,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aibe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4  
,carson of ,indiana 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,moore1 and  
,ms4 ,brown of ,florida7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,child ,care and ,development ,block    
,grant ,act of #aiij to require criminal
 background checks1 inspections1 and    
training of child care providers4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,child ,care ,criminal ,background  
,check ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,purpose ,the
 purpose of this ,act is to assist      
,states in improving the overall quality
 of child care services in the ,state by
 requiring national criminal background 
checks of child care providers that are 
licensed by the ,state or that receive  
funds under the ,child ,care and        
,development ,block ,grant ,act of      

#aiij4  #c4 ,amendments  7a7 ,state plan
 ,section #feh;,e7c77#b7 of the ,child  
,care and ,development ,block ,grant    
,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#iheh;c7c77#b77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7,i7 ,criminal  
background check ,certify that the      
,state will--  7i7 require each eligible
 child care provider 7excluding an      
eligible child care provider described  
in section #feh,p7#e77;,b77 that is     
licensed by the ,state or receives funds
 provided under this subchapter--  7,i7 
to obtain from the ,state a             
comprehensive criminal background check 
of--  7aa7 each individual who provides 
child care services2  7bb7 each         
applicant selected for employment before
 providing such services2 and  7cc7 each
 family child care provider who provides
 or applies to provide such services2   
and  7,,ii7 to refuse to employ1 or     
continue to employ1 an individual to    
provide such services--  7aa7 if such   
individual was convicted of-- 7,,aa7 a  

crime of violence 7as defined in section
 #bjaja of subtitle ,a of title ,,ii of 
the ,violent ,crime ,control and ,law   
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acgja772 or 7,,bb7 a crime   
against a child for which the penalty   
exceeds imprisonment for a term         
exceeding #a year2  7bb7 to an eligible 
child without the supervision of an     
employee whose criminal background check
 satisfies the requirements of the      
subparagraph1 pending receipt of such a 
criminal background check of such       
individual2 and  7cc7 to an eligible    
child with the supervision of an        
employee whose criminal background check
 satisfies the requirements of the      
subparagraph and for a period exceeding 
#ij days1 pending receipt of such a     
criminal background check of such       
individual2 and  7ii7 carry out at the  
request of an eligible child care       
provider1 as soon as practicable1 a     
comprehensive criminal background check 
7at the ,state option for a fee not to  

exceed the actual cost to the ,state7 of
 each employee of1 and each applicant   
for employment by1 a child care provider
 that is licensed by the ,state or      
receives funds provided under this      
subchapter by the ,state1 and make the  
results of such check available to such 
provider and to such employee or        
applicant4  ,at the request of a ,state1
 the ,secretary may waive for #a fiscal 
year the application of this            
subparagraph to the ,state if the ,state
 demonstrates a good faith effort to    
comply with the requirements specified  
in this subparagraph and its inability  
to so comply4  7,j7 ,inspections ,the   
,state shall certify that each eligible 
child care provider 7excluding an       
eligible child care provider described  
in section #feh,p7#e77;,b77 that is     
licensed by the ,state will be inspected
 not less frequently than at #c-month   
intervals4  7,k7 ,training ,the ,state  
shall certify that each eligible child  
care provider 7excluding an eligible    

child care provider described in section
 #feh,p7#e77;,b77 that receives funds   
provided under this subchapter will     
receive not less than--  7i7 #dj hours  
of training provided by an entity       
recognized by the ,state2 and  7ii7     
annually #bd hours of training that     
includes ,,cpr1 first aid1 recognizing  
child abuse1 basic safety and health1   
and child behavior and development4  4  
7b7 ,enforcement ,section #feh;,i7b77#b7
 of the ,child ,care and ,development   
,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;g7i77b77#b77 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  ,if
 a ,state fails to comply substantially 
with the requirements specified in      
section #feh;e7c77#b77;,i71 the         
,secretary shall reduce by #aj percent  
the ,state allotment for the fiscal year
 following the fiscal year with respect 
to which noncompliance is found4 4  #d4 
,effective date2 application of         
amendments ,this ,act and the amendments
 made by this ,act shall take effect #b 

years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4