HR 3978 · 98th Congress · Education
School Facilities Child Care Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.(1983-10-07)
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School Facilities Child Care Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public agencies and private nonprofit organizations having the capacity to furnish school-age child care services to assist such agencies and organizations to establish and operate school-age child care services in public schools. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Sets forth information which must be included in applications by such agencies or organizations to the Secretary for such grants. Requires the Secretary, in approving the applications, to: (1) assure that there is an equitable distribution of approved applications; (2) give priority to applications from applicants in communities with the greatest need and a shortage of economic resources for such services; and (3) give consideration to applicants illustrating an identifiable base of community support Directs the Secretary to carry out a program of collecting data from recipients of assistance under this Act designed to provide a national-needs assessment for child care services of school-age children in the United States. Requires the Secretary to report annually to specified congressional committee…
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