COACH Act
Bill: H.R.3072 | Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema (D-GA)
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Convening Operations Assistance for Childcare Heroes Act or the COACH Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to maintain a resource guide for small businesses operating as child care providers that includes guidance on topics such as operations, finances, and compliance with relevant laws.

To amend the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration to publish or update a resource guide for 
  small business concerns operating as child care providers, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Convening Operations Assistance for 
Childcare Heroes Act'' or the ``COACH Act''.

SEC. 2. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

    The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 49 as section 50; and
            (2) by inserting after section 48 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 49. CHILD CARE RESOURCE GUIDE.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section and not less frequently than every 5 years 
thereafter, the Administrator shall publish or update a resource guide, 
applicable to various business models as determined by the 
Administrator, for small business concerns operating as child care 
providers.
    ``(b) Guidance on Small Business Concern Matters.--The resource 
guide required under subsection (a) shall include guidance for such 
small business concerns related to--
            ``(1) operations (including marketing and management 
        planning);
            ``(2) finances (including financial planning, financing, 
        payroll, and insurance);
            ``(3) compliance with relevant laws (including the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 and this Act);
            ``(4) training and safety (including equipment and 
        materials);
            ``(5) quality (including eligibility for funding under the 
        Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 as an 
        eligible child care provider); and
            ``(6) any other matters the Administrator determines 
        appropriate.
    ``(c) Consultation Required.--Before publication or update of the 
resource guide required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
consult with the following:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
            ``(2) Representatives from lead agencies designated under 
        section 658D of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
        of 1990.
            ``(3) Representatives from local or regional child care 
        resource and referral organizations described in section 
        658E(c)(3)(B)(iii)(I) of the Child Care and Development Block 
        Grant Act of 1990.
            ``(4) Any other relevant entities as determined by the 
        Administrator.
    ``(d) Publication and Dissemination Required.--
            ``(1) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish the 
        resource guide required under subsection (a) in English and in 
        the 10 most commonly spoken languages, other than English, in 
        the United States, which shall include Mandarin, Cantonese, 
        Japanese, and Korean. The Administrator shall make each 
        translation of the resource guide available on a publicly 
        accessible website of the Administration.
            ``(2) Distribution.--
                    ``(A) Administrator.--The Administrator shall 
                distribute the resource guide required under subsection 
                (a) to offices within the Administration, including 
                district offices, and to the persons consulted under 
                subsection (c).
                    ``(B) Other entities.--Women's business centers (as 
                described under section 29), small business development 
                centers, chapters of the Service Corps of Retired 
                Executives (established under section 8(b)(1)(B)), and 
                Veteran Business Outreach Centers (as described under 
                section 32) shall distribute to small business concerns 
                operating as child care providers, sole proprietors 
                operating as child care providers, and child care 
                providers that have limited administrative capacity, as 
                determined by the Administrator--
                            ``(i) the resource guide required under 
                        subsection (a); and
                            ``(ii) other resources available that the 
                        Administrator determines to be relevant.''.
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