CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program. (The program awards grants to support the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care services.)
Among other revisions to the program, the bill
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2632 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2632
To reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2019
Ms. Clark of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. Young, and Ms. Schrier)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Labor
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A BILL
To reauthorize the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.
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 ``CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act''.
SEC. 2. CCAMPIS REAUTHORIZATION.
Section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``The amount'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), the amount''; and
(II) by striking ``1 percent'' and
inserting ``2 percent'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
``subsection (g)'' and inserting ``subsection
(h)''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Performance bonus.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), for any fiscal year for which
the amount appropriated under subsection (h) is
not less than $140,000,000, the Secretary may
pay a performance bonus to an eligible
institution of higher education.
``(ii) Maximum amount.--A bonus paid to an
eligible institution of higher education under
clause (i) for a fiscal year shall not exceed
an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of
the annual grant payment received by the
institution under paragraph (3)(B) for the
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which
the bonus is paid.
``(iii) Use of bonus.--A bonus received by
an institution under clause (i) shall be used
by the institution in the same manner as a
grant under this section and shall be treated
as grant funds for purposes of the application
of paragraph (5), except that the Secretary may
extend the 4-year grant period as necessary for
the institution to use such bonus.
``(iv) Eligible institution of higher
education.--In this subparagraph, the term
`eligible institution of higher education'
means an institution of higher education that--
``(I) has received a grant under
this section for not less than the
period of three consecutive fiscal
years preceding the fiscal year in
which the bonus is paid under clause
(i);
``(II) for each such preceding
fiscal year, has met or exceeded the
performance levels established by the
institution for such year under
subsection (e)(1)(B)(v); and
``(III) has demonstrated the need
for such bonus.''; and
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``4
years'' and inserting ``5 years''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``subsection (e)(2)'' and inserting
``subsection (e)(3)'';
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
``(c) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--An institution of higher education
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. Such
application shall--
``(A) demonstrate that the institution is an
eligible institution described in subsection (b)(4);
``(B) specify the amount of funds requested;
``(C) demonstrate the need of low-income students
at the institution for campus-based child care services
by including in the application--
``(i) information regarding student
demographics, including whether the student is
a full-time or part-time student;
``(ii) an assessment of child care capacity
on or near campus;
``(iii) information regarding the existence
of waiting lists for child care services on or
near campus;
``(iv) information regarding additional
needs created by concentrations of poverty or
by geographic isolation; and
``(v) other relevant data;
``(D) specify the percentage of the institution's
grant that will be used directly to subsidize the fee
charged for on-campus and off-campus childcare,
respectively, for low-income students;
``(E) contain a description of the activities to be
assisted, including whether the grant funds will
support an existing child care program or a new child
care program;
``(F) identify the resources, including technical
expertise and financial support, that the institution
will draw upon to support the child care program and
the participation of low-income students in the program
(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 institutional support)
and demonstrate that the use of the resources will not
result in increases in student tuition;
``(G) contain an assurance that the institution
will meet the child care needs of low-income students
through the provision of services, or through a
contract for the provision of services;
``(H) describe the extent to which the child care
program will coordinate with the institution's early
childhood education curriculum, to the extent the
curriculum is available, to meet the needs of the
students in the early childhood education program at
the institution, and the needs of the parents and
children participating in the child care program
assisted under this section;
``(I) in the case of an institution seeking
assistance for a new child care program--
``(i) provide a timeline, covering the
period from receipt of the grant through the
provision 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;
``(ii) specify any measures the institution
will take to assist low-income students with
child care during the period before the
institution provides child care services; and
``(iii) include a plan for identifying
resources needed for the child care services,
including space in which to provide child care
services, and technical assistance if
necessary;
``(J) contain an assurance that any child care
facility assisted under this section will meet the
applicable State and local government licensing,
certification, approval, or registration requirements;
``(K) in the case of an institution that is awarded
a grant under this section after the date of the
enactment of the CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act, provide
an assurance that, not later than three years after the
date on which such grant is awarded, any child care
facility assisted with such grant will--
``(i) meet Head Start performance standards
under subchapter B of chapter 13 of title 45,
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
the date of enactment of the CCAMPIS
Reauthorization Act) and any successor
regulations;
``(ii) be in the top tier of the quality
rating improvement system for such facilities
used by the State in which the facility is
located;
``(iii) meet the licensing requirements of
the State in which the facility is located and
the quality requirements under the Child Care
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); or
``(iv) be accredited by a national early
childhood body with demonstrated valid and
reliable program quality standards;
``(L) contain an assurance that the institution,
when applicable, will make information available to
students receiving child care services provided under
this section about the eligibility of such students and
their dependents for assistance under the supplemental
nutrition assistance program under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the
special supplemental nutrition program for women,
infants, and children under the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the program of block grants
for States for temporary assistance for needy families
established under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and
``(M) contain an abstract summarizing the contents
of such application and how the institution intends to
achieve the purpose under subsection (a).
``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may provide
technical assistance to eligible institutions to help such
institutions qualify, apply for, and maintain a grant under
this section.'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``to institutions of higher education that
submit applications describing programs that'';
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) based on the extent to which institutions of higher
education that submit applications for such a grant leverage
local or institutional resources, including in-kind
contributions, to support the activities assisted under this
section;'';
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3);
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the
following:
``(2) to institutions of higher education that, compared to
other institutions of higher education in the same category of
institution (as listed in section 132(d)) that submit
applications for such a grant, demonstrate a high likelihood of
need for campus-based child care based on student demographics
(such as a high proportion of low-income students or
independent students); and''; and
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (C)), by inserting ``to institutions of
higher education that submit applications describing
programs that'' before ``utilize''; and
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(i) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii),
and (iv) as clauses (vi), (vii), and (viii),
respectively; and
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the end
of clause (i) and inserting the following:
``which shall include--
``(I) the number of full- and part-
time students, respectively, receiving
child care services under this section
at least once per week during the
academic year;
``(II) the number of credits
accumulated by students receiving such
child care services;
``(III) the number of students
receiving child care services under
this section at least once per week
during the academic year who--
``(aa) remain enrolled at
the institution during the
academic year for which they
received such services;
``(bb) enroll at the
institution for the following
academic year; and
``(cc) graduate or transfer
within--
``(AA) 150 percent
of the normal time for
completion of a
student's four-year
degree granting
program; or
``(BB) 200 percent
of the normal time for
completion of a
student's two-year
degree-granting
program;
``(ii) with respect to the total student
enrollment at the institution and the total
enrollment of low-income students at the
institution, respectively--
``(I) the rate at which students
who complete an academic year at the
institution re-enroll in the
institution for the following academic
year; and
``(II) the percentage of students
graduating or transferring within--
``(aa) 150 percent of the
normal time for completion of a
student's four-year degree
granting program; or
``(bb) 200 percent of the
normal time for completion of a
student's two-year degree
granting program;
``(iii) the percentage of the institution's
grant that was used directly to subsidize the
fee charged for on-campus and off-campus
childcare, respectively, for low-income
students;
``(iv) whether the institution restricts
eligibility for child care services to only
full-time students;
``(v) the sufficiently ambitious levels of
performance established for such year by the
institution that demonstrate meaningful
progress and allow for meaningful evaluation of
program quality based on the information in
clauses (i)(III) and (iii);'';
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3);
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Report.--
``(A) Report required.--On an annual basis, the
Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees a
report that includes--
``(i) a summary of the information
described in paragraph (1); and
``(ii) each abstract submitted under
subsection (c)(1)(M) by an institution of
higher education that receives a grant under
this section.
``(B) Public availability.--The Secretary shall
make each report submitted under subparagraph (A)
publicly available.'';
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by
inserting ``(other than the information provided under
subparagraph (B)(v) of such paragraph)'' after
``paragraph (1)''; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall provide
technical assistance to institutions of higher education
receiving grants under this section to help such institutions
meet the reporting requirements under this subsection.'';
(5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h);
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
``(g) Nondiscrimination.--No person in the United States shall, on
the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national
origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), or
disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits
of, or be subjected to discrimination by any program funded, in whole
or in part, with funds made available under this section or with
amounts appropriated for grants, contracts, or certificates
administered with such funds.''; and
(7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking
``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009'' and
inserting ``$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2020''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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