Sec. 578. Redesign and modernization of child development program compensation and staffing models
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The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall lead the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model and the modernization of the child development program staffing model. The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall— redesign child development program staff compensation for positions as non-entry level, mid-to-senior level classroom staff by modernizing the duties and responsibilities captured in existing descriptions for those positions to more accurately reflect current performance and expectations for the positions; adjust compensation for higher-level program management positions by modernizing the duties and responsibilities captured in existing descriptions for those positions to more accurately reflect current performance and expectations for those positions; direct the Department’s personnel office to make necessary adjustments to modernize the pay plan for positions described in paragraphs
(1)and
(2)to accommodate any compensation increases driven by the updated descriptions for those positions required by paragraphs
(1)and (2); and begin implementation of the revised descriptions for those positions and accompanying compensation adjustments not later than April 1, 2025, subject to the availability of appropriations. The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall lead the modernization of the child development program staffing model by— adding key positions to facilitate classroom operations and provide direct support to child development program staff; adding key positions to coordinate support for children with special needs and to provide direct support to the child development program staff working with those children; and developing and implementing a five-year plan to phase in modernization of the model that ensures responsible funding execution, successful implementation allowing for adjustments as necessary, and long-term sustainable impact. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an initial baseline briefing that describes progress, accomplishments, and the impact of the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model and the modernization of the child development program staffing model. The briefing required by subparagraph
(A)shall be used to establish a data baseline. Not later than one year after providing the briefing required by paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress made with respect to the redesign of the Department of Defense child development program compensation model and the modernization of the child development program staffing model. Each briefing required by subparagraph
(A)shall include the following: The percentage of child development program staff that are also military spouses. The turnover or retention rate of child development program staff. The utilization rate of child development program child care spaces. The number of child development program employees who were hired during the year preceding the briefing. The percentage of such employees who resigned within their first six months of employment. Information on the ability to staff newly constructed facilities. An assessment of the impact of adding key positions to the child development program staffing model under paragraphs
(1)and
(2)of subsection (c).