,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cihf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #be1 #bjai,mrs4 ,mc,bath 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,mr4 ,keller1 and ,ms4 ,finkenauer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to establish a task force to improve child care protections provided through interstate criminal background checks4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,child ,care ,protection ,improvement ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,task force to assist in implementing interstate criminal background checks for child care staff members 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services a task force1 to be known as the ,interagency ,task ,force for ,child ,safety 7referred to in this section as the ,task ,force71 to identify1 evaluate1 and recommend best practices and technical assistance to assist ,federal and ,state agencies in fully implementing the requirements of section #feh;,h7b7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;f7b77 for child care staff members4 7b7 ,composition ,not later than #fj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,president shall appoint the members of the ,task ,force which shall include-- 7#a7 the ,director of the ,office of ,child ,care of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,associate ,commissioner of the ,children's ,bureau of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,director of the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 or their respective designees2 and 7#b7 such other ,federal officials as may be designated by the ,president4 7c7 ,chairperson ,the chairperson of the ,task ,force shall be the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,administration for ,children and ,families of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services4 7d7 ,consultation ,the ,task ,force shall consult with representatives from ,state child care agencies1 ,state child protective services1 ,state criminal justice agencies1 providers of child care services1 including those in the private sector1 and other relevant stakeholders on identifying problems in implementing1 and proposing solutions to implement1 the requirements of section #feh;,h7b7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;f7b77 as described in such section4 ,such consultation shall include ,state agencies that have been able to implement such requirements as well as ,state agencies that have not4 7e7 ,task ,force duties ,the ,task ,force shall-- 7#a7 develop recommendations for improving implementation of the requirements of section #feh;,h7b7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;f7b771 including recommendations about how the member agencies of the ,task ,force will collaborate and coordinate efforts to implement such requirements2 and 7#b7 develop recommendations that identify best practices and evaluate technical assistance to assist relevant ,federal and ,state agencies in implementing section #feh;,h7b7 of the ,child ,care and ,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;f7b771 which identification and evaluation shall include-- 7,a7 an analysis of available research and information at the ,federal1 ,state1 and local levels regarding the status of the interstate requirements of such section for child care staff members who have resided in one or more ,states during the previous #e years and who seek employment in a child care program in a different ,state2 7,b7 a list of ,state agencies that are not responding to interstate requests covered by such section for relevant information on child care staff members1 and why they are not responding if aware of such requests2 7,c7 identification of the challenges ,state agencies are experiencing in responding to such interstate requests2 7,d7 an analysis of the length of time it takes the ,state agencies in a ,state to receive such results from ,state agencies in another ,state in response to such an interstate request in accordance with such section2 7,e7 an analysis of the average processing time for the interstate requests1 after such response has been received1 in accordance with such section2 7,f7 identification of the fees and work burden associated with the interstate requests in each ,state to meet requirements in accordance with such section1 including information regarding who pays the fees and whether and how the cost of the fees may be changed2 7,g7 a list of ,states that are participating in the ,national ,fingerprint ,file program1 as administered by the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 and an analysis of reasons ,states have or have not chosen to participate in the program1 including barriers to participation such as barriers related to ,state regulatory requirements and statutes2 and 7,h7 a list of ,states that have closed record laws or systems that prevent the ,states from sharing complete criminal records data or information with ,state agencies in another ,state4 7f7 ,meetings ,not later than #c months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,task ,force shall hold its first meeting4 7g7 ,final report ,not later than #a year after the first meeting of the ,task ,force1 the ,task ,force shall submit to the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,education and ,labor of the ,house of ,representatives a final report containing all of the recommendations required by subsection 7e74 7h7 ,sunset ,the ,task ,force shall terminate #a year after submitting its final report under subsection 7g71 but not later than ,september #cj1 #bjba4