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Introduced
06/15/2020
06/15/2020
In Committee
06/15/2020
06/15/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To provide assistance with respect to child care infrastructure, and for other purposes. This bill establishes grants for child care facilities and higher education loan repayment and scholarship programs for child care educators, among other provisions. The Administration for Children and Families must conduct long- and short-term assessments of child care infrastructure, including the effect of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic on such facilities. The bill provides grants to (1) states to acquire, construct, or improve child care facilities, and (2) intermediary organizations with demonstrated experience in child care facilities financing to develop or finance child care facilities. The bill further provides for education loan repayments of up to $6,000 per year for up to five years for early childhood educators who agree to work for certain child care providers. Additionally, the bill establishes a program for institutions of higher education to award grants of up to $3,000 per academic year to individuals who are enrolled in early childhood educator programs and agree to serve in a state-licensed early learning program. Finally, the bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2026 supports for campus-based child care for low-income parents enrolled in institutions of higher education, requires the Government Accountability Office to report about the impact of the tax credit for employer-provided child care, and requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider early learning facilities in planning and implementation grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.
AI Summary
This bill, the Child Care is Infrastructure Act, establishes several provisions to provide assistance with child care infrastructure:
1. It requires the Administration for Children and Families to conduct short-term and long-term assessments of child care facility conditions, including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. It creates grant programs for states to acquire, construct, or improve child care facilities, as well as for intermediary organizations to develop or finance child care facilities. These grants prioritize facilities serving low-income populations, young children, and essential workers.
3. It establishes a loan repayment program for early childhood educators who agree to work for qualified child care providers for 5 years, providing up to $6,000 per year in loan assistance.
4. It creates a grant program for institutions of higher education to provide scholarships of up to $3,000 per year to individuals enrolled in early childhood education programs who agree to serve in state-licensed early learning programs.
5. It reauthorizes and modifies campus-based child care supports for low-income parents enrolled in higher education institutions.
6. It requires the Government Accountability Office to study the tax credit for employer-provided child care, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider early learning facilities in certain community development grants.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (on 06/15/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7201/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7201/BILLS-116hr7201ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7201/BILLS-116hr7201ih.pdf.pdf |
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