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Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002

Introduced: June 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 24, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5958-5959)
Jun 24, 2002
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (CCDBGA) to require States to reserve certain funds for activities to improve the quality of child care for children with disabilities or other special needs (special children).

Requires States that receive CCDBGA allotments in excess of a covered amount to reserve and use the excess to: (1) support child care programs that accept special children, provide higher reimbursements to providers who serve special children, and support training for providers in the care of special children; (2) fund consultations by professionals to improve providers' abilities to identify and care for special children; (3) provide a comprehensive system of ongoing training and technical assistance with respect to providers and others involved in care of special children; and (4) provide grants for recruitment and retention of qualified staff for care of special children.

What's happening now June 24, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1