.--The Secretary shall obtain from 
     each appropriate Federal agency, the most recent data and 
     information necessary to determine the allotments provided 
     for in subsection (b).
       (e) Reallotments.--
       (1) In general.--Any portion of the allotment under 
     subsection (b) to a State for a fiscal year that the 
     Secretary determines will not be distributed to the State for 
     such fiscal year shall be reallotted by the Secretary to 
     other States proportionately based on allotments made under 
     such subsection to such States for such fiscal year.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Reduction.--The amount of any reallotment to which a 
     State is entitled to under paragraph (1) shall be reduced to 
     the extent that such amount exceeds the amount that the 
     Secretary estimates will be distributed to the State to make 
     grants under this Act.
       (B) Reallotments.--The amount of such reduction shall be 
     reallotted proportionately based on allotments made under 
     subsection (b) to States with respect to which no reduction 
     in an allotment, or in a reallotment, is required by this 
     subsection.
       (3) Amounts reallotted.--For purposes of this Act (other 
     than this subsection and subsection (b)), any amount 
     reallotted to a State under this subsection shall be 
     considered to be part of the allotment made under subsection 
     (b) to the State.
       (f) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Federal share.--Allotted funds distributed by the 
     Secretary to a State for a fiscal year to carry out sections 
     7 and 8 may be used by the State to pay--
       (A) not more than 90 percent of the cost of each grant made 
     under such sections, in the

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     1st fiscal year for which the State receives such funds,
       (B) not more than 85 percent of the cost of each grant made 
     under such sections, in the 2d fiscal year for which the 
     State receives such funds,
       (C) not more than 80 percent of the cost of each grant made 
     under such sections, in the 3d fiscal year for which the 
     State receives such funds, and
       (D) not more than 75 percent of the cost of each grant made 
     under such sections, in any subsequent fiscal year for which 
     the State receives such funds.
       (2) State share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     making such grants shall be paid by the State in cash or in 
     the form of an in-kind contribution, fairly evaluated by the 
     Secretary.
       (g) Availability of Allotted Funds Distributed to States.--
     Of the allotted funds distributed under this Act to a State 
     for a fiscal year--
       (1) not less than 67.5 percent shall be available to the 
     State for grants under section 7,
       (2) not less than 22.5 percent shall be available to the 
     State for grants under section 8, and
       (3) not more than 10 percent shall be available to pay 
     administrative costs incurred by the State to carry out this 
     Act.

     SEC. 7. CHILD CARE PROVIDER RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--A State that receives funds allotted under 
     section 6 and made available to carry out this section shall 
     expend such funds to make grants to eligible child care 
     providers in accordance with this section, to improve the 
     qualifications and promote the retention of qualified child 
     care providers.
       (b) Eligibility To Receive Grants.--To be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this section, a child care provider 
     shall--
       (1) have a child development associate credential or 
     equivalent, an associate of the arts degree in the area of 
     child development or early child education, a baccalaureate 
     degree in the area of child development or early child 
     education, or a baccalaureate degree in an unrelated field, 
     and
       (2) be employed as a child care provider for not less than 
     1 calendar year, or the program equivalent of 1 calendar year 
     if then employed in a child care program that operates for 
     less than a full calendar year, ending on the date of the 
     application for such grant, except that not more than 3 
     months of education related to child development or to early 
     child education obtained during a calendar year may be 
     treated as employment that satisfies the requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       (c) Preservation of Eligibility.--The receipt of a grant 
     under section 8 by a child care provider shall not be taken 
     into consideration for purposes of selecting eligible 
     applicants to receive a grant under this section.

     SEC. 8. CHILD CARE PROVIDER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--A State that receives funds allotted under 
     section 6 and made available to carry out this section shall 
     expend such funds to make scholarship grants to eligible 
     child care providers in accordance with this section to 
     improve their educational qualifications to provide child 
     care services.
       (b) Eligibility Requirement for Scholarship Grants.--As a 
     condition of eligibility to receive a scholarship grant under 
     this section, a child care provider shall be employed as a 
     child care provider for not less than 1 calendar year, or the 
     program equivalent of 1 calendar year if then employed in a 
     child care program that operates for less than a full 
     calendar year ending on the date of the application for such 
     grant.
       (c) Selection of Grantees.--For purposes of selecting child 
     care providers to receive scholarship grants under this 
     section and determining the dollar amounts of such grants, a 
     State may not--
       (1) take into consideration whether a grant applicant is 
     receiving, will receive, or has applied to receive any funds 
     under any other provision of this Act, or under any other 
     Federal or State law that provides funds for educational 
     purposes, or
       (2) consider as resources of such applicant any funds such 
     applicant is receiving, may receive, or may be eligible to 
     receive under any other provision of this Act, under any 
     other Federal or State law that provides funds for 
     educational purposes, or from a private entity.
       (d) Cost Sharing Required.--The dollar amount of a 
     scholarship grant made under this section to a child care 
     provider shall be less than the cost of the education for 
     which such grant is made.
       (e) Annual Maximum Scholarship Grant Amount.--The maximum 
     aggregate dollar amount of a scholarship grant made to an 
     eligible child care provider under this section in a fiscal 
     year may not exceed $1,500.

     SEC. 9. ANNUAL REPORT.

       A State that receives funds appropriated to carry out this 
     Act for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary, not 
     later than 90 days after the end of such fiscal year, a 
     report--
       (1) specifying the uses for which the State expended such 
     funds, and the aggregate amount of funds (including State 
     funds) expended for each of such uses,
       (2) containing available data relating to grants made with 
     such funds, including--
       (A) the number of child care providers who received such 
     grants,
       (B) the dollar amounts of such grants,
       (C) any other information that describes or evaluates the 
     effectiveness of this Act,
       (D) the particular geographical areas selected under 
     section 5 for the purpose of making such grants,
       (E) with respect to grants made under section 7--
       (i) the number of years grant recipients have been employed 
     as a child care provider,
       (ii) the level of training and education of grant 
     recipients,
       (iii) the salaries and other compensation received by grant 
     recipients to provide child care services,
       (iv) the number of children who received child care 
     services provided by grant recipients,
       (v) information on family demographics of such children,
       (vi) the types of settings described in subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C) of section 3(a)(1) in which grant recipients are 
     employed, and
       (vii) the ages of the children who received child care 
     services provided by grant recipients,
       (F) with respect to grants made under section 8--
       (i) the number of years grant recipients have been employed 
     as child care provider,
       (ii) the types of settings described in subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C) of section 3(a)(1) in which grant recipients are 
     employed, and
       (iii) the level of training and education of grant 
     recipients,
       (iv) to the extent practicable and available to the State, 
     detailed information regarding the salaries and other 
     compensation received by grant recipients to provide child 
     care services before, during, and after receiving such grant,
       (vi) the ages of the children who received child care 
     services provided by grant recipients,
       (vi) the number of course credits or credentials obtained 
     by grant recipients, and
       (vii) the amount of time taken for completion of the 
     education for which such grants were made, and
       (G) such other information as the Secretary may require by 
     rule.

     SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,000 in 
     the aggregate for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 to carry out 
     this Act.
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