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S 2671 107th Congress Senate

Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide for child care quality improvements for children with disabilities or other special needs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
Families Child care block grantsChild care workersCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommunity organization
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Day careDisabledDisabled childrenDiscrimination against the disabledEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducation of disabled studentsEmployee trainingFederal aid to higher educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment lendingHigher educationLabor and EmploymentLawLicensesNonprofit organizationsParent and childParent-school relationshipsRecruiting of employeesRehabilitation of the disabledScholarshipsSocial WelfareSpecial educationTeacher educationTeacher salariesTeacher supply and demandUrban affairs
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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
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 Latest action June 24, 2002

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

 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.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 24, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2671: Nurturing Special Kids Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2671/
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