US Congress Senate Bill 581 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-15 - 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]

Child Care Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to require states that receive funds under such Act to: (1) require and conduct criminal background checks for staff members of child care providers; (2) prohibit the employment of a child care staff member who refuses to consent to a criminal background check, makes a false statement in connection with such background check, is registered as a sex offender, or is a convicted felon involving certain crimes; and (3) provide criminal background checks to child care providers upon request. Imposes a financial penalty on states that fail to comply substantially with the requirements of this Act.

Child Care Protection Act of 2011

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1711 (Related) 2011-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
HB1726 (Same As) 2011-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/581/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s581/BILLS-112s581is.pdf