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[USC03] 42 USC 9858c: Application and plan
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42 USC 9858c: Application and plan Text contains those laws in effect on January 22, 2018
To be eligible to receive assistance under this subchapter, a State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary shall by rule require, including-
Provide assurances that-
(i) the parent or parents of each eligible child within the State who receives or is offered child care services for which financial assistance is provided under this subchapter are given the option either-
The plan shall include a certification that the State will collect and disseminate (which dissemination may be done, except as otherwise specified in this subparagraph, through resource and referral organizations or other means as determined by the State) to parents of eligible children, the general public, and, where applicable, providers-
(i) information about the availability of the full diversity of child care services that will promote informed child care choices and that concerns-
(ii) information on developmental screenings, including-
The plan shall provide an assurance that such training and professional development-
(V) to the extent practicable, are appropriate for a population of children that includes-
The plan shall describe child care standards for child care services for which assistance is made available in accordance with this subchapter, appropriate to the type of child care setting involved, to provide for the safety and developmental needs of the children served, that address-
The plan shall include a certification that there are in effect within the State, under State or local law, requirements designed to protect the health and safety of children that are applicable to child care providers that provide services for which assistance is made available in accordance with this subchapter. Such requirements-
(i) shall relate to matters including health and safety topics consisting of-
The plan shall include a certification that the State, not later than 2 years after November 19, 2014, shall have in effect policies and practices, applicable to licensing or regulating child care providers that provide services for which assistance is made available in accordance with this subchapter and the facilities of those providers, that-
(II) require licensing inspectors (or qualified inspectors designated by the lead agency) of those child care providers and facilities to perform inspections, with-
The plan shall describe how the State will develop and implement strategies (which may include alternative reimbursement rates to child care providers, the provision of direct contracts or grants to community-based organizations, offering child care certificates to parents, or other means determined by the State) to increase the supply and improve the quality of child care services for-
The plan shall include-
The plan shall include an assurance that the State will maintain or implement early learning and developmental guidelines (or develop such guidelines if the State does not have such guidelines as of November 19, 2014) that are appropriate for children from birth to kindergarten entry, describing what such children should know and be able to do, and covering the essential domains of early childhood development for use statewide by child care providers. Such guidelines shall-
The plan shall include an assurance that funds received by the State to carry out this subchapter will not be used to develop or implement an assessment for children that-
Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude the State from using a single assessment as determined by the State for children for-
Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to-
The components of the disaster plan, for such an emergency or disaster, shall include-
For any fiscal year that the report of the Secretary described in subclause (I) indicates that a State has failed to give priority for services in accordance with clause (i), the Secretary shall-
The local or regional child care resource and referral organizations supported as described in subclause (I) shall-
From amounts provided to a State for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter, the State shall-
(iii) describe how the State will set payment rates for child care services, for which assistance is provided in accordance with this subchapter-
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent a State from differentiating the payment rates described in subparagraph (B)(iii) on the basis of such factors as-
(Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, §658E, as added Pub. L. 101–508, title V, §5082(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–237 ; amended Pub. L. 102–401, §3(a), Oct. 7, 1992, 106 Stat. 1959 ; Pub. L. 102–586, §8(c)(1), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5036 ; Pub. L. 104–193, title VI, §605, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2281 ; Pub. L. 105–33, title V, §5602(1), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 645 ; Pub. L. 113–186, §5(a), (b), Nov. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 1972 ; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, §9215(p)(1), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2170 .)
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E)(i)(IV), (ii)(I), (N)(ii), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620 , as amended. Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A (§601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of this title. Titles XIX and XXI of the Act are classified generally to subchapters XIX (§1396 et seq.) and XXI (§1397aa et seq.), respectively, of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
The Head Start Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E)(i)(IV), is subchapter B (§635 et seq.) of chapter 8 of subtitle A of title VI of Pub. L. 97–35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 499 , which is classified generally to subchapter II (§9831 et seq.) of chapter 105 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9801 of this title and Tables.
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E)(i)(IV), is title XXVI of Pub. L. 97–35, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 893 , which is classified principally to subchapter II (§8621 et seq.) of chapter 94 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8621 of this title and Tables.
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E)(i)(IV), is Pub. L. 88–525, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 703 , which is classified generally to chapter 51 (§2011 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of Title 7 and Tables.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(E)(i)(V), (ii)(I), (3)(B)(iii)(II)(cc), is title VI of Pub. L. 91–230, Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 175 . Part C of the Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§1431 et seq.) of chapter 33 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1400 of Title 20 and Tables.
2015-Subsec. (c)(2)(G)(ii)(V)(dd). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7517 of title 20.
2014-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–186, §5(a), substituted "3-year" for "2-year".
"(A) In general.-The State plan shall certify that payment rates for the provision of child care services for which assistance is provided under this subchapter are sufficient to ensure equal access for eligible children to comparable child care services in the State or substate area that are provided to children whose parents are not eligible to receive assistance under this subchapter or for child care assistance under any other Federal or State programs and shall provide a summary of the facts relied on by the State to determine that such rates are sufficient to ensure such access.
"(B) Construction.-Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to create a private right of action."
1997-Subsec. (c)(2)(E)(ii). Pub. L. 105–33 substituted "tribal organizations receiving" for "tribal organization receiving".
1996-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–193, §605(1), substituted "implemented during a 2-year period" for "implemented-
Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 104–193, §605(2)(B)(ii), inserted "and related activities" after "services" in heading, substituted "The" for "Subject to the reservation contained in subparagraph (C), the", substituted "for child care services on a sliding fee scale basis, activities that improve the quality or availability of such services, and any other activity that the State deems appropriate to realize any of the goals specified in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 658A(b)" for "for-