‘‘SEC. 420C. CAMPUS-BASED CHILD CARE.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘Child Care Access Means Parents in School Act’.
‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) earning potential increases significantly
when individuals attend college for any period of
time;
‘‘(2) public assistance recipients who complete
college are more likely to leave public assistance per-
manently;
‘‘(3) students who are parents and receive cam-
pus-based child care are more likely to remain in
school, and to graduate more rapidly and at a higher
rate than students who are parents and do not re-
ceive campus-based child care;
‘‘(4) students who are parents rate access to
campus-based child care programs as an important
factor affecting their college enrollment;
‘‘(5) children placed in high quality child care
programs exhibit significant positive results from the
experience, including—
‘‘(A) higher earnings as adults;
‘‘(B) higher rates of secondary school
graduation;
‘‘(C) lower rates of retention in grade level;
‘‘(D) lower rates of teenage pregnancy;
and
‘‘(E) reduced need for special education or
social services;
‘‘(6) the public saves $7 for every $1 invested
in quality child care; and
‘‘(7) campus-based child care programs may
have an increasingly difficult time accessing Federal
child care funds under the structure of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–193; 110 Stat. 2105).
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to
support the participation of low-income parents in post-
secondary education through the provision of campus-
based child care services.
‘‘(d) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may award
grants to institutions of higher education to assist
the institutions in providing campus-based child care
services to low-income students.
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a
grant awarded to an institution of higher edu-
cation under this section for a fiscal year shall
not exceed 1 percent of the total amount of all
Federal Pell Grant funds awarded to students
enrolled at the institution of higher education
for the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(B) MINIMUM.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be awarded in an amount that is not
less than $10,000.
‘‘(3) DURATION; RENEWAL; AND PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) DURATION.—The Secretary shall
award a grant under this section for a period
of 3 years.
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—A grant under this sec-
tion may be renewed for a period of 3 years.
‘‘(C) PAYMENTS.—Subject to subsection
(f)(2), the Secretary shall make annual grant
payments under this section.
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—An institution
of higher education shall be eligible to receive a
grant under this section for a fiscal year if the total
amount of all Federal Pell Grant funds awarded to
students enrolled at the institution of higher edu-
cation for the preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds
$1,000,000.
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under this
section shall be used by an institution of higher edu-
cation to support or establish a campus-based child
care program serving the needs of low-income stu-
dents enrolled at the institution of higher education.
‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit an institution of high-
er education that receives grant funds under this
section from serving the child care needs of the com-
munity served by the institution.
‘‘(7) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—
For the purpose of this section, the term ‘‘low-in-
come student’’ means a student who is eligible to re-
ceive a Federal Pell Grant for the fiscal year for
which the determination is made.
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary
may require. Each application shall—
‘‘(1) demonstrate that the institution is an eligi-
ble institution described in subsection (d)(4);
‘‘(2) specify the amount of funds requested;
‘‘(3) demonstrate the need of low-income stu-
dents at the institution for campus-based child care
services by including in the application student de-
mographics and other relevant data;
‘‘(4) contain a description of the activities to be
assisted, including whether the grant funds will sup-
port an existing child care program or a new child
care program;
‘‘(5) identify the resources the institution will
draw upon to support the child care program and
the participation of low-income students in the pro-
gram, such as accessing social services funding,
using student activity fees to help pay the costs of
child care, using resources obtained by meeting the
needs of parents who are not low-income students,
and accessing foundation, corporate or other institu-
tional support, and demonstrate that the use of the
resources will not result in increases in student tui-
tion;
‘‘(6) contain an assurance that the institution
will meet the child care needs of low-income students
through the provision of services, or through a con-
tract for the provision of services;
‘‘(7) in the case of an institution seeking assist-
ance for a new child care program—
‘‘(A) provide a timeline, covering the pe-
riod from receipt of the grant through the pro-
vision of the child care services, delineating the
specific steps the institution will take to achieve
the goal of providing low-income students with
child care services;
‘‘(B) specify any measures the institution
will take to assist low-income students with
child care during the period before the institu-
tion provides child care services; and
‘‘(C) include a plan for identifying re-
sources needed for the child care services, in-
cluding space in which to provide child care
services, and technical assistance if necessary;
‘‘(8) contain an assurance that any child care
facility assisted under this section will meet the ap-
plicable State or local government licensing, certifi-
cation, approval, or registration requirements; and
‘‘(9) contain a plan for any child care facility
assisted under this section to become accredited
within 3 years of the date the institution first re-
ceives assistance under this section.
‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CONTINUING ELI-
GIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) REPORTS.—Each institution of high-
er education receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall report to the Secretary 18 months
and 36 months after receiving the first grant
payment under this section.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report shall in-
clude—
‘‘(i) data on the population served
under this section;
‘‘(ii) information on campus and com-
munity resources and funding used to help
low-income students access child care serv-
ices;
‘‘(iii) information on progress made
toward accreditation of any child care fa-
cility; and
‘‘(iv) information on the impact of the
grant on the quality, availability, and af-
fordability of campus-based child care serv-
ices.
‘‘(2) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary
shall make the third annual grant payment under
this section to an institution of higher education
only if the Secretary determines, on the basis of the
18-month report submitted under paragraph (1),
that the institution is making a good faith effort to
ensure that low-income students at the institution
have access to affordable, quality child care services.