Sec. 132. Administrative requirements and standards
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The Secretary shall establish administrative requirements and standards consistent with the requirements and standards described in subsections
(a)through (f), and (h), of section 644 of the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9839 ). The established requirements and standards shall apply to the child care and early learning programs carried out under this title, and the prime sponsors carrying out such programs, as the case may be. The Secretary may make such adjustments to the requirements, standards, qualifications, development activities, and limitations specified in paragraph
(1)and sections 133(a), 134, 136(a), 139, and 141, as may be necessary to ensure effective administration of this title. The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to ensure that programs under this title have adequate internal administrative controls, accounting requirements, personnel standards, evaluation procedures, and other policies as may be necessary to promote the effective use of funds. The Secretary, after consultation with other appropriate officials of the Federal Government, shall within 16 months after the date of enactment of this Act prepare and submit to Congress a report that— describes the extent to which facilities owned or leased by Federal agencies (including departments) could be made available to prime sponsors, through appropriate arrangements, for use as facilities for child care and early learning programs under this title during times and periods when the owned or leased facilities are not utilized fully for their usual purposes; and the Secretary's recommendations (including recommendations for changes through legislation) or proposed actions for such use. The Secretary shall require, as a condition for the receipt of financial assistance under this title, that any prime sponsor under this title agree to conduct a review and prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that— describes the extent to which facilities owned or leased by such prime sponsor, or by other organizations in the service area, could be made available, through appropriate arrangements, for use as facilities for child care and early learning programs under this title during times and periods when the owned or leased facilities are not utilized fully for their usual purposes; and the prime sponsor’s proposed actions for such use. Upon a determination by the Secretary that suitable facilities (including public school facilities) are not otherwise available to prime sponsors to carry out child care and early learning programs, that the lack of suitable facilities will inhibit the operation of such programs, and that construction of such facilities is more cost-effective than purchase of available facilities or renovation, the Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary, may authorize the use of financial assistance under this title to make payments for capital expenditures related to construction of facilities that will be used to carry out such programs. The Secretary shall establish uniform procedures for prime sponsors to request approval for such payments, and shall promote, to the extent practicable, the collocation of child care and early learning programs with other programs serving children and families. Such payments may be used for capital expenditures (including paying the cost of amortizing the principal, and paying interest on, loans) such as expenditures for— construction of facilities that are not in existence on the date of the determination, if such construction is more cost-effective than purchase or renovation; major renovation of facilities in existence on such date, if major renovation is more cost-effective than purchase, construction, or minor renovation; and purchase of vehicles used for programs conducted at child care and early learning program facilities eligible for a payment under this subsection. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the construction or renovation of facilities to be used to carry out child care and early learning programs under this title shall be paid wages that are not less than the wages prevailing on similar construction or renovation in the service area, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act ).
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