PROSPECT Act

12/15/2023, 4:06 PM

Congressional Summary of S 848

Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act or the PROSPECT Act

This bill establishes various grant programs to increase the supply of, and access to, high-quality, early-childhood care. Specifically, grants are established for

  • planning and developing expanded access to free infant and toddler child care for student parents attending community college or minority-serving institutions;
  • providing free infant and toddler child care to such student parents, including developing on-campus child care centers that meet specified requirements;
  • training, mentorships, and technical support to community child care agencies and the professional development of licensed and unlicensed child care professionals; and
  • increasing the workforce pipeline of high-quality infant and toddler child care providers, particularly in locations with a low supply of affordable care.

The bill also revises the formula for providing federal matching funds to states providing child care assistance.

Further, the bill requires the Department of Education’s college cost calculator to include information about the dependent care allowance with respect to the cost of attendance and financial aid.

Current Status of Bill S 848

Bill S 848 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 16, 2023. Bill S 848 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the Senate on March 16, 2023.  Bill S 848's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 16, 2023

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 848

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 848

Primary Policy Focus

Families

Potential Impact Areas

Adult education and literacyChild care and developmentCongressional oversightDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringFamily servicesForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local financeStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaUser charges and feesWages and earnings

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 848

PROSPECT ActPROSPECT ActPreparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers ActA bill to establish competitive Federal grants that will empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and access on their campuses and in their communities, and for other purposes.
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