Child Care Choices Act of 2021
Summary
Child Care Choices Act of 2021 This bill requires states to prioritize the availability of child care certificates over grants or contracts when providing federally supported child care assistance to families. A child care certificate is a voucher provided directly to a parent who may use the voucher only as payment for child care services. The bill also prohibits states from setting differential payment rates based solely on the type of child care or type of provider.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2021
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Last action Mar 17, 2021
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Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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