Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act

Bill: 114-hr-4681
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2016-03-03
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development

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Higher education
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act or the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise and permanently reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant program.</p> <p>The Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education must report to Congress on plans to better serve postsecondary students with dependents. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4681 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2016 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Clark of Massachusetts ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide greater support to students with dependents, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Reauthorization Act or the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act . 2. Amendments to CCAMPIS Section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Contents To ensure that the reports submitted under paragraph (1) collect relevant data on the program under this section and its impact, the Secretary shall determine the contents of such reports after consultation with relevant stakeholders. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Publication of reports Not later than 1 year after the first report is submitted under paragraph (1), as amended by the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall publish the reports submitted under paragraph (1) for the preceding year on the public website of the Department. ; and (2) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $67,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each succeeding fiscal year. . 3. Report by office of postsecondary education Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education (acting through the Office of Postsecondary Education) shall report to Congress on the plans of the Department of Education to better serve postsecondary students with dependents.