US Congress Senate Bill 1408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes an interagency task force, chaired by the Administration for Children and Families, to support states in conducting required criminal background checks for childcare staff members. Specifically, the task force must consult with relevant state agencies and develop recommendations and best practices. This includes evaluating how agencies are responding to interstate requests for information about staff, or prospective staff, who have lived in another state within the preceding five years. The task force must submit a final report with its recommendations within one year of the first meeting of the task force.

Child Care Protection Improvement Act of 2019

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]

Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]

Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB3986 (Related) 2019-07-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
SB2683 (Related) 2020-12-31 - Became Public Law No: 116-279.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1408/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1408/BILLS-116s1408is.pdf