Sec. 6. Application and plan
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Section 658E(c) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 9858c(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by striking a child and inserting an eligible child ; in subparagraph (D), by striking , not later and all that follows through subparagraph (K)(i), ; in subparagraph (E)(i)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , offered through a mixed delivery system, after full diversity of child care services ; in subclause (I), by inserting (including information on the hours and days of operation and ages served) after of child care services ; and in subclause (IV)— by striking and before the Medicaid ; and by inserting before the semicolon the following: , and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs under section 511 of the Social Security Act ( ; 42 U.S.C. 711 ) in subparagraph (G)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting Training and professional ;
Professional in clause
(i)and clause
(ii)(in the matter preceding subclause (I)), by striking training and before professional development ; in clause (ii)(II), by striking , and may engage and all that follows through training framework ; and in clause (iii), by striking training and inserting professional development ; in subparagraph (I)(i)(IX), by striking if applicable, ; in subparagraph (J)— by striking that procedures and inserting the following: that— procedures ; by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the State will undertake a review of State and local health and safety requirements (including requirements for inspections under this subchapter and the child and adult care food program established under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766 )) to determine redundancies and oversights that may exist, to ensure— children receive child care services in healthy and safe environments; and child care providers can easily identify, understand, and comply with applicable health and safety requirements. ; in subparagraph (K)(i)— in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking , not later and all that follows through 2014, ; and in subclause (IV), by striking section 658P(6)(B) and inserting section 658A(7)(B) ; in subparagraph (M)— by redesignating clauses
(ii)through
(iv)as clauses
(iv)through (vi), respectively; by striking clause
(i)and inserting the following: children in underserved areas, including areas that have significant concentrations of poverty or unemployment and that do not have a sufficient supply of eligible child care providers; children experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, children in kinship care, and children who are receiving, or need to receive, child protective services; and children in rural areas; ; and in clause (v), as so redesignated, by striking , as defined by the State ; in subparagraph (N)(iii), by striking At the option of the State, the and inserting The ; in subparagraph (O)(i), by striking full-day services and inserting full workday and full work year services ; in subparagraph (S)(ii), by striking , to the extent and all that follows through fixed costs and inserting implement enrollment and eligibility policies that support the fixed and operational costs ; in subparagraph (T)(i), by striking or implement and all that follows through of 2014) and inserting and implement developmental guidelines ; in subparagraph (U)— in clause (ii), by inserting State and local health agencies, after licensing of child care providers, ; and in clause (iii)(II), by striking following the emergency or disaster, which may include and inserting during and following the emergency or disaster, which shall include guidelines for ; in subparagraph (V), by striking develop and all that follow through services. and inserting support child care business technical assistance including supporting— provision of strategies to support management coaching and the use of core best business practices; development and use of shared services initiatives including initiatives involving provider networks such as child care center alliances and family child care provider networks; and coordination of activities with programs of the Small Business Administration, programs of the Department of Agriculture, and other Federal, State, and local programs supporting child care businesses. ; and by adding at the end the following: The plan shall include benchmarks for the indicators described in the clauses of section 658K(a)(3)(B). ; in paragraph (3)— in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking Not later and all that follows through shall prepare and inserting Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare ; and in subparagraph (D)— by striking with respect to and all that follows through 2020 and inserting with respect to each fiscal year) ; and by striking described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or
(iv)of and inserting in priority populations described in ; in paragraph (4)— by striking subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)and inserting the following: The State plan shall certify that, not later than the later of the date that is 5 years after the date of submission of the application, and September 30, 2031, payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter— will be sufficient to meet the cost of providing the child care services, including the fixed and operational costs of providing the child care services; and will be set and paid in accordance with a cost estimation model described in subparagraph (B). The State plan shall— demonstrate that the State, after consulting with eligible child care providers that represent the various geographic areas of the State and types of providers within the State’s mixed delivery system, State and local child care program administrators, local child care resource and referral agencies, and other appropriate entities, has developed and uses (or if the State has not used such a model certify that the State, after such consultation but not later than the later of the date that is 5 years after the date of submission of the application described in subsection (a), and September 30, 2031, will develop and use) a statistically valid and reliable cost estimation model for the direct payment rates for providers of child care services in the State, that— reflects the costs of service delivery, including fixed costs and operating expenses; reflects the cost of staff salaries and benefits necessary to sufficiently recruit, train, and retain a qualified child care workforce; reflects variations in the costs of service delivery by submarket, type of provider, and children served, including by— geographic area (such as location in a urban or rural area); ages of children; whether the children have particular needs (such as needs of children with disabilities and children served by child protective services); whether the providers provide services during weekend and other nontraditional hours; and quality of child care provider as determined by the State; and is reviewed once every 2 years and adjusted to— ensure payment rates remain sufficient to meet the requirements of this subchapter; and provide a cost of living increase to maintain the level of services provided during the year prior to the review; and describe how the State will provide for timely payments, set in accordance with the model described in clause (i), for child care services provided under this subchapter. ; in subparagraph (C)— by striking clause (ii); and by striking
(C)and all that follows through Nothing and inserting the following: Nothing ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may offer guidance to States on cost estimation models described in subparagraph (B), but shall not require a State to adopt a particular cost estimation model or an element of a particular cost estimation model (except that the model shall meet the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i)). ; and by striking paragraph
(5)and inserting the following: The State plan shall provide that the State will establish and periodically revise by rule a sliding fee scale to determine a full copayment for a family receiving assistance under this subchapter (or, for a family receiving part-time care, a reduced copayment that is an appropriate amount of the full copayment) and that is not a barrier that restricts families from accessing child care services under this subchapter. .
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