FOCUS Act

Bill: 108-hr-2377
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2003-06-05 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Access to health care
Agriculture and Food
Child care workers
Child development
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Day care
Demography
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational planning
Elementary and secondary education
Employee health benefits
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to education
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health insurance
Higher education
Indian children
Indian education
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Labor turnover
Medical economics
Minorities
Poor children
Preschool education
Recruiting of employees
Salaries
Scholarships
School lunch program
Social Welfare
Teacher education
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: 
Focus On Committed and Underpaid Staff for Children's Sake Act (FOCUS Act) - Establishes: (1) the Child Care Provider Development and Retention Grant Program; and (2) the Child Care Provider Scholarship Program.
 
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) for distribution directly, or at State option through local governments, to pay the Federal share of the cost of making grants to eligible child care providers under both such programs. 
Healthy Early Education Workforce Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary to allot funds to eligible States (and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) to pay for the Federal share of the cost of providing access to affordable health benefits coverage for: (1) eligible child care providers; and (2) at State option, the spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of such providers. Directs the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of several such funded State programs representing various approaches to increasing the rate of coverage for child care providers.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
action_date: 2003-06-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1162)
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-05
text: Introduced in House