20 USC 1070e - Child care access means parents in school

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 1070e.

Child care access means parents in school

(a)

Purpose

(b)

Program authorized

(1)

Authority

(2)

Amount of grants

(A)

In general

(B)

Minimum

(i)

In general

(ii)

Increase trigger

(3)

Duration; renewal; and payments

(A)

Duration

(B)

Payments

(4)

Eligible institutions

(5)

Use of funds

(6)

Construction

(7)

Definition of low-income student

For the purpose of this section, the term “low-income student” means a student—

(A)

who is eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the award year for which the determination is made; or

(B)

who would otherwise be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant for the award year for which the determination is made, except that the student fails to meet the requirements of—

(i)

section 1070a(c)(1) of this title because the student is enrolled in a graduate or first professional course of study; or

(ii)

section 1091(a)(5) of this title because the student is in the United States for a temporary purpose.

(8)

Publicity

(c)

Applications

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. Each application shall—

(1)

demonstrate that the institution is an eligible institution described in subsection (b)(4);

(2)

specify the amount of funds requested;

(3)

demonstrate the need of low-income students at the institution for campus-based child care services by including in the application—

(A)

information regarding student demographics;

(B)

an assessment of child care capacity on or near campus;

(C)

information regarding the existence of waiting lists for existing child care;

(D)

information regarding additional needs created by concentrations of poverty or by geographic isolation; and

(E)

other relevant data;

(4)

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;

(5)

identify the resources, including technical expertise and financial support, 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;

(6)

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;

(7)

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;

(8)

in the case of an institution seeking assistance for a new child care program—

(A)

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;

(B)

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

(C)

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;

(9)

contain an assurance that any child care facility assisted under this section will meet the applicable State or local government licensing, certification, approval, or registration requirements; and

(10)

contain a plan for any child care facility assisted under this section to become accredited within 3 years of the date the institution first receives assistance under this section.

(d)

Priority

The Secretary shall give priority in awarding grants under this section to institutions of higher education that submit applications describing programs that—

(1)

leverage significant local or institutional resources, including in-kind contributions, to support the activities assisted under this section; and

(2)

utilize a sliding fee scale for child care services provided under this section in order to support a high number of low-income parents pursuing postsecondary education at the institution.

(e)

Reporting requirements; continuing eligibility

(1)

Reporting requirements

(A)

Reports

(B)

Contents

The report shall include—

(i)

data on the population served under this section;

(ii)

information on campus and community resources and funding used to help low-income students access child care services;

(iii)

information on progress made toward accreditation of any child care facility; and

(iv)

information on the impact of the grant on the quality, availability, and affordability of campus-based child care services.

(2)

Continuing eligibility

(f)

Construction

(g)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 419N, as added Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, § 410, Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1668; amended Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, § 410, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3225.)

cite as: 20 USC 1070e