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Caring for Children Act

Introduced: February 13, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 25, 2003
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 13, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2466-2467)
Feb 13, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2465)
Feb 13, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Caring for Children Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect and disseminate directly or through competitive award of contracts: (1) information concerning health and safety in various child care settings; and (2) relevant findings in the field of early childhood learning and development.

Directs the Secretary to award grants to eligible entities to develop: (1) distance learning child care training technology infrastructures; and (2) model technology-based training courses for child care providers and child care workers, to be provided through distance learning programs made available through the infrastructure. Requires, to the maximum extent possible, that such grants be awarded in those regions of the United States with the fewest training opportunities for child care providers.

Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration program of competitive grants to States to help them provide funds to encourage the establishment and operation of small business employer-operated child care programs. Requires a State to give priority for such assistance to applicants that desire to form a consortium to provide child care in a geographic area within the State where such care is not generally available or accessible, and allows such consortia to include businesses, nonprofit agencies or organizations, local governments, or other appropriate entities.

What's happening now February 25, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1